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VOLUME XXI, NUMBER 215. SEWARD ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22,1926.
PRICE TEN CENTS
HIGH LIGHTS
ON FIGHT
Fight special railroad trains which!
will bring to Philadelphia thousands!
of boxing fans have been made up in
all parts of the country. From point’s
as distant as the Pacific coast, the
Canadian border and the Rio Grande
trains have already arrived and will
continue until tomorrow.
California has sent no fewer than
five specials. Tom Mix, movie star,
planned to engage his own train. His
party will include about 500 from the
Hollywood movie colony.
Willie Ritchie, former lightweight
champion, and Jim Griffin, well
known referee, arranged for specials
to leave from San Francisco.
Joe Coffey, Chicago wrestling pro
moter, planned to have a “millionaire
special” direct to the stadium. Two
other specials left from the same city.
Vernon Rinkle made reservations for
500 passengers from Detroit and St.
Louis, andx a Milwaukee special^
planned by residents of that city, will
bring to the Quaker City some 200
boxing devotees.
All boxing records for attendance
and gate receipts appear certain to
be shattered when Jack Dempsey
crawls through the ropes tomorrow
in the Sesqui-Centennial stadium
at Philadelphia to defend his title
against the ex-Marine, Gene Tunney.
The expectations of Tex Rickard
and Sesqui officials are that more
than 130,000 spectators will pay ap
proximately $2,000,000 to see the first
heavyweight championship match in
over three years.
The present champion has fought
only six times in seven years, includ
ing the bout in which he took the
tille away from Jess Willed i- 1519
Mild mannered and of studious
frame of mind, Gene Tunney, chal
lenger for Jack Dempsey’s world
heavyweight title, represents an un
usual type in the boxing game.
Dempsey will * probably weigh in,
at the ringside at about 194 pounds.
When he won the title he tipped the
beam at 187.
Harry Lamar, former Western
high school athlete, who attained
the national heavyweight A. A. U.
boxing championship, will appear in
a preliminary, it is reported. It is
also said that Jack Slattery, young
Buffalo light heavyweight, also would
fight on the card. It may be that he
has been matched with Lamar.
Except for his fine build, the brisk
step and tanned, rugged appearance
of the trained athlete, Tunney would
scarcely be taken 4 by the casual ob
server as one of the foremost pugi
lists of his day.
The Dempsey-Tunney heavyweighi
title battle slated to be held tomor
row was the orphan of the pug
listic world until Philadelphia wel
corned it.
Jack Dempsey, drifting into pugi
lism by way of the life of a hobo
rose to fistic heights more rapidlj
than any other ring champion, actual
ly punching his way to the titlfe ii
less than four years from the tim<
he first pulled on a pair of boxinj
gloves.
Dempsey’s first manager was A. J
Auerbach, a business man of Sal
Lake City. When Dempsey wai
knocked out in the first round by Jin
Flynn in their contest in Salt Laki
City in 1917, a result that Auerbacl
regarded as queer, he told Dempse:
to hunt up a new manager. Hi
drifted to New York, tieing up wit!
“John the Barber” Reisler. While ii
San Francisco he became acquaintec
with Jack Kearns in a gymnasiun
and remained with him until thei
smashup about a year ago.
Jack Dempsey is likely to be $850
000 richer by his fight with Gene Tun
ney.
The champion, it was revealed tc
day has been guaranteed $475,00
with a privilege of 50 per cent of th
gate receipts above $1,000,000.
Jimmy Slattery, Buffalo light he£
vyweight, has been on the flrin
line to speed Dempsey up, during th
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PRESIDENT ADDRESSES THRONG AT SESQUI; RAPS
REFORMERS
Condemning radical departures from Constitutional Government, Presi
dent Coolidge on July 5th spoke in the huge auditorium of the Philadelphia
Sesqui-Centennial, filled to overflowing in celebration of the 150th Anni
versary of American Freedom. Photo shows Pres, and Mrs. Coolidge and
Mayor and Mrs. Kendrick of Philadelphia at the Sesqui.
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RED CROSS OFFICIALLY IN CHARGE
REHABILITATION HURRICANE ZONE;
RELIEF TRAIN ARRIVES FROM CHICAGO CARRY
i ING FORTY. PHYSICIANS, FORTY NURSES, HOS
■ PITAL EQUIPMENT, MEDICAL SUPPLIES AND;
j FOOD; AMERICAN SCHOONER DELTA SUNK,
j CAPTAIN IS DROWNED ;
NATIONAL DISASTER DIRECTOR OPENS HEADQUARTERS
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Estimated Over 400 Dead; No Dead Reported from Mo-|
bile Storm Warnings Display Responsible for Small
| Amount Damage at Mobile
BAHLE PROCEEDS
DEMPSEY CHARGES HIS FORMER
MANAGER STOLE
$500,000
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 22. (£>)—
Jack Kearns sued Dempsey under a
L contract covering three years and ob
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! tained attachment of a share or the
purse of the Tunney fight. “Tex”
Rickard is named garnishee. Bail to
• secure Dempsey’s assets was fixed at
\ $600,000.
i ATLANTIC CITY, Sept. 22. (jp£-r
| Dempsey, in an affidavit in the Chan
r eery court, charged Kearns stole
i $500,00C| from him and so he discharg
1 ed him. He charged Kearns was
1 once imprisoned on a serious charge.
r The case will be continued in two
weeks.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 22. (JP)—
- The suit was withdrawn "When Rick
ard announced he had not paid either
fighter money from the receipts and
) would not until after the contest.
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The large halibut schooner Re
- public, with a complement oX flf
s teen men, and with 80,000 halibut in
B
- her hold, arrived in port at an early
hour last evening.
