The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-04-03


pionships against all comers until he
went up against Bob l'itzsimmons In that
memorable battle I'm New Orleans Janu-
AIRY a. 1891 for the middle weight cham
ponShip OF the world. which went thir-
teen rounds before FttZ snufed out Jacks
light.
First Time He Met Dempsey.
Il shall never forget the iirst time |
met Dempsey It was in the SOS in New
York, He had just landed and looked Ike
some farmer from the old country He
was cooper by trade and 1lrst broke
into the game in the four-round contests
held nightly at sporting houses run by
Harry Hill. Mike Clenry. Harry Miner,
Capt. DAILY and others OF the old-time
sports, Then was when a fighter had to
go some TO even get pleasant smile
from the bunch and you had to finish
with any one you went up against TO
make en- like 1t.
Hard Work in Olden Days.
1t was nothing FOR a new boxer to
fight three or four times a night with all
comers for years maybe, before some or
the wise guys IKE Pat Sheedy Parsou
Davies and Mike Smith. who brought out
John l.. sullivan would pick you up and
shove you TO the front.
"Jack's first match OF any importance
was with George Fulljames, the cham
pion of Canada in New York for what
was termed the international champion
ship ! was the Nonpareils adviser and
trainer for that bout which he won In
Jig time.
The next time I met up with Jack
again was In New Orleans, when he
came on 10 fight Bicksemos, a French
boxer, Dempsey putting him away in
sixteen rounds.
Was Finished Boxer.
finished boxer, and could sting a man
to death with his terrible lett | fought
George Rourke and George Fryer, the
Nottingham Slasher while Jack was
yFin MI
The latter bout was billed az being
belt, which the slasher. was carrying
around with him more for advertising
purposes than anything else, as II was
not included I'm the articles OF agreement,
Fryer was In charge OF Arthur cham
lightweight. now residing iu Philadelphia,
| beat o Rourkc In three rounds and the
SIasher In eleven, hghting the last three
rounds with n broken hand
Dempsey and I left New Orleans to-
gether he going to Ogdensburg, n. Y.
while | went back TO the old home at
Cleveland, o. This was I'm 1854
Dempsey's Card Game
Il met Jack again I'm San Francisco
In 1885, where such famous athletes as
Duncan c. Ross, Mike Cleary, Capt.
James G, DAILY. Clarence Whistler. Will
liam Muldoon. Charlie Mitchell. Jack
Burke, Tom Cleary called Newburg
Red. and others. were congregated Jack
was running saloon
II was there at the time-which all old
timers Will remembcr-when Dempsey got
into game of scven-up with 'Newburg
Red the stakes being the Nonparelrs
place, leaving everything to the winner.
Cleary. however. after enjoying his new
acquisition for few jolly hours, turned
II back TO the original owner
Shortly afterward Dempsey got an at
tack of the old boxing fever and, giving
away the saloon. hooked up with Jack
Burke for a tour OF the country, under
the management OF Parson Davies In
the meantime I had gone out with tho
Jim Dillon. Dune Mcdonald Dune Nc
MILAN and Charlie Moth combination and
was here in Salt Lake In 1857 when the
Two Jacks, as they were called. went
through here and spared with both OF
them In the old Walker opera-house
which wos located where the D. F. Walk
er and Atlas blocks now stand.
Makes Tour of Country.
From that time Dempsey toured
the country and al the close OF
time club at Portland, Or. which
no operated until he went back to
New Orleans in 81, where he met
FItz, who ended the Nonpsrcirs ca
from the effects of this battle and went
back to Portland. where he died. He mar
ried Kate Brady who survived him but
a few years. both dying from the same
diseasc-consumption.
I'm 1855 Dempsey had one fight with
would be named Dave Campbell on an
Portland, that III never forget. This
Campbell was one OF these fresh. hand
some guys, and kidded Dempsey from the
clang OF the bell Finally. in the second
round. Jack got tired OF the toshing and
said to Dave. Young man, you're too
pretty to be a fighter, 90 I'll just bust
your nose in the third round And he
did II in about the third wallop, and then
trimmed the chesty lad to fare-you-
well,
Instance of Jacks Nerve.
II recall another instance of his nerve
when he was training for his fight with
Fitz. We were working out on the fa-
nous shell road at New Orleans. Jack
had been troubled all night with one of
those loose and aching molars so that
he didn't get any sleep. As we were
running along he. suddenly stopped and
cuSslng the offending tooth for troubling
him reached into his map with those sin
envy fingers OF his and twisted the tooth
from its hltching place and, throwing II
TO the ground kept on with the run.
He was the finest man 10 work with
that ever came over the hill. with
heart in him as big as an OK always
ready with the pennies for any one who
he thought needed them. and a thorough
gentleman al all times. 1t was sad day
for the followers of the sport when no
cashed in. but his memory will always
be fresh and green In the hearts Of all
who knew him.
Only One In a Family.
And say. did you ever take notice of
the fact which l have claimed for years
that there Is only one fighter In n family
what / mean, OF championship caliber?
Dempsey has a brother. Martin, who was
a wrestler. but got sweled up on the
boxing gag, and was put out In a punch
In his first match, and was never heard
of again Take Sullyan's brother
Michael. the Brlus. the Herrerss. Nauro
and Aurelia. the younger Attell, Terry's
brother Hugh, Jack Jeffrics. for illustra-
tlons.
''Thcy are all good men, but not
chance for champions. Sec2
Now. skiddoo. kid the line ls busy till
the next bunch is on the way"
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