Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-15
News of the Sport World
SAM HALL SAYS
DEMPSEY FAITH
WITHOUT LIMIT

Chicago, May 15.-Jack Demp-
sey. who has been the loops lead
ing figure for a couple of days, is
in Toledo this morning to stick
around The Maumee metropolis IN
til he has settled his 5000 con-
troversy with the present heavy
weight boxing champion, Jess WI
lard, on July f. Ad Thatcher, than
whom there is none more popular
in the Ohio city and who will pro-
mote the Toledo end of the history
making struggle. came to town
yesterday morning and when told
that Dempsey intended to drive
his own car to the scene decided to
take him there via the steam road.
Thatcher came out to keep the
Chicago ticket sale out of the
hands of the scalpers and while on
the job concluded. that Dempsey
was taking too much of a risk IN
making that long drive. Thatcher
argued that anjinjury to Jack now
would mean a serious loss finan-
cfa1ly and simply took no chances
Manager Jack Kearns will do
the motoring with a party of
friends, probably starting today.
The pair of Jacks have been anx-
ious to get to the place they al
ready call Wizards Waterloo, set
tie down in bungalow on the
Maumee and erect their training
camp, ring, etc.
Kearns admitted yesterday that
he was not SO sure of landing
Harry Wills, the Brown Panther,
as Dempsey's headline sparring
mate. 1t seems that kearns and
Wills had a little dispute the last
time they talked the matter over.
When the manager of the chal-
lenger preached the subject Wills
remarked that he could lick both
Dempsey and Willard.
kearns then said:
All right, Harry, why pass up
the chance? l am Offering you the
privilege Of whipping Dempsey ev-
cry afternoon for a month before
the newspaper men at Toledo, and
if you can do it yoa certainly will
get publicity enough to make you
the biggest bird in pugilism."
That sort of stopped Wills. but
Kearns still has hopes that Harry
will consent because he can make
more money training with Demp-
sey than he can in the actual
matches he is able to lani.
THE truth of the matter is"
Kearns confided to US yesterday.
that Wills knows Dempsey car
whale him every afternoon"
And there you are.
Dempsey, while posing for pic
lures in the Herald and Examiner
studio yesterday morning, was
asked what was his favorite punch
Jack laughed, and then GRATED
as follows:
81 have none When I am flying
into action most of the time |
don't know what 1 am hitting the
other guy with. l just keep bang
ing away and letting him have it
with both hands. OF course l shift
a whole lot, but do it from either
side, and would just as soon see
the right go home after a shift as
the southpaw. You might call my
choice wallop the Dempsey punch
are socked home properly, as Jess
Willard will learn to his sorrow
in July.
81 hook. uppercut AMI punch
straight with equal force and have
nothing like the Mccoy corkscrew.
the FitZsimmons solar pIexus. the
Battling left scissors hook to the
liver, or any of that stuff, though
for all l know l may use some of
them without realizing it."
Manager Kearns is of the opin-
ion that those who are predicting
that Willard will be the favorite
on the battle day are all wrong
Kearns' contention is that after
the sharps get to visiting both
training camps and see the differ
ence between the fresh young ath-
lete with the mighty swat and the
comparatively ancient though
heavier rival that Willard money
will be scarce.
Dempsey will be a 2 to l favor
tie when they get into the ring"
allows Manager Jack.
The willard forces may be con-
fident, but they certainly have
nothing on the two Jacks, who
simply radiate that valuable asset
without being overconfident