The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-08
JACK PROMISES
TO oBLIeE ALL
WITH ThEkAY0
Chanp Departs for East b Iake
On Smith, BrenAan-G Gives
Mrs. Fits His New Auto.

Champ Departs for East b I1ke
On Smith, Brennan-Givee
Mrs Fits His New Auto.
Benton Harbof. Mich. Sept g.
With $55,000 tucked away In their
pockets, Jack Dempsey and Mana
ger Jack Kearns left Benton Harbor
for Chicago yesterday. They are
going to Boston, where Gunboat
Smith will catch for Dempsey on
the night of September IS. Cum
boat will catch because no can't
help himself. The battle will be on
the up and up.
Promoter FitzsimmonS said to-
night that the gate receipts were
$133, 900, including state and war
tax.
$4,000 for MIsks.
Besides Dempsey getting his $751;
600, Miske got $4,000 for swell
three-round licking. Miske fought
the champion on q straight guaran-
tee of $4,000, while the title hold
er had been guaranteed $4,000
with the privilege Of accepting 50
per cent OF the gate receipts. OF
course he took the percentage.
Dempsey was as happy and as
funny as kitten. He woke up the
camp at 6 O'Clock yesterday morn
ing playing a victrola and pulled
everybody out Of bed. He didn't
bear a mark OF the vicious three
rounds, while Miske nursed . very
sore spot under his kidney, where
Dempsey cIouted him with such a
terrific smash in the second round.
That was4he punch that really
started Miske on his way. The
challenger said so himself yester-
day, and he ought to know. He said
the punch was the hardest he ever
received.
Miske VIII Stick.
Miske, despite the lacing. has no
idea Of giving up the game. Man
ager Jack Reddy plans to leave for
the coast Friday with Johnny Till
man, his welterweight pr0tege, and
allowed that he would take Misks
along for a couple Of fights.
Bill said he fought the best he
could, but that wasn't enough. He
was beaten almost before he got
started, which is nothing to his dis
credit, as Dempsey will beat them
all before they get fairly warmed
up.
The reports that Miske's ribs
were broken proved alarming for
a time, but there was no truth In
the yarn. The big ST. Paul fighter
| was examined by two physicians
and they agreed there was no frac-
ture.
The terrific headache that Miske
complained of had entirely disap-
peared yesterday, but there was q
large lump on his jaw where Demp-
sey stung him with the finishing
blows.
Jack Gives Away Car.
When Dempsey and his party
motored to the train and piled
aboard, Mrs. Fitzsimmons. wife OF
the promoter, got the surprise OF
her life.
what are you going to do with
your carr" she inquired OF the
champion.
Drive it home; it's yours"
chirped Jack.
And Mrs. Fitzsimmons piled into
q $4,000 cara beautiful gift from
the champion.
Promises ALI Kay0s.
Jack Dempsey arrived in Chicago
yesterday from Benton Harbor. in
tent upon complete conquest OF the
pugilistic world.
I'm fit and ready now to travel
along with anybody" declared the
gladiator who flattened Billy Miske
in three easy rounds. Jack Kearns
can't drag the boys into the ring
any too fast to suit me. / expect
| to travel east Wednesday and when
1 arrive in New York Thursday
Kearns and l expect to meet some
Boston folks and close a match with
Gunboat Smith.
/ Brennan After Smith.
|. '.The battle with Bill Brennan IL
to follow soon after l get through
with Smith. Then Frank Moran
wants fight-so he says. II any
body wants to match US he car
have it. The same thing goes fol
the highly touted Gene Tunney
r And, in due course of time, I'm go
ing to take on Georges Carpenter
and also Harry Wills, If the pub
: lie wants the latter match.
+ Its my ambition to knock out
: not merely outpoint-every fghtel
in the heavyweight ranks today-ol
in the near future. Then-and on
ly then-will l be satisfied and fee
, that l really am a worlds cham
pion."