The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-12-29
DEMPSEY AT WORK.
Preparing to Knock Fitzsim-
mons to the Anfipodes.
his OLD SCORES WITH CARROLL.
Stripes the Neusbey whips six-Ysoter
Near New York-slavfn Backs oas
- Fighting Cerbets.

Any one who knows Jack Dempsey, per
nonslly OF by reputation. win readily grant
mat ne - the very embodiment Of courage,
and that during his career as professional
boxer IN atom Of fear has never been dis
covered IN his composition. The man who
has become champion IN his class and
has earned title that has become world
wide BY winning City fights, and who has
sought 20 do battle with such heavy
weight stars "a Charlie Mitchell and Jake
kisyain-both Of whom be has challenged
lis not apt to quail before any man near
his weight, particularly when the oppor-
tEnity - offered him Of winning rsoder-
afely large fortune by meeting that indi-
sidual at fsfie combat Consequently the
following extract from q letter Dempsey
has written to Charlie Mitchell, dated az
Galveston. Tex, viii be read with amrse-
ment and interest by his friends In this
city. Jack says:
~ iass | hsFe started wcrk and ara feeling
veil / hare Eot seen the ether fesiow (FTfz-
efUEcnz5 ret o. Jimmy Carroll told tie oesczrs
81 tie club that IL wouid be beat for them ug3 TO
]tx lne see him, for IL did I wonl6 not 20 On
viii the match, ~ be In such big feIi0w.
Everything Is satisfactory 20 fas - an Con
exv1ec- ] an trimming here AZ Galveston. and
Win rsnsIn a. this ps&ee Until January :.
think - loFely place. There "a stretch Of
>saeb here thirty mikes n length and ~ bad Is
country road- Mike Conssy, Afhe Ithaca
GzErtT IL training re, and Ton Maker VIII DC
here IN . few dxys
Light-weight Jimmy Carroll is an
asoEed enemy Of Dcmpsey's, and as Fitz-
simmons trainer and second viii leave
nothing undone TO secure Jacks defeat
There Is more than one reason why Jack
NcA1lifFe's victim fniertains a hostility
1or Afhc Sonpzreil-" Before the latter
arrived In San Francisco Carroll vas the
p1gilistic hero Of the Golden Gate, but
when Dclapsey appeared on the scene Jack
got the greater share Of the nonizing.
Jiznmy's jealousy became apparent when
The California Club gaye its great amateur
boxing tournament some time afferxzrd-
Bempeey sas chosen as one Of the judges.
Carroll entered number Of his pupils and
q majority Of them were declared bested
BY The judges be sccussd Dempsey Of hay-
ing declded unfsiriy because he tCarroil)
had entered the men. The majority Of the
ciub members do not agree With Carroll on
thiz point however
Time went On and Dempsey and La
Blanche were matched Carroll spent q
gT<<: deal Of his time at s'the Marines"
draining quarters, and il wss told around
that he was teaching Jacks opponent a
new Knockout trick, and finally when La
Blanche was pronounced the victor Of the
great battle Carroll invested himself sith
= share Of the honors, claiming thzt the
pivot blow" he had invented and had
Taught La Blanche had heen used as the
S5nsshing stroke This boast. however.
was not borne out by the facts, for both
Dempsey and La Blanche deny that the
1stser pivoted At al in the thirty-second
and last round
The Denpsey- FStzsinuaons battle, which
comes OF ~ Nex Orleans on January IA.
IL the all~absorbing topic Of the sporting
world Outside Of View Orleans betting Is
IT eyens on the result. Ia the city uer.-
ticned Fitzslmnons' money is the more
plentiful
The Australians sdmirerx claim that his
advantage IN height. weight and hitting
uxe-s xIl pail him through winner.
Jacks frieuds.- ca the other hand. reIy
upon his experience. cool head and re-
mxrkabIs staying powers. and his sup
porfers In this city, az least, have no doubt
Of the result There Is $20o0 in gold coin
IN . Washington street sporting resort.
ready 10 be laid on THE Sonpareil's''
chances.