Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-01
BATTLERS STEERING
CLEAR OF DEMPSEY
Neither Willard Nor Fulton
Wants to Meet Rising Star.
Du Mont Signs Contract.
BY DENMAN THOMPSON.

Jack Dempsey, the sensational fighter
of Salt Lake City, Utah; Oakland. Cal,
and Chicago. I'LL, to mention few of
the places where he is hailed as homo
product. is being made to suffer the PEN
atty of too great proficiency attained in
his chosen calling in the last half year.
Promised match by Willard. Cham
pion Jess now asks who is this per-
SOM" or words to that effect. Fred Full
ton, who before his meeting with
Moran was arranged, signified his will
lingness to take on the newcomer. now
is carefully avoiding Dempsey as a
menace to his aspirations to meet Will
lard for the title. and on top of this a
contest scheduled to be held at Joplin,
Mo, tonight between Dempsey and Bob
Devere of Kansas City has been can
celed to allow the latter to prepare
for a ten-round contest at st. Louis
March IL with Fulton, who already has
decisively trounced him once.
Dempsey, who is only twenty-five
years old and giant in stature, start
ed his boxing career in Salt Lake CITY
about three years ago, performing with
fair success in different parts of the
country. About a year ago he went to
Oakland and decided to become a ma
tive son. He became big favorite with
Oakland and San Francisco, and in the
past few months has established an en-
viable record, his long list of knock
out victims including Homer Smith and
Bill Brennan.
George Du Mont is the latest National
to get in line for the coming campaign.
The young right-hander, who recently
was married in Minneapolis, where he
makes his home, has found himself in
M a in nf a
keep the Du Mont household in smooth
running order, and today telegraphed
to Mana ger Griffith for an advance on
his first monthly stipend, advising his
boss in the dispatch that he has Signed
his contract and placed it in the mail
Du Mont made no mention of his Army
status. and Griff assumes he will join
the team and play until he is called into
the service of Uncle Sam. Du Nont's
request for check will be granted.
With the announcement by Connie
Mack that Gardner, Walker and Cady
will be obtained from the Boston Red
Sox as payment for Stuffy McInnis.
the Athletics will have the nucleus for
good ball club If these athletes ac-
tually don uniforms at Shibe Park. AL
though Mack declines to say just what
Is agreed that thirteen of the men who
will be asked to report for spring train
ing at Jacksonville are Pitchers Myers,
Gregg, Sehauer, Catchers Thomas. Cady
and Picinich, shortstop Dugan; Third
Baseman Gardner. Outf1elders Bodie,
Oldring, Walker, Jameson and, Kopp.
But Cady is declared to have said he will
quit the game rather than play with
Mack's cellar champs and Walker Is
said to be slated to go to the Yankees
to play in the outf1eld with Gilhooley
and Marsahs. although Miller Higgins
has not admitted he has arranged for
Titles transfer, nor has it been intf-
mated what material will be given up
by the Yanks in exchange for him.
From where we sit the Mackmen ap-
pear to have an excellent chance this
year to break all records downward.
Eddie Plank, the daddy of all left
handlers. who quit in midseason last
year and announced when traded by
the Browns with Pratt to the Yankees
for Gedeon, Nunamaker. Cullop. Shock
err and Maisel that he had permanently
retired, has about decided to take an
other fling at the national pastime.
Plank has written to Manager Hug
gins that 'he has not made up his
mind whether or not to play another
source that he has made arrangements
to have his partner take care of their
garage business in Gettysburg, Pa, and
is planning to join the squad at Macon
for the spring training session.
AL Ellis, star outfielder of the Bir-
mingham club of the Southern Asso-
citation. who was awarded to the Wash
ington club in the draft but was turn
ed back by Manager Griffith, has joined
the fighting forces of Uncle Sam. Pitch
err Cofindaffer, obtained from Pitts
burgh, also has enlisted, and is in
training at Camp Lee, and Les Shee-
han. utility man last season, is another
who has Joined the Army.
Augusta, Ga, the training camp of
the Grinmen. for several years a mem
Der of the South Atlantic League. which
suspended operations early last sea-
son, yet may be represented in a pro-
fessional circuit this year, At meet
ing next Sunday at Columbia, S. c., steps
will be taken to reorganize the league
or form new circuit. it being the
plan Of the promoters to operate clubs
in Augusta. Charlotte. N c.: Columbia.
Charleston, spartanburg and Green
vile, S. c. The new organization may
be known as the Georgia-Carolina
League
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