New-York tribune., 1922-03-07
Midget Smith 10 Resume
Activities i'm Pioneer
Feature This Evening
By w. !. Macbeth

No new developments yesterday on
+ the proposed worlds championship bat
tie between Jack Dempsey, the giant
killer. and Harry Wills, the husky
Semeg egambian.
Harry II. Frazec, the boy wonder Of
Gotham, Boston and Peoria. had not
been able, up to late hour last night,
to establish telephone communication
with Jack Kearns, the dapper manager
of the worlds champion. Some time
about sunrise he telegraphed Kearns he
would have few words with him later,
but Jack bent the attentive ear in
vain.
Kearns possesses wonderful aplomb,
poise and sang froid. He's not the lea st
bit "het up" over Frazees offer of
S350,000 TO Dempsey to defend his title
against the big negro.
"The money part for the champion
, will take care Of itself in good time"
said Kearns last night. "That's the
least of our worries. But I'm anxious
to know ust what assurances Frazee
may have chat he will be able to swing
the fight. I don't particularly care
where he swings the match. He can
have the fight in Cuba or in Mexico, in
Ireland or in lceland-.iust so long as
he goes through with his guarantees.
Jack Dempsey is first of all fighter.
He is prepared to defend his title
against any man of any weight, color or
creed. He wishes to be assured of only
one fact: first, that boxing generally
will not suffer from any match pro-
posed, and secondly, that public inter-
est justfcs the venture"
1t would come as no Vesuvius erup-
tion to the initiated if Frazee had to
take to the uncut canebrakes of Cuba
or the unshorn cactus of Mexico with
his pet venture. Two prospective ver-
dant pastures of close enough proX-
unity to the Greater City seem barred
against him AS p result of yesterdays
developments. Over in the Jerseys they
passed bill yesterday limiting top
prices for ringside seats to $15 apiece.
Price on Frazec's Head
Up in Boston the Massachusetts
statement that Dempsey Wills match
would not be tolerated, which Frazee
might have anticipated had he only
stopped to think before suggesting
Fenway Park There has been a price
on his head up Back Bay way ever
since he passed on Everett Scott, Sam
Jones and Joe Bush to Rupert, Hus-
ton, Ruth & Co.
The Pioneer Sporting Club usurps
local fistic honors this week, Madison
elusive entertainment of six-day bike
fans.
! The Pioneer will present very fine
on TO ipi,1pnt this evaninO fpo tn ri n n
Midget Smith and frankie Daley, of
Staten Island. Smith aspires to the
bantamweight crown worn by Johnny
Buff and expects to finish with Daley
| inside the twelve-round limit Of the
feature attraction.
Johnny Darcy, of the West Side, and
Jack Bernstein, of Yonkers, couple
Of newcomers of the lightweight di-
vision, will provide the sem-fnal
Willie Ryan and Larry Goldberg, ban
tams, will box eight rounds.
Harry Greb and Tom Gibbons, the
light ht-heavyweights who will meet il
the main event at Madison Square Gar
dent Monday night, are both hard al
work in the finishing stages of thei
training. Gibbons, who arrived from
Chicago yesterday, is at the Common
wealth S. c., Harlem. There he boxe'
eleven rounds yesterday Afternoon
with Jim Montgomery and White.
Allen. Greb entertained several hun
dred admirers at Jack O'Brien's gym
nasium in Madison Square Garder
Gibbons has sent out hurry call fo
big boxers out Of work. He wishes t
put the finishing touches on his wei
known deadly left hook.
VoLo,xy UvE Ouk nc rcly
Johnny Buff, fyweight champion Q
America and bantamweight champio