The New York herald., 1921-07-04
Harry Wills Would Make ,
Better Match for World
Champion.
ny CHARLES II. MATHIsoN.


The question naturally bohs up as 10
the identity OF Jack Dempsey's next
opponent. II has been intimated that
Jess Willard viii be dragged from re-
tirement to make a Queensberry holi-
day next Labor Day. There might be
some interest in such a contest. for
the reason that Willard was not COM
pletely incapacitated at Toledo. but
admitted a knockout BY refusing to
leave his corner for the fourth round.
punished Willard 20 severely in the
first round the big Kansan might have
won in the second or third round. when
Dempsey. arm tired from punching the
giant. showed weariness.
1t would be harder struggle for
Willard the next time, for the reason
that Dempsey is punching harder than
he did at Toledo. In addition. Willard
will be slower of foot next fall than
he was at Toledo and Dempsey is al
most as fast as he ever was.
Dempsey will not object TO match
with Willard provided the public de-
mands it. The champion is a very ac-
commodating young man in that re-
spect.
4 better match for the champion would
be Harry Wills. conqueror of Fred Full
ton, and the ablest negro fighter in
the world. Manager Jack Kearns an
nounced some time ago that Dempsey
would not draw the color line il the
public desired a match between him
and Wills
There is no question that Wills would
extend Dempsey. for the negro would
have twenty pounds advantage in
weight, has longer reach, Is gooh
boxer and hard hitter and fairly fast.
Dempsey would naturally be favorite
over Wills, but the negro would have
many supporters,
Wills Better Mntch.
Richard has announced that Dempsey
will fight in Jersey on Labor Day and
while Willard will probably be chosen
as the opponent of the champion Wills
would make better match However.
the champion Is not picking his oppo-
nents now and never has. Any man
selected by the public will suit Jack.
But what about Carpenter? II the
injury TO his wrist Is not too serious
the patrons of boxing would like to see
him in n match with some man of his
size. IL Is too much to ask this cour-
ageous. Erenchman to concede twenty
pounds in weight TO n man like Demp-
sey
A most excellent match would bring
Carpenter and Tom Gibbons together.
They are the same weight and Glib
bons has designs on the heavyweight
titlc. II the st. Paul man can defeat
Carpenter he would be in line for a
bout with Dempsey. Gibbons and Car
pentier would be likely to put up as in
tereSt.ng bout as has been staged here
In many A day.
IL Is said to be Carpenters plan TO
return homo for a short time and then
come back here and make tour OF
the country under the management Of
Jacn Curley. AS a matter of fact the
defeat of the Frenchman will not re-
duce his popularity. On the contrary
the courage shown by Carpenter and
the cleverness he displayed throughout
would unauestona bly, make him a most
attractive figure on the stage. But no
matter what he elects 10 do the French
man will be a welcome visitor here at
any time he elects to come. either as a
stage performer or A fighter
IL was a proud day for Tex Rickard
This daring promoter took desperate
chances ard won a victory never before
achieved by q promoter OF puglism.
When the match was first made. Rick
ard William a. Brady and Charles p.