New Britain Herald Newspaper, July 2, 1919, Page 8

" TOLEDO A BEE HlVE OF EXCITEMENT AS FIGHT FANS POUR INFOR BIG BATTLE—— ARANV LLE G . SLUG WHITE SOX HURLERS——KETONEN AND ESELUM READY FOR WRESTLING CHAMPIONSH[P CONTES A= e e e FIGHT FAN THRONG POURY INTO TDLEB[L Streets Are Lined With meds; N]gm and Day Toledo. Ohio, rf the Lig fight lard the July 2.— hetween As the Jess Wil Dempsey approaches filling up with the con- of characters which ecan attracted by an gement under the Marquis of code with heavyweights leading roles. Men reputations in commerce well-known sport-loving ¢ coast to coast, and many who Just general public have grasped unexpected opportunity to sec a Elove contest. The lobby of the Seccor was jammed with men other by their first names, though they live as far apart \as New York and San Francisco or Seattle Antonio. They arc the familiar fig- ures who make up the legion of sport followers who gather only in a decade. All kinds men make up this army They are a heterogeneous some are not the kind which would care to have as permancnt idents. The first indication the city has had of the naturc of some of its visitors came yesterday when Chief Herbert of the local police force discovered a gambling room running full tilt. It was a real old-time place, too, with about everything but a wheel. There were two or tables for the ‘“‘crap” games, a for “black-jack,” and another “Klondike The police say that iocal folks were implicated in little gambling palace. When and city glomeration only be Jack is enga playing of nd politics, are last who cail each and sorts of of fight fans. throng and Toledo res- three for the and the few men present ail that they were ignorant of the pro- prietorship. The police took all the paraphernalia and sent word around to all strange that they must not think that Toledo is going to take on the same Wild West atmosphere which pervaded Reno at the time of the Jeffries-Johnson scrap. But with such a week at hand, and with so many strangers in town, the police force will not be able to keep up with all the sharpwits who have made a life study of run- games under the eves of the irdians of the lJaw. Men who are dexterous with the shells and every other form of games of chance are in town. and it is only reasonable to suppose that they will not spend atl their time talking about the fight. They have a lot of time on their hands, and all the Ohioans who are flocking here from the outlying tricts will not be able to curb curiosity at all times. Movies Open all Night. The police cannot watch all the strangers; there are too many of them. The movies are open all night this week, and night life is in full swing. There are as many people on the streets late night nsually are during the early evening. July 5 there will be no The weather is getting warmer the minute, and while there is any sign of metropolitan night life To- tedo’s guests are not going to be in any hurry about going to bed. Amuse- ments and refreshments are in great demand, and it is difficult to sce how any, gathering of this sort going to get along without both. Chief-'of Police Herbert said terday: *“We don’'t want visitors to get the idea that because the Willard-Dempsey contest is to be held here Toledo is to be a free 2asy town. We will have none of it.” That’s the first warning the visitors have had to be good. The promoters of the fight feared for the last few days sounterfeit tickets would he placed on the market, and Frank Flurnoy, bus: their at From now until by is yves- have Aay Queensbury | the | country-wide | ns from | roulette | table |} the | police enfered it was almost deserted | said | E i curfew hour. i this | real | night | and San | about once | no | dis- | | not | today citizens or | i and