The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-06-25
RickardMay
Referee Big
Champ Bout
Tex Not Competent. Says
Hamilton; Pecord Is the
Logical July 4 Man
ny ~ &. HAMILTON
United Press Correspondent

TOLEDO. Ohio. June 2s.-Tex
Richard or olilo Record will referee
the bout between Jack Dempsey and
Jess Willard according % the best
lnfortna tion obtained here today
Willard has practically refused 10 &C.
eept any referee other than fIckard.
but Tex IL holding hack II vas bc.
hcved he might be able TO convince
the champion that Pccord Is compe
tent and acceptable Jrna. x has
been indicated by things ransplring
before this probably would be viii
ing 10 accept Richards word for q.
Richard has had practically no Ell.
pericncc - referee tir f. n fiEht
fan and knows boxing. but his ref
erecting IL practically limited 10 hts
session IN the ring with Jack John
son and Jim Jefries when they met
nins years ago In Reno. Tex WAS
forced into the ring at that IN =
when the principal. refused 10 aKre.
on any man. A referee he IL a
mere amateur. but willard places
great reliance in his honesty lie
also would be acceptable 10 Jack
kearns. manager 81 Dempsey.
Commission Favors Peeord
Pecord's candidacy has received a
great boos; by the tactics % willard.
for the Toledo boxing commission has
entered the argument with rtron.
hand. II has sent word in n quiet
fashion that I; will brook no
...ff..- rf 49, 1ffrd 49, a. tL.t.s
20 cast a shadow on tho boxing game.
and willard wiii hav. TO do some.
thing soon. lie Is throwing Up the
only barrier 20 an appointment OF a
ring Official
Tho name os Jack welsh. who was
the third man inside N. ropes when
Willard won his title from Jack John.
son. has been mentioned with consid.
erahi. frequency. but his appoint.
msut IL now considered n very re
mote possibility. Packsy Mcfarland.
wao has oflclatrd In som- important
bouts In New York most natissnc.
torily. also has BEEN brought into the
argument. but most talk drifts as a
matter Of course back to the man
who has been of,ciai Of the local Dor
ing club for -orn, time
Two weeks ago the referee cues
ton frpf reared its head and began
looking around for an arRuu. 1T Ter
| Richard at that Tins erIscnscd a
preference for Record.
Pccord Logical R~fc~oe
Since then his candidacy ha,
gained impetus. Today ~ seemed
logical 60 guess that Pecord would bs
the referee. with Richard one OF two
Judges.
Work Of the two boxers was much
slower yesterday than II has been
willard merely played in the rims
after n lay on the day previous. ~.
bored perfunctorily with Hsmpel
chip. Monahan and Scott
Monahsn succeeded In rocking Jes.
with rights and lefts on one occasion
when Jess elected to mix Il with hi,
sparring partner. but the damage
was not noticeable.
Dempsey Works Slow
Dempsey worked slowly under or
ders lie was taking rather than dc
/ hvering punches. sltho at times he
went at high speed. lie landed hard
on Bnl Tate several times. and hi
the jamaica Kid practically when he
pleased. Jack had been told to cut
down the steam and did so TO tn,
best Of his ability.
lie hit Jock Malone. middleweight
once with left hook that alnoa,
sent Jock TO his launches. but eaaet
up at cautioning word from Train
or de Forest.