New-York tribune., 1919-06-29

III tne mean TIME the status OF the
referee in the bout is somewhat in the
air Ollie Pecord, it seems, will be in
the ring simply to saye "Break!" in the
event of the two gladiators falling into
a prolonged embrace. Otherwise, he is
to preserve the silence of the Sphinx.
The two judges are to decide on the
matter of foul: also they are to rem
der the decision in the event that the
fight lasts the full twelve rounds.
Major Drexel Biddle and Tex Rickard
will be camped on opposite sides of the
ring. They will be the ones to give the
final verdict. The referee will not be
called into the conference unless the
judges fail to agree In that case the
pride of Toledo Will have voice.
Freak Punches Prohibited
Before the fight, the judges will con-
fer with the two fighters as to what
rules or variations of rules will pre-
vail. 1t is understood that the kidney
punch will be barred, also the rabbit"
or occipital punch which Willard has
been trying out on his sparrng part
ners. This is looping blow to the base
of the brain delivered from q clinch.
To me one Of the interesting points
of this meeting is the contrast of tenn
peraments of the two fighters. 1t is
more striking than the difference in
size.
Jess Willard is not fighter by in
stint We're it not for his bulk he
never would hold the title that prom
ises t. net him million or more. He
would be very small town Middle
Wes, business man, with a moderately
large family and little something in
the hank
a oil
biographies of Willard and there are
still few running. He told me the
story of his life, battles and aspira-
tlons IN few paragraphs the other
day
Jess Tells His Story
"No. | never had any fights as a
your. man." he said.
81 rcvcr wanted to lick anybody and
l never had boxing gloves on my hands
unit. read about them wanting some
one 10 whip Jack Johnson, and I read
aboGs how much money there was in it
for ch a man.
wasn't making q lot of money then,
and | began to figure that | was a
pretty strong fellow and that l might
turn the trick and make the money for
the family. | had worked hard and
hadr-; got very much for it. SO
started in the boxing business. | said
Ia OtdJ OOTUSOU. ana L QlQs 1
dom care for this stuff of having
crowds look at me. l want to live my
life peacefully"
That's Willard He doesn't want the
mel.ght. He doesn't care for the
championship. If there had been any
other way of achieving what he con-
slders success, without capitalizing
his strength and bulk, he would have
taken it. But at the same time / am
fla+
corr%red. if anything menaced his
BUSINESS (as he considers it,, he
won fight with all the courage and
ferocity of the French shopkeeper.
A lot of German noblemen will tell
you that the French and English trades
men were pretty tough fighters. Look
put for the pedler when you try to rob
pln OF ms pack 1T is just about 8
safe as tickling a tigers ribs.
Dempsey a Real Nomad
William Harrison Dempsey, on the
other hand, has the temperament of a
gypsy. The Scotch-Irish Cherokee is a
romantic youngster-an adventurer. a
traveller by brake beams to wherever
bis restlessness carried him, brother
to the hobo and breaker of crusts
with the panhandlers.
/ o him also has come vision of sue
cess-not the success that Willard
sees, but success that includes bright
lights, diamonds and cheering crowds.
The "honors" Of the ring, which Viii
lard sidesteps, Dempsey considers the
goal of all desire.
AS somebody put it, Dempsey has
nothing to lose but his life" when he
steps into the ring on July d. Already
he has tasted a little Of what might be,
and he is hungry for it all. He has re-
ceived the aduation- that is forthcom-
ing for a possible champion with open
arms. And for the mere showing him
self possible champion he already
has ea>ned money that would seem be-
yond the dreams of avarice when he
was riding brake beams and wondering