Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-07-04
BY KID GRAVES.
Former Welterweight Champion.


Toledo, O., July 3.-(Special
Telegram).-The greatest event in
the pugilistic history of America, if
not the world, will be staged in this
city Friday afternoon when Jess
Willard and Jack Dempsey meet to
decide who is king of heavyweights.
The first preliminary of eight
rounds will start at 10 a. IN. between
Tommy O'Boyle of Toledo and
Solly Epstein of indianapolis.
Jimmy Devers of Jackson, Mich,
will referee.
The second preliminary between
Wop English of Toledo and Whirl-
wind Wendt of Chicago for eight
rounds will start at l0:40 with
Tommy McGinty of Cleveland
referee. The third bout will be for
10 rounds between Johnny Lewis of
Toledo and Tommy Long of De-
troit. Danny Dunn of Cleveland
will referee.
The fourth preliminary of eight
rounds between Johnny Rose of To-
ledo and Battling Balliere of the
army will begin at 1920, and will be
refereed by Tom Bodkin of Pitts
burgh.
The fifth event will bring togeth-
er Jock Malone of St. Paul, Demp-
sey's sparring partner, and Navy
Ralston of Joliet. 1t will begin at
l p. m. Lou Bauman of Cincinnati
will referee. The semi-windup
will be another championship affair,
Paperweight Champion frankie
Mason of Fort Wayne defending his
title against Carl Tremaine of De-
troit in a 10-round bout at 2 p. m.
Billy Rocks of Detroit will referee
this bout.
Main Bout at 8 P. M.
The maih event, the battle for. the
worlds heavyweight championship,
will go on at 3. 1t will prove to be
the best bout between heavyweights
ever seen. or one of the very poor
est. Judging from the condition of
the men it should be the best.
1t will certainly be history max
ing contest in either event. 1t
practically means the making or
breaking of the boxing game in
America. Should it prove bloom
err, hope for legalized boxing in
Nebraska and many other states will
be dead. If it is a great fight the
hopes of boxing fans IN the various
states will boom and bills will be
presented to almost every state leg
.islature in the country.
This bout will be attended by
some of the foremost men in public
life in the country. including flnan-
ciers, politicians, business men and
host of celebrities Of the sporting
world.
Some of those in the sporting fra
ternity who are here are Sunshine
Jim" Coffroth. the Frisco promoter,
an in his party are the two former
heavyweight champions, Jim JEFF
fries and Jim Corbett; Johnny Cou-
lon, former bantamweight cham
pion; Frank Moran, Benny Leonard.
lightweight champion; Jack Britton,
welterweight champion; Battling
Levinsky, Billy Miske. light heavy
weight champion; Johnny Kilbane,
featherweight champion; Jimmy
Dunn, Tad Dorgan, Bob Edgren, Ed
Smith, Six Keener, Jas. Dougherty,
Jack Dillon, George Chip, Battling
Nelson, Emil Thierry, Tom Jones,
Tom Andrews, Larney Lichenstein,
Gene belmont, Richie Mitchell, Bill
ly Gibson, Jack Hanlon, Billy Nc.
Carney, Billy Recap, and a host OF
other leading lights of sportdom,
too numerous to mention.
Has a Friend at Court.
l moved my quarters to a more
central location today, going into
the St. Clair hotel with Sid Keener
and another St. Louis sport writer
Our favorite diversion is matching
for the beer, and we get real beer
from a gent that knows where to
get it at 50 cents a bottle, and oh,
boy, it is a real drink in this kind of
weather. 1t is SO in the shade and
the weather man says hotter Fri