Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-09
OFFER 100000
FOR DEMP SEY TO
FIGHT IN PARIS
French Want Their Fav0rite,
Georges Carpenter, to Have
First Crack at Title.

Cincinnati, Ohio, July 9.-Jack
Kearns, manager OF Heavyweight
Champion Jack Dempsey, announc-
ed yesterday that he had received
by cabIegram from Promoter Coch-
ran, who now is in Paris, an offer
OF 100000 for Dempsey to meet
Georges Carpenter, French heavy
weight champion.
"The offer is in line with our
plans Kearns said joyfully.
"Of course we will take on Car
pentier. 1t is just a question Of
time and detail. Cochran's propo-
sition is that the fight take place in
Paris We would rather have it in
this country and will make an eff
fort to so arrange it. If necessary
we will go to Paris.
Don't Like CircUses.
Agents of circuses have been try
ing to get Dempsey to accept con-
tracts with them, but he has held
off. He hasS tentatively accepted a
contract to appear next week in
New York with a circus, but it is
doubtful now if he will carry out
his intentions.
Dempsey wants to go home to
see his mother" Kearns said. Hes
a homesick kid right now. His
plans are to go as direct as he can
to Salt Lake City, buy a home for
his mother, and then take up what
ever work there is for him to do"
Exhibit for Soldiers.
1t is not unlikely Dempsey will
give an exhibition of boxing with
Bill Tate, his sparring partner, at
Camp Sherman, Ohio, some time
this week. Mike Grealis, director
OF athletics at the camp, is here en-
deavoring to get Dempsey to make
the trip. Grealis once trained
Johnny Kilbane.
Tomorrow has been set aside by
Dempsey as ladies day" for those
who desire to see him spar with
Bill Tate, and also tell of the big
doings at Toledo The fair sex will
be given the preference in the mat
ter of vantage points at his show.
Jack Dempsey was stopped in
10 seconds yesterday. Al Bowman,
traffic officer at Sixth and Walnut
streets, did the stopping.
Dempsey was on his way to see
some newspaper friends, before
shooting out to Chester Park, where
he is filing his first week of vaude-
Vile engagements at $1,000 a week.
The big man from Utah was being
followed by a vast throng, from
newsboys to men of affairs. He be-
came fiustered at the corner and
started to "jay-WaIk."
Bowman called to Dempsey to
stop. Two gloved hands-soft and
snow white gloves-halted the
champion. Quick as a fash the
champion shot his right at the traf-
fic officer, not the clinched fist, but
the open, glad hand. Thus, while
the crowd looked on, Dempsey
neatly extricated himself from the
position by shaking hands with the
cop.
I'm glad to shake your hand,
and want to congratulate you on
your victory" Bowman said to the
champion.
THANK you" said Champion
Jack, who, guided to the straight
and narrow path, went his way
with the crowd creering.
Admirers Hold Up Traffic.
Dempsey is having the time OF
MS young 1lI6 III Inc queen OlNy.
Wherever he goes, he is recognized
and is always followed by big
crowd. Hundreds followed him
into the lobby of a telegraph office
yesterday morning and blocked the
sidewalk outside. Big crowds push
and shove at the admission gate
for a chance to see him and Bill
Tate mix it out at Chester Park.
The various blows which won the
title for Jack are put on exhibition.
Dempsey is living at a secluded
boarding house near the park and
INDUCES in an hours sport at tho
park bathing beach each morning.
He has taken in all the thrilling
rides of the various amusement de-
vices and on one occasion said he
was so thrilled" that he thought |
championship and everything else .
was lost.