The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1922-09-23
DEMPSEY is THE MOST ELU-
SIVE "STALLERY OF THE AGE
lPreston News Servicel

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New York City, Sept, 22.--lt is
amazing with the audacity with which
Jack Dempsey continues his game OF
stalling in order to dodge meeting
worthy opponents The public is
rapidly growing tired of this sort OF
conduct on the part OF the title holder
and sport writer's in all quarters OF
the country are beginning TO say so.
Indicative of the general concensus OF
opinion among the fair minded writ
crs in the large white dailies through
out the country, Harry j. Boyle,
sporting editor OF the Pittsburgh
Chronicle Telegraph has the follow
ing to say under the caption OF
"Dempsey's Main Rivals are Miske
and Wills;
Prospective opponents for Demp-
sey are Wills, Miske, Greb, Carpen-
tier, Firpo, Brennan, Willard, Jack
Johnson and Beckett, and according
to Fred Keats, the eastern sharp,
they rank in something like that
order. The man Dempsey shows the
least desire to meet is Wills, who
ranks first. The man Dempsey has
expended the most energy in chas-
ing after is Brennan, who ranks down
near the bottom of the decidedly
weak list Jess Willard, another help
less contender, also comes in for a
great deal OF attention from the cham
pion, as does Firpo, novice, and
Beckett, worse than novice. AS a
matter of fact, Dempsey figures to
beat them all, including Wills, but it
is rather strange that he has so little
to say about the men the public would
have him meet, and is so anxious to
tackle those who could not force him
to get up a good sweat. IL is true
that Dempsey has been forced to talk
of Wills match a great deal OF late,
but he has never shown any real
pleasure in the prospect, even though
the fight is likely to net him a half
million. For months he tried his
hardest to discourage talk of that
match. He threw every possible OBJ
stacle in the way, at the same time
doing his best to appear willing. As
last resort he demanded a guaranty
of $500,000 and the money posted in
advance
Dempsey should beat Wills because
the champion is a much better. boxer
is a shorter, faster, move accurate
hitter and can stand up under more
punishment. All Wills has shown is
great strength and wild wallop. He
is never sure OF hitting anything until
he gets hold with one hand SO that
his victim cannot move out OF the
way. AS Wills is best of the Ne
groes, so Miske is best of the whites.
1t would not be fair to roast Demp-
sey for passing up man he knocked
out so easily the last time they met.
On the face OF things Dempsey de-
serves credit for leaving the man from
St Paul alone Yer It is a we'll
known fact that Miske is the best OF
the white contenders, 1t also is a
fact that he twice went the full dis
lance with Dempsey and that he was
sick man at the time Dempsey
knocked him out. Today Miske is a
far better fighter than he was when
he stood Dempsey off in 10 and a
six round bout"
Yet Dempsey has announced that
he is going to Europe to find action.
Why does he run away from Amer
lean shores where he can get all the
action he wants. Some are so bold
as to say that Dempsey knows that
nc would be taking too great chance
| at losing the title If he went into the
ring with either Wills or Miske and
therefore he does not desire any real
American action, especially with Wills
or Miske Dempsey and his willy
manager, Jack Kearns, are after the
money-Public be damned-and they
are about cock-sure that either Wills
or Miske might land few wallops
and put them out Of the money. So
they continue to hunt for set-ups in
order TO garner in the shekels.
The American public is growing
tired of this clap-trap and lodging
tactics OF the money-hounds and will
eventually force the champion to come
out in the open and fight some worthy
opponent.