New Britain herald., 1919-06-30

sey is easy to hit, and that Willard's blows will settle the battle carly in tho contest. In spite of tho veering of opinion toward Willard, there is no money here to back the champion. Dempsey money is i'll profusion to be wa gCred at ovens, but the Dempsey men can get no action.
 Muldoon, who has attended every heavyweight championship bout since the Mace Cohurn match, declares the present match is remarkable for it's lack of wagcrs. Tn tho past heavy bettors were always on hand with their bank rolls to back their choice, and hundreds of thousands of dollars changed hands on the result. Ii was especially true that barrels of money always were on hand to back the >-.>4up.On, but there seems to be studied disn nclination to wager any thing on the chances of Willard.
 Possibly how that it is settled that Willard's condition is as good as pos sible, there may be a diposition to bet some money on him. When Jess Will lard was asked this afternoon If he felt good enough to go to the route with Dempsey he answered with a grin, II think 1 will be able to step twelve rounQs.'
 There have been some queer bribes offered to the purchasers of goods, such as baby's milk bottle to any bachelor buying q necktic, and other equally seductive propositions, but for originally the promoters of the Miskc- Levinsky bout are easily in the lead.
 The contest they are to stage Thurs day night next is not m favor with the Toledo boxing commission, nor, in fact with anyone interested in the big show at Bay View Park on July 4. But as the arena is outside the Jurisdiction of the commission the bout cannot be stopped.
 But the July contest is not getting any alarming amount of publicity and tho prom oters conceived unique plan to attract the attention of the public. The managers have published an offer under the terms of which every pur- chaser of a ticket to the Miske-Le- 1 vinsky bout will have the privilege of sleeping in the arena on the night of July 3. On awakening from a more or less refreshing slumbcr the ticket buyers then can wend their way to ! the big arena and see the title bout. It is not stated whether a downy couch on the ring floor will be more . expensive than one on the bleachcrs. Dempsey in Lively Workout. Dcmpsey's workout yesterday was 1 of the same lively character as in the past. Bill Tate. Jamaica Kid andaJock | Malone gave the challenger some pep 1 pery work. and the crowd that jam : med the arena was estimated al 1000 This included 200 who stampeded un- der the canvas on the south side [ while Manager Jack Kearns had his i eagle eye on tic north side.
 Mir. Kearns was deeply pained by { this duplicity on the part of the igno- i blc 200. and he at once stationed { score of muscular persons armed with : baseball bats to guard the enclosure ' for the remainder of the afternoon. Should Dempsey defeat Willard the ! new title holder wilt be the eighth ! heavyweight champion Of America ,n der Qucensbury rules and the fifth l heavyweight champion of the world under the same code.
 Who0 Dempsey left his quarters at ! inc overland club yesterday afternoon to go 70 the arena for his workout a i clergyman walked with the challenger | and conversed with him until he | reached the enclosure.