South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-09-27
WILLARD WILL
MEET DEMPSEY
Fight in PhiIIy? No! In Colo
radO Springs? Why Sure!
Willard.
BY RINGsIOER.
International News Service

BY RINGSIOER.
International News Service
CHICAGO, 's>Pt. %. - Those
whose habit It is TO watch both the
ring and the tone OF the American
public-even that part OF the public
who reside in easy going Philadel-
phia-are prophesying that one Jess
Willard % the ring. oil wells and
farming somewhere in America,
had better watch his p's and as IL
he does not wish 20 get a knockout
az the hands Of the aforesaid pub
lie.
For Jess. with his brawny Drawn
and his punchy punch has built up
through the country what In vari-
Gus vocations and avocations s
commonly called a following. They
have been betting on Jess, but they
haven't so imbibed that habit that
Il Will stick I'm the face Of any cir
cumstances-at least. so say the
prophets OF Quaker town.
Talking IL over casual like, as be-
tween ourselves. the rub came about
something after this fashion: The
Philiadelphlaites who are back OF
the big patriotic show scheduled
there Sept 28. are pretty we'll
aroused over the hot-and-cold man
ner in which the champion has
treated the proposed Dempsey vii
lard engagement, and they cOntem-
plate forcing the issue and making
the big fellow show his hand to the
uttermost limit, il is rumored-
though that isn't the Philadelphia
way or saying It, but it's under
standable.
For. be IL known. these were the
first in the field 70 suggest a patri-
otto show at which Willard and the
annihilator OF Fred Fulton were 10
be the star cards The matter came
up for the first time when willard
was in Chicago a few weeks ago.
and during which visit he met Jack
Kearns. Dempsey's manager and
the plan was discussed. Kearns
suggested that willard would never
get tier chance than in Phlla-
delphia. and outlined the plan to
the champion completely.
Jess-perhaps he was thinking Of
those oh, so brief % seconds that
spelled what they mean 10 Fultonl
-hemmed and hawed and hemmed
again. and then avoided a direct hit
by saying he would thing il over
Later. after he had thought it over
he oracled tina, during the war was
no time for real fghting-that.
while for the sake OF a war fund Of
any race. color or degree Of service.
he would put on the gloves with
anyone. he did not believe il SEEM
" for him. while the real scrap IS
III progress. TO take the time TO get
in trim to trim Dempsey
All OF which is patriotic enough
in tone. is IL not 'Lizbeth? Why,
certainly. Clementine. only this
Jess forgot his little speech about
patriotism. seemliness and even his
thoughts about those heretofore
mentioned % sleep-laden seconds.
and when he got down to Colorado
Springs and got 10 talking with
Spencer Penrose. his millionaire
friend who has huge interests in the
resort city. and spake all too
pointedly otherwise
And this was the burden OF his
lay:
II am ready any moment to box
Jack Dempsey for a six. an eight or
ten or twelve-round fight, pro-
vided II be in Colorado Springs. and
provided. furthermore. that every
red cent taken in as proceeds OF
said fight go 10 some war charity.
Dempsey must pay his own ex-
penses"
Wouldn't II jostle you. my dear?
Well. whether or no. IL did jostIe
Philadelphia. the City OF Friends.
and the attitude OF said city toward
one Jess Willard is now other than
cheerful. Why, they ask. after they
had put up 90 him similar propo-
sition. should he, after asserting he
would not put on a Dempsey battle
during the kaiser battle now being
waged, try to get one in an obscure.
benighted burg like Colorado
Springs Certainly Philadelphia
would draw better, unless one were
thinking OF water,
Thinking IL over and dlgesting Il.
and finding Il the more disagreea Bile
under digestive process. Philadel-
phia has made up her mind to one
thing:
jess Willard has said, under con-
ditions. he will fight Dempsey.
Jess Willard, under these condi-
tions viii fight Dempsey. if II takes
all Philadelphia 10 make him
And as Dempsey stands ready at
ali times 20 pay the freight and
turn over all receipts TO a war char
ity. only asking a chance TO get the
rinE-toga from Jess and hang IL up
in his own roomy closet. Il looks as
II Jess had better Join the marines
or come across with Dempsey.
We leave 10 20 Jess TO choose
which ring and which terror are for
him.
or course 10 is not for us neces-
sarily 20 side with Philadelphia. and
yet, what else can we do under the
circumstance For surely now :