The Washington times., 1920-11-04

sion prices 20 run from $40 for "A
birds eye view To 500 for a box seat
close to the ring.l The ridieuiousness
OF these prices. made necessary by the
impossible guarantees, may be real
ICED when II is recalled that the con-
test may end inside of one round, in
deed. when all ring experts unite in
saying Il will never 60 beyond the
third round, no matter who wins.
NOW LET'S SUPPOSE.
Now let's suppose you're a poor man.
but want to see this show. You pay
$40 for seat far up near the roof.
And Dempsey repeats his victory over
Fred Fulton.
You wake up TO find that you have
paid $40 for seventeen seconds of box
ing. Dempsey has collected 5000, 900
in cash. not TO consider his profits from
the motion pictures. for walking into
his opponent and dropping him in
seventeen seconds.
Suppose Carpenter repeats his VIC
tory in London over Joe Beckett. In
seventy-Gve seconds you will have seen
the Frenchman become champion OF the
world. receiving for that work a guar
antee OF 100000 besides other profits
to come from motion pictures. You,
and a lot OF other poor fish. vii, have
paid that ridiculous sum for your brief
pleasure, II you have had any.
New York Is sure to get It's first
peek at Dempsey this month. lie Is
matched with Knockout Bill Brennan.
OF Chicago. for November a6. the night
before the Army-Navy football game
at the Polo Grounds. Bantams are
drawing $4,000 at Madison Square
Garden right now. 20 you may imagine
what Dempsey's first contest viii at
tract. ..
BRENNAN No REAL FOE.
Bill Brennan, while a tough GUS
toner, Is no real rival Of Dempsey
Before Jack took the title away from
jess Willard he defeated Brennan, hit
ting him 50 hard that he span him
around and caused fractured bone In
Erenhan's ankle. Dempsey should put
brennan away just as soon as he wishes.
But the suckers will crowd into the
'iarden 10 see him do il, hoping thereby
10 get some line on his possible chances
against Georges Carpenter.
According TO certain Wise folks. Jess
Willard is quietly getting into Shape for
return bout with Dempsey, and that
TINS bout will be put on by Tex Rlckard
at Madison Square before Carpcn-
tier tackles tho Utah slugger.
That's nice Those paying money to
sec another Dempsey willard bout
should be deportcd. or at least sent to
some sanitarium. Certainly their heads
will require eXamination-and not for
cooties, either.
The present dope Is for a Dempsey
Carpenter clash somewhere along in
March or April. With Dempsey
matched with Brennan and, possibly.
willard. II is not outside the realms
or Imagination to expect CARPENTER
TO show his wares once or twice be-.
fore tackling the worlds chsmpion!
AT least two boxers are seeking
chances with the Frenchman.
Tom Gibbons. who has grown into
a siEeable light heavyweight, foolish
ly announces that Georges CARPENTER
decided to return to France because he
was Informed that Rickard was will
ing TO hook him UP with the st. Paul
battler. Yes, that's foolish. but Il
does show that Gibbons Is quite will
ing to try his luck with the copoueror
OF Joe Beckett. -.
Mike O'Dowd, former worlds mid
dleweiSht champion. who can build
himself up to 165 pounds or so. n he
wishes. is another fine lad willing,
yea, eager. to tackle the Frenchman.
None can tell at this writing. but II
is possible that both may attain their
wfshes before Carpenter hears the
oeii That sets Jack Dempsey in his di-
roction.