The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-12-28
TANNING
WITH
FARRELL.
No big 1922 ring mar.
Georges IN spotlight.
Buff champion loser.
BY HENRY L. FARRELL

ID lE&NNi Ass
IN furnishing big ring spectacle
1 the year 1919 failed in its duty.
while there was nothing to interest
the world like another Dcmpsey-car'
p<nsier affair. there was enough do
lur Of domestic Importance to make
Il 70 down as an interesting and sue
,exsful year.
LACK Dempsey was idle for the
<nfire year: not that he was not VIII
Ing. perhaps. but because the one
available million dollar" opponent
was Harry wills and the hands that
direct boxing around the big money
e~nt~rS considered this year. with
elecfions and other things. as an IN
npprppriats time 10 cause any racial
discussion with a mixed bout for me
titie-
Dsmps~y.s rather cool reception OK
the suggestions for a bout with wins
was interpreted In some circles as
fear Of the colored man. but II -
net that Dempsey was told ne couia
not fight wis this year and thar
the bout could be staged next year Ia
New York
Dempsey also Is n good enough
business man 10 know that u wousa
help 20 steam w the bout II ne Al.
loved the impression 10 prevail thas
he was afraid Of Wills.
YYYHILE Dempsey was rather out
w Of the spotlight. his friend.
Cteorres Carpenter. stepped into
u1ensv Of the calcium. Georges lost
ehrre Of lis titles when Battling sikh
snDoed him on the jaw and knocked
him out. thereby becoming European
hoavvwelrht and worlds light-heavy-
4 rrux~ht champion and the French
neavyweighs champion
Glkfs glory was shortiived- Tne
oAulotiou Of the French p~opie
nuoaIed him and he became sucn
\ eufeance 10 the Parisians that ne
- suspended for nine months ana
- titles were taken away rom
him
Removing OF title by legislation In
= novelty In pugilism and aitho ne
rrav not be considered threewsy
rhempion IN France. he wiz De
1900 upon as such by the ordinary
ian until no II bumped on the chin-
TINE same assumption Of the supe-
rsorsty OF the pen over the fist
-, ths mart Of the New York boxing
nomminrson was one Of the features
a. the year.
BECAUSE Johnny Kilbane and John
- Wilson refused 20 defend their
eff1en the commission ordered them
neaten." and named Johnny Dundee
a the fcatherwesght champion and
lave Rosenberg as the middieweight
title holder.
Things went all right AZ far as the
fonfherweight tangie was concerned.
hut the ccmmish got itself into a ter
: Fible Jam by mixing In the middle
weight tangle.
Tho commission ordered Johnny
Dundee and Danny Frush. who had
challenged for the title 10 fight IL out
and Dundee became the feather
weight champion by knocking out
Frush.
Before ne had won the American
Hight heavyweight championship
from Gene Tenny. Harry Greb had
done much talking about forcing n
night with Johnny Wilson. and when
wilson refused 10 fight him. the com
miaiscn ordered his title removed and
suggested that Greb and Dave RIOS
enberg meet for the title. Greb re-
fused and was suspended. Rosenberg
ran out Of fight with Mike o'Dowd.
and he was suspended. Finally ROs
enberg did get into the ring with
ODowd and lost the decision. the
title and all Of his purse on foul.
IOHNNY BUFF was the champion
y loser of the year. He dropped
his bantamweight title 20 Joe Lynch.
former champion. and his American
nyweight championship 20 Poncho
villa
Jack Britton finally succumbed 20
the handicap OF old age. and he lost
his wslterweisht championship 20
Mickey Walker. young New Jersey
lad.
Benny Leonard managed to retain
his lightweight championship. but he
lost . lot Of his prestige.