Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-07-04
TOLEDO GOES BOXING MAD
CROWDS JUBILANT AS TWO
CONTESTANTS AWAIT GONG
willard Says He VIII Win and jack
Wants Knockout in First
Round.
BY FRANK &. MENKr.

TOLEDO, OHIO, July 3.-Every body
IN Toledo tonight is suffering from
hstic dclirium.
On the eve of the most important
rugilist!c clash on American soil since
1910. the natives and the aliens Of
this town are running amuck. They
shout nothing but fight language: they
Eesticulate nothing but jabs, upper
cuts and hooks.
On every street corner. in the hotel
Hobbies. the restaurants and every
where the sole topic is the battle to-
morrow with the heavywcisht cham
pionship OF the world al stake.
And the causes Of all this furorc-
the two human magnets that will draw
10000 10 $4,000 strangers TO Toledo
are idling away the hours in the Sc
Siusion o. men camps ~. awai1iins.an INC,
bell at P. W. tomorrow.
Examined by Doctor.
Both have been pronounced in fight
ing condition by Dr. Joseph official
examiner for the Toledo Boxing Com
mission: both have been found fit 10
travel the twelve rounds at any pace
ach man. stirred on by personal
enmity for the other. and by the de-
sire 10 convince the world that he is
king OF pusilism, Is anxious for the
me-" declared Dempsey. Ever since
l was able. to swing fist had
Through the years | have fought 70
reach that pinnacle. The chance
comes to me ton,orrow-and Ill make
good.
Il realize that Willard is I'VE inches
or so talle--and that his reach IS
longer and that he will outweigh me
forty-five pounds. But that is the leas,
of my worries He says he can take
inC IN he ct u
send along. Well, he'll have plenty
OF chances-and before the first round
is over.
Going for Knockout.
I'm going out for knockout with
am going 10 win IN quicker time than
any other man that ever climbed 10
championship heights"
And as for Willard. we'll this is what
he says
They've touted Dempsey as a world
beater-and all along I've felt that he
was overratcd. even though admit
the world tomorrow that as good as
Dempsey may be. l am his superior in
every angle Of the fight game-ano
Ill prove 1t without much trouble.
fighting condition-that ! am far from
my best. My thoughts on that matter
are exactly the opposite | know my
possibilities.-and my limitations. And
er far superior to what was i'll Hn-
rana, I say truth. When ! get into
that ring tomorrow afternoon aud the
fight begins. there will come great
awakening 10 those who have scoffed
at my statements that am in fight
ing shape.
wfllnrd Is Confident.
"In win-and I'll win so decisively
and so quickly that ii Will stun a lot
OF people who have been terminG me
a has been"
But Wizards confidence is not shar
ed by the plunEing public; The town
tonight is cluttercd with DemI.ey
moncy-and with but few takers. The
standardized odds are at cVens. but
many bets away from that have been
made One fellow wagered $1,000 to
$500 that Willard would WIN ana iess
than an hour later another fellow
bit heavily laden with the stuff that
inebriates. bet $1,000 TO 500 Dempsey
would win.
staged, at which the rules to govern
the fight were discussed. II was dcc!d-
cd that the lighters must break clean
and thai there must DC no hi!lins IN
than twice when breaking. he VIII be
liable to disqualification.
Kidney Punch Haired.
The kidney punch has been barred.
The rules o: the Toledo Boxing Com
mission. almos, Identical with chose
ern the fight, it was stated.
LAT the end of the contest the Two
Judges shall a.ve lhvir decision. and in
the event Of q. diSa Sreement between
them the referee shall decide.
I'm the event OF the referee deciding
that a foul has been committed. or the
rules violated. he shall thercupon con-
cult the two judges and receive confir-
nation OF one or both before disquali-
flying the offender"
Soon after sunse; the crowd began
forming in line for the si0 hleacher
seats, the sale o! which opens about
A. NJ. Friday. Before midnight the
line totaled thousands. and Il was ex
pected that at least 10000 OF the
cheaper seats would be sold.
Every hotel in the city is crowded.
Toledo In Fight Mad.
Toledo is fight mad--if ever a town
was. Thousands came here hoping to
find rooms. but failed. And then they
started 10 plan ways and means of
Keeping awake. All through the night
the mobs paraded around. footing
horns. yelling and singing. and the
denizens of this town, who have sleep
ing rooms, used them not at all for
that purpose. sleep was impossible.
And now. with the fight only a few
hours away, and assured of good
weather, the question once again is