South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-12-25
1922 PROVED BUSY
YEAR FOR KNIGHTS
OF PADDED ARENA
No Big Spectacle Staged, but
Boxing Enjoys Good Year
Several Lose Titles.
Ply HENRY l.. FAIRFIELD
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NEW YORK, Dec. 24.-In fuc-
nishing n big rims spectacle. tho
year 1922 failed in fits duty. While
there was nothing to intereset the
world like another Dempsey-Casp-
enter affair there was enough doing
OF domestic Importance TO make it
go down as an interesting and sue
cessful year.
Jack Dempsey was idle for the
entire year. not that he was not will
ing. perhaps out because the one
available million dollar opponent
was Harry Wills and the hands that
direct boxing around the big non
ey centers considered this year, with
elections and ether things, as an in
appropriate time TO cause any racial
discussion with a mixed bout for the
title.
DempSey's rather cool reception
OF the suggestions for a bout with
Wills was interpreted in some cir
cles as fear of the colored man but
It is a fact that Dempsey was told
he could not fight Wills this year
and that the bout could be staged
next year in New York.
Dempsey also is a good enough
business man TO know that it would
help TO steam up the bout If he al
lowed the impression to prevail that
he was afraid Of Wills
Carp I'm Iimclight
While Dempsey was rather out Of
the spotlight. his friend, Georges
Carpenter stepped into pleny Of the
calcium. Georges lost three Of his
titles when Battling sikh tapped him
on the jaw and knocked him out.
thereby becoming European heavy
weight and worlds light heavy
weight champ on and the French
heavyweight champion.
Skis glory was short lived The
adulation OF the French people
spoiled him and he became such a
nuisance to the Parisians that he
was suspended for nine months and
his titles were taken away from him.
Removing of title by legislation is
a novelty in pugilism and although
he may not be considered a three
way champion in France, he viii be
looked upon as such by the ordinary
fan until he is bumped on the chin.
The same assumption Of the sup
eriority OF the pen over the fist on
the part Of the New York Boxing
commission was one of the features
Of the year.
Because Johnny Kilbane and
Johnny Wilson refused to defend
their titles. the com mission order
ed them beaten and named Johnny
Dundee as the featherwe ght cha m
pion and Dave Rosenberg as the
middleweight itIe holder
Things WENT all right as far as
the fcatherweight tangle was con-
cerned. but the commish got itself
into "A terrible jam by mixing in the
middlaWeight tangle.
The commission ordered Johnny
Dundee and Danny Frush, who had
challenged for the title 10 fight it
out and Dundee became the feather
weight. champion by knocking out
Frush.
Get i'm MiXup
Before he had won the American
light heavyweight championship
from Gene Tu~ney, Harry Greb had
done much ia king about forcing a
fight with Johnny Wilson and when
Wilson refused 20 fight him, the
commission orc cred rs title remov-
ed and suggested that Greb and
Dave Rosenberg meet for the title.
Greb refused and was suspended.
Rosenberg ran out Of a fight with
Mike O'Dowd and he was suspended.
Finally Rosenberg did get in the
ring with O'D5wd and lost the de-
cision, the title and all Of his purse
on a foul.
Johnny Buff was the champion
loser OF the year. He dropped his
bantamwe.gh title 10 Joe Lynch.
former champ on and his American
flyweight champion 10 Poncho Villa.
Jack BrittOn finally succumbed 20
the handicap Of old age and he iost
his welterweight championship 10
Mickey Walker. a young New Jer-
sey lad.
Benny Leonard mana ed 10 retain
his lightwei gin championship but
he lost a lot q his prestige.