Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-12
First Chapter Leonard Tender Go at Local Ball Park Read Paprs S
A. E. r. MIT7INEN NOT M
READY FOR DEMPSEY
If Bob Martin Sho,Us Well against Frank Moran He
viii Be Ready for Faster Con,pany-Possibility Of
Meetins With Carpenter
nv GRANTLAND RICE

TT HAS been some months, you mign'
\ say some years, since the war ended
trihe abruptly on that November dny'
1918.
We are now drifting along toward
November, 1921. And in the mean
while It has never yet been determined
Just who the best A. f. i. heavy
weight Is or IL there Is one who has IN
his physical make up the elements that
point in the general direction of the
heights.
Over year ago several names we're
being highly spoken of at frequent in
tcrvals. Chief among these were BOP
Martin, Gene Tunney and captain
There we're others. but these we're
supposed to be three of the best. But
up TO this July moment It must be ad-
mitted that none of the three has set the
resin or the rope of the ring on hre'
Martin, Tunney and Roper
we SAW Bob Martin exchange greet
w ings with Bill Brennan Mt the Gar
den some months ago.
In that contest he showed courage, n
dangerous Uul SlOM liShN h"''' '
| fensiyc skill and only average promise
of any fashy future. 49,.
He had no left worth debating ABOUT;
He stood off the crafty, powerful ana
more experienced Brcnnan-whlch was
something, although outpointed at the
| finish
But In all truth It required more
vivid imagination than we have ever
stumbled over to conjure up vision OF
Bob Martin stopping Jack Dempsey al
any soon date. ,.
Perhaps he will have number of i'm
provements to show when he faces
Frank Moran, who only recently was
at least good enough to need only one
more round than Carpenter required 10
drop Joe Beckett.
~ his showing against Moran Is sut'
fciently decisive he may be ready for
another shot at Brennan. Tom GIBBONS,
or even Carpenter. There nre at lenst
plenty of trial horses waiting In the
stall. not quite champions. but GOOD
enough to help complete the needed line
The Other Two
CAPTAIN ROPER has been stepping
~ along Mt odd intervals, but he has
never attempted to stalk through any
extreme high attitudes Of pugllism.,
Gene Tunney was handicapped by
brittle hands. the toughest handicap any
fighter can know, and was forced into
long rest.
His exhibition against Soldier Jones
preceding the last championship was
hardly brilliant.
Before the bell sounded he looked
more like a champion in general bull
than either Roper or Martin. But he
wns unable to offer any collection OF
wares worth bidding FOR.
His long lay off was against him,
showing the amount of work he needed.
but unless the fiber and bone texture OF
bis hands have changed 1t Is still qucs-
ton as to how much work he can
stand.
The Final Elimination
TT MARTIN should overthrow Moran,
i why not match Tunncy and Roper
and then toss the winner at Martin for
an A. f.. +. decision?
We could then know at least the
name of the best army boxer in heavy
weight ranks. and by that date judge
whether or not he was sufficiently ad
justcd to tackle a Gibbons or n Car
penticr.
Just at the moment there seems TO ho
no sign of any Abysmal Troglodyte fit
i
enough TO entertain Dempsey.
But With Cnrncrti"r /. ~ 'ons, Rrcn-
nan and possibly Martin, there arc at
least four IN sight who can provide
| suitable entertainment for the Multitude
at large until the A. 4. for Dc,lpSey
comes along.
Martin. Moran
TT MARTIN can weather Frank
l. Mornn'S lusty Mary Ann" and ston
the veteran in convincing style he should
| be ready for faster company. He is
| the only A. +. +. product who has
faced any one as good ms Brennan. 50
there is kccncr yenrning to see in this
| Moran affair lust how far ne has come
! along the Resin Road.
II he is unable 10 stop Moran there
will be no wild clumor to see him hooked
up with one Of those just this side Of the
| Dempsey linc-mcaning Gibbons. Brrn-
nan or the French champion.
So the Moran engagement may prove