. JACKSONVILLE, Sept. 22. </P)—
The American Red Cross officially
took charge of the rehabilitation.
Washington announced the relief
fund has reached $800,000. Henry M.
Baker, National Disaster director, ar
rived from similar work in the flood
district in the Midwest and opened
relief headquarters at Jacksonville
under the direction of James L. Fies
ner, vice chairman of the American
Red Cross. Seven cars comprising
a relief train, arrived from Chicago
carrying 40 physicians, 40 nurses,
hospital equipment, medical supplies
and food.
MIAMI, Sept. 22. (£>)—There are
probably over 400 dead in the hurri
cane area. Officials are centering all
efforts in accounting for the dead,
Injured and damage.
MOBILE, Sept. 22. (£>)—No dead
has been reported in this vicinity and
the property damage is yet unesti
mated. High homes and business
houses were unroofed but only a few
buildings actually demolished. Storm
warnings and the wind remaining in
the North is responsible for the small
amount of damage at the high record
of wind which was 94 miles an hour.
MIBILE, Sept. 22. (£»)—'The Ameri
can schooner Delta owned! by Mobile
interests, sank in the hurricane be
tween Palm Beach and Miami on Sat
urday. The master was drowned but
others of the crew landed at Delray,
Florida.
Take in the Liberty tonight.
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POSTING FIGHT BULLETINS
Through arrangements made
with The Gateway today the Sew
ard Drug company will be served
with a bulletin service tomorrow
on the Dempsey-Tunney heavy
weight battle.
As fast as the bulletins arrive at
the drug store, Mr. Swetmann will
post them up in his display win
dows.
HUE DESCENDS
FIVE HUNDRED INJURED IN EN
CARNACION, CITY OF 35,000
POPULATION
ENCARNACION, Paraguay, Sept.
22. (TP).—A hurricane killed 150 and
injured about 500 and caused dam
age the amount of $1,000,000. The
lower part of the city was com
pletely wiped out and several boats
in the Parana river capsized. Am
ong the destroyed buildings were
two banks, two hotels and the cus
toms house. Debris and trees
blocked the streets and the docks
suffered serious damage. The pow
er plant collapsed, plunging the city
in darkness. The population of
Encarnaeion is J5,(W0. v r
DEMPSEY EXPECTS TO
WIN IN FIRST ROUND
GUARDS BAR ALL GATES ON
LAST DAY’S SECRET
WORKOUT
ATLANTIC CITY, Sept. 22. (JP)
With guards stationed at all gates
barring admittance to outsiders
Dempsey drew a veil of secrecj
around his final workout for his de
fense of the championship. After his
workout he said “I’m ready. I fee
great and I’m confident I will defea
Tunney. I intend to win as quickly
as possible and in the first round i
!l can.”
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GENE DEVOTES LAST
DAY TO DEFENSIVE
PUNCHES FLUNG WITH ABAN
DON EASILY PARRIED AND
CLEVERLY EVADED
STROUDSBURG, Pa. Sept. 22.
(JP).—Gene TUnney added , the last
touches to his defensive program
with bag punching and eight min
utes Oif blocking practice with Billy
Vidabecker and Harold Mays who
flung punches at the challenger
with reckless abandon. Tunney,
however, parried or cleverly evad
ed most of the hard driven blows
and ducked out of range almost at
will or brushed the blows aside.
The Seward bakery has installed
an electric flash sign fn the display
window which alternately reads,
“Seward Bakery,” "Quick Lunch.”1
PENSACOLA, Florida, Sept. 22.
(JP).—The damage from the hurri.
cane was confined to ships going
aground, roofs torn from buildings
and bridges washed away. Three
children were drowned in Baldwin
County, Alabama. None were kil
led in Pensacola. Several fishing
schooners broke loose from their
moorings and went adrift and two
vessels stuck their noses in the
mud wing which reached to Santa
Rosa island, forming a natural
breakwater. This breakwater pre
vented a great amount of damage.
INRUGUMTES1 MAIL
SERVICE SUTTEE SOUTH
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 22. (JP)—
Airplanes, one from Seattle bound for
Los Angeles, and the other bound
from Los Angeles for Seattle, passed
through here yesterday, inaugerating
the first day of the Seattle to Los An
geles air mail service.
SUTHERLAND MAKES
ADDRESS ANCHORAGE
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| WILL CONTINUE SAME POLICIES
HE STATES, IF
ELECTED
ANCHORAGE, Sept. 22. (£>)—Dan
Sutherland opened his Third divi
sion campaign last night at the Em
press theatre before a crowded house.
He defended the American Weekly
article but declared Alaska Press pa
pers failed to explain to their read
ers that the article referred only to
Ketchikan and Bristol bay. The
delegate failed to explain the Clar
ence True Wilson statement. He re
iterated that Ketchikan was a lawless
place and said he would continue
fighting what he termed the privilig
ed lawbreakers. He called attention
of the improved conditions in Bristol
bay and reviewed Alaska legislation
at the last session. He attacked Di
mond and Donohue on the grounds ot
dominating the opposition, also with
representing the Fisheries interest.
He was especially bitter against Di
mond but made no mention of Thos.
A. Marquam, delegate candidate. He
defended his opposition to the Liter
acy test on the grounds it would dis
franchise many oldtimers as woll as
Indians. He claims he stands well
wua every vyasumgiuu uuivmi cAtcyi,
Hoover and read a letter from post
master New, relative to patronage.
The delegate says he has nothing to
retract and will continue the same
policies if re-elected. He is going to
Seward, Valdez and Cordova, then to
the First division. He probably will
not visit the westward districts.
' THREE CHILDREN ARE DROWN
ED IN BALDWIN COUNTY,
f ALABAMA