The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-07-01
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PLANE WILL Be
MADE OF FIGHT
News Reports Of Ring Battle
10 SurpaSS All Records,


TOLEDO. onto. Juiy .l'w willard
ana nck Drwproy VIII 30 'u'u in" ring
Dt. IDg hrl,yN weight thuWUIuNHatp CON
LrIr Friday with bur hnudH ami
il... ulupirC nd bpluR WI ro dur"
~ lew ~ the spectators ANA seconds
ol tie b"uNl weight rivals nus m
uuuugpmcut WHH made today nN I"N
Richard. promoter of the contest 1ha
decision to icuucHt the boxers lu hand
urt their hHudu ~ the riur iH regarded
uH a victory for willard who protested
against Dempsey rhuS 80 adjust ~"
tnpr and hhUdngrs uu hls hands VINO
IN the dressing room
What amount of ltps md hrndugcs
will be used has not hHru determined,
bat willard sad that ha would iusis.
upou thin lnNer " cotton surgical
h,nduges and unlS enough i'rr 10 u"H
tho huudag"s m ph,, ltubHlI and
the tcfcrcr Ollic rc,ord. r"hnb'r viii
make a. decision IN this regard t"m't-
row
Arrangements Made.
Final arrangements regarding the d'.
tails Of the tig contest wcfr completed
nj a conference between the boxers,
managers aud ItiCknTd HUd each camp
knows Just what IN expected "i ~" pm
cipals and their secohdng brigade. Tho
huAela Viii wear specially made nN'-
ounce gloves and each VIII hc allowed
10 have five seconds iu his corner m
Guiding the msrnf"r Or nlNls'l. hH w.
. cnse may be. The toss for choice ~
corners viii not be made until the d"}
Of battle,
willard inquired whether Dempsey
Intended to grease his body as pc h"arh
was being done previous TO the dnlH
workout. He said that II did not mFN.
any difference to hlaI which way th"
challenger appeared provided ho knew
IN advance ana could do litrwisc
dempsey told Richard TINT ho had
never greaped his body ~, any time aud
hpd no Intention of doing 80 for th,
cleared the situation and there viii h'
no amounting tho body with oils ma
ter 1T any time during the last tcW
hours before the clash While tins is q
f,vorite trick ~ wrcstlers II la not tho
usual custom among boxers. although
offering certain advantages IN Ions
fiyhi The oil OF grease. rubbed INTO
the skin until absorbed hy tho pores
Immediately comes to the surface Rgain
when the athlete begins to prrspite hnd
soon the sody IL 20 sltppctr 'hhi T. r.
impossible to secure y fitm hold ur
clnch In either wrestling or boxing, as
tho case may be
AlrpIane Photos. Too.
Elaborate PREPARATIONS arc being
made 10 report the coming contest on
u scale exceeding anything Of the klnl
nj previous ring battles ~ any weight
~
y, Reno with the gathering u news
paper writer's and photographers ior
The johnson Jeffries fight will be easily
rurpa ssed here. Noted sport md sp"-
cInl writer's from oil parts of the couu7
try and Canada ARE present or en- route
and hundreds of seats have been re-
terved IN VARIOUS sections OF the arena
for their nccdmmodn ton. There will
he moro than MY wires set UP at the
ringside to carry tho reports from thr
scene OF the conflict TO every portion
of America and to cable points for
European Nrvicc
Special sYrplano service for the pho
tographers has been planned and from
these lew-fiying planes expert camera
men. some of whom served IN tho same
q pncity with the army abroad, will
take films OF the fighters In action and
the scenes IN and around the arena.
linn edintely the contest IN finished.
several ~ these planes viii make non
stop flights TO Chicago and New York.
IN order that the photographs may be
available for reproduction In city papers.
The most ambitious proposal however
Ia a scheme 10 ny with the pictures to
tho Pacific coast In two relays.
These photographers will have no
connection with tho moving pictures
taken at the ringaide for exhibition pur
poses. The movie men VIII occupy u
platform erected atop n high steel tu-
bulnr column from which point Of van.
taGe they can film tho ring sccno and
every portion OF the fight stadium. This
column has been 20 placed that IL viii
not obstruct the view NJ any Of The
spectators and tho height NJ the plpt-
form HTS II above the linc OF Vision
Of the lottlest row Of sents In the arena