New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-08-24

Jacks great fighter, hut lie can't
fight" said Kearns. erhey won't let
him fight Bill Brennan at Michigan
City and now it looks as though, they
wouldn't let him fight Jess Willard at
Boy]e,s Thirty Acres. Amt thai a
tough state of affairs? | ask you.
When Jack makes match and really
wants to fight some governor or mayor
peps up and says, Yes, we have 10
bananas, and the thing is called Of
kearns said that Dempsey Is spend
ing a few days with his mother in Los
Angeles and will return to Michigan
City on Labor Day to box an exhibition
there with sparring partner. In con
nection with the proposed match with
Harry Wills, the champions manager
cut loose with the old refrain about
Jack being ready to fight the negro
heavyweight at any time and at any
place where the affair could be staged
under reliable prom otion. Jack care
much money Dempsey wants to meet
Wills, but asserted that no offer at all
tempting had been received.
Only Two Prospects
With the Willard bout growing more
improbable daily, Jack Dempsey now
has only two prospects in view. One
is match with Louis Firpo. the sensa-
tional scrapper from the Argentine, and
the other is with Jack Johnson, con
queror of Jim Jeffries and former
heavyweight champion of the world.
Jimmy Coffroth, Pacific Coast promo
ter. is trying to stage the latter affair
and wants TO hold ii in Mexico City this
fall. Kearns seemed to display no great
interest in this match. 1t certainly
wouldn't add to the prestige of Jack
Dempsey
The Firpo proposition, however, is
regarded by Dempsey's manager as
we'll within reach, and there is some
chance that it may come off either here
or in South America within the next
year. kearns mas received an offer
from South American promoters who
wan. TO hold the fight in Buenos Ayres.
Teeth Still Bother Benny
Billy Gibson. manager of Benny
Leonard, had long chat with Tex
Rickard yesterday as TO the possibility
of matching Benny with Charley White.
but nothing definite came of the talk
fest, although a tacit agreement has
been reached that the Chicago light
weight will have the next shot at
Leonard's crown.
Gibson said that Benny was having a
great deal of trouble with his teeth and
was spending most of his money and
time with surgeon dentist who is try
ing to patch up the trouble started IN
the bout with Lew Tender at Boyle's
Thirty Acres and aggravated in the con
test with Ever Hammer at Michigan
City. Benny lost tooth in the Tender
fight and was suffering with the new
one he had put in when he met Ham
n1er in Michigan City. Hammer ham
mered him just one punch in the mouth
and the result was disastrous. 1t dis
lodged the new tooth and cut the gum.
Until that trouble is attended TO
Benny will do no scrapping, but there
is every prospect that his next oppo-
nent will be Charley White, and that
the bout will be the enc with which
Tex Richard will start the indoor box
ing season at Madison Square Garden.
Tut Jackson, the Washington Court
House scrapper with an alleged 'de-
vastating punch, will arrive here to-
morrow and wind up his training in
this city for his match with Harry
Wills at Ebbets Field next Tuesday
night.
Billy Mccartney, Tut's manager, grew