The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-04
Big Fight
Taken Over
by Kearns
Dempscy's Manager Assumes
Practically All Responsible.
ity for Bout-Will Prob
ably Have to Pay Referee.
Gibbons to Get Nothing
BY FRED s. HUNTER.
Special Dispatch to The Omaha b

Special Dispatch 20 The Omaha Bee.
Shelby, Mont. July "A huge
bowilike arena with a seating capac-
ity of 10000. looms against the hori.
zon on the outskirts Of wind-swept
Shelby tonight.
Wednesday afternoon 10000. peg
sibly $1,000 OF those seats will be oc-
cupied at prices ranging from $50 to
s55. The rest will be empty.
And Jack Dempsey and Tommy
Gibbons will fight it out for The cham
pionshiD Of the world before the small
est crowd that has witnessed a heavy
weight championship go i years
For his part in the battle. Dempsey
will receive s2io.0oo and whatever
else his manager. Jack Kearns. can
get. which probably won't be a great
deal.
Gibbons end on his percentage con
tract won't amount 10 more than
bag OF peanuts.
kearns Takes Over Show.
Jack Kearn. practically took over
the show today. Tho Montana pru-
moters who undertook great deal
more than they we're capable OF
handling. were conspicuous today b.
their absence. They apparently were
content to stay under cover and let
the grief pie up on Kearns.
kearns arrived in Shelby AZ noon
today. TO take charge Of the ticket
sale under the compromise agree
ment reached in Great Falls at s.zs
this morning. He found thar he had
10 take charge OF pretty much Of
everything else.
II also looks as though kearns WI
have 10 pay out a considerable por-
tion OF the money he'll take in e.
the gate. for il looks as though
kearns will be the only one able 10
pay the referee and the preliminary
fighters for their services
Gets First <loe, zoo.
kearHs, under the new agreement.
Is 70 receive the first 500 600 THAT
comes in at the gate II seems un-
likely that the ticket sale. since
kearns took over the gate. viii reach
even that sum. And from whenea
might come the $40 900 or so neces-
sary 10 compensate the referee end
the preliminary fighters kearus vii
be the only man IN Shelby with thar
much money.
On the train coming up from Great
Falls this morning. kearns admitted
ne realized payment would be up 10
him TO save the show.
I've been the goat so far. so why
not continue he laughed. 4 sup-
pose III have TO foot the bill 50 the
people who have bought tickets vii
get run Tor their money,
$1,000 in Box Office.
When Kesrns arrived in Shelby he
found $4,000 in the box Office. That's :
his start on the siee GEO he's shy.
Dempsey did not accompany Kearns
10 Shelby. lie remains in Great Fails
nnth Wednesday morning. Then he
viii come down for the fight in a
private car. That's another ssie Tor
hearns To pay.
Shelby vas crowded today Wa
visitors here for the figh; Each n.
coming train carried its quota. Many
Pulimans have been sidetracked n
the yards - accommodate those U,
able 10 find rooms in town. Shelhs
Is spotted With big canvas tents con.
tanning frem IS 70 400 cots each. Evea
the Shelby high school has been
hurned into a rooming house.
Prices Out Of Sight.
Prices have gone cat OF sight. Last
Saturday noon meal IN shelby :
leading restaurant cost si.se. TO-DAY
less ample meal brought a check
for 3
The Wind blows constnatlv. There
ISN'T a paved street in the town and
the dust clouds almost strange ,hs
throngs which mill up and down the
quarter OF mile that constitute.
the main street Of the town.
Dempsey and Gibbons both rested
today. Neither turned hand.
Some concern is expressed by Glib
bons camp followers over the mental
strain upon the challenger.
Probably never before has a chsl
lenger entered the ring against !
champion with the psychological as
rect Of the affair so much sgains'
him.
Gibbons win so In the ring know
ing that he win NJ; collect rel
/ cent. And Gibbons is not the TYP,
OF hixer who fights for the iov,
Of the game Its = business prcpo
siiion with him.
Fear Nervousness.
, That's why Tonan,ys supporter
fear that he may develop a nervous
ness that WIN he fatal TO nj
. chances for victory.
outwardly he hiss been as calm an,
unworried as q dehusanie. lie laugh
and jokes and manifests the great
: est confidence in his ability TO siv'
Dempsey the trimming et his life.
Rut inwantly the mental Ssrall
I muSs be grca, and Al any neouen
the breakdown 50 greatly feare,
"a may come but no matter what ma,
: he Gibbons mental condition wAel
: he cnters the ring little haNe IL heb
9 out for challenger hy these who hsN
y seem the rival xlaaat0rs in trSinl-r