The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-07-02

SAM "A ~ G II o n ID - Wiltard's
weight and all round ability will win
for him. IL is asking too much Of
Dempsey to beat that big fellow. l
fed sorry for him. for he seems to be
. nice little fellow.
MIKE ODOwD. Worlds MiddIewe,Tht
Champion will carry willard
along at such terrific pace for eight
rounds that the champion VIII begin to
weaken. He cannot come back. ana
there Is no DOUBT In my mind about that
score. After he starts to slow. after as
1 Stimulating the punishment Dempsey VIII
hand him. he will be ready for the fin
fshing touches. / look for Jack to win
by X. o. any time after the eighth
round
MIKE GIBBONS = wiIIards ex-
perienre. punch and great strength.
will he too much for Dempsey to
surmount. II takes more than game
ness to whip willard Ask Frank
Moran.
PETE HERMAN. Worlds Bantam
weight ChampiOn--I like Thousands Of
others hoping 70 see Jack Dempsey re-
turned the winner. have passed up my
good judgment with wishes and hopes.
but cannot see how little man, tho a
great one. can defeat big man and also
q great one ! look for a l2-round con-
test. and Il is mighty hard for decision
TO be rendered against a champion with
all the natural advantages and cham
mons honor I can't for the love OF
Mike. see the championship turned over
20 Jack Dempsey.
JOHNNY KILBANE Worlds
FeatherweiRht ChampIou-Wiilard II
making n big mi-ta AXE by training In
the hot sun. True. tho battle will
he fought in the afternoon. but in
tensive heat saps the vitality rather
rather than helps you get used ." t.
WiIIard's training methods arc
wrong. big man shoSD1 get hard
ened up. hut not by methods that
win reduce his strength. willard
will need every ounce he possesses
when he faces Dempsey.
TOM sHARKEy--This boy Dempsey
looks more like a real fighter to me than
any I have seen since the Horton law
days. He'll beat willard sure. and look
for him to turn the trick In about Tour
rounds. Willard never was great fight
er. in my opinion. Show me one good
man that he ever beat and may change
my opinion. He beat johnson when the
black fellow was all in, and at that u
took him rs rounds to do it. He has been
out Of the ring for three years, and he
won't be half as good as he was when he
won the title. He may look all right
from the outside, but you can't tell me
he'll be there when the pinch comes.
JACK CURLEY - Dempsey will
win. The big fellow has been away
from the ring too long TO come back,
and Dempsey should quickly estsb-
Iish his superiority after the first
few rounds Of battle.
DANTE PETROFF-I can beat that
big faIler. Zbyszko.
BATTLING NELSON-Jsck Demp-
sey Ii rounding TO nicely. At this
stage of his training Dempsey IL .
bit poeved. ! was that way before
i won the battle which gave mo the
championship. 1t Ii = sure indica-
ton that . man il In perfect phys
teal condition.
GUNBOAT SMITH-Jack Dempsey will
be the heavyweight champion on July 4.
] am certain OF that fact. because ! have
met both men. willard has nothing in
his favor except the great physique with
which nature endowed him. Dempsey Is
"A born fighter. and Is one OF the gamest
men / ever met In the ring. He had me
puzzled In. our last fight, and has
knockout in either hand. His speed IS
marvellous. ! boxed him four rounds In
Ban Francisco in 1917. and he outpolnted
he. / boxed him again In 1918 and
trained hard for the fight He gave me
the worst Iacing l ever got. and tucked
me away in two rounds. / fought Will
lard 20 rounds In San Francisco In 1918
eud easily won the decision ! found him