The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-07-03
CALLED OFF,
PUT ON AGAIN
LATEST WORD
Original Promoters Called to
Take Charge of Muddled
Affairs at Shelby, Mont.
DEMPSEY TO GAMBLE
Manager kearns Agrees to
Take Chances For His
Remaining 100000
RETURNS RECEIVED

RETURNS RECEIVED
Result of the Dempsey-Gib-
hons championship contest will
be posted At The Tribune office
the Fourth of July. The contest
will start at p. m. Bismarck
time. Full details will be found
In Thursdays edition.
Great Falls, Mont, July S.-The
Jack Dempse yTommy Gibbons
worlds championship bout, suddenly
called off at midnight last night was
back on it's feet again today and will
be decided in the big pine bowl a:
Shelby tomorrow as scheduled.
Jack Kearns, manager. Of the
worlds champion, at a conference
which broke up at 2:45 a. m. today
agreed to send Dempsey into the ring
against the st. Paul challenger to-
morrow and gamble for the fnal
100000 installment due Dempsey or
ms $3OO,OOO guarantee.
The promoters guaranteed the
preliminary expenses of the show
which include the payment of thc
boxers of the preliminary bouts, IS,
600 to Jimmy naugherty, the referee,
and other incidental expenses which
probably will amount to 100000.
Major j. Z. Lane of Lewiston.
Montana, who threw up his hand
and resigned as trustee for the pro
motcrs yesterday after failing t.
raise Dempsey's 100000 decided t.
continue as trustee and assist the
promoters in untangling the muddle 4,
finances. Kearns will have jurisdie
tion over all gate receipts until tn
champions 100000 is secured. Tho
gate receipts will then revert to the
promoters.
l.. J. Molumby, Of Great Falls, who
signed the articles assuring the
championship contest for Shelby, t.
day is back in control as promote,
assisted by his associates who origi,
ally conceived the idea of havir ?
Dempsey risk his title in Shelby.
Mayor Jim Johnson Of Shelby, WI 70
personally sunk $15O,0o0 in the ver
ture, also is back. Johnson, wi 10
came to Great Falls last night fro p
Shelby, making the 1O0-mile trip d.
an automobile was reported to be j..
such a nervous condition that he wa
unable to participate In any of tn
conferences.
WON'T SEE FIGHT
Shelby, Mont, July 3.-The OF
woman most vitality interested in t.,
outcome will not be within earsh
of the mammoth arena wher
the heavyweight championship bo
will be fought.
Proud Of "Tim", confident of n.
success but anxious, nevertheless :
Mrs. Gibbons. pleasant brown-eye,
wife of the st. Paul challenger, r.
counted today on the eve of IL,
bout the reasons why she will no
be present.
II am afraid the nervous strai
would be too much for me-" sh.
said. "And perhaps it might dis
tract Tim if he knew I were pres
ent. think l shall 60 for a rid
somewhere out in the country ia
enough away from the arena wher'
I will not hear the shouting. Be
cause, you know, will not know
which one they are cheering for an,
the uncertainty would make m
nervous"
! Although she has resided within
a few blocks of the arena the las
three weeks Mrs. Gibbons visite
the big shell for the first time yes
terday. 1t will be her only glimr
Of the battle ground.
| The news of victory or .defea
will be carried to the wife of t.
challenger by special messengc
when she returns from her ride /
the little green-roofed cottage
which the family has resided.
SHELBY HAPPY.
Shelby, Mont, July 3.-Filled !,
ovcrfowing with anxious but enthu
siastic fight fans, bustling with con
fusion, attended upon the hourly ap
proach of a. worlds title bout al
clothed in . carnival atmospheli
Shelby today was awaiting impasi
emily the tap of the gong which Wi
send Tom Gibbons against the "Man
assa Mauler," William Harriso.
Dempsey tomorrow afternoon a.
o'clock.
| Gibbons completed his trainin
with a light workout yesterday af
ternoon. The big amphith eater,
mile westward from town, was fin
ished and ready to accomodate tn
expected crowd, estimated variousl,
at from q few thousand to 18,O00 i
10000 by the more optimistic. Tic
ket Offices are ready for the last
minute ticket purchasers and coH
cessionaires are masscd by the acor
along the road leading to the figh
arena and oflicials have been select
ed to handle the bout. All but tw'
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