Show 1 I I r 2 THE SALT LAKE TELEGRAM SA SATURDAY Y EVENING MAY 12 12 1 1923 JESS WILLARD MID AND FLOYD JOHNSON READY FOR OR 1 15 5 ROUND BATTLE BATTU RECORDS RECORDS RECORD T TEMPERS o FE v FENCES C S AND ND DISPOSITIONS IONS BUSTED BUSTED O IN IN QUEER G Mi LUIS lUlS TU TO MEET JACK Yankee Stadium Is Converted Con- Con 1 Averted Into Great a. a v Aena Arena for Battles Batles I By y Henry L. L Farrell Farel u United Press Pre Staff Correspondent NEW w May ay 12 One ne One toi ton tOI or more more of or giants modern modem of or the theold theold theold old cave champions who used to t batte battie battle bat bat- tie tle with wih tree trunks and tho the bones of te mastodons will wl be bo thrown into the ring at the Yankee Yanke stadium this thie afternoon afternoon aft aft- af- af In hi the greatest heavyweight carnival a known to boxing I IIO i iThe caT The heavyweights e li t are scheduled d to 0 too go o through fifty rounds of boxing to IO determine who has ha tho the right to pit pi himself against Jack Dempsey as the greatest man in the world with his fists Everything had been arranged perfectly perfectly per per- to s set t any number of records but but- but the weather eather Gray clouds hung over er the city this morning and with a continued rise in temperature the I weather r prediction of showers seemed c certain to be fulfilled Light rain fell feU last night in upper lIa Harlem leni 1 and the Bronx but it served 1 ih g On the useful purpose u of settling I the dust around arund the new baseball stadium where the ring has been pitched No postponement will 1 be considered unless it should rain heavily for an hour tour or two after noon the commission commis commis- sion Moti announced Should rain fall faU after one OI of the star tar bouts has started it i was intimated that the big fellows wa would be required to go through with It n. The program and the time at which the bouts outs will start If i they tey all al go the limit is II a as follows Joe McCann New Jersey ersey vs Harry Harr S Drake England four round rounds 3 p. p m. m Eastern daylight daUght time tinie 1 12 noon Salt lake Ike Al t Reich Helen New ew York vs VI Jim Im Her Her- nan man omaha six rounds p. p mFred m. m Jan Fred ed Fulton ulton Minnesota vs n. Jack t Renault Canada ten rounds p. p pm p.m. m. m Y Luls Luis Firpo Argentina vs Jack Mc- Mc Auliffe Detroit fifteen rounds 4 30 Jess es Willard Kansas vs s. Floyd FIord Johnson New York fifteen rounds 30 P. P p. p m. m In t the event that the e preliminary n dr touts bouts ts dont don't n ie go the full distance the program may be carried out ahead of S t the schedule as a the bouts wilt will wi be pulled off after arter the other The unreserved sections at the stadium stadium stadium sta sta- were thrown open at 10 clock o'clock this morning while the principals Int in inte inthe t the te e bouts were being weighed in Madison Madleon Madon Mad Mad- leon ison on Square Garden Several hundred fans were in line early ealy this morning J 1 lne seats waiting for tor the best of the te U 1 and 2 2 Tex RIckard who is acting as a di director 11 rector of the show said that a O Jda r tickets f had been ee printed and that h he expected 1 at least leal in the stadium which would run rn the receipts up UD to about Before leore the ticket windows win win- clows dows wore were opened the advance sale had amounted to t All Al the arrangements for the contests contests con con- tests were approved at a a meeting of the the- the boxing commission and an important taut tant ruling was vas made that may have bave havea a marked effect erect on Jess Willard and FIrpo Jf The commission barred bared the rabbit delivered downward blow Wow when it is downward Jn 11 In a vertical position This means that when a boxer is falling head foremost fore fore- I most tho the other boxer cannot finish ln with a a blow on the back of the neck as Dempsey did against BIll BUI Brennan and as Firpo did against Brennan Firpo has specialized in t the rabbit b punch since 1 he started in this I country country coun coun- o try and devoted much of or his tn attention to its Is perfection during his training for tor Johnson Willard and Firpo Firo have been made almost W ard prohibitive favorites in the betting on the star bouts Very Ver little Johnson Johnon money was In sight and Mc- Mc had no support whatever It was considered ominous by the sages I ws when Mark the manager saJe of sold his contract contract contract con con- tract yesterday for Shaugh- Shaugh tract said sid would win butth but th that t he himself was not In the proper health helth to manage a a heavyweight con con- tender Those Thoe who had money beton beton bet beton on McAuliffe had ha a a different Interpretation interpretation tation of the th act however and this morning they were desperately trying Io I cover CY r up and hedge their bets |