THE WOLVERINE PALL E e Wolverine Fight- Rend Stakes His Cash On-In the July 4th Iout (F. (G. M.) When that man-mountain champion, Jess Willard, and his smaller chal- lenger, Jack Dempsey, step into the padded square in Toledo on July 4, just three days hence, something is going to happen. That something is'nt going to be in the style of a pink tea or a dansant or a brotherly re- union. Personally, we believe that one of those marvelous specimens of manhood is going to walk from the ring and the other is going to be dragged out. Dempsey, is going in that square with a rush and Willard will stand off, pushing Jack away with his tremend- ously long left. But something must crack., The little man is either going to be successful in his rushes, for that is the style of milling with which Dempsey is best acquainted, and wear Willard down with body blows, or the champion is going to get Jack as he comes in for one of those well plan- ned rushes, and the bout will be over. In those rushes lies the danger for Dempsey. Willard, of course, knows no other style of fighting than the "lie in ambush" manner. And to force the fight Dempsey must rush. Wil- lard's superior reach and height will be of great advantage to him in his endeavor to keep the challenger at a safe distance. At the present time it is the opinion of many that the bout will end in a knockout. The reason for this belief is that both men pack a husky wallop and one must break under the terrific lacing that is going to be administer- ed. Yet it is difficult to say which one -will receive the greatest amount of punishment early in the battle. Weight, Height, and Reach Willard, naturally will depend on his weight, height, and reach to a great extent to protect himself. Demp- sey on the other hand will tax his skil to a greater degree than Willard in endeavoring to refrain from being the goat. Admittedly Dempsey is faster, by a good deal, than Willard. He is shiftier than the big fellow, and, what is more, Dempsey has just passed his twenty-fourth birthday. Willard is in the middle thirties. The dif- ference in the ages of the men may be one of the weightiest factors in deciding the bout. Dempsey has the vigor, the fire of youth. He has, greater recuperative powers than Willard, and this in our opinion will be the deciding factor if the bout goes more than six or seven rounds. Dempsey's stamina will come to his assistance and stand him in great stead. Dempsey's Chances Betler It is our humble belief that if Dempsey is not punished too severely during the early part of the battle his chances will be better by a great margin than those of the champion. It may be that the terrific bombard- ment which Jack plans to tatoo on the midsection of the huge man will be so successful that by the sixth or seventh chapter, the only reason Wil- lard will still be in the ring with. Dempsey will be to fatten the movie percentages. So it goes. Another belief prevalent is that the bout will end by a blow to the jaw rather than by a body punch. The continual battering received by both men will tend merely to wear them down and the fatal wallop will be dealt in the mandibular region. Willard Unpopular By all dope figures Willard should be the favorite. His natural advan- tages are convincing. He is the champion. For so large a person he is fast, a thing which rarely occurs in now-a-day heavies. He is of course, clever, but not appallingly so, and his list of K. O.'s is fairly long. But what does this prove? Nothing. Willard is not as much a favorite as he should be. First of all he is un- popular, more so, perhaps than any other heavy champ ever was, bar- ring, of course, Johnson. Further- more, though he seems to be round- ing into better shape, the opinion is that Willard will enter the ring in poorer condition than Dempsey. Dempsey Well Liked Dempsey seems to be the popular man. He is younger. He is faster. His skill in shifting excels by far that of the champion. But you argue he has been knocked out, proving that he has a vulnerable point. What does that prove? Again we say nothing. Even with that confronting them, the public's confidence lies in Dempsey. What little betting there is seems to be favoring Dempsey. Dempsey money is always the first in sight. No doubt Willard backers are wait- ing for, further indications of the champion's form before cutting loose with their money. Dempsey would be a popular champ. The public likes him and he would, we believe, fight for fighting's -sake and not merely for the money. Chamlup TAking Off Fat Willard has yet some fat to take from the region of his beltline. We say that it looks like fat. But listen to Walter Monahan, chief sparring partner of Willard. He says that the band around Jess' abdomen is nothing but one huge band of muscle. rhis point seems to be open to argument, since it appears that the much famed band is becoming smaller under the secret roadwork Willard has been do- ing. On the other hand. Dempsey has been to the point of perfection for some time. His condition now is per- fect. To prove this he has let up in all strenuous work and is just taking sufficient exercise to maintain limber- ness in muscle. This is necessary lest he go stale before the sound of the gong. There is no doubt tht Dempsey has the class. He is a worthy man t.> meet Willard, and the champion will have on his hands no such easy matter as he experienced in his bout with John- son at Havana in 1915. Dempsey can hit harder than Johnson could when he met Willard and the Ethiopian was a mere shell of his former self. After having analyzed the situation thus there confronts us the momen- tous question, the question of the hour, the question being asked all over the country, the question being discussed more than the peace terms, the ques- tion, "Who will win t he Willard- Dempsey fight?" HORSE RACES WILL FEATURE 4TH HERE Ann Arbor will again gain admission to the select circle of speedsters on July 4 when the holiday races open under the auspices of the Ann Arbor Driving' club. Secretary W. L. Hen- derson has been successful in bring- ing together some of the fastest horses of this section. The entries for the holiday races are horses well known in this vicinity and should furnish some of the most interesting contests seen about here in some time. On Independence Day, Perialat, own- ed by Depaul of Wayne, and being credited with a mark of 2:05 1-4 made in Detroit in the Chamber of Commerce stake race in the Grand Circuit, will be entered in a free-for-all trot. In this race King B. Arlington, owned by Snyder, also of Wayne, is looked upon to give Perialat the race of her life. Three Wayne men have horses enter- ed in the free-for-all and from all in- dications this race assumes the ap- pearance of a grudge battle. In the class A trot, Pearl Mobile, owned by Van Fleet, seems to be a very good possibility. The Van Fleet stable has two horses in this event. The other race on the card for the fourth is a Class A pace. Some mighty Rex, owned by Hines of Ridgeway. Five good horses are entered and a spirited other horses are entered in the pac- finish is looked for between Fanny J, ers' event and the possibilities are owned by Proctor of Northville, and (Continued on Page Six) Bath ing uits WE HAVE THE TWO PIECE KIND WITH THE WHITE BELT GEO. J. MOE, "Sport Shop" 1 Summer School Txt Books New and Secondhand I' SUPPLIES OF ALL KINDS THE SLATER BOOK SHOP PHONE 430 336 S. STATE ST. 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