Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-08-18
.C0Mb|NC nation TO FIND
OPPONENT FOR DEMPSEY
Not Since Defeat OF Jeffries Has
There Been Such a Boom In
white Hope" Industry.
CHAMP READY FOR FIGHT
Utah Maulcr" Has Announced That
He Will Meet ANY Suitable Foe,
and This Is Proving Bait for Many
Boxing Promoters.
BY JAMES J. CoRnEyr,r.

NEW YORK, August l7.-Rakins
1 na at wbe press OF the nation for
measure OF Jack Dempsey suddenly
has become a pure profession.
Not since that 1910 day when Jack
Johnson whipped Jim Jeiiries in Reno
has there been such a boom in the
white hope" industry as now. Men
who make business of discovering
II arc devoting frantic efforts to un-
cover some "phenomI for the purpose
Of showing him at Dempsey at as carly
date as possible.
The statement OF the Utah Mauler"
that he Will fight any man that tho
public deems suitable foe is the real
lure for the pugilistic impresarios
nhe er ,eei that DemnSey; Complementary
And they are hopeful Of bringing to
the fore some fellow that has enough
aS,i,,y to warrant a trial with the
make plenty of money for themselves
as we'll as the lighters
II wasn't so, after Jess willard
knocked out Jack Johnson. The giant
kansan showed no disposition 10 tisht.
Therefore. the men who make their
living mana ging lighters did not care
to go TO trouble and expense In finding
lard. They weren't at all certain that
Willard would fight their man even
y ne old loom up as worthy con-
tender.
Furthermore. Willard, because Of hi.
great bulk and size, appealed to manyl
as unbeatable.
What's the use" commented man.
ager back in 1916, of spending a long
time to ind real hshter, deveionins
him and then sticking him against
Ml!!ara Only superhattler can
beat bet, ' hatn giant, and suae rbattlers
Yet thoSr Sa,ne fono,r, f.., 49,. -.
they can lind somebody in the next
1iN months or year 10 beat Jack
DempseY' the superhghter.. It's .
couldn't uncover a warrior capable OF
whipping Willard. yet nov they think
lhsy can md fellow TO beat the man
VINO ,nade human punching bag out
La!ney l.ichtcnstein. of Chicago.
nsures that he already has in tow he
man VINO can turn The trick
Chicago Jack Burke in his name"
states Larney. Hes lust a kid nvs
itei ten ana Weighs io5. Bu, he's
s s., s s1o~in g., The boy IL lightning
han.s and knows 10, about theI
no" ne can htt' He's dropped most
hasn't lost IA light In TWENTY-FIVE starts.
In year--or .ess-hepi be ready for
Dempsey or anybody else"
Roche BaekInE Gene Tuney.
'Hho'ner OF the prospective cham
eyes OF the sport world by Htliy Roche,
the referee. His protege Is Gene
Tuncy; Of Rrooklyn. who leaped into
fame by winning tho championship oil
the American expeditionary forces
Tuney Is good; there's no disputiny
that. But being champion Of the al
moht unschooled lighters of the army
and being champion OF the world es-
pccially with Jack Dempsey blocking
the pathway, are two entirely different
matters
iu, that ism, disccurasing 10 Roche.
He thinks Tuney can be developed in
n year 10 a pon, where ne can give
Dempsey a real fight
The very fact that there is so much
anxiety al this time among the bat
tier developers 10 develop a foe for
Dempsey is great thins for puSiiisn,.
u means great activity among the as
pirant heavyweights with so many
new men brought 10 the fore
The elimination bouts that are sure
10 come should stimulate new In
terest in heavyweight boxing unlike
American puR.ism has known for
more than Il decade
and that's the thing that not only
will keep boxing alive. but make it
increasingly pcpular.-Copyrigh 1919.