El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-10-09
SOLDIERS WANT
JACK DEMPSEY
TO PROVE Up
Jack Bemeans Willard.
Forgetting He Is In
About Same Boat.
WILLIE MEEHAN
IN VAUDEVILLE
= b. S. ANDREWs.

II Jack Kearns, manager OF JacR
/ Dempsey, expected to force jess
Willard. champion OF the world, into
a match with his protege by the TRADE
against the champion in a letter sent
broadcast the past week or 50, he has
another guess coming. Willard is OF
that nature that he might be coaxed
into a match, but never forced Kearns
goes TO great length in his abuse OF
Willard regarding the latter's failure
10 do his duty in giving his services
for war benefits. etc, and at the same
time nraising the work OF Dempsey.
II Dempsey was fighting over
in the trenches with some Of the
other boxers like Mike O'DOWd'
Bombardier Wells Jem DriscoL'
steve NefeheI and many others he
might be in q position TO say
something along those lines out
the fact s. Jack Is of military age
even II he is married, while VIII
lord .. nearer 40 than Dempsey is
., and he has n family and has
been doing farm work, which is
considered essential.
II is the old story OF people living
IN glass houses shouldn't throw
stones" Jack tells about Jess great
efforts at Dragging about what ne
would do for the government, ETC.
but the fact is the champion has kept
very quiet: in fact he was almost
buried until he was bombarded with
offers. requests FOR benefit SHOWS ana
challenges from Dempsey, after the
Latter had beaten Fred Fulton IN
punch at Newark, n. J.
Don't Help Jack.
willard could have made himself
very popular with the American peo-
pie had he shown a more liberal dis
position regarding war beSetits ana
such. but the TRADE OF abuse neapeo
on him by manager kearns VIII get
nothing for Dempsey and letters from
the bovs at the front state very plain
" that they would like to see the
sT1Fr1arine sover there" and not in the
states, away from the real battle.
lIeehan LfberaL
The managers Of Jack Dempsey ana
While 1Ieehan are having hot argu-
rnent as a result Of the recent Tour
round bout in san Francisco, Jack
Kearns. advisor for Dempsey, claim
ing that IL was a shame TO give
5Teehan the verdict etc Wilie's
manager is Just as strong in his
claims that the verdict could not have
been otherwise. While Dempsey is
making a tour OF the country as a
vaudeville attraction and giving big
share OF his earnings to the war funds
He has a 80 days furlough from the
naval base at Los Angeles and when
that is over he intends to try and get
permission to fight Dempsey longer
The Cream city A C., Milwaukee.
offered TO give the two scrappers 70
percent OF the gross for a big match
at the Auditorium, at least 20 percent
OF that amount TO 60 to the Red
Cross or other war fund. The other
30 percent would be used in paying
the expenses. state tax, etc.
One Of the big film companies
ut Los Angeles has also been Try
ing to arrange n similar match for
the soldiers fund Meehan has
sent word that he viii agree to
meet Dempsey as soon as his tour
ends II he can get permission
from his superior Officers.
It Is a strange coincidence that
Dempsey should lose lot OF his glory
in such a short time the same as he
won L when he met and defeated
Fred Fulton In the latter fight he
became a very much talked Of boxer
by whipping the Rochester giant in
Just IS seconds and he lost much pres
tige when Meehan gained a verdict
over him in four short round6 Demp-
sey will have to meet Meehan again
in a longer fight Il he wants to re-
move the blot from his record