Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-09-03
ENTHUSIASM is
LOW IN JERSEY
SCRAP MONDAY
Fans Fail to Go Wild Over
Middleweight Bout Between
Wilson and Downey.
REFEREE COUNT TO RULE

NEW YORK. Sept. 3.-With the re-
formers In full retreat and the referee
for the Wilson owney middleweight
championship fight In Tex Richard S
arena at Jersey City on Monday chosen,
there appears nothing left to do but wait
for the day of the big wind.
The reformers who aimed to stop the
bout hoisted the white hag FRIDAY ana
went back to their domestic anelrs.
The New Jersey boxing commission
has refused to accept Tex RICHARDS sug-
gestion that the referee take his count
over a fallen boxer from the timekeeper,
who either calls out or signals the see
onds from his watch. Richard holds
the referee timer rule so important that
he will renew his plea to have the rule
in force Monday.
FANS SEEM TO
BE IN HIDING.
From all accounts there was no change
in the attitude of Downey and Wilson
today regarding what they believe VII
be the outcome of the Monday match
Neither one has packed up MS duus
and scampered home fearing the out
come 1t was another tough day ID
training Old Sol and Veteran Humidity
held to their trenches and sent over a
barrage that forced every one to cover
The attitude of the fans regarding the
coming battle appears 10 nave changeu
little. There is no great line standing
before the Garden pushing and pulling
TO get IN to the window for choice seats.
The ticket seller yawns and nops MS
heated brow, wishing the whole darn
thing was over. Many are Of the candid
opinion that Tex Richard wishes the
same thing so he can count his loss ana
get a fresh start.
According to those persons who seem seem
Johnny Wilson $4,000 and Bryan
Downey SO 600 for the little twelve
round affair Tex will have to have a
whale of a crowd TO come out even, and
from the looks Of thisgs the greatest
part of the gasg viii be IN the y seats
OF course. they'll be where the Demp-
sev- Carpenter fans paid $50 and $50,
and they'll think they have good seats.
CANS BOUT
A FEATURE.
A great part Of the crowd which hot
foots it to Jersey City Monday is going
for the experience purely of seeing Mike
McTigue try to change the color of
Panama Joe Cans. When Richard was
arranging the show he had Cans in
mind, but came near dismissing him,
because he was unable TO find a suitable
opponent for the negro middleweight
title holder.
Right after McTigue knocked George
Robson cuckoo in four rounds in Cana
ia, Richard offered Mike the big job Of
tacklIng the negro. Tex easily remem-
Dered the great DattIe Robinson put up
with Cans in the Garden for fifteen
rounds. Considering that Mike stopped
George so readily, Tex figured the Irish
man could give the negro battle
another interesting encounter will be
that between Tex Richards fyweight
champion. Johnny Buff, and Indian Rus
sell of Harrisburg.
The fact that Richard has stated that
the championship belts presented by him
to Johnny Wilson and Johnny Buc can
not change hands on Monday unless the
present holders are knocked out presents
an added reason for Bryan Downey and
Indian Russell to put up good scraps.
Solly Epstein Of indianapolis is not on
the card as at first planned.
Betting on the headliners remains at
q standstiu What little coin is offered
is at even money. The Bostonians along
the Rialto the other day seem to have
faded from sight during the warm
spell They have probably found a
rathskeller some place and are keeping
cool quick trip through the Forty
Second and Broadway district Friday
afternoon failed to uncover any Downey
money.