The Washington times., 1923-05-12

tecClon or big boxing men ever
in battling for the health of chill
distribution of free milk by the
which Mrs. William Randolph He
There will be five winners and
live losers in this heavyweight
tournament Of headlines, but win or
lose, the fighting will all be done
for a worthy cause.
After weeks of careful training
the ten men will enter the ring to-
day in pairs from 8 o'clock until
the time the issue between Jess
Willard, former champion of the
world and Floyd Johnson, the Iowa
youth, is decided
Representatives of the State
athletic commission were at Madi-
SON Square Garden early this
morning to weigh i'm the men at
10 o'clock. After this formality
Is compiled with the fighters
were to eat early luncheOns and
proceed to the stadium about an
hour ahead of the time each is
scheduled to enter the ring
At the regular weekly meeting of
the commission and the license
board lat the new uptown offices
yesterday afternoon, the application
of the owners of the Yankees for
boxing license was granted. The
license was taken out in the name
of the Cromwell Athletic Club for
no reason at all except to comply
with the law and because Cromwell
avenue abuts one side of the
stadium.
The commission also adopted a
- rule that goes into effect inn
mediately and may have quite an
important bearing on today's bouts.
The rabbit punch" with which
Jack Dempsey knocked out Bill
brennan he4e two years ago, seems
to be favorite blow of tall heavy
weights operating on shorter
opponents.
The rabbit punch is & blow de-
livered to the back of the neck
with a downward motion of the
hand when an opponent is bent in
a clinch or held so that his head is
bowed. 1t is considered a danger
Gus blow when employed by hard
hitters and is therefore barred.
The referees will be instructed to
caution the, boxers about this new
rule.
This is by far the most attrac-
tive heavyweight card ever ar
ranged and the milk fund will
provide punishment for thousands
Of babies. Early indications are
that the attendance will tax the
capacity of the new baseball sta.
dunn and that the gate receipts
will run close TO a half million.
dollars.
The advance sale of reserved
seats, at prices ranging from 81 to
$40, points TO an attendance of over
sixty thousand.
Ten thousand seats have been
pitched on the playing field sur.
rounding the ring which has been
placed near the pitchers box An
excellent view of the bouts will thus
be afforded. not only to those on
the field but to the occupants
of the big triple decked grand.
stand. Fifty thousand persons will
thus be able to get fairly close to
the ring. The meZzanine and top
decks of the stand will look down
on the canvas-covered battle-ground
The principals in the boxing
events finished training by taking
light workouts yesterday and all
are ready for the bell. None but
Luis Firpo, the giant from Argen.
tine, did any boxing yesterday
"The Wild Bull of the Pampas, -
who is to meet Jack McAuliffe, a
Stalwart from Detroit, in the semi
final bout of fifteen rounds, worked
in private, on the roof of Madison
Square Garden and is pronounced
fit by the veteran trainer, Jimmy
De Forest
A~A srnr
and McAulifee is but slightly over
Swallowed by the main event be.
tween Willard and Johnson. In
the last few days McAuliffe's stock
has doomed and today many shrewd
boxing men are laying even money
on his chance to defeat Firpo.
James J. Corbett. the man who
-, ssted the heavyweight title
from John. u. Sullivan more
than thirty years ago. is one of
McAuliffe's most ardent admirers.
Willard, though he is past
forty, and has done no fighting
since Jack Dempsey relieved him
of his title four years ago.
rules 1O-tO-7 favOrite over John
son. This is another bout that
has the, experts guessing. The
POtfOwattamfe giant has train.
ed for this opportunity as he
never trained before.
Willard is not fighting Johnson
alone. He is fighting for a chance
to come back at Dempsey. To do ii
he must dispose of several young
and formidable contender, of which
Johnson is the foremost. A defeat
ends his career in the ring. John
son can be beaten and still go on.
The Willard Of the Gymnasium is