Show OLLIE WILL REFEREE RICKARD AND BIDDLE ARE APPOINTED JUDGES Official Problem for Demp Demp- Willard sey-Willard Fight Finall Finally Y Is Settled Utahn Is Less Than 50 Pounds Lighter TOLEDO OLEDO 0 June 2 27 Ollie Ollic r official referee of the Toledo boxing commission I will be the third man mun in the rin ring when Jess Tess Willard Villard and Tack Jack Dempsey meet in their heavyweight heavyweight heavyweight heavy heavy- weight championship contest here sere July 4 I Tex Rickard promoter of the contest and Major A. A J J. J Drexel Biddle n a wealthy sportsman of Philadelphia were selected to serve with Pe record or l as judges of the contest Jack Jaek Skelly a veteran veteran vet vet- eran cran ring official of Yonkers N. N Y was chosen alternate referee referee referee ref ref- and W W Yo Warren Barbour of New York Park official timekeeper Appointment of these officials was wag mado made b by Promoter Rickard today tollay upon tho the receipt of a 0 telegram from Adam Empie Emple secretary of tho army navy and civilian board of boxing control which undertook tho the task of or making tho Major Is president of or tho the I boxing control board The Tho announcement that Rickard ard and havo have h been en named Judges c caused used a n. sensa sensation records record's election aa ns referee had been forecast but tho the names of Rickard and had scarcely been associated with tho the official question Major was noted as an amateur boxer and has been prominently Identified fled fied with all amateur sports Major comes from an old and distinguished Philadelphia family Ho lle was in tho the service of the nation during tho the war and since sinco tho the armistice was signed has been bus busy In his efforts to keep boxing In the high plane It gained through sanction of tho the government durIn during during dur dur- In ing tho the war scar Ho Flo was one of tho the organIzers organizers organizers organ organ- of or tho the arm army navy and civilian boxing con control Rickard stands high h In tho estimation of nearl nearly everyone e connected connected with professional professional professional pro pro- boxing When hen Jeffries and Johnson unable to agree aSTee on the third man In tho the ring for their championship championship championship cham cham- contest at Reno Nov No In 1910 Rickard who was the promoter of ot that battle refereed It with tho the confidence of or both men The Johnson Jeffries-Johnson fight tight was the only onh contest In which Rickard RIckardo o over ocr cr officiated t rd REGARDED AS CONCESSION The selection of Is regarded aaa aa ns asa a D. concession to the Toledo boxing commission commission com com- mission under whose whoso license lIcena tho the Willard- Willard Dempsey match will bo be staged Ho Ito is regarded as an extremely capable ring official Although ho he is not widely known he has officiated ted In more moro than OO contests and was himself formerly a n professional boxer He lie I Is 52 2 years old Tho appointment of Rickard as ono of tho the Judges was one of ot the demands of Champion Jess Rickard said to toda today to- to da dayI dayI day I would much rather rathor had some ono one else take tho Job Rickard nickard said but Willard rd held out for me even suggesting me as referee Ho lie was so Insistent In his demands that I finally had to accept will bo be In complete completo char charge e of tho the boxers while they the are arc in the ring If the contest results In lil a n. knockout ho willI will have sole solo char charge a of or tho counting If H the I contest goes too tho twelve round limit the two ju Judges JeM will attempt to decide tho thol thoi j i l winner and i If f they the fall to agree agTe will cast tho deckling vote l Lc Less ss than fifty pounds Instead of or the the I 1 heralded sid sixty or seventy pounds will be bo beI boI e ethe I the difference in weight between Willard Wll- Wll li I lard and Dempsey e when tho they climb Into the tho r ring nJ Tho The champion weighed himself before 1 I starting his workout yesterday and to the surprise of or boxing experts tipped the theat b bam b am at 2434 pounds This Is la six and a n. quarter pounds below the weight he made 1 for his championship match with Jack JackI I Johnson A week ago aJo the champion scaled pounds WEIGHT SURPRISES Dempsey Dempse scaled pounds yest yesterday rda and Jimmy DeForest trainer of the chalI chal- chal I lenger said today that ho he expects to send pond i his charge chargo Into tho the ring weighing about that figure entered the The fhe two tv fighters home homo stretch on their training grind Willard announced ho would continuo continue I to work worle as nM he has been doing for tho the last week boxing week boxing from eight to ten ton rounds I and taking three or four rounds of or I shadow boxing and exercises to strengthen his abdominal muscles Tho The champion Is pleased with his condition and H Is confident that h he will be In tho the I be Let bet t shape of his career Jul July 1 i iThe The champion merely morely toyed toed with his tp sparring partners yesterday afternoon falling failing to himself at fin any time timet t Tho challenger boxed the tho usual six rounds with Bill Tate Tato the tho Jamaica Jl Kid and Jack Jock Malone stepping two with I each eich man The Jamaica Kid was wasI I 1110 knocked I ked cd to o his hla haunches with a a. wicked ri right hunder to the chin and remained I r on n his knees until tho the count of six before be before be- be fore toro seeking refugo refuge in a clinch Manager Kearns Karn announced toda today I Dempsey would wind up his training next i |