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BUILD SPECIAL1 LINE TO SCENEOF RING BATTLE*■ 7Mike Gibbons To Be Spar*ring Partner of (Tommy / In His TrainingShelby. Mont.. May 15.—The trnainwardness of the prorrfotion scheme whereby this tiny village expects to guarantee Jack Dempsey $300,000 for his fight with Tom Gibbons, is believed to have been revealed when Ralph Budd, president of the Great Northern railroad, came hero Tuesday in a special train to note the progress of the arrangements.The railroad has been suspected of having an interest in anything which would advertise this section of the country and the activity of Budd tends to confirm this notion. The feasibility of tho undertaking is heightened further by the fact that the movie rights to a championship fight now out-value the receipts of the actual fight.Budd said Shelby would be ahloto entertain 60,000 visitors on the night before the battle. The Great Northern will do its best to carry the crowd and a survey has begun for a 40-reile temporary line down from the transcontinental main line. The plans call for three temporary railroad platforms and for hundreds of Pullmans in which to house the*I ■Carpenters began Tuesday to buildthe arena which is to be finished in 30 days by the terms of the contract. Eddie Kane, manager of Gibbons. arrived Tuesday and Gibbons and his wife and children will take up their quarters at Havre, Mont., Thursday.Jack Kearns, manager of Demp-| sey, wired from New York that he was leaving there Wednesday for Great Falls, where Dempsey will soon join him and begin training. Many inquiries for tickets already have been received.} setTies.vHeas aago,everMIKE TO TK.UY TOMMV.Chicago, May 16 Eddie Kane is seeking some top-notch talent totrain Tommy'Gibbons and be in his• *n*|corner when he tights Jack Dempsey at Shelby, Mont., July 4. Kane would be tickled silly if he could he .the manager of a lucrative world’schump, and hem e i.- nut ng hishopi -s as tenderly as he can. lie :sseeking the advice of old-time ring-men and using great care in selection of a chief trainer, rubbers and heavy sparring partners for Tom. yprs-l Mike Gibbons, Tommy’s big fbrht-P°nr ing brother, will act as a sparring has, partner and probably will have charge of Tommy's eating and horn—° ing arrangement*. Kune will : tart,rr‘'s on a road trip this we-k, which u 1^ -IRf - aU . . .itb Jmn- which Gibbons will do boxing stunts£pn‘ to exhibit his skill in defense, foot ningitley. will1is'*—lion!€Tnitn-to awork and generai speed.Jack Kearns served notice that(Gibbons would be met at his own Uftke game of speed, cleverness and hard‘hitting w hen he called for soft bandages in articles for the tshelby match. Absence of the heavy, hard *’avP j bandages makes the hands lighter toj to hold up and quicker of movementin feinting.Gibbons’ followers, admitting that It isn’t an even money bet, are | banking on a punch something like Carpentier'a one famous blow ;t ijpr.sey City, something to which they declare Dempsey is prone to lay himself open. Gibbons in 10 to 15 pounds heavier than Carpentier andis considered by many a better boxer, so that his friends claim to figure that in case he isn’t crippled fa the opening rounds, they are duo t-' collect.
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Dubuque Times Journal
Dubuque, Iowa, US
Wed, May 16, 1923
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