, 1923-07-05
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prices, surged against the gate bar.
rier and the fence surrounding the
arena.
The preliminary scheduled between
Jimmy Delaney. st. Paul ligh 1t heavy
weight. and Jack Burke, one of
Dempsey's sparring partners, was
cancelled at the last minute, when
funds expected to be supplied by the
promoters. were not available.
The fight crowd was subjected to a
prolonged wait before the title bout
when Michael Collins, matchmaker.
refused to permit the fight to pro.
coed until the money to pay for the
preliminaries and James Dougherty,
the referee. was forthcoming. Collins.
Kearns n Major j. Il. Lane. trustee
of the promoters. engaged in a heated
argument at the ticket office. while
the spectators sweltered in the hot
sun but a personal check for $1,000
signed by Mayor James Johnson,
treasurer OF the fight, eventually wal
produced and the balance of the
money necessary was withdrawn from
the fight account after a hurried trip
to n local bank by Mayor Johnson's
son. Bobby Johnson.
Tom Gibbons. defeated. but winner
of n moral victory. nevertheless. in
the eyes of Shelby. which celebrated
hilarlously last night. will return to
st. Paul, his home. with his wife
and three small children tonight or
early tomorrow. He was given a
mighty ovation by the townspeople,
with whom he had become immensely
popular. during his training here. As
no left the ring. n war cap of Indian
feathers was pushed on his head. and
his seconds fought desperately TO
keep back shouting. congratuiating
fans as he was rushed to his quarters.
His wife. awaiting his coming, greet.
cd hlm with n kiss @ he reached
home. Last night no celebrated In
dependence day by shooting off fire
crackers for the e%dlfication Of mis-
boys. and greeting scores OF frienes
who called to congratulate him on ais
showing against the champion.
Gibbons offered no alibis for his de-
feat. but declared he desired n re-
turn match with tho champion. that
he had tired under the strain imposed
by the wrestling in-flghtlng during
The bout. and hat he was unable 10
rally when he sought TO put over the
knockout punch he desired. He was
unmarked. except for n large blue
welt on one thigh. which he said was
cnuscd by a low blow which inflicted
severe pain.
Fans who havo been ~bewai1ins the
fact that the challenger probably
would receive nothing for fighting the
champion, were heartened today by
tho belief tina motion picture rights
in the fight. twenty-five percent Of
which are owned by Gibbons. Will net
the promoters a considerable sum.
Terms OF the contract provided that
Gibbons was 10 receive fifty percent
OF the receipts above tho champions
Of $4,000. Inasmuch as
tho gate receipts were only slightly
more than 5000. 900, he receives moth
ing from the promoters.
Gibbons trip to Montana was not
entirely barren OF profits, however.
He received $4,000 from Shelby for
training expenses and from 500 TO
1900 per day during nearly three
weeks OF training in admissions NJ
his training camp. A tour OF the state
Immediately preceding tho bout net
ted him $1,000.
0lbbor mas no regret over tHe ~
nanclaI end OF the bout. He has met
the champion. the goal toward which
he has struggled for the last three
years, retaining his record of never
having been knocked off his feet and
with tho knowledge he has gained OF
Dempsey style, he Is confident tho
outcome OF a return match VIII be
different from that OF yesterday
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