The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-07-02
JESS IS AFRAID
He MIGHT HURT
LITTLE DEMPSEY
"HoneSt TO Goodness, ! Am, "
Champion Declares,
nv o.


TOLEDO, Ohio. July Some pa
per had n note In 1, this morning 20
the effect that JACK Kearn, was afraid
hat ! wouldn't show up on the Fourth Z"
rnld Jess Willard yesterday afternoon.
as he was dressing after his training
bout He had n good laugh, ana a long
laugh md n hearty one.
Say" he said. raising his eyebrows
and iahbing the writer in the rihs, "th.
funny part NJ It all il that I'm wcn-
doring whether Kearns ard Dempsey
will IA there You know I've laughed
myself 10 sleep ut ulght thinking OF
Kcarns gpll Tho idea Of him even
thinking that Dempsey has a chance
witt me,
= think rs the hIrge., set up since
Corhctt beat Mitchell Can't under
stand why people bet on Dempsey.
Hes good l,tla fellow, but gosh
Ike me- I'm afraid might hurt the
Young follow Honest TO sondne. !
am. why, he's only little bigger
than Joe Chip"
Tho champion then stepped on tho
scales and tipped em at ?3s pounds
lie expects 20 he at that weight on tho
Fourth.
say how IN the world did that
story about me doing Ioad work ht
.
as he laced his shoe. "Of all the
crazy yarns. Ha. Ha, Ha, Ha Say, !
think some OF those newspaper writer's
ought to have their heada examined
Some ono starts n crazy story and they
20 right along and write It up as though
u was gospel truth They didn't even
ask me II II was true Huh. why
should ! do road work At niEht7 II I
wanted 20 do II at all. Id do II IN tho
boy tlne I dopit paet road Nprk and
| therefore cut II out,
THE rabbit punch. no. that isn't
| barred why should they bar tha,1 |
never heard OF II being a foul blow.
| No. ! didn't agree that II should be
! barred II ! feel like using It. will.
hut ! don't want 20 hurt that little fel-
low any moro than have TO. That II
tough punch. believe me. Yes. sir
| that punch shakes up the old skull
Say. could knox man out any
time wanted TO with that punch
there's no defense for Il, you know
| The other fellow is absolutely helpless
and has to take T. on tho back OF the
head.
Am I going 20 match for corners on
! the Fourth Oh, | don't know. II
| isn't very important don't care
whether face the sun or not. I've
been boxing In tho sun 40 much lately
! that II won't matter II ! sit facing the
sun or have my back 10 H. oh. every
thing In fine here with mo. I'm In tho
shape | wanted TO be In. feel fine
and wish that We were to box tomor-
row"
| Frank Flournoy. who II Tex Rick
ards partner In tho big show, has aske I'd
| tho local police TO help him run down
tho men who are selling phony tickets
to the fight. In the past few days
| quite n number OF fake ducnts have
| OF course, they will not he accepted at
the gate and there's going Ia be an
awful roar. Mir F1ournoy says that
people buying their tickets at tho reg
| ular office are safe. but those buying
them at other places will have TO take
their own chances.
Betting on the fight II extremely
lftht Around tho Hobbies even money
prevails but very little OF that has been
seen. Everybody Ia waiting for inside
dope or tip OF some kind and the Est
that goes on IL n treat They want tc
know who IL favoritc In Frisco. New
| Orleans Detroit and New York, and
then they explain why the betting 1,
that way in that town.
Local figure experts say that willard
took In $40, 900 or more at his tr; ning
camp during his training there. He has
been Working steadily for n month and
hns had on am average OF ! 200 people
u day, with mob OF four and five
thousand on Sundays. At two hits q
copy on week days and four bits or
Sundays. Jess has taken in enough
dough to keep him IN silk socks fol
tho next 1000 yenrs