Evening Star Newspaper, August 4, 1927, Page 39

Preparations for Heavyweight Championship Ring Bout Now Actively Under Way CHICAGO ALWAYS ASSURED TUNNEY-DEMPSEY SCRAP SET FOR SEPTEMBER 22 Principals May Select Idle for Training Camps, Race Tracks Near Chicago Starting Work by the First of Next Month. | principals were training v ud ‘1“ B At Rickard ser ord t T ilder would start for er of 3y Donohue, uth r Board, to ction plans. Two race track estab! n will be idle at the today as training q Flelds was tendered by to Rickard for either T sey, and Exposition P was offered to Tunney he A members of the American Either track has jdeal facilf rajning and crowds. one “of the thousands of hotel reservations received was from Demp- sey, who wired for the bungalow atop the Morrison Hotel, presumably for his wife's occupancy, while his own training quarters were elsewhere. Reports from Tunney's camp at Speculator, N. Y., sald Gene aiready had begun road work and spar ind that Billy Gibson, his manager, was discussing with him _training camp sites. There was a hint that the Illinois Athletic Commission would strict the boxers to camps in Illinois. ports were that Tunney had favored Lake Geneva, just across the Wiscon- sin line, Because of prior engagements, con- struction work in the stadium cannot Klbe started until some time after the 1st of September, but ticket distribu- tion {s expected to begin next Monday, when Rickard returns to Chicago with his office staff. vill spend but a few days here, to handle the Uzcudun- match at New York on George F. Getz, millionaire é&oal man, who is the legal promoter for Rickard, was to return to Chicago to- day from a brief trip to his Summer home, across Lake Michigan, and be- gin plans for a central downtown ticket office. FIGHT MAY BE LAST FOR GENE AND JACK By the Associated Pross. NEW YORK, August 4.—The sec- ond episode of the Dempsey-Tunney battle for the world's heavywelght championship may be th t ring en- gagement for both principals, startling as this idea may seem in an era of million-dollar_purses. T kard is concerned be dismissed here has an understand- which_the winner appear in another heavyweight extravanganza in but the notion persists, neverthe! that neither Tunney hor Dempsey is anxious to prolong his ring career. Tunney, whose tastes run counter to the blare and glare that goes with the heavyweight title, frequently has told friends that he intended to hang up his gloves “when he made his mil- lion. He will just about have it when he collects around $750,000 for defend- ing the crown in Chicago. ‘With one million in hand, of course, Tunney may decide another will be useful, providing he again defeats Dempsey. If he loses, Tunney might be more in a mood to retire than other- ‘wise, perhaps to take up the political career that has interested him at times. Dempsey is more likely to quit the ring, win or lose, than Tunney, most observers belleve. Dempsey's prime object in returning to action was to win back the crown he wore and prized so highly for seven years. He might have retired last Fall had he successfully defended it against Tunney. Well fixed financially, the erstwhile Manassa Mauler, if victori- ous at Chicago, probably would de- cide he had had enough of the fistic life and retire on his laurels, If he is as decisively beaten as he was last year, there is small doubt it will be Dempsey's last fight. Defeat would leave little basis on which to erect another come-back effort. SERIES OF PIGEON RACES IS AT AN END A banner series of old-bird races ‘was oomghtod by the D. C. Racing Pigeon Club with the flying of a B00-mile special fiight recently. Birds have now retired for the sea- #on to rest and prepare for the molt. W. 8. Hixon nosed out Walter O. Norwood for the average speed prize offered for the 100 to 600 mile regu- lar tests. High spots of the campaign in- cluded the Chattanooga, Tenn., Na- tional race, which was won by Harry D. Copenhaver with a cock bird which two years ago in the same contest ran a close second to the ‘winning bird, a Baltimore pigeon. Harold E. Thomas' yearling hen flew the fastest race of the series, ‘winning the 200-mile flight. A novice owned by C. R. Simpson of McLean, Va., captured the 300- mile race. Before disbanding for the Sum- mer the D. C. club decided that it will use continuous running timers beginning with the old-bird series next Spring. ‘Winners of races during the past season follow: 100 miles, Charlottesville, Va., Henry C. Hile; 200 miles, Danville, Va., Harcld E. Thomas: 300 miles, Concord, N. C., C. R. Simpson; 400 miles, Spartansburg, S. C, W. Hixon; 500-mile special race, Gaines- ville, Ga., Petworth Loft; 530-mile special race, Chattanooga, Tenn., Harry D. Copenhaver; 6500 miles, Galnesville, W. S. Hixon; 500-mile speclal race, Gainesville, F. J. Voith; 600 miles, Oglethorpe, Ga., W. 8. Hixon, and_500-mile special race, Gainesville, Henry C. Hile. T favorite '_TIA“TQ.."