The Washington times., 1919-06-30
By TAD.

TOLEDO, June 30.-The hackers
Of Jack Dempsey in his coming bat
tie with Champion Jess Willard on
July 4, have another bunch to play
on now that sounds like the dude Of
them all.
Johnny Eckhardt, of PhiIly, who
blew into town Saturday brought
this bunch with him and every one
is daffy over it. The bunch is this:
Johnny says that Dame Fortune
has been more than kind to chal-
lengers all over the world who have
fought on holidays. OF course, there
have been challengers who ran sec
ond on holidays, but whenever a
champion met a challenger who had
any chance at ali on such day he
usually doffed the old laurels to him
Just give this list the north and
south:
On Thanksgiving Day. 1901, at
Hartford, Conn, Young Corbett
knocked out Terry McGovern, the
featherweight champion in two
On WashingtonLs Birthday. 1912,
Johnny KiIbane heat Abe AttelL the
featherweight champion, at Los An
On July (, 1908, Battling Nelson
knocked out Lightweight Champion
Joe Cans at San Francisco in seven
teen rounds.
On washington's Birthday, 1910, Ad
Wolgast beat Battling Nelson, the
champion, in forty rounds at Point
Richmond, Cal
On March IL, 1897, St Patrick's
Day. Bob Fitzsimmons knocked out
Heavyweight Champion Jim Corbett
in fourteen rounds at Carson City.
On Christmas Day, 1906, Jack John
son stopped Tommy Burns. heavy
weight champion, in fourteen rounds
at Sydney, Australia
On July 4, 1910, Jack Johnson de-
featsd Jim JeffTies, recognized undo
feated heavyweight champion, In M
teen rounds at Reno. New.
On July 4, 1919, at Toledo, Jack
Dempsey and Jess willard
Oh, but this is too sou. If Dame
Fortune is as kind to sRver Jack
as she has been to a b. IN OF other
challengers. then boys
Well, it will be the old gag over
1gain.
Tbe king is dead; long live the
Jamaica Kid QuIth
Jamaica Kid. who has been work
ing with Dempsey here for the past
month, has left his happy home"
Saturday afternoon the kid put on
his hat and coat, got his walking
stick, and, waving a sweet farewell,
started down the dusty road toward
town, humming to himself. Il don't
know where I'm going. but I'm on my
way"
The Kid took quite a lacing from
Dempsey in his bout Friday and was
sick for two hours after. He sat in
his room alone after supper that
evening and started to think. He re-
membered that old saying, TITS bet
ter TO have 'em say there he goes,
than doesn't he look natural
Then he quit his job
Freddie welsh Is There.
Freddie Welsh is here TO write up
the fight for q paper in Washington,
D. c. issued by the army for the |
wounded soldiers. Freddie has Sc
cured from Tex Richard an order for
a reel of the tight films, which he
VIII have shown in all the army hos
pitfalls.
welsh is another boxer who favors
Dempsey & bit
'T saw both the big fellows Sat
urdGy," said Fred. "and II there is a
man in the world who has a chance
10 lick willard, Dempsey is the man. !
OF course, willard may not be |
beaten" he added, but say there's |
no one alive who can beat him II
Dempsey doesn't"
Jim Cohroth wired today saying |
mat the Indoor Yacht Club special |
with 125 able-bodied seamen will ar
rive In Toledo on July 3. Jim Griffin |
is bringing his own fireworks and IZzy
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