Arizona republican., 1921-07-17

To the Editor:
 Allow me to take exception to your
 article of comparison on Dempsey and
 Johnson in today's paper. 1t con
 sumes half a column of valuable
 space that might have been devoted
 to Rainfall" Feeding our Hungry"
 or something equally as topic and in teresting.
 I would remind you that there IS
 no comparison between Dempsey and Johnson. One is a clean athlete and the other is a convict and transgres- sor of all standards of white society Had Dempsey never succeeded, the little weak bodied critics who arc the iouGest in scorning to give him his just dues would never have known of his existence. neither would they have cared had they known
 You are decidedly mistaken when you think Johnson looms as an cb- stacle in Dempsey's path. He does
 not. He is long past the sge to in- telligently consider a move of this sort. The public will decide that for him for it is extremely doubtful | whether or not he could have EVER
 defeated the CHAMPION.
 I admire Dempsey for drawing the l color line and this does not infer in | any sense of the word that Dempsey
 is yellow Not by any means. Pull l off shirts ANYWHERE and you will
 find yellow streaks; they are kept covered inasmuch as they are not
 forced to uncover them. hence we do
 not see them. I positively do not
 agree with you that Dempsey has | yellow. Legal probes and Judicial
 finding have also proven this; and in the ring-well, that has been no color yet invented to express this | shade. The man who would call him yellow does so only at great dis
 tance, and at very safe distance.
 Now Johnson can show no reason 1 why he should be entitled to a match | with Dempsey I will say in ad | vance that should this contest be
 staged the champion will retain that title by very wide margin.
 I I feel certain that your estimate of
 Dempsey is warped to some great | degree. all simply by what you have
 HEARDl Why not give him credit, if you say anything at all, for his l victory and remenb Der that those who | witnessed the affair did not go there
 expecting to see army maneuvers,
 French or American doughboys a, l target practice, the treaty discussed 'l etc, but to see prize fight between
 two prize fighters. One of them wor on his ability to fight and that's ] all we expected. so why not let us l rest in peace from further criticism l of Dempsey?
 l There never was picture painted wonderful piece of music composed , or a great piece of engineering ex- ; plotted that the creator was not sub jected to the most severe criticism 5 It will always be so. Those who sue ceed must expect the snap of thu
 envious copote. Dempsey is now pay s ing the penalty of success. They sai pay t.
 I His personality I cannot admir- e for the reason that I do not know g him: but his accomplishment I DC admire and am frankly glad to se' : him win so admirably and speedily l and find there aye also few thou e sand others who feel the same wa, g about it. Sometime, If the oppor 3 tunity permits. tell the germ ladel ,. critic through the columns of the Re I publican how clean athletes live e how they MUST live; it will be {, 0 revelation to them; it will help t f flush their minds of a load of mis . information. And now. for a won q derfully refreshing spell. let us crit r icize the Etillmans. the bond issue 5 the road program. and give Dempse : the Mighty a much deserved rest. VI Respectfully.
 r LEO WEAVER.