The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-09-20
American Boxers
Turn Attention
To Foreign Rings
By sPARRoW npGANN

New York. September 17.-with
the heavyweight situation in this
country looking like a three year
old derby hat, the eyes of lot of
people, including Jack Dempsey and
his dapper manager, Kearnes, are
turning to Deah Ole Lunnon. where
the fall and winter season promises
some briskness.
It seems to be ,cinch that the
Two Jacks will wander overseas
before long. In view of this, what
with the impending battle between
Joe Beckett and Frank Moran and
the activities of promoters trying
to fix things, so that Jack Bloom
field and Boy Mccormick will find
it to their interest to get together,
and not forgetting Carpenter and
his possible future match with the
champion, the English outlook is
very bright.
Ted Lewis lis Easy
Ted Lewis has already begun his
autumn activities, having been tour
ing the provinces all summer with
Sid Burns. the first man who ever
fought Carpenter in England; Cur
ley Watson and Jack Sharp-all
English second-raters. or worse.
Lewis, by the way, was recently in
Germank and he says there is a
lot of interest being taken there In
boxing. The German battlers go at
each other like tigers. he said, and
oil re oh MT
They have a lot to learn about the
game, but this will come In time,
and then, he predicts there will be
some real championship contenders
coming out of the Rhineland.
Carpenter is losing caste even
in his own country, due to success
sive postponements of the projected
fight with Battling Sikh. 1t first
was set for late August, then at
Carp's demand II was postponed I'M
til September 10, and now the date
has been changed to late this month.
Whether he ever intends to meet the
Senegalese or not is a question no
one can answer.
Sikh Draws Color Line
While waiting for Carp. Sikh has
turned down at least two good offers
to meet negro fighters. Sikh himself
is pretty nearly as dark as bar of
Italian chocolate. but he says that
he is a Senegalese, therefore, not a
negro, and draws the color line. Can
you beat It? v
So far as anyone knows, Carpen-
tiers agreement to meet Dempsey
in England this year still stands.
It looks certain that IL Dempsey
fights anywhere In tho near future
t. ~
fired up on the proposed Willard
Dempsey bout, although Richard
says he will promote 1t and Brennan.
Miske and the rest of the heavies
are not seriously regarded as opS
ponents for the champion.
Talk as you will, no promoter Sc
riously wants to stage a Dempsey
Harry Wills battle. This, chiefly.
because, despite all that you read,
such q bout Is not regarded by fight
lovers as good medicine. They be-
Iieve It will ruin the game In many
states where fighting Is now per-
mitted. Besides. the idea that Wills
is a world heater got considerable
of a shock as result of wills
meeting with Tut Jackson, and the
best critics believe the negro would
not last a great while in the ring
with the champion.
II there were a demand for the
fight and IL money could be seen in
ID. conditions would long ago have
been created whereby IT would nave
been Impossible for Dempsey not TO
sign for a battle with Wills. AS IL
Isl while there is plenty of tax, no
one has shown Dempsey how great
deal of money can be made out OF
the bout.