The Washington times., 1919-07-06
CHAMP NOW
TO GET COIN
FOR HIS DEED
BY LOUIS A BOUCHER

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Though Jack Kearns, manager Of
the newest worlds heavyweight
champion, Jack Dempsey, has said
that chalengers would not be kept
waiting, nevertheless, until the man
who pummeled Jess Willard into a
pulp under that glaring sun at
Toledo Friday can gather some Of
the easy money, he is not likely to
defend his crown. Indeed, it would
be difficult today to find an opponent
capable Of making a good showing
against Dempsey.
On Tuesday, September 2, Georges
Carpenter, the French title holder,
and Joe Beckett, the British cham
pion. will clash in a twenty-round
bout for the European title. Efforts
are now being made to have the win
ner Of that bout come to America and
battle Dempsey for the worlds
crown.
Looking At the dope, we are in
formed that Beckett, q big, awkward
Slugger. is expected to win from
Carpenter. The Frenchman is not
Selieved to have recovered wholly
yet from wounds received in action
against the Germans. Carpenter
viii be outweighed by Beckett, who
tn turn will not be quite as big as
the new worlds champion
Jack VIII BE Favored.
The spectacular victory of the Salt
lake sIugger at Toledo means that he
will be q big favorite when he first
enters the ring in defense of his
honors- The American public has
no reason for believing that Jack
Dempsey will ever lose his champion
ship while sitting on q chair. He
will lose it-they all do in time-but
ne win lose It in the old-fashioned
way.
Giving away fifty pounds, four
inches in height, and FIVE and a half
inches In reach, Jack Dempsey admin
,stered the worst beating ever re-
Sseived by a heavyweight champion in
the briefest possible time. II he meets
he winner of the Beckett-Carpentier
contest, say next spring or summer,
4 should be difficult to and any money
On the challenger.
In America are three men who may
gain some more or less reflected glory
rom that battle at Toledo. They are
billy Biske, of St Paul; Fat Bay"
Willie Meehan. OF San Francisco, and
Harry Wills, the black giant
Miske IL Too Small.
1fiske is too small to be considered
HeriousIy in q bout for the worlds
ehs-apaenshFp. Though a six-footer,
re SesGhs bnt rs pounds at his heav-
,esI On May 3, 1918. Miske stayed
zen rounds with Dempsey at St Paul,
and again at Philadelphia. November
IS, 1918, he lasted through six
rounds. In neither bout was a de-
cision rendered, but at St Paul night
tans claimed Dempsey '1et his man
stay the limit" while at Philadelphia
The fans said another round would
nave seen Miske knocked out"
Willie Meehan, q ring freak In that
he is round as a rubber ball and
about as impervious to punishment.
has faced Dempsey twice. He was
6.utpofnted in four rounds at San
francisco, July IS. 1917, but given the
newspaper decision over the latest
champion September 15, 1918, over the
same short distance.
Dempsey's failure to stop Meehan
caused a lot OF severe criticism all
teeking q chance at Jess Willard
title, but il Is doubtful If any pro-
,noter would think seriously of match
ing the two now for the worlds hon
ers in the squared circle.
Harry Wills Looms Up
Harry Wills, the black giant, who
stands sos and weighs 215 poundA
looms up as the one man physically
Untitled to dreaming of the champion
ship. Meehan is 500 and weighs
close to 200 pounds, but he merely
receives punishment he does not de-
liver any, bein no harder a hitter
than the average lightweight On the
other hand, Wills can hit, box and
take punishment
wins will probably hGve to con
tsnt himself with dreaming of pos
Eessing the championship. for Demp-
sey Is on record as opposed to al
lowing q negro another chance to
own the crown It 10 not likely that
Dempsey fears Wills. It Is not likely
that he fears any man in the world
When Jack Kearns offered Wills an
opportunity to spar with Dempsey
before the willard contest, the reply
he got from Wills was:
Nothing doing. I can lick both
big buns"
wills may think he can whip
Dempsey. But he will hardly get a
chance, unless he wants to go into
. cellar and let the better man come
out II he's willing to do this, he
may be accommodated
Jess willard will fade quickly into
oblivion As q preliminary boxer, lack
Of aggressfveness kept him from at
tracing following. As 4 champion,
his money madness prevented the
public from rallying to him As a
defeated champion. he has few sup
porters, for IL Is remembered that
he was the hrst man TO quit sitting
on q chair.