Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-07-02
Grand Jury
Refuses To
Stop Fight
Last Hope of Reformers to
Prevent Dempsey-C Carpenter
Bout Goes Climmering-
Eight Witnesses Called.
Champion Is Confident
BY The Associated Press.

Jersey City, N. j., July 1.-The
Hudson county grand jury late to-
day declined to return an indictment
sought by the International Reform
bureau to stop the Dempsey Carpen-
tier bout here tomorrow. This was
regarded as the last legal obstacle to
the match.
Eight witnesses were heard, their
testimony taking up an hour and a
half The jury deliberated only 10
minutes before rendering its decision
against an indictment.
Representatives OF the international
Reform bureau have been very active
during the last few days in their ef-
forts to prevent the staging of the
championship battle here Saturday
afternoon. Repeated efforts have
been made to have the public prose-
cutor start criminal proceedings
against Promoter Tex Rickard and
tie principals in the main event, but
at each and every turn they have
been baked.
Letters have been sent to Gov
ernor Edwards asking him to stop
the staging of the contest, but they
have been met by the retort that
under no consideration would any at
tempt be made by the governors Of
flee to prevent the fight.
Dempsey All Ready.
Atlantic City. N T.. Tu1v 1-This
is getaway day for Jack Dempsey,
worlds heavyweight champion. Be-
fore sundown this evening the grim,
determined Dempsey will be secluded
amid the strange surroundings of
private residence in Jersey City, per-
haps to face night that may seem
endless; there to remain until he
faces Georges Carpenter in the bat
tie of his life tomorrow afternoon.
Everything is in readiness for the
champions departure. Manager
Kearns is taking every precaution
to have the champion rest in abso-
lutte quiet away from the eyes of the
curious thousands.
Released from the close confine-
ment of two months training, Demp-
sey is happy in this liberation and
more like boy brimming over with
anticipation than heavyweight
champion facing the most important
battle of his career.
Had Good Nights Rest.
After playing cards with his
handlers last night and reading tele-
grams containing messages of good
luck, the title holder went to bed at
$50 o'clock and Trant, Dempsey's
bodyguard, who slept in an adjoin-
ing room, is authority for the state
ment that the champion Slept sound
ly for nearly nine hours.
Dempsey is an unusual champion
in at least one conspicuous respect. !
Virtually on the eve of his crucial
engagement he is displaying none of
that grouchiness ahd unapproach-
ability that traditionally has come to
be regarded as the conclusive proof
of fighter being OH ledge" for an
battle. The development
of irritability has long been con-
oIuSlSu HSSIoSoiy ~ lllC atldillillSAt
of prime physical condition.
This does not hold true with
Dempsey. Manager Kearns and
others connected with the champion
have felt the strain OF the protracted
training period and are showing it
more than their subject. What some
of those around him consider an an
Dempsey accepts as an
interruption. With hus
dreds of casual acquaintance and
utter strangers meeting him every
day he has preserved a cordiality
and heartiness which his associates
have lost. |...
Police Dogs Cared For.
Final preparations for the depar-
ture for Jersey City were completed
soon after breakfast today, and the
keys of the two houses which have
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