Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-08
lLSKE NOW rs POSITIVE THAT FRIENDSHIP IS II
DEMPSEY IS DIR. JEKYLL-MR. HYDE
Y OF FYS7ZANA;; CHAMP KNOCKED OUT
n FRIEND WHEN HE PUTA WA Y MISKE|
BY ROBERT w. MAXWELL
snnrts Editor Eynninr Public Lcdger

FRIENDSHIP is beautiful thing Poets have raved
about It, philosophers have become philosophical on
the subject and taught from earliest childhood that
the tribute could to another is to say
she's my friend" friend is willing to risk anything
10 another friend and doesn't hang about the
outcome.
However, friendship is shown in many different ways
and will discuss only angle today We will stassr
through few sentences exploiting the friendship of Jack
Dempsey and Billy Miske. They think well Of each
other. Bill can have Jacks shirt and Jack can have
Bills In fact, Bill have anything Jack owns except
the heavyweight championship of the world
t On Monday, the friends met in Benton Harbor. The
meeting was delightful Mske entered the ring first,
smiling and bowling all sides Then he retired to his
corner. This before he was carried out.
Dempsey put in appearance He scowled and
glowered at and his lips which were surrounded
by days growth Of heavy bHck beard curled
into sna His white teeth glistcned in the sunlight like
fangs of a hungry tiger about to upon his prey
His head lowered he shuflied to his corner
He did not see the smiling Mske although they were
friends Somebody asked him to step into corner OF
the ring be photographed. He did reluctantly but
did not look up. When it he shufed back to
his three legged stool and waited mpatsnty for the
gong.
Then the battle began. Dempsey looked Miske over
with cool, calculating eye and started TO work He was
q fighter and the battle lust raced through his veins.
The man in front Of him evidently a strangernOt
the he used to pal around with on the coast In
the three rounds he landed four hard blows punch to
the body the first the solar pexs waop in the second
and the body right the chin in the third
When Miske had been counted out and was lying in
his corner inert heap, Dempsey lifted him tendery
and placed him in n chair. Then he stood over him.
Hurt, Billy" he asked.
NTISKE slotcly shook his head and tecbIv offered his
lN hand. Then Dempsey left the ring.
But They Are Friends. Just the Same
DERHAPS this sounds like a travcsty friendship.
j for Dempsey certainly did not act If h" held any
tender feeling for his opponent He punished him as much
as he was able but the blows left external marks.
Billy also tried to do the thing but failed, Yet
The are friends.
couple of days before the fight. Miske doing his
roadwork near his training quarters Eastman Springs
An automobile toward him and stopped. Billy also
came to a halt and walked over to the In it
Jack Dempsey
How are you feeling Bi?' asked the champion
after they had shaken hands.
"A "Fine" was the reply. How about yoursefT'
"Ncver felt better" retorted Jack, "ony wish it
was some else in the ring with me on Labor Day.
It's going to be a tough fight Bill"
Don't let that worry you" laughed Miske. "lll
DO all can put you down for the count and expect
you to do the same. Only he added 81 will be up
and smiling at the end of the tenth"
Jack did reply this and drove of. after waving
a friendly farewell.
After the fight ! Dempsey in his training house
and he a changed The scow had departed, he
did not peer you under lowering eyebrows, but his
eyes were clear and frank and he looked like big
innocent boy.
"Gee but I'm glad Mske isn't hurt" he said.
"I couldn't help hitting him hard because that's all