The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-07-01
Dempsey's Manager Kicks on
Willard Hitting Back of
the Neck.
CHAMPION MONEY is SCARCE
Many Believe Challenger Will
Enter the Ring a Heavy
Favofitc.

TOLEDO. juno 80 Barring of
the rabbit punch. ono OF Champion
less wizards fyor.tc deliveries,
Will be demanded by Jack Kohrns.
manager or Jack Dempsey, before
he allows the challenger to onler the
ring with willard. IN their heavy
weigh, championship contest here
July 4 Kcarns made known his de-
oision tonight
The punch 10 blow delivered TO
the back OF the neck while the men
are fighting in cllnchos, with az least
one arm free. Both willard and
Dempsey have been using it with
Furnishing effect In their training
bouts and Manage kcArnA claims
thar while the blow ls q faYoriic
with he champion, 20 is NOT AT flI
Important m Dcmpscys repertoire
such a delivery Is barred and has
been torblddcn in big tghiS The
rules m the Toledo boxing commits
sion are s,lout about thlS punch.
They insist upon clean breaks and
pruhihl, The kidney punch while the
boxers are Cliuchcd The blow, how
ever. is permissible under the To
ledu rulas II the boxers arc not
locked n an embrace.
krlrus said that he will require
one pccoTd. referee. 20 see thai the
punch ls no; delivered ana Will In
ESt upon having an understanding
with willard tp that effect before
the day ~ the contest.
Dempsey SIM Growing.
Dempsey wac measured for height
D. Nta.. .I. q.
OF Now York, whose figures gave
him siA fee. two inches. This was
half an iugh more than the height
credited 90 Dempsey the last time he
was measured H.N months ago. His
trainers vA-iln tha, Dempsey Is stli
CROWNS
dempsey did his las, boxing to-
DAY when he finished four rounds.
stepping one each with Sergeant Bin
Tate aud ,he Jamaica Kid and two
20 with Jock Malone The challenger
force. The issue bH, did not punish
his sparring partners us s0veroly as
he did on previous days He plans
10 loaf about his camp, eating and
drinking what he plcascs merely
taking walks to keep his muscles
looseuel.
The cut over Wizards eye was
oponcd today while ne was boxing
with waller Monahan, but the
blood was quickly stopped, The
champion does not believe the
wound WILL bother him to any extent
even n opened iu the Independence
day contest lie boxed SIX rounds
this afternoon and plans to continue
work w',h hc gloves tomorrow and
Wednesday. resting THURSDAY
scat sale QuiCkcnA
q - a igl a
rouctab.y Today and there were
lines us puovha er8 before all the
booths a. tho downtown sections
during tho an.iro day
The ,o.a, rccctps passed the hRlf
million mask carly IN the day and
there Wa every indication that all
records s1- receipts for any form OF
ONEIDA" exhibition or entertain
mcnt wa. lu broken within the
mex, "a r.. 4a hours
Some lea ~ The size OF the arena
can be- rl ned iy the fact that al
though receipts already exceed
'6o0,Oo.. ... more than one-third OF
date.
netrn- ON the result is not as
great a. has been The case In some
previor2 '(<yywciEht championsh y
contests. There is noticeable alb
sence O. willard backing while there
all k.G.s Of Dempsey money with
the rcsu', thai tho challenEers sup
porters DO not ask odds, being sat
lstied 10 cover Willard coin at about
even.
THIS prrpoudCrauce Of Dempsey
backing has led 20 the expressed
opinion by a number OF shrcwd fiRht
followers chat he will entcr the ring
heavy favoriTe In the betting
n such proves 10 be the caSo, a
WI be mo first time In the history
o. modern pugtlism that the title
hoIaer a.l not carry the bulk OF sup
I0IL OI Mo wagering frnIrrrLlN-