....,.... e 1636 CONN. AVENUE Phone Potomac 5718 DEMPSEY TO START FOR SCENE AUG. 15 L.0S ANGELUS, August 4 (P — Assired that his actress wife, Estelle Taylor, was recovering rapidly from an iliness that kept her in bed for two weeks, Jack Dempsey today said he probably would be ready to leave for Chicago August 15 to start training for his fight there with Gene Tunney September 22. Dempsey said his wife was able to walk about their home for a few min. utes vesterday. #Her physician, who described her illness as a condition bordering on a complete nervous col- lapse, announced she ‘“‘would be up and around in a few days.” The former champion said that he was in good shape for his comeback battle with Tunney, having kept in trim since his victory over Jack Sharkey by light exercise in the gym- nasium and road work. “I don't neéd much intensive train- ing,” Dempsey said. “Ten or 12 days of boxing will be ample. If I leave here August 15 that will give me plenty of time to go into the training camp and sharpen my eyes with my sparring partners.” —_—— Although women have played cricket almost since the game was established in England, the recent organization of a women’s cricket assoclation is the first attempt to give them official 1ec- ognition. 30-MINUTE BATTLE IS “PIE” FOR TUNNEY BY FAIRPLAY. Staging the Gene Tunney-Jack Dempsey fight in Chicago means that the contest will be limited to 10 rounds, the same distance that pre- vailed when the title changed hands last year in Philadelphia. This was the shortest heavyweight champlon- ship battle to a d on record. Limiting a heavyweight scrap to 30 minutes of actual fighting is but an- other instance of the trend of the times. A heavyw hampion is a in that he two million dc ances in the common hat ms heavy champion should make but one appeaance each year. Under the conditions no man can be expected to go more than 10 rounds at top speed, and so it can be heavywelght titular s limited to 10 rounds in future. Last year Dem v was away off. nothing much was produced braved the rain to see the scrap. k has had one fight since then. t how much better he looked is a matter of opinion. Looking back to the sixth and sev- enth rounds of his fight with Jack Sharkey, it must be admitted that Dempsey’s legs began to wabhle, and he had to stand flat-footed to get any power behind his blows. Undoubtedly Jack is mighty glad that he will not be asked to fight more than 30 min- utes. Tunney has been taking good care of himself. Although he, too, has only fought twice in two vears, he also wiil be aided by the abbreviated distance. Ten rounds, 30 minutes! How that big Marine will travel! It will be no more than a good work- out for Tunney to maintain a dlzzy pace for such a short length of time. RACE COURSE PLANTS ARE BEING IMPROVED Two of Maryland's racing plants will be greatly improved befors the Fall meets. Entire new equipment, consisting of stands, paddock, judves’ stand and ad- ditional stables, is being provided at Bowie, following the fire which de- stroved the major portion of the buildings recently. 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EW YORK, August 4.—Tex Rickard today let New York know that he had planned to hold the Gene Tunney-Jack Dempsey fight at Chicago ever since Dempsey lost his title last year ‘Philadelphia, and that the local bal- r00 was doomed to failure from the rt. promoter related that Gov. Len who was at the ringside in elphia, had told him the next heavyweight championship _contest “must come to Chicago.” From then on, Rickard said, he fully intended to hoid the bout in Chicago. “I hope that this will be the last big fight I will have to take out of New York,” said Rickard, “By this time next year I hope to have an open-air arena with a seating capacity of 150,- 000 persons.” Rickard appeared relieved at Demp- @ey's acceptance of September the ultimate date. $1,000,000 nce sale today was ed on_ $ 00 of checked advance ers which had been opened in his dison Square Garden office. Rick- rd will return to Chicago Sunday to arrange for the printing and distribu- tion of tickets. Rickard Sees Managers. Billy Gibson and Leo P. Flynn, man- agers for Tunney and Dempsey, re- spectively, were in conference with Rickard yesterday. Flynn planned to leave shortly for Chicago and Gibson returned later in the day to Tunney's camp at Speculator, N. Y. “Tunney could go into the ring in splendid condition in two weeks,” Gib- son said. “He has been keeping him- elf in fine condition ht along. He 22 as| His estimate of a |3 has been boxing every day with Eddle Eagan and Frank Muskle. Tomor- row, Bllly Vidabeck will join the camp. Gene doesn’'t need much work—just a_little road grind and light boxing. He isn't going to pound his sparring partners down for this fight.” Both Tunney and Dempsey plan to take up training quarters in Illinols by September 1, Fights Last Night By the Associated Press. EVELAND — Tiger Flowers, and Chuck Wiggins, Indian- , drew (10). W YORK—Arthur De Kuh, New | Mary o Gates, New York , Bayonne, knocked Wichita Falls, , defeated (12). Harold M out Ruster N Tex. (7). PHILADELPHIA — Benny Philadelphia, knocked —out , Pittsburgh (2). 06 Lucus, De- y Forbes, Indianapolis, Joe_O’Malley, Columbus, defeated Tony Ross, Pittsburgh (8). FIGHTS TONIGHT. Bass, Tommy NEW YORK—Bud Gorman vs. Tom |? Heeney (10). DETROIT—Bob Sage Rosenbloom (10), vs. Maxle MARINES TO BEGIN GRID PREPARATION LABOR DAY Marine Corps foot ball team will begin drills at the Uni- versity of Maryland, College Park, Labor day, 4t has been by Maj. Joseph C. Fegan, of the Corps’ athletlc C activities. 014 Line school facilities have been 2 at the disposal of the Leather- assistant to the presi- director of athletics at for the elevén. befrom the South and West Coast al- though other sections will be repre- sented. Last season’s letter men will elect a captain Labor day. Tom Keady will a head coach, assisted Skinner nd Elme E. A. Whaling is man: . 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