New-York tribune., 1919-07-27
Lewis Will ]
Try to Regain
W Welter Grown
Ted Kid Meets Old Rival,
Champion Britton, in Jer-
sey City Tomorrow Night
By W. O. Mcclellan


Is Ted-kid Lewis will endeavor to re-
cover his welterweight crown. which i.
now resting rakishly on the bean of
JACK britron. The attempted recovery
wlil be for eight rounds at the ArInory
Athletlc Association in Jersey City to-
morrow night
CharleV Harvey managing the Ted
MIG, IS inclined to be exceeding on
tlmistic over the chances of recovery.
Char.eS po nts with significance that
the TedKid was a sick younr man
when ne was hattened by Britton and
TO the fact that Britton is nov quite
q venerable person to be in the ring.
But against this is the ring axiom that
once tney are knocked out they never
come back.
Mr. Britton may be advanced in
years, s Mr.. Harvey contends. vet he
stlLI seems 10 possess considerable
agility, and he seldom forgets 10 block
them Eight rounds make too short q
session Tor a boxer OF Britton's ability
10 be worn down.
Daniel could keep running for that
distance. though Dan Morgan, who does
All OF the talking for Britton. saws
Wlth tears of indignation in h ; ewes
Inat brltton would never consider
hghtlng purely defensive fight.
Britton Hopes to Repeat
"Britton Will knock him out ayai, "
declared Mr.. Morgan. And | do hone
that Mr. Lewis-o-, | should say. Mr..
Gershon Mendeio;f-is in the best of
health this time My man does NOT
want to be put to the trouble of con
stantiy knocking outMr Lewis-or
Mendelof-Just because he finds him
Seif unwell after the bouts. | do not
douoe that he was unwell when he was
Knocked out. No man WHO is knocked
out ever feels quite we'll"
Lewis asserts that he is entirely re-
covered, and that if Britton should re-
peat he Will admit that the present
tltie holder rlghtfully wears the well
terwelght crown and all that apper-
talns TO II. Lewis Will have to drop
brltton for the count if he is to regain
Inc tltie, Tor decisions are not allowed
on the Jersey side. and, 10 matter how
oadIy Lewis should ou.point Britton, II
ne does outpoint nim. Britton will
still hold clear title to the crown.
And shortly after the bout Lewis
and Rritton will be doing the same
little act somewhere in the sticks.
Losing and regaining the welterweirht
crown seems to be the closest approach
20 perpetual motion.
Dempsey Due Here
In fit of dependency Jack Denn-
y. the heavyweight champion Of the
world, has decided TO establish his per
manent home in Chicago. No exact
reason Is given for the rash act. but it
Is believed that 1t was due 10 the lack
OF contenders.
Dempsey is due in New York this
week TO take over some contracts with
moving picture companies He will
start screening whore Jess Willard left
oil. Willard contded 10 his friends
hat Immediately after the affair at
! oiedO he WAS booked 70 rush to New
Iork to start some moving picture
york. Jess did one imitation Of Will
IAN Hart and was due to do manv
more, provided ne beat Dempsey. He
was 50 certain Of this that he had his
royalties figured out in advance
But an ex-champion is no use in
screenland. Dempsey is now being
sought to fill the place that Willard
left IN the sdent drama when the
towel was hurled into the ring at To
ledo. The offers have dazzled Dempsey
and it seems now that he will take up
a little moving picture work before
he takes on any contenders.
May Take on Meehan
In the meantime there is talk Of a
bout between Joe Beckett and Georges
Carpenter for the championship of
Europe, the winner to meet Dempsey
for the champ mpionship Of the world.
Dempsey Is only mildly interested in
this. He would be willing TO take a
crack at Willie Meehan for his souls
satisfaction, as William is pointing
with pride to the fact that he holds
some sort Of a decision. or rather a
couple of decisions over Dempsey. The
champion wants this little cloud on mis-
record erased and will proceed to erase
If if some promoter is rash enough to
put up what Jack Kearns would con-
slider reasonable purse
Another matter that may influence
the future Of Pack Dempsey is the pos
sslole passage Of boxing bill by the
New York legislators. etaointaoin
New York Legislature In that event
Dempsey probably will be in this vicin-
lty meeting all comers
For as Jack Kearns, his manager,
has stated tersely, "the big dough is in
New York"