The evening world., 1918-07-05
BLY, WeHman Is Given a Fur
lough So That He May Run
the Great Military Athletic
Show Here.

"R..ssaa.-. , w nE Il. W. A1 S.a been
mont Commission on Train
Ing Camp Activities TO run q great
military athletic show in New York
sbsut July Is.
Tbors was some trouble In getting
william. a. bo IL now In the United
S>.fss Army. training in Camp
wedsworth. at spartanburg. g. c.
Rsf no vss necessary 20 the uccAs
a no ehsv. Application was made
- fhs COLONEL Of weHman's regi-
menf, and welman was given a fur
Tough and n nov on his way TO New
Ysra.
-Efny- wefman Is the best known
prnnotsr Of big sporting vents In
ths country. He was q promoter at
n are OF seventeen. and being a tall.
strappang fellow. looking all Of
tventy-ona. he got away with L. He
bult the Motordrome at Brighton
Beach. and since that time has been
Interested In flying. automobile rae
ink. sx-day bike racing and many
other sports- A short time ago he
ran the Hardness Trophy race At the
Shsepshead Bay Speedway, and since
hat has run on similar events Mt
Chtcago and Cincinnati He has q
knack OF knowing just what the pub
lie wants, and how 10 give tho pub
uc what II wants.
With Wcalman managing Affairs
the army show viii be a great rue
cess. The chief part OF the pro-
gramme will be half a dozen siI-
round boxing contests Among the
men who will appear are Benny
leonard and Patsey Cline. Jack
Dempsey. Packey Mcfarland. and
several others who hold champion
ships or stand right next to the
champions. The men have been
carefully chosen and carefully
matched. % that the public can
know that THIS TIME thore won't
be q thing in the world but red hot,
SMILING action In EVERY bout on
the programme. No spectator will
have time. during the evening, to
take his eyes of the ring long enough
20 strike a match and light n cigar.
rherein be too much danger OF miss
ing something.
A WIRE was sent Jack Dempsey
IA asking him to meet the best
heavyweight who could be Sc
cured IN the army show. Jack
Kearns. Dempsey's manager, wired
right back:
"Just closed yesterday 70 boz Full
ton At Jersey City. July 20 This is
our biggest opportunity at the cham
pionship and therefore would prefer
20 box at some other late II possible.
IL not, Denpsey win box any white
opponent JACK KEARNS."
IL n very good OF Kearns 20 send
Dempsey liz 10 box five days before
nesting Fulton, for no can be- sur
his opponent will be no "set-up."
Bur Dempsey seems 10 be that kind
Of q fighter.
Tvm Leonard Cline bout will be
one OF the star features. Both
have agreed 10 take on the
match Harry Pollok said he'd turn
down q $4,000 bout for Cline. II
necessary, to have him on hand e
box the champion again In the army
show.
TEX OROURKE, who has beer
prominent in boxing events-a!
ar enthusiastic fan-for severn
oars. has donated all OF the boxinJ
gloves for the show. Tex telephone,
yesterday that he has bought tn
gloves and will have them read
when needed
THERES no reason on earth win,
the Dempsey-FNuiton bon
should % be run OF In Ne,
Jersey. except the natural inclinatlo
OF men IN authority TO follow IN
other fellows lead. Their mate
has been shifted three times. But
Is a match that doesn't deserve pub
lie opposition. Both men do a gref
deal OF boxing for war charities an
various patriotic causes Both nj
clean boxers. Both are clever boxer
rRANRE BURNS trimmed RaI
= = tamweight Champion Pete lie
man over In New Jersey We,
nesday night. Burns looked like Il
champion and pete like the vlctlr
Burns won in every round. II
rushed Herman continuously, for
ing the champion to clinch and st,
from start 10 finish. The plungil
aggression OF Burns was too mu
for Herman. frankie was in pref
good shape. He weighed 100 poun
and Herman weighed ll9. As Bur
was well over the bantamweig
limit there was no title at stai
even In event OF a knockout.
Burns tells a funny story abe
his weight He was 20 weigh In
IN the afternoon. Training do,
AT Atlantic CITY. Burns watched {
scales closely. on the morning
the night he weighed within ]
pounds. But he thought he'd
The club scales, just for luck.
found 10 his astonishment that
weighed l22. Herman agreed TO
Burns weigh in at ringside, a
frankie worked and rubbed or
eeuple OF pounds during the rest
the afternoon