The sun., 1919-07-03

, them on ana have tittlo trouble WIN
them. For q boxer so highly touted
Dempsey has been big disappointment
to me. say that In regard 70 EVIL
dences of actual science and q prepared
scheme OF attack.
II note that there - lot { discus
| sion of Dempsey's muscles and WIZARDS
muscles. Give me Wizards muscles for
q fighter every time. They remind me
Of Jim Corbett's at his best Just as
soon as q tighter begins to show knotted
muscles he 10 through
Dempsey of course has those muscles
naturally, so this would not hold good
for him. But I like willard's muscles"
said Tommy, and he went on to lament
his having been born twenty years ahead
of the time when lighters got more for
little training stunts than he got for
his hard ring work.
Indications are that there will be a
seat for every man who comes to Toledo
to see the fight Tex Richard to-day said
that he had sold about $4,000 OF the
$4,000 reserved scats-that 10, seats sell-
ing from $50 down to $40.
Richard BaIks Spectators.
The $4,000 SO tickets for seats away
back in the bleachers. at least BIS feet
from the ring, will not be sold until the
day Of the battle Richards announce
ment that there were seats aplenty still
to be had struck CONSERVATION Into the
hearts OF the ticket spectators. and this
afternoon some of them made mad
rush to unload some Of their stock on
Richard.
The promoter smiled and declined to
buy back any OF the pasteboards. with
the result that the spectators opened
up quarters to get rid OF their wares
without any advance over the marked
prices on the tickets. 1t may be that
before the fight time the spectators
will have to sell at loss.
Richard is sure that every seat will
be occupied on the afternoon OF Fri
day, but the writer IL not 20 optimistic
over that phase Of the battle. Richard
to-day pointed out that on the night be-
fore the Jeffries-Johneon night IN Reno
he had sold only a quarter Of the seat
ing capacity OF the arena and that the
bout looked like q financial nzsle. On
the day OF the night the arena was al
most sold out
willard to Dino scribes.
Willard to-day announced that on
Friday night after the tight he would
give a dinner to the newspaper men.
It IL hoped that this dinner will not
20 the way of the dinner Jeffries an
nounced for tho night OF his battle with
johnson. Jeffries arranged for a big
AFFAIR and engaged an entire floor OF
the biggest hotel In Reno. But nary
a dish was set or a bone scraped clean.
That night JeffrIes was too busy nursing
his feelings and his body at Moana
| Springs and the scribes waited in vain
for their host to show UP.
Tex O'Rourke. former trainer of Will
lard. picks Dempsey to win. Jack Nc
Auliffe has gone over to Dempsey too.
Charley Rose former trainer Of Freddy
Welsh. picks Dempsey. but Welsh HIM
self prefers Willard.
Gibson ravors Dempsey.
Billy Gibson says Dempsey will win.
why will Dempsey VIM" we asked.
likaole fellow. When he sees little
child his first impulse Is to pick It up
in his arms and kiss It How can a
fellow like that loser
, Accordingly we may expect this on July
4: Round b-Dempsey rushed from his
corner with arms smashing like fails
and lips smacking. He raised Willard
tenderly in his arms and kissed him one
kerplunk on the mouth. Whereat Will
lard died Of poison ivy and the fight
naturally was over"
THE fight will go on rain or shine"
says Richard. regarding the Willard
Dempsey affair OF Friday. This decision
has set everybody here praying for a
fair day. and. II II is not asking too
much, for let up on the part OF old
Sol. Five or six hours In the sun, II It
runs true TO the form It Is showing to-
day, will be mighty little to brag about
home.
The local weather man. Mr.. Currier.
to-day gave out little encouraging In
formation. He said that as far as he
could dope 1t out Friday would be fair.
but at the same time a hot day. The
thermometer. he laid, would hover
around the 90 mark