The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-04
Runyon Picks Dempsey to End
Fight in Sixth by Knotk-ou,
Fight Expert Says However that willard Stock is Rising
Steadily and. Champion May Step Into Ring favorite
Over Jack 4 = =.
WILLARDss METHODS HAVE
'DI0COUalAGED FlGlaT FANS

4 ~ IL
w1ILARD,s METHODS Rave
ENCOURAGED FIGAT FANS
Mr.. willard would Be- al easy 4. to 1
had he trained ia SmannAf to Indicate
that he '~As preparing himsAlf,t for .
real battle, instead 81 producine the
impression. ~ he ewallpwsed around
with his sparring partners. that he was
mArsly going through the motions 70
knock on those two-bit. AdmiDaions TO
his training quarters. -. -. ~
1t IL said that s7.cpc paopli taid to
see willard work. Dempsey nuats have
drawn At least that many and Il both
camps the price Of admissi al II s,of nan
boosted to half = dollar. There never
was \ sporting proposition 20 thor
oughly commerciAiised In fart, lit, ha .
been lifted or lowered. a. you phaAe,
from the plane Of sport "a. the level Of
Betting. quotations late this after.
noon showed stronger willard .tone.
fayorite. butt would ba Surprising to
md the challenger In that r6lS. when
the men are called together stpmorrow
afternoon at $3.50. ~ sT5
At that hour there win Sd Assem-
bled the biggest crowd ever kakhered
an an enclosure In America 10 Zee 4
sporting event since the dayrthe Yale
Bowl opened at New Haven, AZ I
recall 1t, that crowd numbered Just
q few hundred less than 10000 people.
The crowd tomorrow may beat that
mark. however. note a number Of
blithe young gentlemen from New
York. whose business IL ticket specu-
lation, making . strong effort to get
from under on their wares. They had
loaded UP. Today they were peddling
the pasteboards at slight discount
On the other hand know 4 chap
who holds $50 seat. and who re-
fused &f50 for II.
1t looks as II the big arena viii be
packed and In this event the intake
will run around millions.
Tonight the streets OF. Toledo pre-
sent a carnival appearance. Through
the dense crowds. rubbing elbows with
the gents obviously indigenous to the
soil OF old Ohio. move sporting celeb
rites from all quarters Of the globe.
Johnny kilhane, the featherweight
champion, and Johnny Couion. the
chubby ex-king Of the bantams, were
seen In conversation with Irwin 8,
Cobb, the literary light. Ruhe Ferns.
vision, talked to Phiiadllphia Jack
OBrien. the old dancing mAater.
Professor Bill Brown, Thu New York
referee. gave dinner tonight to 4
bunch Of friends at the Toledo club.
Brown was strongly favored BY Rick
ard and the Dempsey camp TO referee
the big bout tomorrow. but Willard
would not agree.
TEX RICHARDS CAIYSgBICFF l.
OF MAMMOTH EnAA1PION
Jess. suiky and suspicion. arkued
nearly all one night with Richard out
At WIZARDS house. In an attempt to
make the promoter ref4fS8... finally
winding up with his usual threat to
pack up and leave II Tex did mot serve
as the third man in the fipk..
All right. leave" said RlrkAfd.
Then Jess dnaily agreed to the ar
rangementswhich will prevail stomor.
row. Texas was a. determined IA this|
instance rs back IN the days when ne
told Joe Cans he would pocket 1 loss
of $4,000 rather than insist ION ..the
old Marster" making that i33 pounds
under the condition imposed. b. Billy
\ Nolan .;.s m.Daser o. Battiinss Nelson,
Tn past the. .se where I can Il.
tor. 10 the to r rnxs 18th, ss.1 ss.. o aE hur.
refree." go.
A delegation Of, citizens sfrona Law
renee. Kansas. willard ., home town.
got in today letting on th4 war cry
OF the ,sunhower State college, 1t tn
Rock Chalk.
Jay Hawk"
one Of them was giving 4 way, 81
bills to advertise sthA toykH.A a. dollar
is q good adykrtiseniants for anYs town.
The lawrence, .boyS SsSte hating
Some money On kensas' fAvofites son
However. Howard .Naylc.f ~ Kaneas
City. grabbed most Of tho loose home
town change some " eeks ago when ne
bet EN- $lso0. 4,
For the hrst time. personal friends
OF Jess are now scattered ABOUT the
premises. Up TO thisA time D4mp sey
has had-a pion0Riy on the personal fol-
lowing stun. Biz jess. ever 4 pugiltstic
reclusA, has had few .intimates here. 4
but wide-hatted westetncfs today are
Bnfy Hut.on. I'd Br,eken. Hen.
strauss Tildy Funk. wallace Robin,
Son. Jack Henley ana Jim CArbett---
rot the Original Jtm<-wers the nem-
hers OF the money-ctrculAttnH delsga-i
tion from. Lawrencs and Al Jeaa'l
neighbors.
wild John. Rsiiiy, Bxnny BENNETT,
Acily Harris ,TamnSany Y0ung and
the nther members 6f the Ttmss square
contingent. from New York. REFUSED, ~;
accept the a. bills from thA J4yhAwk-
'ers. They couldn't bsltevs any one
-wAuld b givtng monA@ AyAy unlAee
thSre ~es aoneA chtcA ~ it.
AtsENTLElGAN J1hg~s WILL N 4, 81 MI
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