El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-26
CAMPS Scene Of
ACTIVITY
MONDAY
belmont Extends His Pro
gram and Boxes With
Both Payo Boys.
WALLACE RULES
SLIGHT FAVORITE

lust who is goinb to be the third
) man IA the ring when Otto Wal
lace and Gene belmont jump from
their respective corners on Labor day
evening is causing quite a bit Of ar
gument pro and con in the camps OF
the two little battlers and there are
quite a number Of fans who are also
interested in this particular matter.
Delmont has stated that he reserves
the right to pick from any five Of the
local men and Roy G. Martin, who is
looking out for the business interests
OF the little scrappsr. has announced
that he is willing TO abide by this
method. Wallace, however, is stand
ing pat on one man and the fans can
not understand just why he should
do 50.
There are two capable men in the
city who have demonstrated their
ability in past bouts in the StucOrium
and other boxing stadiums in Roy
Emik and Jack Mcdonald SO i'm
pressed are the .Bisbee promoters
with the work Of the last named man
that they have twice arranged for
him to officiate in the Copper city
bouts at a guarantee twice the sum
received by local arbiters and have
paid all Of his expenses including that
II transportation
Bisbee is approximately one
third or one fourth the size Of FL
PasO and the fact TINT the west
err promoters are willing to pay
handsomely for the services Of
capable referee certainly re-
bounds to their credit He Is also
official referee OF the Fifth
5aF--se Emil has = HE following
among the local fans in view Of his
cleancut work in the Wallace-Carter +
and SUDDEN berg George battles. HIS
decisive manner in rendering dects- z
ions in both Of these contests without T
hesitation and his refusal TO be in +
fluenced By outside differences have Z
stamped as an efficient level headed 4
man who can be depended upon 70 4
render g verdict in accordance win I
his convictions. There is probably I
one fan in one hundred who believes
Wallace won the Carter engagement I
or even got a draw with the signal /
battalion champion
again Kid George has Just as
many supporters as SudeEberE
and who think that n draw WAS &
the just decision and IT could not
have been otherwise. The nintter J.
"a expected TO be settled definite
ly within the next few hours.
Scrappers Work Hard
Both camps were the scene Of re-
newed activity Monday afternoon as
Wallace started preparatory work
while belmont has been boxing for .
several days in his quarters at Pas
time park Wallace continued TO be
a seven TO five favOrite in the contest
with plenty Of belmont money in
sight The fact that Otto has fought
a number Of battles here is tending
toward making him the choice Of the
fans so far as a financial speculation
is concerned. He appeared fast and
clever in his workout Monday after
noon, stepping several last ROUNDS
with Jack Arnold. Arnold is a fast
boy himself and makes q good spar
ring partner
Gene Payo, FL PasO's clever little
bantamweight, furnished the pleasant
two fast rounds with his former
European partner, belmont Gene
pulled on the gloves just after his
brother had finished a fast setto with I
the Memphis crack and tickled the
fans considerably by his fast work
Dusty Miller, that sturdy mid
dieUeiEht from the Seventh cav
airy camp also donned the leather
and helped the fastener Timber
up his muscles The workout was
witnessed by a big crowd Of fans
who stayed until the last minute
while Gene was doing some Gales
fhenic stunts on the mat before
going in for n midtown
Wallace's quarters We're also
crowded with fans who also stayed TO /
watch the workout Of Scrappy Kid /
Fred George and frankie Fowser- In
due time BAD Daddy" Anderson
hopes 70 have seats erected for the
benefit OF the visitors and viii ar
range things 50 that those working J.
at the Stadium VIII have the benefit
Of ali OF the modern apparatus Wal
lace will continue training today and
viii step several rounds with George
and FoWser. II is believed
belmont Is Veteran.
The fact that belmont is an eX-
soldier and served with the expedi-
tionary forces, is drawing quite a
mum Der Of khaki clad boxers 70 his
camp and he has large number to
pick from Again. the little fellow Is
a fsvorite with every Fl Pasoan who
served with Gen Pershing's forces
overseas or anywhere alse, for that
matter and he promises to draw quite
q big crowd from the ranks Of the re-
turned men. BE did the one thing
that would make Jack Dempsey the
most popular champion in the world
served during the emergency-an
the veterans OF this district are
grateful 10 him for doing his bit and
taking even chances with them.