Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-20
NEXT MATCHBOX
DEMPSEY ABROAD
Champion May Not Box Until He
Meets Carpenter Again
Next May
WILL GO BACK IN SEPT.
BY LOUIS II. JATFE

r ACK of competition-or. rather. OF
II a suitable opponent in the United
States-wll go long way in pro-
viding Jack Dempsey's next defense OF
his worlds championship crown In a
foreign cline. The title holder, his
manager. Jack Kearns. and party. in
cluding Joe Benjamin and Teddy
Hayes. returned to New York from
abroad Yesterday afternoon. -
All the talk Of match between
Dempsey and Harry Wills was set
down when Kenrns cmphatically denied
that the Manassa Mauler would meet
the giant Negro on July in Canada.
And. it would sccm-from the gist OF
Kearns' conversation. Wills will not
be Dempsey's next opponent.
Indications point to somewhere In
Europc"-probably England. as the
scene of Dcmpsey's next ring battle.
The champion hardly will box before
September. II then. and 1t Is likely that
he will not knock someone kicking until
Nav of 1923. when Georges Carpenter
will be the unfortunate person OF the
second part.
About the only thing that kearns
would admit was that Dempsey and
Corpentier would box next year. NO
nurse like half a million dollars has
been offered for the bout. although sew
cral promoters in England were talking
as high ms S225. 900 before the party
sailed. However. the 500 grand mark
will bc reached. Kearns believes. before
ali arrangements for the Carpenter
encore are completed.
To Go Back
Kearns hasn't exactly said that he
would turn down offers in America for
Dempsey to box before going abroad
again. If promoters in this country
want to match the champion with
Wills. Jess Willard or any one. the
bout will have to be held on or aboul
Labor Day. If nothing matcrializes
by then, Dempsey is to 60 back to
Europe.
So it looks ms If Dempsey will go
back abroad without boxing In the
United States. because it appears as II
the public does not want another Will
lard contest. while bout with wills
in the United States is doubtful.
Kearns came back with little COM
edy. in his conversation. He said that
there was aschance of Dempsey going
to South America for n match with
Luis Angel Firpo. of Argentina that II
guarantee OF Sovv'vvV '''i
the title holder to meet the man from
Buenos Aires.
'Tis to laugh. Firpo. while he may
have the qualifications to develop into
serious contender for the heavyweight
title. is only in the making just now.
He lacks the science Of the manly art
and probably would be a one round
victim for Dempsey.
Half Million Offer
Kcarns offered the information that
group of Argentine sportsmen had
cabled him in London half million
dollar guarantee for Dempsey to meet
Firpo in South America. Sounds like
"A good joke: still you never can tell
Speaking of their trip. both Kearns
and Dempsey employed superlativcs in
describing the champions reception in
England, France and Germany. The
dcmoiselles OF Paris. Dempsey admits,
set his heart a-futtPr. or something
like that, but" he added, give me
an American girl. ] can see more class
in one minute in New York than in six
weeks In Europe. But they're all right
over there
Dempsey is not really out of condi
ton. he says. adding mot so soon after
trip to Europe. Have you ever been
to Paris!'
After one or two days in New York
the champion will leave for Los Angeles
to see his mother.