Monahan today and | ! the ) the that | who | is aiding Rickard in running the bout, | to Chief Herbert that the pasichoards were already e presented a $60 ticket which was brought here from Cin- cinnati. Everybody is being warned against buying tickels anywhere rept at the fight headquarters. ard expects a big rush for tickets at Bay View morning of the fight, ten ticket offices were side of the aren The list of officials for the now complete. Willard, who first was not going to have a nf his own, announced that Cochrane of Kan City would 2 watch for him. .Joe Dannon York will do the timing Dempsey. Warren Barbhour, ficial timer,.and J. A. Drexel anc of the judges, are expected arrive today Willard has been Togeph Swecney. official phy for the Toledo Boxing commission, who has declared that the champion Is excellent physical trim for a tweive-round bout. “In fighting a man the champion will marvelons resistance, have plenty of Dr. Sweeney. above complained counterfeit in town park on and yesterday erected out- is at hold New the of- to examined by in like Dempsey use a lot of This but he sfill will reserve stamina,” “His Tesistance normal fihe external > muscles ac the stomach well developed and forin abdominal protection. y scular and tvular tone far and ohliq ross are very strong m normal Weight Is Only 241, One of the rprising things about Dr. Sween ramination was that >und v ard weighed 241 pounds. ch di he declarations of T'empsey's backers that the cham- pion’s course of training has not been tand X~ I} Rick- .| the cheaper | the | and | felt ! Dempsey contest | timer ! Bd. | s i the of | for | Riddle, | { money Dr. | | bers of wagers !was a Cindication | The gamblers ¢ aid | ;ynmlcd that when the | money { larger odds. | win y strenuous enough | rounds : Monahan for i went | shadow { this moment seemed keyed up to the as there ! the rush hours of | | He worked with the { weight, { were rolling from { The challenger is | & fighter could | day’s t Doa’'T LOOKS OF Tuat COME LATELY. 1 CULTIVATE A HAUGHTY Loow ind MUST MORE THere ComeS Some FoL®s THAT WOoULDN'T LooK GooD SITTING AT SHALL ASSUME MY MOST FoR-— BIDDING EXPRESSION- oUR TABLES, | — LIKE & THE ] PEOPLE WIT THE CTROWD HERE HOUT CLOTHES MUST BEe M™MADE UNWELCOME I SHALL INFORM PMUST Teie HAVE THAT THEY I TABLES RESERVED — i AH ~ THEY LEFT AND RIGHT GLAD | Ard. | A REALLY A GREAT HELP Ta THEe MA\J/\(J\"N\ S S - SomE Pm.PLd LET caLl. me BY M\” FIRST NAME : iT WON'T ORDVINARY LOoOoKING FOLKS FEEL CUMFURTABLE[ -BESIDES, THEY SPEND So LITTLE AnND ARE WASTE oF SPACE, A HERE COMES MR. AND MRS, VANDERCOtIN, MOST CHARMING PEOPFLE, ['LL SraiLE UPon THEM —THUS ASSURING THEM FRIENDSHIP AnD Go0D WiLL. \'T HURTS Tp SMILE BUT {T MIGHT (FAY . mE BERoUR IV ERNEDE S MR. SomE OF MY = CouRSE, THErA a Art HIRED To &1Y PLACE A DIGNIFELE EXCUELS (NGRS = Som PEOPLE ARQs PRETTY LUCKY IF ALt ow T)'—H’M To L T/\BLF:': APPRE [[G1=3 AND SEATT SR 0 | SHALL GIUGE TABLES VANDERCOIN GAUE ME MoOoNEY BUT THAT NOT REASON, OF For MY SHOUING EXTRA ATTEMTION-~ NO - no - TH (1] down Tex tfor to bring him to his best tighting form. O’'Rourke, who trained Willard the Johnson fight in Cuba, said that Willard weighed 243 pounds in that contest. He will go into the ring on Friday weighing close to 240 pounds. Therc was no letup in Willard's boxing yvesterday. He went threc with Jack Hempel and after rest he boxed with Walter three more rounds. Wil- lard looks better every day, and against Monahan he let out a bit and one of his right jolts sent his spar- ring partner off his feet and into the ropes. The champion was in ex- cellent spirits and was spry oun his feet. Dempsey put on a short is. through boxing and did the eight-ounce pillows against his targets, Tate and Ja- maica Kid, yesterday. He