The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-05-05
DEMPSEY IS BOOKED
FOR Big MANS JOB;
TAKES Them ALL ON
By FRANK c. MENKr

Jack Dempsey will perform some
miraculous stunts this summer.
The smuggling champion will box
three different men in three different
towns on July 4th, as starter. Then,
on Labor Day, he will battle one man
in Europe and as soon as he finishes
him he'll trade larrupers with couple
Of other fellows in the United States
on the same day.
Not bad, Ell?
He who reads as he runs, and like
wise the bloke who sits down to do
his reading is growing a bit dizzy
these days through perusal of the
sport pages. And why not? For ev-
cry new day features Dempsey in some
supernatural task.
Upon very reliable authority" one
learns that Dempsey is going to box
eight rounds with Harry Greb in a
Philadelphia ball park on Independ-
ence Day From an unquestionable
source one hears that Dempsey is go
ing to tackle Harry Wills in the Rick
ard arena in Jersey City on July 4th
An inside tip" has it that the cham
pion will slug it with Bill Brennan on
the 4th of July in Michigan City, Ind
Essence of Facts
After the gentle reader has absorbed
those items, he finds himself confront
ed with these bits of news:
Dempsey will meet Brennan in &
| 15-round bout to a decision on Labor
Day in Buffalo"
Dempsey and Wills will fight it Out
| in Jersey City on Labor Day"
Dempsey and Wills will meet In
Europe the first week in September
| 1t all sounds nice and pretty-but
the likelihood is that Dempsey will
fight just about once during the com
ing summer-if he fights at all.
| A vivid stretch of imagination is re
quired by anyone to conceive Demp
sey, who has fought but three times
in three years, fighting three times il
two months.
If the world were peopled with for
midable opponents for Dempsey he un
doubtedly would gallop into action ant
would welcome the opportunity o
| fighting every month. But it isn't. Be
yond three men, there's no tough citi
zen in the heavyweight ranks. Demp
sey won't fight the soft ones because
there's no money in it.
Some Doubts Present.
And Their care some "and," "ifs
and "buts" in connection with tn
three tough uns."
Bill Brennan has certain claims L
a third shot at Dempsey but promot
ers aren't knocking each other dow
TO sign up the boys. They are bi
skeptical as to whether or not mate
with the champion against man VIII
twice fell before the attack, would b
a drawing card. Until convinced Q
that, they can't offer Dempsey enoug
money to attract him.
The champion wants a fortune t
fight Wills. Promoters would pay
if they thought the fight could b
staged-that the color line" wouldn
bob up. But there's the rub.
And that leaves a match with Harr
Greb as the only possibility. If an
promoter could guarantee Dempse
100000 for eight rounds no decision
he might hook up the boys. BIT
would such a match, staged probabl
in Philadelphia, draw enough to el
: able the promoter to pay all expense
and still make a profit? e.
If you can answer that in the a
firmative Dempsey-Greb fight
| likely. If you can't, then the cham
seems due to remain rather idle for
long, long while.
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