New Britain herald., 1919-06-23
TATE, NEGRO BOXER,
 STAGGERS DEMPSEY
Big Crowd Is Amazed When
 Challenger Goes Against Ropes .

Toledo, Ohio, June 23.-F'ive thou sand persons, packed like sardlnes in the canvas enclosed arena where Jack Dempsey docs lis training were amazed yesterday afternoon when they saw Bill Tate. the giant choco4 late negro, clout the challenger thres staggering blows in the second and last. round of their workout. The onlook- CTS then saw Dempsey angrily arguing with his trainer. Jimmy Defforrest, for another round with the African, but to no purpose, as the handler called a halt then and there and sent his charge to the dressing rooms.
 Each of the blows that caused the Specta tors to get on their tiptoes was delivered as Dempsey was boring in on the negro, the first two being straight left handlers and sent the Challenger's head back The third blow was a right hook that caught Dempsey, who was slightly off balance. on the jaw and sent him spinning against the ring ropes
 The challenger made q cyClonic rush a+ the now grinning Tate and tried desperately to land a heavy retaliatory punch. but the negro took the defen- sive and by holding and side stepping managed to escape any serious damage until released by tho call of time.
 The effectiveness with which the ne gro reached Dempsey's jaw created sensation among the experts, who argued that if Willard met the chal- . lenger in the same manner the fight would be apt to end in a hurry. Terry KclIar Resigns Dempsey had but one other bout yesterday afternoon, the Jamaica Kid going two lively rounds with Willard'a , challenger Terry kcllar. whose eyes have been injured by his heavy work with Dempsey, has resigned.
 Even the fact that there were 4,800 . paid admissions of 90 cents each did not serve to lessen the worried look on. Jack Kearn's face after the Tate in-. , cident.
 This affair, following a report that Dempsey and the Jamaica Kid had a mixup in training quarters and that the Kid dropped the challenger twice has served to add to the puzzling sit. uation. Kearns and the Jamaica Kid 1 both denied the story of the alleged propaganda, but many persons herAi declare the Kid turned the trick AS a counter irritant to the Deu1p- Sey-Tate revelation, those who daily are inspecting the work of the cham pion and challenger have reached the conclusion that Willard is not in con dition at the present time and that if i he continues the system of training now in force he will be far from good condition on the day of the battle. 1 Willard's flesh is flabby, his wind poor l 1o,J T., i than when he faced Moran in New ! York ..... ...5 *E#
 The champion has cut out road work entirely, and as he does no rope skip ping he therefore is completely neg i lecting the essential part of training looking to improvement of the w5ta1d. He may regard the item of no ainl- portancc, owing to the shortnesss of the : bout. but if called on to fight at alfast : clip for six or eight successive rounds ! he might regret it. ~..
 Willard Declines Advice.
 Willard has no trainer and declines 1 to accept advice from any one. He lives in q fine cottage in T quiet part of the city, rides about in an expensive' ! car and never goes to training Qussrt- CTS except in the afternoon when he i boxes 2 few rounds with lis training
 s;af. The champion seems to regard the entire matter as q joke. and he en- joys nothing more than to let little
 chaps like Joe Chip and Steamboat Bill Scott pound him in the podyi unity they fairly drop from exhAus-I ton. E Then when they are helpless thaa giant cuffs them playfully all aboutJ the ring, wearing q wide grin on hfsR ! face. Willards training is the most singular preparation of any championH for a bout in which his title is N stake. ~A
 The champions arena was jamm
 to suffocation yesterday afternoon M
 Secretary Adam Empie of the ArnyW
 Navy and Civil Board of Boxing con trol had a field day in the matter
 issuing licenses to prom oter2, mara
 CTS and boxers today. 8
 Rickard Receives License. BY
 Tex Rickard received the first
 cense card issued by the board to
 promoter. The card bears a >printe
 notice to the effect that George
 (Tex) Rickard has a clean and hone
 able record as a promoter of box
 and has the full sanction of the boa
 to continue in that vocation
 Jess Willard, worlds heavyweig
 champion, has card No. l for box
 and Jack Dempsey has card Ns. ,.