The sun., 1919-06-29
RULES DEBATE
NOW RISES IN
TOLEDO BATTLE
Local Commission Permits
Fighting in Clinches "for
Reasonable Time.'
WORLD CODE DIFFERS
Queensberry Articles Prohibit
Such Practice-Confer-
ence Will Decide.
BY CHARLES r. ntATHIsoN.

BY CHARLES r. MATHIsoN.
TOLEDO, Ohio. June 2S.-There 10 one
! more tangie to be Strengthened out be-
fore Jess willard and Jack Dempsey
face each other in the ring on July I.
and that relates to the rules. Ollie
Pecord, the referee, and the Toledo Box
ing Commission are under the impress
sion that the rules Of the commission
will be in effect on the day Of the con-
test Rickard and the representatives
Of the boxers declare that the articles
Of agreement contain a clause providing
that the Marquis Of oueensberry resu-
lations are to govern the battle.
The boxers are not enthusiastic over
the Toledo rule which permits con-
| testants to fight one arm free for a
reasonable length Of time" and prefer
the Queensberry code.
| The principals or their representatives
will hold a conference wednesday, with
the referee and the officials OF the
| Toledo commission and come to an un-
Outstanding 80 there will be no hitch or
the day of the contest
| Pecord announced to-day that h,
would enter the ring on July to "see
that the rules OF the commission vert
enforced"
Both men. according TO the referee
have been training to come out o.
clinches fighting at top speed. In fact
many OF the knockdowns and Knockout
OF sparring partners have occurred jus
when breaking free from clinch.
No Hitting After Break.
Nothing like this can happen in tn
big bout II the commission rules ar
obeyed," said Pecord. They will no
have to protect themselves coming on
of clinches when command them 4
break. After the command they mus
break without another punch"
The kidney punch, specifically barrel
by the rules. will not be permitted in tn
big bout. Occasionally when in clos
. one boxer turns suddenly and receive
on the kidneys a punch intended for tn
short ribs. This is accidental. but de
. liberate attack on the kidneys with
> view of weakening a man will not b
permitted under any circumstances
= Pecords plan to keep the men In &C
= ton constantly meets with general az
: proval and II he succeeds In his laud
able purpose on the afternoon OF July
he will have earned q medal.
If the official programme Is lived up {
y, the big arena will have the busiest da
. OF boxing In the history OF the sport 81
: | preliminary bouts are on the card. IN
c programme says the first bout will b
:. | staged at 10 O'Clock in the morning. an
= the other Ave will be strung along 6
intervals, the last OF the lesser contest
lgonS on at p. M Inc title coinpe
Is set for p. NJ.
The preliminary talent which will I
a permitted to disport itself in the riny
d 1aired as follows: Tommy OBoyle an
So,lv Epstein OF indianapolis: We
: English and whirlw,nd Wendt: Johnn
II Lewis and Tommy Long OF Detroit
i Jack Rose and Battling Balliere; Joe
> Malone and Navy Ranstram. an
i frankie Mason and Carl Tremaine
e Rickard says the frst bout will pro,
i ABLY not go on till IL 30 A NJ. a
l. though the gates will be opened at
y A NJ
% Eckhardt FavOrs Dempsey.
John p. Eckhardt, who was the refer'
.. Of the Dempsey-F>ulton bout at Harr
!, son, N. j., last July. arrived to-da
4 After watching to-day's workout OF
boxers Eckhardt said:
"I do not think Willard In in Eoc
Il condition. He seems slow TO me- and
when forced to make tho fast pa.
4 that Dempsey will set. Willard mig
POSSIBLY win in the early part OF Il
s. bout, but the longer It goes the slow
> he will become and the more liable
= tumble before the Dempsey onslaught.
Dempsey Is in grand condition. al
ID with his speed and hitting power
J; should prevail over his bigger opponer
1T have seen statements to the ere
I ~ nAr
a. sew at Harrison. Nothing could
u further from the truth and no one kpov
Is, II better than Fulton. ] was in po'
-, ton to see every move Of the contestan
.. and I realized that Fulton was beat
~ bv the first punch that Dempsey lande
IS, which was a left hook to the pit OF Z
3 stomach. saw Fulton's mouth OPP
H. as Dempsey's glove crashed into {
stomach, and for a few seconds Fult'
o gasped for breath. Then he tried
u get away, but Dempsey was too aui
- and dropped him in a neutral corn'
a. II ever a boxer was beaten decisive
H. and fairly Fulton was beaten on tn
u day at Harrison.
in "Fake" Yarn Hero at Last.
" Quite naturally no heavyweight char
:" pionship match could be regarded
really on the road to success without
fake yarn 20 bring II to the attenti
OF the public. The Willard-Dempsey IA
Z charge has been a bit slow In develc
Z ing, but It finally has arrived and
j.. being considered by experts In the d
l. section of that line OF fabrication. WI
lam Muldoon declares he can pencei
no basis for frameup, He cannot bri
himself to believe that Willard wol
ne give a ten cent piece TO avert defe
~ -N,I., ,