New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-05-09
Sends
Floral Tribute
To His Mother
Seaside City Showers Him
With Honors, bus Cham
pion Thinks of Home

Day was observed to-day in the sea-
shore camp here where Jack dempsey
will begin tomorrow the long training
grind that will lead up to the battle
with Georges Carpenter ia Jersey City
two days before the nation celebrates
the birth of it's independence.
The champion had the keys of the
seaside metropolis stored in his pocket
and used them to the best advantage hc
knew how. He was assisted in unlock
ing doors by Mayor Ed Bader and a
score or more Congressman who forgot
all about the nations business to min
gle with him. But the clamor. of thou
sands for his presence failed to dim
Jacks memory of his home and mother.
Dempsey was up before 6 a. IN. and
before starting the days festivities
dispatched this telegram to Mrs. Clara
Dempsey in Salt Lake City:
This is Mothers Day Exp~o' a
great bouquet of flowers. Arr LIZ To
train so you won't be disap aiAted on
Julys. JACK.~
Jack attended mass and was the cen
ter of an adnliring throng few hours
later when the wires flashed back from
Salt Lake City:
Dear Boy just knew you wouldn't
forget your mother. We know what to
expect in Jersey City. MOTHER"
Some grill " burst out Jack to his
friends on reading the dispatch. "Con-
tidence is great thing. not only when
you have it yourself. but when it is
shown by your best girl"
Mayor Bader acted as Jacks personal
escort. He introduced him at the At
lantlc City Country Club at North
held. where they were luncheon guests
Of Thomas ". Wootton, and afterward
the champion, accepted drubbing on
the golf links.
Boxing enthusiasts who like action
will have their craving gratified to-
night at the amateur tournament to be
held in the list Regiment Armory,
Ihirty-fourth Street and Fourth Ave
hue, under the auspices of the 18th
Division Association, for the purpose
OF raising funds tor disabled veterans.
Four national champions and eigh-
teen of their most formidable rivals will
be seen in action. The title-holders
are George Daily, Grace Club, 11s
pounds; Dan Gartin, of Philadelphia,
1913 pounds; Ben Ponteau, ST. Chris
TOPPER A. c., 1876 pounds, and Gordon
Munce. Pastime A. c., heavyweight.
Every fight club in New York and
vicinity has its boards crowded with
entertainment features this week Be-
ginning tonight with four shows, in
GLIDING the amateur tournament under
the auspices of the 77th Division Asso-
citation. and closing Saturday night with
three attractions, boxers of every class
and representing many natiOnalities
will be in harness,
Charley Pitts, the Australian light
weight, will meet Willie Harmon, the
East SIDE warrior, in the fifteen-round
main attraction tonight at the Broad
way Exhibition Association. Charley
Kohler and Tony Moran will hook up
in the ten-round semi-fnal. There will
be two other bouts of six rounds.
Harry London aud Joey Leon win
furnish the principal part of the carni-
val to be staged this evening by the
Star A. c., while Long Islanders will
be given an opportunity to see Mike
McTigue, claimant OF Irish middle
weight laurels, at the Freeport Audi
torium. McTigue will meet Harry
Krohn in twelve-round battle.
open-air boxing, which has had
great difficulty in getting under way
On account of the weather, will make
new bid for existence Friday night.
The Walker Sporting Club announces
a program to be put on at Ivanhoe
Park. in which Hughey Breslin and
Charlie Goodman will engage in the
main bout. There will be two settos of
ten rounds each.
Hockey Kansas and Gene belmont,
who will furnish the chief attraction
of the Walker club May 27, have posted
forfeits for their appearance.
Willie Spencer, the East Side bantam
weight, iislocated his arm in fight Sat
urday night with Sammy Nable at the
Brooklyn Arena and as result has can
eelled engagements that would have
made him richer by $4,000. Spencer
was scheduled to box Jack Sharkey,
Midget Smith, Young Montreal and Joe
Lynch in rapid-fire order. Willie's arm
was put in a plaster cast yesterday at
the Volunteer Hospital.
Al Reich is breathing easier, thank
you. Al recently underwent an opera
ton in Philadelphia that is destined to
been troubled with his smelIer ever since
he entered the ring, and the maulings
it has received have only aggravated his
ailments. So Al is back in town with
guaranty that he will be much i'm
proved pugilist once the wound of the
surgeons knife has healed.
Vie Mclaughlin, who disputes Mike
MeTigue's claim to the Irish middle
Sseight crown, will be in action at the
Hunts Point Sporting Club tomorrow
night with Walter McGirr, another SON
of Erin. The Irishmen will travel the
twelve-round route, as will Eddie Leon
ard and Bobby Wolgast, Ayweights.
Wolgast and Leonard are filing re-
turn engagement.
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