The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-07-23
ey JACK VElock,
lnterrltIonal NeWs Sports Editor.

NEW YORK, July - Jack Dempsey
VIII he champion VI the world for Il
long long time.
The new boss VI the heavywcigh,s has
everything necessary 10 the successful
title holder. from youth to the most
wicked punch ever packed 10y II cham
piou In any division.
Twenty four Years old. two-handed
sure. footed. cool Araded battlcr from
the sulrs NJ his fcN to the crown OF hH
hcud Dempsey possesses all the quail
ficatlous that have combined TO make
champions Of the past.
Former champs have been noted for
this or that virtue Rs fighters. Some
have been clever. some have been ter
rins hltterS with at least one hand.
some have been superior ring generals.
and Willard, they used to say, was too
big 90 he beaten.
Dempsey is big enough to take care
Of any opponent they dig up for him. Hc
ls clever In his peculiar way. hut his
great speed In attacking his opponents
covers up his cleVerness He has learned
from meeting all types Of hnttlcrS and
boxers, every hook and crook OF offcnsc
md defense. Nothing that an opponent
can spring on htm serves ms "a surpris,
mud nothing viii until some day when
tho right bird comes aloug-the fighter
who Is to uncrown the new champion
To our way Of thinking there In hut
one opponent In pempsey's pathway now
who has n chance with him. Bov, 20
page old KID Bright Lights and ask
him how many champions he has
beaten.
The Old Kid. as We were about to
srn, is the only battler In the world
today who has ghost OF show
against Dempsey, and from what W.
know Of Jack, Old Man Bright Lights
viii get distinctly cold shoulder.
Dempsey is II big. happy. friendly
boy. lie has Knocked about the country
for number OF years and has had
Rright Lights forty ways from a
Jack But he has passed up the gay
old bird because he doesn't see any
thing In his line that appeals
They say Georges Carpenter or Joe
Beckett might surprise tho new cham.
pion. We don't believe II. Carpenter
would be In luck TO stay three round'
as long as willard stayed-Witi
Dempsey's bone crushing rights ant
let's showering him with punishment
RUy Papke, outweighed by Carpenter
beat him when he was supposed to b,
AZ the top OF his form. Joe Jcannett,
gave him all he could handle and IN,
only man nf title or near-title timber
he has beaten decisively II Bomhardie,
w 'llt NJ. = NIpfntlct fhu NflifT plNf
up all the looser change In sight hefor,
he meets Dempsey. II will be better so
10" Beckett, the rugged new British
champ, Is said to be more Of
punchcr than Carpenter. He Is NOR
NJ the BILLY Miske type IN build an,
ability TO assimilate punishment. ",
| might linger a bit longer with Jack
| but II Is our guess that he would TAX,
n terrible beating In any case owe
| any number of rounds.
ON this side OF the water we hav,
| possibly two batticrs who may ex
| change punches with the new king
| One IL Willie Meehnn. Frisco battlcr
who once took a four-rouhd decision
| from Jack and who has been cashiri
on II ever since. In all lkelhoo'
Meehau will be Dempseys mex
| American opponent, and II In our huncl
! that the sports will be betting on tn
number Of rounds he'll last.
MiSkc. the only battler who has stoo'
up with Dempsey over the ten-rount
route since Jack came into his owl
AS "a scrappcr, is tough egg and ma.
figure as u drawing card v&th the nev
champ. Hut whether or mot Mlsk
wants any OF Dempsey's game-no,
that Jack IL the champon-is question