Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-09-06
IDOUGHERTY TO REFEREE
DEMPSEY-M|sKE FIGHT
Champions Manager Threatened to
Call Fight or il Arbitcr From
Philadelphia Wasn't Named.
ny FRANK u. MENI<E.
Nf FRANK q. MENFNE.
IRN Universal ScrNicN.l

BENTON HARBoR. MICH, sept. g.
jack pempsey and Biy M Sfs M pro
coed about the business OF trying TO
swat each other into u state Of coma,
weather permitting.
Fair weather was In prospect. but
Floyd Fiizsimmons WAS prepared for
rain with an immense arena canvas.
He declared also that the Eladiators
"A cloudbursI Mt fight time.
They've agreed TO fight in an or
dinas; drizzie.' he said
II rained Sunday-copiously UP to
noon-then il cleared off, the sun
came out and the weather prognosti-
Gator was hopeful al would be lovely
today.
JIin Dougher;y. Of Philadelphia.
WILL referee the ten-rouDd, no-decision
clash, and thereby hangs a tale.
Some weeks ago Jack kearns and
Jack Reddy. rival pilots. agreed upon
proVed hin. So it was thought that
everything was set All that was
needed was the final sanction of the
Michigan State Boxing commissions
Tom BigCar. chairman OF tho outfit,
arrived Friday afternoon and shortly
afterward the word was passed that
Biggar had placed the .. *. on
DouGherty
All seemed serene
But about L. NJ. Saturday Bigger
Issued forth and stated: "Doughcrty
can't referee. Nobody can referee in
erty has not got one,and it's too late
now TO grant ii to him
In rebuttal Kcarns declared:
"DouEherty referees or thcre'll be
no fight
That complicated things
Bigger, the other members OF the
State Boxing Commission who were
in town. Fi,zsimmons and Reddy
called a hurried pow-wow. They in
vited kearns to join. The Dempsey
boss retorted with n remark that
cont COZ, aimed the expression: GO 10 -,
The conforeeS. however. did not act
; upon kcarns' invitation. Instead,
they went into conference
,,i al pa pay OF Detroit; will referee
Bigser,,s, remark. Reday. he was
The Bigger attitude was transmitted
TO kcarns; who replied: ITS Dough-
er!y-or thcre'll be no fight"
81 All through the Silly night and
into the wee hours OF the gentle
morning the confab continued and
arrived nowhere Bigger stood pat
chung TO Doughcrty.
tinkled in these Michigan parts, and
the deadlock seemed Impossible OF
breaking. bigger said 10 Day:
"Al. I'll hold out TO the finish for
you If you want the job. If YOU say
or they can go through with their
threat to pack up and bea; it from
town. How about it?"
Day answered. III Withdraw rather
than cause the fight 10 be called OFF"
Then Bigger phoned Kearns. I'VE
have agreed to permit Doughcrty to
referee and viii Issue the necessary
license"
There's commission of SIS. 900 TO
he laid on Dempsey TO win. and 1t is
SIM unplaced. Certain persons be-
)ieve that Miskc will win, but they
don't think SO enough TO back ID up
O. N.
money, being offered al Pip and
10 !, goes begging
Several small bets have been laid
will knock out M!ske in five rounds
1t looks like $4,000 gate and
n crowd OF l5.CnG,
va nem 4n,,;a wei ilt,. this, morning
The champion made no public a1-
peafancc sunday lie limbcred up
his muscles with mild turn ON the
road He divided the balance of the
day between sleeping ana shaking the
loose change out pr his sparT!ng part
ners playing rhummy.
Miske disported briefly at his camp
and s!zdblc crowd paid 81 cents
each TO see him do IL.
Miske outlined his plan OF battle.
{. to-wit: I'm going out To box Dcmp-
sey. for the first six or seven rounds
I pace ] can. Ey then, | think I'll have
him pretty well tired out. Then I'm
going 10 s!uGmit ,withA lrim--s n the
Tiff myself UP 70 the-fo5 OF the pu-
gilisiic ladder
The huge bulk of the tight crowd
arrived during the morning via au-
j tomobile. train, intcrurban cars and
boat. But a thousand or more campcd
during tho night in the packed hotels
and room!ng houses Of Benton liar-
Dor.
"profteerinE won; go around here, -
declared the Mayor as he liked food
prices for the holiday. named the
: maximum rates al hotels and also
: placed 81 as the taXicah cost from
any poin; in Benton Harbor 10 any
Z State po!icc after raidlng ono
'gnmb!ing he'll" and scariAE al
Others into closing. swooped down
upon a few places from which came
the aroma OF !iQu"r and ferried the
gproprietors TO the civic bast!Ic.
Dempsey's battle PROGRAM IS as fol-
flows: I'm going 90 knock out Nlskf
1.-The first minute rs possible for IN,
TO do So"
Promoetr T:tzslmmons last nigh,
: paid kearns the $4,000 guaranteed
Dempsey for the fight.