New-York tribune., 1919-07-01

Dent The referees name was William
Tate. He has since passed into the
great beyond by the kayo route.
" ouldn't 1T be a terrible thing if
the referee Of this contest should
withhold his decision for week
Think OF the dough bet on this battle
1t would be tougher than moratorium.
The stock exchanges and the boursc
Toledo settled it, and lot of cuvs
would not be able to leave town.
II have talked to Mr.. Pccord and
he has told me positively that he will
not be week in making up his mind.
But you never can tell. 1t may be a
close fight"
Mr. Jack Kearns. African golf expert
and manager OF Jack Dempsey, is
=, somewhat peeved because the veteran
Jack McAulltfe has remarked that
dempsey has no defence and that he
IS lust mediocre boxer Although
neither Mr.. kearns nor Mr.. Dempsey
was at all interested in the late war.
,neE eVloently have been reading the
United States field regulations.
That little blue book, which was ne-
rused so earnestly at Plattsburg and
other camps, says that the best de-
fence Is stronger offensive. William
Harrison Dempsey has taken this mill
tary axiom to heart.
Has 1t All Figured Out
"Jack will need no defence and no
blocHing,' declared kearns. as ho
busted off his dice and blew THROUGH
them preliminary to making the sew
enteenth pass. He viii keep coming
at Willard from all sides and continue
to press him until he sees the opening
Tor the knockout punch. When he
lands 1t, Willard will drop-big as he
l.. and Dempsey will be the heavy
weight champion Of the world.
mat IS Dempsey's style, and he will
rot cNahgc 1t. It has won all of his
hgnts tor him. But don't get the idea
'Hat Dempsey is not a boxer. To NV
nlnd he - the best boxer in the ring
lie IS as fast and as clever as a light
weight and, best Of all, he can hit
hard enough to drop Willard in a
punch. He cannot show all Of his
speed, and he certainly cannot demon
stratc just how hard he can punch in
training.
'lf Jack socked as hard as he can
sock with his sparrng partners he
"oulcnt have any. 1t is hard enough
as 1t is to get the Jamaica Kid and
pm late to go into the ring with him.
l daren t let Jack 20 in against them
at top speed or the camp would be
cleaned out in couple Of mnutos.o
rom the statements, ultimatums
ana glIttering gencralitics that arc be-
ing dictated before the meeting il
would seem that the plan is for Dcmp-
sey TO carry tho fight to Willard. The
champion is an artillcryman at heart.
ana hghts at long range, with u straight
lelt and riga. uppercut ready when
'Hc h&ht gets too close to him
1t remains TO be seen just how now
eriui that straight left viii be against
eeteImlned boxer Of the Dempsey
type. IT was too much for Frank
Moran, who could absorb lot Of pun
'shment and keep coming. 1t NAV be
question on the Fourth as to how
much Dempsey can take and keep com
ing, Tor ne will have to keep coming
carly and often.
lcvinsky to Box Miske
batt!ing Lovinsky and Billy Miskc,
both Dempsey victims, are billed to
nat'le mere on the evening Of july s.
HG' TO date nobody has discovered
"na' they arc rrarrelling about.
fcgimen' or so OF preliminary
NfNtcrS ia encampcd on thu cast bank
1' N''N 'iauHiec l1Ver. hCV VIII be
mArched INTO the arena at 10 O'Clock in
ne morning Of tho Fourth and begin
,ne'r eYoi utlons 1t is alleged that
they VAL keep the cro1'd in good humo.
until the main event is stared
The food question is getting tough
here, and IT viii be tougher IN II few
days, when about 1000 visitors arrive
Tex Richard is thinking of w,rino
Hoover to send a few thousand Rclc;aT
aud Serbian feed bags. There are q
limited number Of cots for slccping
bat the sun softcns thc aaphalt pave.
ncrts IN the afternoons and a BIN
mineus couch is not az hard az it
looks.
Frank HALLS movie men are already
on tho Job. Harry DiRgs and Leon
Eritton have already packed on the ice
Il few DOZEN reels Of notablcs. Every
body hero seems to be II notable In his
hnc, whether 1t happens to be porcl
climbing, czpcrting, banking or othc,
forms Of grand and petty larccncy.