The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-30
BY PAIR pKRY.

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So FAR as thrills we're concerntd,
ne sport Of pugilism fsu pretty
hat In the year 1879, N other
respects however *. h.,~,n..
r.m. .thr,v.., = 49,. .s1S- --e
~. .,sss -, .s...e 1870 csaupar
.ss,.- .,sa - .kk.s..-ss.a 1es aA1 49, :
rs...s ss4sosas ssSsAs es.0 OnAieo
- 49,:
.nqceu' g ea8sf mas the pubic
- eupport 001lns tRal Time
ana lAsaM tne. poorest sort Of
tcnes nave yiesdee rich receipts
y ~ pTomotefs q PRINCIPALS.
tAavol " - 81 ooxin9
= impaired Y 8keaA Qe&Tee ~
tns cnaractef M qgsalty s2f heavy
~ 1t Douts: e -, ! = ts1e nj
.ne neasywelsnt t!sss = xaNayeF 2
l01lc inIiuence tnal y renee . not
only tnrougnout &ll the pugilistic
DIVISIONS put "a seenerai intefest
m stne eporE ~ shared by
tens g tnousAs. Who nprnal1y
pay 10 attmttcu az III tQspu9llistic
affAtss.
Dempseyss Idle Year.
But lark nan,hev "a. ia,s Arr.
ing 1922 Hevond ! few erhihi.
tions in varions c;tie. 10 cons;.ad
hfs Activities to the staea This
was NOT Dempsev's fauit He IL 8
real chamnion and ,ikes r. work at
his trade. The great dirficnltv Il
that he SO for outciasses ali con-
tenders, save one, and perhaps an
otner. tnat tnere Is no business
lncen''se loI MN 20 make q ma.cn,
sven sIAnt,ns ina. me puonc
Mouio stano ior MS engagement
VIII, I'M some set-up:
NC oHS n, uneep.lon' aDose Lu. .s,
ID marry wills, tne negro. wills
ana dempsey would have met this
year nad II not been Tor the fact
mat the mixed bout idea IS no.
wnefe popular and 10 frowned up
on by the authorities in most
states. Efforts to build up interest
IN THIS bout nave been under way
Tor year now ana there are said
70 be chances tnat the nGnt Will
Re pulled OH IN New YORK City next
September. The writer, personally
does not believe thatsthese chances
are SO gooo as some persons tniAk
When all is said and done there are
conditions In New York no less
than in other sections Of tne coun-
try that suggest Bingeriy nAnd-
ling OF mixedsffghts.
Wills Going Back.
And anvv.v Harry wills woull
hive haen mpcb mora formjdahle
nnnonant Tor namnsev two wear,
80 than ne viii IL thi. comtna
vesr The nassape of time has
msaut much more. - far as physi-
q! deseriofaficn q concerned, e
wins tnan y mas y Dempsey, Mne
Iisnt now Is cuMins inso his prime
,s.N rom wills, 1870 contaln.
,se..e ptvlls ,, ~ .n nea.s "Ssk
nne. 1ess ,slI 10y IN
Dempsey IN New iurh-iI .ne NeN
iorA o'a.s Alnie.lc co,l.nisslol
Can NC inuu.eu " Iessinu IT'S nal
ON aged nenteIs' BUY no knowtnt
ian "ouio eAcise hilnseli over ena
pal.ie. -,
FIoyo Johnson, tne Young low
giant. Is a looming Lleure Dut I'M
! cunning year wiz heroly See I'm
iips ior q nsht ass ms. Delpsey
ANU Aouis rIpo, .ne ArsersiA.al
seeins 10 nave aDanuonou nilnsel
10 the luxurious existence ol q ma
tiohai IDOL on me other sue ny
ofse, pst.iinp S.Ii has hasn dis
credited. Carpenter has beef
shown up and Joe Beckett, the Brit
ish CHAMPION. is a third rater.
/ G.hsors H.a paor Sa.son
S., "
tommy usDoons may De pit'e'
against panspssy: ln1Ie seems .hi o. y
" souae.nns o4.ious apou' 'nis ..
Faui .'gn.er. Up 70 tnls year ~
was golag great guns knoching al a.
opponon's saasy ses. .:a Du. n,s s ~ ~.
snoH ins eois.su - .n'
Poofes' soil VI q iisH' assns. eai :.
Icy A1uuen anu as as q, o a,a,.s Va. n.'
LEE w. a. ~ .hnn ~sao, ria.s .ea;ns .,
MIL ~ fo,,io., h,r, Tha nroh,
,laA., w ,oM a LIZ. -. ~ r Ia,
ise IS MGe'ne ;,. i t,anh 49, ~as it ~
ING poSsI ha..,a Nth namn.aa =
! ;ms. uh.t haanoned :, him e.,
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