The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-09-24
Champion Proved Frost on Stage-WilI Come Back to Ring by Meeting Willie Meehan in Newark, Dec. 1.

New York, Sept. 24-When Jack Dempsey decides to defend his heavy
 weight championship boxing crown
 Jack Curley, promoter of innumera-
 ble boxing and wrestling spectacles,
 will be the man behind that match.
 Just at present Curley is covering a
 lot of Western territory showing off a lew Wrestlers, but he is ready to drop
 the toe grippers at a moments mo- tlce, provided Dempsey expresses a i Willingness to talk business. At any rate Curley will put on the next title
 contest, and it is quite likely that it
 VIII De held within two months and somewhere close to New York city. It IS known fact that Denpsey's
 theatrical ventures have been finan- cial failures and that the champion has not drawn down anything like the money he expected when he de- throned Jess Willard last July, Now Dempsey is to finish an unproftable season with a circus, and unless he
 is bigger attraction with the freaks ne VIII not stick a that for long, For some reason or other the gullibles believe that a boxing champion should box, and refuse to pay any sum to see Dempsey do anything else than box.
 Several lucrative offers have been ] made to Dempsey by promoters in
 many parts of the country, but the champion has had to turn a deaf ear 1 for the reason that he is said to be l promised to Curley for the first show. This promise was eXacted when Cur l ley and CUrley's packers, who had an i interest in Dempsey prior to the title 1 engagement, agreed to step down and i aIio" Jack hearns full sway. Tex ] Packard refused to do business with | Dempsey until Rickard was assured l that Curley had no hand in the pro 1 ceedings. That was another reason 1 why Curley remained in the back l ground.
 From the plans now arranged l Dempsey will climb through the ropes | again about December l and will be | opposed by Willie Meehan, the Frisco | fat man, whose claim to distinction is built upon two four round decisions 1 gained in battles with Dempsey | fought in San Francisco. This affair | is to be held in the First Regiment l Ar1nory, of Newark, N. J., and will be eight rounds with no decision given ! at the finish.
 For these eight rounds Dempsey i IS to receive almost $50, 900 or con- l l bas been paid for an affair limited to | so few rounds.
 Ieehan will be fighting for a small i percentage of the house which may amount to a considerable sum if the | standing room only sign is hung out | as the promoters believe will hap ! pen.
 i Billy Gibson Is handling the busi- 1 ness of Meehan in this section of the | country and it is certain that before | Meehan is signed Gibson will have | to be assured of nice sum for the ! roly-poly fighter.
 The Meehan fight is to be the first ! of a serious of contests which Demp- i sey will enter into, all leading up to | a grand finale in which Dempsey and | the leading European heavyweight | candidate will be pitted against each ! other in a twenty round bout for the | laurels.
 This championship event may be l held in London unless some American 1 promoter shows Dempsey. that more l money can be had by holding the
 fight over here.