The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-26
LARGE FORTUNE WILL
Be WAGERtO ON BOUT
Dempsey Enthusiasts Offer sum AE-
gregating $1,000, 900 Blu, Fail
to Find Amy Takers.
BY frank e.. Menhc.

Toledo, Ohio. June 25--Approxi
mateiy 100000 was rushed into
town today from all parts of the
country with this instruction: Bet
it at even money that Jack Dempsey
whips ess willard on July T."
The bulk of the fortune came from
plungers in the big cities VINO hoped
TO find odds against Dempsey in their
own towns Failing To locate better
than even money they sent it here
with the expectation of tinulns VII
lardites who would lay al least, sin To
five on their man.
But practically all of thai Sl,ooo,-
600 remains unplaced Thore is no
financial backing for Willard and
right now there is The belief
that before fight time Dempsey
viii rule a to and perhaps To j
favorite over the Champion i that
comes about ii means situation
without parallel in pugilistic history.
Never in the annals of American
Kingdom has a champion famed 10 go
To the post a faVorite. PADDY Ryan
was a to 1 shot over John L. SUN
van and the great Bostonian hackers
laid to ] that he would whip Cor
uvrr f'1tzs1rrmo Hnri-f3oh. III turn
was a IL to ) ruler over Jim JEFF
fries When 1eferies went against
johnson he was faVorite while John
son was 10 ] when he battied Wal
lard,
The absence Of willard money can
only be explained in one way. His
most enthusiastic friends have lost
confidence because he doeSn seem 10
be in fighting shape and they figure
an aged and improperly trained Will
lard can not endure before the sledge
hammer attacks of the cyclouic youth
full and sunerbly trained Dempsey
The fact that the Dempsey crowd
evidences frantic eagerness TO plunge
on him even before the refereeing
snarl is untangld shows conference
never before exhibited in heavy
weight challenger. In all other
clashes the heavy offerings of money
were restrained until the third man"
angle had been Strengthened
The refereeing matter is still in
status QUO with prospect of more
wrangling looming large despite the
announcement by Tex Richard that
the names Of the men who~will serve
as referee and Judges will be made
public tomorrow. Adams E.nple who
is here with w. A. Gavin represent
ing the National Boxing comm ission
gave out statement which read in
part.
Major Bidde Will wire the names
OF the officials to Mr.. Richard tx
morrow"
Richard seems to think the matter
is all nicely settled now, and so does
Gavin and Emple who planned 10
leave tonight for New York. May he
it is, but Jack kearns manager for
Dempsey insists that the matter Is
not settled And. Jess Willard has
voiced himself along the same lines
kearns and Willard are not at all
keen about having a pair of judges
assist the referee. Both are expo
nents OF the old plan Of only a referee.
Richard favors the three officials
rule. Why? Well. It's a mystery to me.
But insiders claim that Richard feels
that the only way that Ollie Record
can be damned into the iefereeing
job is to have two judges assist him .
The point is this: Record is the Of
fetal referee of the Toledo boxing
comm 'ssion. Its rules provide that he
must referee all fights in Toledo. and
this DempseyW Willard affair is to- be
fought under Toledo commission /
rules. Record is good man but
both fighters know other referees
that tneS are more Keen about than
pecord.
The refereeine matter sun is nj
status quo. with the prospect of more
wrangling looming large. Dickard had
expected the names of tbs Judges
would he made public tomorrow but
this can not take place until Friday
now Gavin and Empie missed their
train for New York, and they cannot
meet with the hoard until Friday 10
make their recommendations
Richard seems to think the matter
all nicely settled and so does Gavin u
and Empie. u
VIII Pay Interest.
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