Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-23
Line Sports NeDs and Comment
Brennan Best Man
to Meet Dempsey

Whlle Bill Brennan went the way
OF all other contenders who have
tackled Jack Dempsey, ne created a
record as being the only battler who
has gone more than ten rounds with
Dempsey in the last four years. and
tho second to go that distance since
fDempsey donncd the mitts. When
dempsey first started fighting he
Went twenty rounds to a draw with
one Andy Malloy. He also had two or
three ten-round goes about that time
his real pugt!istic career, however
aid not begin until 1917. Since that
| ''htc ana until Tuesday night, Billy
| Miske WAS the only boxer to STAY ten
| rounds. So, In going twelve rounds.
Brennan established himself as the
! best man who has faced Dempsey
since Jack himself became a conten-
der. BY staggering Dempsey in the
1 second round he earned the right to
meet Dempsey again.
/ But few boxers have been able to
stick more than a round or so with
| Dempsey. Carl Morris. Fred Fulton
! Perky Flynn, jim Flynn. Homer
| Smith. Bob Devere and Jack Moran
| each slasted but one round. Battling
Levinsky. Billy Miske and Jess VIII
lard were thru before the fourth.
When Brennan met Dempsey two
years ago. he was forced to quit in
the sixth round Consequently when
| he STAYED off the inevitable until the
twelfth round recently he was
accomplishing what had been
thought the impossible
BY the same token. Dempsey
boosted his own stock in the Bren-
nan victory. Some critics had alleged
Jack could not go more than six
rounds. They declared that if any
fighter could stick that long. his
chances OF downing Jack were good.
According to the details of the New
York contest. Dempsey was not real
I ~ good until after the fifth round.
Jess Willard is one who has been adj
vised that all he has to do to lick
Dempsey Is to hang around for six or
seven rounds and then go in and fin
ish Jack. who, by that time, will be
weary because of his own efforts.
Willard now HAS food for reflection.
Possibly, he wonders about the dope
that Dempsey could not go more than
six rounds and be strong. When a
body blow in the twelfth round ends
a fight IL is rather conclusive evil
dence the man landing the punch has
not divorced himself from all his
strength. and perhaps Willard will
have 20 adopt different plan of
battle.
The recent victory of Frank Moran
ever Joe Beckett does not make
| Georges Carpenters record look any
too good. Part N Carpenters claim
to fame was based on his short vic
tory over Beckett. Th; made Car
pentier look like another Dempsey,
/. hui when Moran. who has been con-
sidered thru for several years,
knocked out Beckett In two rounds,
it took Carpenters prestige. Morans
triumph indicates Eeckett is just am
other Gunner Moir. lsombardier
Wells or Bandsman Rice. each Of
whom has been knocked out SO often
and so quickly the referee has moth
ing to do but start counting when
tn. fight begins.
| Not in his career has Carpenter
put to sleep an opponent of the cali
| Ter OF Bill Brennan, Fred Fulton,
1 Jess Willard or even Frank Moran.
! New Midwest Conference Proposed.
! Cedar Rapids. Dec. 23-Coe College
| is the only Iowa institution invited to
| send representatives to meeting TO
| be held III Chicago Dec. so for the
purpose of forming IL proposed new
| athletic conference of midwest col
! leges.
The invitations have been sent out
| by Knox College. which is sponsoring
| the plan. The colleges invited are
Coe, Carleton, Beloit, Wabash and
DePauw. In addition to these, the
| representatives will be asked to sus-
! gest other schools which might
| strengthen the union.
| On this point Goes delegates.
! Athletic Director Ira Carrithers and
Prof George w. Bryant, crack coach,
will ask that Cornell be included in
| the conference. In fact should the
| Methodist school, in which is Goes
! strongest rival, be left out, it is
/ doubtful if Coe will join.