Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-12
WILLARD STILL
SOFT As SHOWN
BY WRESTLING
Clumsy Work of Soldier Stanton in
Pulling and Tugging Match
Brings Blood.

Ter, known TO the boxing fra
ternity as "JOhn the Barber
"A former manager of Jack
Dempsey, has threatened to
bring suit here in an attempt
10 restrain Dempsey from
meeting Jess willard in the
heavyweight championship
contest here July 4. unless he
is paid $4,000, which amount
it was said. Reisler claims is
due him out of the So. 500 the
challenger is to receive for
boxing Willard.
ReisIer made known his de-
mands to Tex Richard, pro-
mOter of the contest, today.
Willard and Dempsey are
reaping a rich harvest as a re-
suit of the big crowds which
continue to pay visit to their
training camps. Attendance at
the rival camps on Sundays
usually reaches the $500 mark.
New York, June 12-Major
Anthony J. Drexel Biddle has
denied that he had officially
named a referee.
His statement follows:
"MajOr Biddle hastens to cor
rect the impression that his
recommendation of a referee is
in any way binding upon the
board of boxing control He
of
Friday in this city and will de-
fer to the suggestion OF his
cOnferees.
"He think that It might be
necessary in an exhibition of
such short duration to have
two judges appointed to assist
the referee"
Toledo, Ohio, June 12-Jess VIII
ard quit his training camp RIM
with a bleeding back
lue to some clumsy work of Sol
lier Stanton in a pulling and tug
ring match that followed the box
ng. The Soldier knows as it'll
bout wrestling as he does abou
boxing and was digging his finge
lails into the still somewhat sof
lesh of Willard while they wer,
each other.
Walter Monaghan from the sid
If the ring called the champion
attention to the blood and Jes
chased Stanton from the place
up the wrestling witt
A spy, from the Dempsey camp
vas on the job, saw how easily tn
back was scraped an
and left his spot unde
| shade tree with a broad smile.
On the way out l asked hin
What caused the joyous expression
Simply this" he explained
Willard is never going to get hi
kin hardened in the time he ha
eft. He is as soft as mush al
,ver and will mark. bruise and Gu
.asily. With a terrific hitter lik
lack Dempsey pegging them int,
lin from all angles he would b.
| sorry sight after they have gon
| few rounds.
Calls Jess FIabby Champ.
THE other day when Hempl
lung the chanty under Jess RICH
we he did not hit with much force
Still he raised a bump visible a
OG yard. 1t will take a lot of des
,erately hard work and plenty o
,ickling to roughen and tighter
he skin and muscles of the flabb.
champion. ! don't think he can d.
t and will bet that way"
That's the way the Dempse.
punch feels about it. They are S,
,ock-sure that no matter how goo,
less appears on the surface o
low much weight he takes of
lie will not be the Willard of Ha
rana or anywhere near it by tire
weeks from next Friday, which
will be July 4.
What is more, numerous partie
Who are stringing with the chaI
engers both from sentiment AM
business standpoints are going t.
Jet that Dempsey stops the kansa
mammoth in six rounds.
Bill Mccartney and Tom Bodkins
BOSOM friends of Jack Kearns, ar
cling Dempsey's manager that
ew stiff shots to Wizards fac
will puff it beyond recognition an,
hat some telling smasheS arount
he eyes should close them up AM
orce Jess to quit and hand owe
he crown.