The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-05-20
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tn'hls story Of Jack nonip-
sctss career has been written
fcs west NlrglnIan by Hal
cochFan ON information much
q which was furnished by
prmpsry himself. Tho rest
ggas obtained from Dempgey's
We scqusintances and oiilc-
Iserds,
Iack Dempsey stepped IN
hessspod arena at Price. Utah,
George Christian. Z CoIored
gHsityl no waa in flrstclass trim
4 10 had trained for two weeks.
= tlae betting was all on Christian.
Nbs not. This husky had knocked
en- allgfor a goal The bout was
sased on wlnncr take IS pei
mt, loser 81 basis. 1t was sched-
fied is s15-fornd affair, but Il
AZ them tell By the wayside.
Dempsey scored three knock
sewns n the first frame and the
I'D one was for keeps. He drew
sQl his biggest purse thus far.
Success Brings In Coin
qtes sas then matched With a
5attlef al Ely. New. He was offered
20 per cent "And, brother! Did
! lake II? You KNOW I did,"
Dempsey laughs as he recalls this
sffair. At the time he didn't even
know who his opponent was.
NJ was then that Dempsey took
4his first ride on the cushions Of a
Ftrain He had some coin In his
ietns.
Theman in the other corner trrn4
I'D QUITO be Joe Bonds. Jack licked
Aiira III Grounds and was paid $235.
ta then went TO Ogden, Utah, and
trew $3.50 for trimming Terry KEEL
Sar In 10 rounds. a battle with
HEX Gilbert followed. Jack won
lais. picked off several smaller
Fights and then hooked up with
Jack Price, brother-in-law Of Hardy
)SgwEsy, the Salt Lake promoter.
z They headed east together
Jaets first trip out Of the western
states
Was a Regular Rube
In New York Dempsey stacked up
llike q fin looking rube, He was
la rank tnknown in tie fighting
kTame and had a tough time getting
hy matches. Price finally landed
lnirV ii go with Andre Anderson
Fat die Faifmont club. Jack won in
llo rounds and cashed SIC. He then
fought Wild Bert Kenney and cop.
ped again in 10 rounds. This time
they handed him S47. His third
eastern 50 was with John Lester
Johnson, a negro fighter.
That bird was one Of the tough
est j have ever met" Dempsey says.
He knew all the scientific points
land knew none of them.n John.
son broke several OF Dempsey's
ribs hut Jack copied the decision
and TOOK away about 500.
.Isckta next bout was with Fire
an Jim Flyn at Murray, Utah.
npsey was knocked out in the
round:
tins time Dempsey was under
ENHANCEMENT Of Fred Winsor,
NJ known as Windy" one Of the
oisest managers in the game.
Tommy Simpson, the Oakland (Cal)
tomotar, needed heavyweight to
bet All Norton and wired Winsor
bring Dempsey along. Dempsey
ght d great draw with Norton
D then followed two bouts with
iliie Meellan, the latest boxer IN
ne world. Dempsey lost one and
son one.
Dempsey and Winsor had a dis
sreement after the second bout and
! arted company. Dempsey returned
10 Utah, then found employment
in Seattle shipbullding plant CIV
hog up his employment there TO re-
i,urn TO Utah following the murder
)lf one OF his brothers.
kesrns Becomes Manager
soon after this tragedy in Jacks
HE he was taken In hand by Jack
IScarns. who had heard Of the bat
er'B various successes.
Crude as YOU might be now, you
san bestnrncd into a champion, II
souire properly trained Kearns
fold Jack.
'will you train mo?" snapped
empsey.
Ycu,re on" said Kearns.
1pd the Dempsey-Kesrns combi-
natlon was formed. Z.
Jacks climb UP the fistic ladder
rom then on was steady one.
In the next story Dempsey
Dempsey becomes a one-round
Knockout specialist, and grabs
OF the heavyweight crown.
rs there any more reason to crow
>over being q bantam fighter than
lIn anylother weight?