did some exercise with the pullies and then through two short rounds of boxing. Dempsey, right at highest point of his training.. He was impatient and on edge, and Trainer Deforest had to talk to him in the ring to keep him from going too fast. flash of a light- the end of his short of perspiration his face and body. trained as well as fle ended his short session at and pantomime at beads he. work with a punching the bag. Dempsey will take only and Thursday. to go through ready boxing s work Willard plans another rough-and- ion with Hempel and will rest to- light morrow. The betting fever i just beginning to fix its hold on the place Most of wagering now being carried is of freak kind. It is not cxpected that the real betting will begin untii tomorrow when the plunging sports arriver. At that time all the clans will be gathered, and it will not be until then that the true odds on th fight will come out. On Thursday and Friday, it is freely predicted, tl Dempsey followers will demand odds, the present wave of cven-money talk will disappear. The fact that Willard every day shows that the has a world of confidence this confidence among the betting quit ernoon it w trained down is boxing himself self m making i public yesterday aft- an adm ion that he is as fine he wants to The veteran trainers here now that De TForest's to keep challenger this will no easy matter Trend of Betting Those boxing he. say joh is on edge and be Shifts. talking even Dempsey., and gested the challenger win, are changing their minds on betting after yesterday’s workouts. There was a lot of betting talk at the Boody house yesterday and num- were made. The largest of 3800 to $1,000 that would win. This fair of what the odds be. r that they will be no to '8, while it is ox- flood of Willard starts the backers of the champion may be willing to offer A bet of $840 1o $200 was vesterday that Dempsey inside of six rounds. whao have been for even odds that will the wager Dempsey is a will better than. 10 madeo would Another { wager was $300 to $%00 that Dempsoy { would f | fboz | knock out the champion. another het was $100 to $500 that Willard would not come up for the “f‘\ enth round. There was alsp a bet 375 to $100 that there will be a knockout. There was also on record at the Boody house a freak bet of $25 Still | the champion | When i eral wagered i fors { Willard sug- | = N \TIC)\AL LEAGUE, l{(‘sulis Yesterday. New York 6, Brooklyn 1 Bostan 9, Philadelphia 1. Chicago Cincinnati (12 innings) Pittstn 11 Louis 1. Standing of the Clubs. h Bt. P.C. New York Cincinnuati Pittsburgh 2 =1 =3« S617 Brooklyn St. Louis Boston Phila Games Todlt)'. Brooklyn in New Y()lk]\- Philadelphia in Bostoyt Cincinnati in Chicagold St Louis in Y”irt:‘lvurg‘ AMERICAN LEAGUEL, Results Y New York 1, Washington 0. Cleveland 14, Chicagol9. Philadelphia 7, Basto St. Louis 5, Detroit 4. Standing of lho (#luh‘- e sterday. New York Chicago Cleveland Detroit St. Louis Boston W mhn\,flvn\ Philadelphia Ganies Totlay. New York in \\ashb‘hngmn, Boston in Phi ifi'rllv“lfi Chi » in Clevelandy Detroit in St. Louis, } \ that Dempsey round Waldorf to $500 vould win in first The hotel is’ a enthusiastsy made (hr‘v\ 81,000 were $100 ard will not last Hsvh( were dozens of bdt that Dempsecy wouid wagers of $40 to 5:.']