El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-13
Champion Jack Dempsey VIII Not Enter
Ring For Some Time; Makes Money In
theatrical Business C0rbett Tells Story

Tor some time We had an idea tha
L Jack Dempsey might appear in tn,
east against some strong young man
but now our hopes are blasted Larney
Ldehtenstein. the old fight manager
IS now advance man from the de luxe
vaudeville show which Dempsey heads
and says that Jack viii be here soon
. with the layout
It's tough that New Workers won't
have chance TO see the great Demp-
/ sey fight, but then again he may tire
| OF the John Drew thing and start in
the seeking game again-
Jim Was Taken In
Net Jim Corbett on the street the
I other day in his Reckitt's blue 1imou-
! sine Say" piped Jim. 7 meant TO
/ tell you all about that Jack Burke guy
I you had story on some time ago.
You know that stuff that Eddie
Graney told you was right That guy
! Burke surely did bull the newspaper
men the night we fought.
J You know I was 20 years old when
7 boxed him Burke was an eastern
I star and came to Frisco to show the
natives what great fighters they had
in the cast He had just fought Sui
livan and was to box me. Il was an
eight round 90 for $500. and I got
know. 7 thought I'd be lucky n
stayed the limit with him. At
the start ] was very cagy and
stayed away from him. Then
ubout the fourth round stnrted
to 20 and found that he was sort
Of punk In the sixth SWING one
to his jaw and nearly knocked his
block off. used to swing in those
days.
Wen. IN the last two rounds I kept
49, 81 - "a =
almost as I pleased When the bell
rang at the end OF the eighth round
went TO my corner and was shaking
hands with my seconds.
We all thought that I had won by
you know the winner usually
walks over to the loser and shakes
his hand
Can you imagine ny surprise when
Burke walked over to my corner with
a smile and patted me on the head
saying. -Corbett. you're a pretty fair
boy With a little more experience
you-n be first class man
Then he gave a dinner to the news
paper men and bulled them 10 death
You know that guy nearly made
me cult the ring. he Just buIled
everyone and everything IN sight and
they all swallowed IT.
Jem lIace's Last Days.
Here's an interesting note taken
Mr.. Robert Clements Of Arundel
street, Forest Lodge, writes Being a
regular reader of your notes on box
ing in the Referee. I peruse with
interest your reference to champions
Of other days and countries You Of
ten refer to cas IN particular. Jem
Mace. VIII write a little about his
last davs which may interest Some Of
your readers. This IS as saw them.
and know them TO be true. Jem's last
= e. L.
north OF ENGLAND
He Travelled around the fairs and
market places with q boxing booth I
Although his name was in front Of
the show. also paintings OF some OF
his fights, the tent belonged TO a
Snowman He had nothing only what I
he got from the Snowman and sports. j
Every town or city they went to thew
held a boxing competition for local /
boys, and the winner had to spar with /
Jem Mace for two rounds.
His age was always announced
as % years He was always well
respected. His clean appearance
was most noticeable. He was
dressed in a long black coat. n
high silk hat, n Etarched collar
and was clean shaved. saw HIS
funeral. II was attended nv many
prominent EDOrtsmen. He was
only sick few days. He died
near Newcasfle-On-T'yne. and Is
"
row-on-Tyne. England
Jim COffrofh's Close Gail.
Every kid likes 70 fight" said Jim
Coffroth yesterday. when 7 was 1e
thought that Jack McAuliffe was a
nick- I'd rather battle than pat IN
those days. One dawn Frisco was
with Tom Graham He wasn't q Judge
then. get me2 On Kearney street
there was quite a crowd and I han
pened to bump Into n fellow. He
to him. and right away the old fire
works started Say. he closed one Of
my eyes. had my mouth cut and nv
head was so big I couldn't get It in
SIDE Of a pork barrel was swinging
while the other fellow kept popping Il
me with a straight left"
Who was the other guy Oh. was
going to tell you. Il was George
Green Remember him7 Later he
ought Waleott. Al Neil and Martin
But he didn't win your fight, ehq.
re asked
''Nol" piped coffroth. at was won
BY Judge Graham"
How did judge Graham wlD.- we
"Oh. he hit Green with a brick"
liped Coffroth That's the only tfinr
hat would ston him"
Dempsey Now on the Road.
Jack Kearns hit the old typewriter
- q wv 'a-t-EA 4GAleE the OLner uaW. .
n part: {
we are PLAYING the week Of the
.4th IN Detroit. at the opera house. 7
he week OF the 31st al the Colonial {
heater. Chicago. and the week Of
,eptember at PhiladeiDhfa. al the !
Walton hotel; and then. 7 believe. we
ONE 10 New York for two weeks: z
men around through Boston, Buffalo l ]
nd M through Canada. don't know
he exact route at this time. but the Z