The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-28

new system. II was quite coolish
around here today, and on the crest
Of the crisp wave quite a number OF
sporting celebrities rolled into town
to aid the congestion in the lobby OF
the Hotel Secord.
Mr.. Joseph Youngs. Of Syracuse. ".
Y, was among the first to hang his
monicker on the hotel register this
morning, and few of the young squirts
up to that hour recognized in the staid
looking owners OF the name Tommy
Ryan one Of the greatest fighters who
ever pokeG a breezer through the
ring rope.
The old 'uns knew him. however.
and Tommy held a regular levee. An
other ex-champion to arrive today
was Jack McArliffe, one OF the two
or three titleholders to retire without
a licking. Jack is rotund, and damp
err and, loaded with conversation.
His lineal descendant N the light
weight dynasty. Benny Leonard. also
got in attended by quite a few MEM
bers OF the William Gibson marching.
and 'yea-ves" association from the
Bronx. BENNY Is here as a newspa-
per man dividing honors In that re-
spect with Battling Nelson and Frank
Moran.
CCRLEY Tells IFsS HE
Is BETTING "AGTN-' HIM
Jack Curlev came In swinging a
little cane, and there was a great COM
motion in the lobby when the man
who made Willard champion was
seen converstng with the Pottawato-
mic COW prodder as Jess dropned In
on his usual morning cali. It was
generally believed that Jack and
Jess were not on speaking terms. hnt
there the~ were, punching the old
conversational bag as pleasantly as
anything.
Curley told Jess he had bet $500 at
even money on Dempsey. whereat
Jess lifted his eyebrows However.
he did not seem vastly disturbed by
the information. Curley has been
known to lose his bets Most Of the
rev arrivals hurried right out to the
training camps to have peek at the
fighters. The old time glove swinEers
we're particularly anxious ~ get a
snuint. As a rule, old fighters are
nro-e TO strineinE With charnion
In their nredictionss Witch are rror q
70 string with a crarpinn in their
predictions. which ara lust ahead as
valuable as the predictions Of what
You might -aIl the laitv. lust about.
Frank MORAN. FOR instance. hkes
! Wizards chances Frank couldn't
| lick less himself and got knock 9 4
| out nv Fred Fulton who vas snhse-
| nuentlv stonrAd IN q ruocN hv 0er1--
sew. so what kind OF reasoning is
! that
| 7 think Willard Is In as good con-
| dition now as he will he on the dey
OF the fight. J should say II is fair
! condition for "A twelve round hort hut
| it would be poor condition for finish
affair.
/ I am not inclined TO attach a. much
! Importance as some to the matter
! Of condition for such short bout,
save in one detail and that has to do
with Dempsey
! Despite the proteatations of the
savants who surround him. | think
there is still danger of drawing him
too fine. A chap of his age needs no
great amount of preparation for a
sprint AS for Willard he is physi-
cal freak to begin with, and a flstic
freak generally. so what might seem
doubtful condition for an ordinary
man. may be good condition for him.
He was a freak in the matter OF
+, size. He was fstic freak TO be bic
to start fighting beyond thirty. and to
win a heavyweight championship. The
rules that might apply to an ordinary
man do not At Jess at all
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