The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-05-11
VICTORY BONDS NOW
READY IN Big FIGHT
Flournoy Buys S127,5O0 for
Willard-D dempsey Stake
and Locks EN- Up.
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RUSH OF THE REFEREES
b.
Innumerable Candidates Put
Forward and Some Arc
f. Rejected Already.
RUSH OF THE REFEREES

j., Rejected Already.
/ The sum of .y127,5oo In Victory Llbsr,,
Bonds. which Is to be divided betw..n
Jess Willard, worlds heavyweight cham.
piop. and Jaok Dempsey, challenger for
the title. In payment for their services
la boxing twelve rounds at Toledo July
Z. IL now In possession of Frank Flour
noy. who IL associated with Tex Rtok
ard in the management OF the contest
fF1ournoy bought the bonds In Toledo
yesterday according to an Associated
Press dsspstoh from the Swamp City, and
VIII keen. them In safe deposit vauir
TIL sueh time as the boxers have com
pleted che task set for them by their
employers.
II Messrs. Richard and Flournoy de-.
eide after an inspection of the contest
That the boxers have performed accord
Ing to specifications Willard will receive
800. 900 of the bonds and tho remainder
OF s2T500 will be handed to Dempsey.
This 10 the first time In history that the
contestants In a championship boxing
match will have been paid for their ser.
vices In bonds OF the United States.
All Want Co Referee.
Tho scramble for the position Of
refe use of the championship contest BE-.
tween Jess Willard and Jack Dempsey
continues with undated fury. Nearly
every man In the country who has had
any connection, no matter how remote
WITH boxing either has put In an appli-
cation personally or got some one elss
to. do 30 in his behalf. Fsvorite sons
from the coast. popular personaSss o.
the middle West and celebrities Of the
East have been nominated for the Office
and their qualifications enumerated in
strong. penetrating language.
Jim Grifin and Jack Welsh Of Calitor-
MIA, Matt Hinkel OF Cleveland, Charlie
Murray Of Buffalo. Bill Brown and Jack
Skelly OF New York have been promi-
neEtly mentioned. and n dosen other mel
have been named as candidates.
1t L. not the compensation that causes
the rush for the place, but the belief
that the bout will be the most spectacu.
lar in the history Of pusilism, and the
candidates for the position as third man
In the. ring desire to bask In the sun
light Of publicity.
Two men who have not been men
TONED are Kid Mcfarland and Patsy
Haley, and they are the most capable
referees In America Either OF these
two could be depended upon to give a
correct decision on points II the bout
lasted the limit Of twelve rounds II is
Questionable IL many Of tho numerous
men put forward could do 80.
Murray Irrftnted. 4
Charlie Murray, manager OF the
Queensberry A. C. Of Buffalo, who was
mentioned by Jack Kearns as the pos
sible referee Of the title bout at Toledo.
appears to have been exasperated BY
the statement by Tex Richard that the
Buffalo man would not be acceptable.
Murray declares that Kearns and
Dempsey will insist on him as the third
man In the ring, and sets forth his quail
incations for the place. Murray seems
to be under tie impression that Richard
objected to him because Of ine1perience
The reason Richard eliminated MURRAY
was that the Buffalo promoter had 2
serious dispute with Willard q short time
ago over business matters.
Matt Hinkel. the Cleveland promoter.
also is meeting with opposition in his ef
forts to get the place OF referee. Mayor
Cornell Schneider of Toledo and Q. A
Thatcher Of the Boxing Commission both
are on record as against Hinkel as third
man In the ring. II looks as though
there would be a lively shindig before tha
referee OF the big bout Is selected
Britton's Test for Opponents.
Dan Morgan manager OF Jack Britt.
the weller champion. has imposed novel
conditions for the challengers of the Kite
holder. Morgan declares that nd on
can have n match with Britton till tic
challenger has qualified by boxing at tbs
base hospitals for wounded soldiers L.
New York and vicinity. Britton has
been tireless in the work OF the Boxers
Loyalty League and he will insist O
contendsrs for his title going on with tbs
good work.
The heavyweight wrestling champion.
ship. II tho statements OF various Inter
ested persons are to be accepted, Is N a
muddled condition. When Zbyszko de-
feated Lewis the Pole claimed title, ant
now that Stecher has beaten Zbyszko the
scissors expert will claim the champion
ship
| Plestino defeated Jack Taylor and
claims he is the holder Of the title
Meantime Earl Caddock, who has de
feated Lewis. Stecher Zbyszko. Plsstino
and many others and who is the real
champion still is in France serving u.
Gle Sam
1t would seem that the stay Mt home
srapplers should have tho decency :,
wait TIL Caddock receives his discharEs
from the army before trying to nlch his
fItla frOrY, htpa