Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-09-03
JACK DEMPSEY SHOWS
CHAMPIONSHIP FORM
Belt Holder and Harry Grcb
Entertain 800 in Lively Butting
and Hitting Match
by FRANK G.. MENI<E,
StpH Correspondent Universal Service


BENTON H\RBOR. MICH. Sept. ..
Jack Dempsey and Harry Gr.b
chased supernuity OF thrills up ard
down the spinal columns Of over 800
cash customers In today's "prcp" for
the championship Labor Day ,ussle
with Billy Miskc. The tltlchoIdor
concluded with a sliced tongue occu-
stoned when Grcb butted rather say
agely in "A clnch. And Grcb seemed
quito believed whcu tho third and
maj round was over. Tor NE took a
sock!nB in tue stomach in that last
round that is causing MIN to believe
all that he has heard about Dempsey
The workout with Grcb this after
has CURED o III ,od X % on the em fPp
a. last, sailed ia and displayed such
a lot Of stun that even the most
Skepticai are conceding tonight that
butta the Champion.
Dem psey started off boxing It with
Greb. and through the first round the
heavyweight more thin held his own
with one Of The shifticgt youths Ia
ring harness. In the second Greb
reached Dempsey with crashing
annoyed DEMPSEY. Soon after when
n clinCh GrcE staged n!s butt"
men Dro"r IooSc aud poppet away IT
dempsey rs the bc!l Yang. When tho
-
IN mind the butt and the smash 10
the. jaw. vent after Greb.
Re was Kind enough to refrain
from driving for Grcb's Jaw but be
aid hammer q. Jew into his stomach
TWO az them lifted Orch clear o." his
feet and sent him spinning backward
Jhen Greh tried 20 re;aliate. and
stariiuS As II may seem. DEMPSEY
blocked. duckcd or sidc-stcpurd every
punch. hitting the speedy Grcn where
he willed and made him look slow IN
ana an Inc while The crowd, FIRST
low" broke loose into hurrahs Cor
D ,}'il Who. by his performance
been holding, LOT back fer Labo,
Day display only. N.ske's tralninr
Win Jack ite!nen, Joe Wigncr and
Rough House" Wilson without show
ing anything except that he rs =,
splendid hEhtinI condition and ready
right no" for the bang OF the gong.
sales beyond $4,000.
While the lighters tonlgh, delhi
era Led as to whether they would CON
clude their workouts Friday or con
tinu. into Saturday. the municipallty
filed mp with aliens and the box Office
performed briskly IN the dispersa-
has witnessed vast Increase In sales,
and the advance business now haa
gone beyond $4,000 In Denton Harbor
alone. In other. cities where tickets
total disrosals -rovlmatc $50. 600.
which leaves about Sl2o.D00 worth ~
seats 10 b. disposed o.: before =. II.
on Labor Day.
Book '"s ARE promising to omen
up Friday Tor the purpose OF taking
waFcrs on the bout. !: ia the purnos e
Of those behind the scheme 10 u, Ike
Inc Initial blackboard posting about
70 10 5 that Dempsey will win and
s to that Miske won't go eight
rounds. The thought that prompts
such odds probably Is mat this thriv-
ini; purueu : FUN OF "easy MARKS"
VINO VIII take the short end II
Is lik"i. that tho odds ut Gcht time
Nil he 10 aud probably bigger on
Dempsey TO win. And ucanwhilr the
riNa! mnnarers ana Floyd Fitzsi,n-
mons. the promoter. are "rassllnE''
Win the rcfcrcc question and hope
20 reaCh 2 deC.sion BY FridnY nirht