New-York tribune., 1918-03-21
Barber ReisZer Enjioi,1s
Dempsey From Fighting
court Says Pugilist Can Ap-
near Only Under Plain
t;f' $ Management
Rv Fred Hawthorne

'O"' the Order Of the Mug and
snisa' .na formerly one of the pillars
0.u.h ,so Harlem Sporting Club, was
o. "a into the limelight once more
a''ss saov but this time "Our John"
'' ys'ts, ". 'eoMPLAlNANT, not the de,
.,,asut, M and he appears to have d good
cas- ;s one birds poison is another
cays meat, to borrow good ilne from
-. -. oi our ilustrious contemporaries
enc .,h is the case with John Reisler,
anu ~ If the first part, and William
pa" ';.on alias Jack" Dempsey, party
at the second part
Court Restraints Dempsey
r...rdav the Barber" Bold secured
:, Injunction from Justice Hand OF
~ FEDERAL District Court. restraining
a,ssv w the latest and loudest noise
D., Sans the heavyweight battlers, from
..ticinating in any boxing bouts in
r. country except under the man
.n.rt of the Best Barber on West
s.,r.afth Street. The injunction
im,s 'sss effect Immediately and remains
forca for three years, SUBJECT TO
~ nm the writ by Dempsey IN
''ui" waking application for the legal
....raint on Jacks pugillstlc services
vs,.er produced a contract entered
',o between himself and Dempsey
.vsral months ago, when JACK hrsV
ava,', r. his City of Dreadful Fight.
gss M lad from Salt Lake engaged IN
NV i.s With Andre Anderson, the emil
..rt swiss Cheese, and runner-up TO
lsn lsn, Cowler for the tumbling cham
.;onship. .vr and the Barber gave Jack
he "up and up
" What he saw so delighted the Barber
.aat he straightaway hooked a hnger
n I)emusey's buttonhole, and with sort
words and the rustllng OF green ana
,sllow paper did then and there induce
lack to sign the PAPERS whereby
Tsmusey agreed to fight under Relsler's
management for the following three
years. go. A., p,rhor +ool
lack right out to a restaurant ana
itted the Utah heavyweight around
ran's size steak, smothered IN onions,
w;.h hashed Drowned spuds on the side,
md finger bowls and toothplcl,s tor
.~o But that wasn't all. Having
Ss.orated Jacks interior, Reisler hop
skinned it with Johnny Dempsey to
taiior's and dolled up the boX-hghter'
exterior
Even that did not satisfy the Barber
Raid for he pussyfooted it into a tobac-
conist shop and measured Jacks lace
tor perfecto These things having
been duly accomplished, the Barber and
ii. boxer srrolled down the street arm
in arm and became as chummy as the
ballroom BOYS, and they read their
contract over again, and then they sang
il and then they whistled it, and both
decided it was a pretty thing.
Dempsey Loved the Chorus
But the part that Johnny Dempsey
oyed best was the chorus, the words
and music Of which were to the effect
that Jack was to receive 6o per cent OF
the gross earnings Of the new firm.
Thereafter Dempsey from Utah en-
ueed in half a dozen bouts under the
s,sle eve of the Knight of the Mug and
Brush and won them all, and his rich
ness became such that he would eat
anly the white meat of turkey and the
hearts Of the artichokes and inhale only
!he bubbles from his wine.
But there came dour day. when
lack listened to the counsel OF jealous
promoters who were anxious to wean
the Dempsey Demon from the Good
Barber, and the next morn Jack hopped
On an outgoing train and hied himself
70 the West, and soon his name pc
came known to the four corners or the
ring as a great fighter and rival of
rerocious Frederick Fulton and Willard
ihsIess.
Just when the sun was shining
brightest over Johnny Dempsey's
honest hopes, John the Barber awoKe
and began 20 make noises like man
sho had been stung most cruelty by
humble bee, and he likewise uttered
strange cries. to the effect that he
wanted that 35 per cent" and so he
lad recourse to the courts, as we have
ssntioned
According to Reisler's attorneys. the
aFber Bold has as good and binding
. ! contract with Dempsey as Tom
J oRourke had with the late Al Palzer,
saich means that Reisler only has
'oe.hold double arm-lock, head
snd body scissors. a deadlock and a
fall-neson, aided and abetted by a
iver-squeeze. on the person and ac-
'vitles Of Dempsey.
Barber Gets 35 Per Cent
This means. again. that Jack will
asi be able to go through with any
H his chaduled bouts in this country
anless ne first recites his lesson, which
.eads: "Sixty-fve per cent for me and
70 for the good John"
geisler declared yesterday that he
sleves Dempsey will be the next
,aamplon of the world, and that when
sssk realizes what he has done, "he
risgs
Word from Chicago is TO the effect
Ms' anal articles of agreement for
.as worlds championship fight be-
eea Willard end Fulton will be
sxhed there mex. Tuesday. Jess ex7
Nsised himself az satisfied, and SAID
!. ana Colonel J. Z. Miller. his man
~, expected at least three bids. Two
...vmoters !. from Minneapolis are said
aase made an offer Of 1926 900. and
asa 70 hold the bout in the open air
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