“ challenger were also madg. Onc 3100 tl the would a Wno >ut, \\"-X‘x" offered $100 betti ssioner would six these weref taken whigch were 220 that Demp- dgfcision in the $H to %100 was ontest would wager which blackboard at hot and hed of were Among these that rounds of ] win. Sev on $100 the sport chal- (@)= by to 00 At win by 2500 commi, last. I¢ (et of to another not roun Most of bets up. Other freak bhe known were $§100 to would the eighth. A bet of also made that the eleven rounds. A recorded on the bij Boody house lagil evening of $100 3500 on Willagrd was ind {hat the bhackgfrs of the champion coming 1o thep front There is grgeat activity parimutuel etting This bettingfis on not on the ghter be a lot off bettin going to endl in the sixth round seems to by tors. Plan t§ Escape the Curious. Jess Willgard and Jack Dempsey, champion agnd challenger, passc from t@he public gaze, to be sey gel g0 was the to an the ioners alone and There seems that the f 1t tenth mmd among commiss rounds 10 18 The popular among the day (Congtinued on Ninth Pa 661 § ol ! many ; vesterday. | io that ! made tion are | is anothet session which | bet- ! INTERNATIONAL L Results Yesterday. Newark 7. Jersey City 6. Baltimore 6, Reading 5. Buffalo 10, Binghamton 6. Toronte & Rochester 4 (first game.) Rochester 6, Toronto 3 (second game.) Standing of the Clubs. Baltimore Toronto Newark .433 { Binghamton Buffalo Rochester Reading v City Games Today. ersey City in Newark Binghamton in Buffalo. Itimore in Reading. tochester in Toronto. STERN LEAGUE. Resnlts Yesterday. Hartford 8, Bridgeport 7 Providence 3, New Haven 1 Pittefield 6, Worcester 2. Waterbury 6, Springfield 2. Standing of the Clubs, L. 16 18 Providence Bridgeport Waterbury Worcester Pittstield 5 Springfield Hartford New Haven 652 .581 Games Today. old igeport aterbury Provide artford at Worcest at W New Haven at Hartford Battler Stacks Up Hard §roposition in Meriden To- morrow Night in 12-Round Bout. A boxing show which has attracted considerable interest will 0 state Waltz Brand{ A. C, July and their rounds be full he staged park and arrangement affair In the will be held night Both battlors are hard to fit themselves a win me them Br notchers Frankie t man, bring together f Hartford and S Huteh f Brooklyn before the T.enox Meriden on Thursday . They wil} 12 round go from the rvep reccived from respective headquarters the 12 which they are to box should of excitement The show will in the open air at Hanover special lighting and seating 1 > been made for event of rain thoe following Sammy o of hox a the the sho for this bout, able to 1 of as ne of dat in his rns, Chs oex-Champion Frankie Browrn, Al Shubert, Pal Moore, Joe Lynch and Battling Lahn. and none of these boys have victories over him. Waltz has going unusuaily ell himself, having held the championship of while in the army, and his followers in rtford expeet him to win over andt. Besides the conside each the top includi Pete has met class, mpion Kid 12 round star bout there 600 | BRAN-DT AND WALT Against a | S throughout the } Monday , Heor- | Williams, | § his unit ! other bouts Mickey Tr ers of New Haven, has been oing so well of late, will tackle Mack Murphy of Chicopee, Mass., in an eight rounder, while | Johnny Moroney of Waterbury and | Joe Turner of Bridgeport will box six rounds. Kid Rocco of Waterbury and Young Butch of Meriden will put on the fourth bout. “Dave” Fitzgerald of New Haven is slated to referee, Hugh Rorty of Hart- ford will do the announcing and Deng nis McMahon of Meriden will hold the watch RUNS are three on the card.y who | FOR THE VVEEK NATIONAL I.F AGUE. SIEMSIT W D e 8 Boston X Chicago St. Louis Philac . Brooklyn New York Cincinnati X 9 Pittsburgh 7 AMERICAN LT‘-\GLL HESEM AT SS WIS 0SS Boston 5 6 4 Chicago Detroit St. Louis Philadel. New York Cleveland Wi IReading | Bufralo Toronto Bingh'ton altimore | Roche Je ster @icy rsey EASTERN LEAGUE. 5. M. T. W, T. v H(x \\ aterbury { Providence 1 o 4 no game pia AT BRISTOL, GONN. uly 4th. 1919 i 2 o’Clock Fastest Athletes in the Country. Wrestling Bouts AL VENTRE (NEW BRITAIN) Vs. JACK BARN (BOSTON, MASS.) BAND CONCERT New Departure Band Fight Returns by | Direct Wire at the Field. evening, ' § id to be working « &