The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-07
TITLE FIGHT ON DAY
SET, RAIN OR SHINE
Richard Declares There Will
Be No Postponement on Ac-
count Of Weather.

ToLHpo. Ohio. June 6.-Jess willard
and Jack Dempsey will meet In their
heavyweight championship contest hero
July whether there II q clear sley or q
driving rainstorm. Tex Richard, pro-
motor of the contest, made this an
nouncement tonight in denying reports
that the contest might be postponed
until the next day because of Indictment
weather.
"Ali talk of a postponement 10 idle"
Rickard said. IT am taking this stand
now for the beneft Of the public. There
Will be thousands Of person In Toledo
from every part Of the country. and to
ask them to stay over for another day
would be imposing hardsip. II Is possi-
bic the contest may be delayed an hour
or two. but It will not be postponed"
It became known tonight that WILL
lard Is after Clay Turner, the Indian
isht heavyweight; Harry Greb Of Pitts
burg and BARLEY Madden. another light
heavy. to work with him. It Is asserted
that the champion has boxed with the
sparring mates already in camp 30 often
that he knows all their moves and that
this 10 harmful to him in his preparation
for gruelling contest.
willard Runs seven Miles.
The champion intended to do Ave
miles on the road this morning, but he
became lost in the outskirts Of the city
and covered seven miles before reaching
home. In the afternoon he boxed six
rounds, three each with Jack Hempei
and Walter honohan. He worked with
the pulleys and wrestied. The champion
fell to the floor of the ring during his
setto with Hempel when he missed .
punch and became overbalanced. He en-
5oyed a good laugh when the crowd OF
spectators roared over his spill.
Johnny Kilbane. the featherweight
champion. started q lively argument to-
day on the ACCESSIBILITY of training in
the sun for o contest to be Fought in
the sun. Kilbane, who trained for five
twenty round contests in the open in
California. claims II Is unvise for Demp-
sey and Willard to work with the blaz-
ing rays OF the sun beating down on
their unprotected heads.
"No boxer ever lived that could train
under the burning heat for several weeks
and not have his vitality sapped," Kill
bane said. Tho idea that a boxer
should train in the sun to harden him
self to conditions likely to prevail when
he goes into battle Is wrong. They
should train in the cool Of tho day and
then they will not be robbed of their
energy"
Needs strong sparrinE Partners.
Sparr!ng partners capable of handing
out punishment instead of absorbing Il
Is the paramount need of Jess Wizards
training camp II the champion 10 to get
into a hardened condition. boxing ex-
perts declared to-day.
willard can stand with his hands
at his sides. IL he so desires and allow
the present sparrtng partners in camp
to drive blows at his jaw and stomach
without apparent effect. but sporting
experts said that was no indication
that he could expose his vulnera BILE
parts when Dempsey begins shooting
his gloved fists at him. The challenger
Is fighter OF the FItxsimmons type.
with powerful forearms and terrific hit
ting power. and capable of stopping a
foe with either hand.
Jack Dempsey is spending the last
day of his vacation" to-day. The chal-
ienger. already chatting under the re-
straint OF idleness. will resume his con-
grind at his Maumee Bay shore
camp tomorrow.