The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-02-07
League Sds Creased for Joplin Magnates Agree Let Dever
They Attempted
Jack Munro Deal
On Jack Dempsey
BY SID MERCER


Funny thing unused Jack
kcarus recently during q yarn spin
ming nt Dan Mckcttrick's pugilistic
clearing house. how dubs will rush
ln and Try to cop q sneak on q
champion to get a cheap reputation,
Experienced fighters shy away from
Jack Dempsey but on our tour Of
the West We had to take precau-
lions TO prevent local champs from
putting something over on ue. Yes.
Dempsey had to stiffcn more than
one Of those birds.
"Rcmemhcr how Jack Munro be-
came famous over night by staying
four rounds with Jim Jcffriesp
Munro was an unknown Butte miner
who capitalized his little adventure
with JEFF TO the extent OF "a real
fight with the boilcrmaker and
other hcnVywcights. Well, | can
tell you an interesting sequel to
that story This winter the wise
lads In Butte tried to pun a Munro.
on Dempsey but we we're tipped off
and the local gladiator was flat
tened.
'i1ad the unknown landed a sock
on Dempsey he was n giant
You would have heard about Il back
here. A II is, don't even remcm-
Der his name.
Crowd Aroused Suspicious.
we did not advcrtise to meet all
corners, but barred nobody SDemp-
scy. az rule. SPARED three rounds
with one OF the boxers we carried
with the show. This night In Butte
became suspicious when ! noticed
the stage was crowded with local
sporting mon and the front OF Che
house was packed | romembefcd
then we had agreed TO take on an
unknown boxer. '-
dempsey and I had scene In
tho show which ended with a
change TO fun stage with a gym
naslum setting. Previous to Roing
on that night I was called aside by
Butte man ! knew.
"T lust want 10 tell YOU he said.
that YOU better not take any chance
with this fellow tonight. lie is big
and strong. and they have ribbed
him up that he can beat Jack with
one blow. Don't trifle with him.
don't suppose he knows anything,
but you never can toll,
~ told Dempsey about II as we
were waitIlg for our cues TO go on.
lie laughed and then he scowled.
knew that Mister Man had trouble
coming to him then.
Mountain Man Turned silly.
1--WE didn't see the fellow until
Dempsey appeared In ring costume
and introduced his opponent. De.
lieVc me, he was n whale--aa big
as Fred Fulton and not awkward.
As they shook hands the chap asked
! Dempsey to let him down easy
| lie hoped 20 take advantage OF a
careless moment. hut when they
squared off knew our friend whs
not going to be there long.
They feinted, and as the gian'
came IN Dempsey stepped to thu
right na II he intended to let th'
big fellow slip by. But just az the,
were passing each other Jacl
brought up his left and hooked this
guy on the chin. II was no love
tap, either. You know how hard
the champ can hit with that short
/ left.
Mister Mountain Man turned
silly and crumpled up. lie slid 70
| the floor, got up on one knee, took
n drunken look at Dempsey and fell
down again. lie was all through
| for the evening. so ! rang down the
curtain
Another night In Vancouver a
young policeman who had quite n
! local reputation went on with Demp-
sey. lie had lot OF friends there
| TO see him make a sucker Of the
! champ. but inside OF n minute he
was on HIS back. A lot OF folks In
the house enjoyed the sight OF n
cop stretched out, and they gave
Jack quite a cheert