Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-09-07
DEMPSEY OUT FOR
LOCAL F|ST|C REP
South PhilIie Lightweight Seeks
Chance to Box Before
Home Audiences
IS STILL IN HIS TEENS
BY LOUIS II. JAFFE
lust as the curtain fell on the fistic

campaign last season n lightweight,
n South Philadelphia 1876 -pounder,
! started 70 scintillate on the local hori-
| zon. With the advent of the 1922 23
| session this lad will fall in line and
make an effort to bring glove glory to
the downtown section.
He is Eddie Dempsey. Eddie Is still
In his teens, lacks experience, isn't the
| hardest puncher his weight in Phila-
but Dempsey is in the making. He has
the qualities to become successful
| mittman, and all he has to do is pro
duce.
Dempsey believes he will produce II he
is given a chance by the matchmakers in
Philadelphia. Eddie contends 1t was
hard for him to have local fans become
acquainted with his ability last year,
because he did most of his boxing out
of town.
This year Eddie hopes to show suffi-
cient stuff to have his services in de-
mand for home competition.
Dempsey has rounded into fine fcttle
for the 1022-23 season. and he will
get under way next Thursday night.
when he meets Joe McCabe at Ian
caster.
Johnny Mcaley and Patsy Broderick.
especially the latter, are opponents
Eddie would like to have in Philndel-
phia. Dempsey was defeated by Brod-
erick for the George F. Pawling belt this
summer, and Ed is anxious to prove he
is Pats superior in the ring.
A. f. F. Lightweight
Champion Is In Philadelphia
Leo Patterson, American f. F..
champion. which title he annexed in
Paris, France. in January, 1919. has
invaded Philadelphia. Leo is O. Negro
and he halls from st. Louis. He has
| boxed all over the country. having
been in the ring for something like
eight years and he has competed in
200 battles. about % per cent ending
with his foes being put to sleep.
Here is the proof said Patterson
today, showing bronze medal with the
necessary inscriptions to prove his right
says he defeated Bushy Graham, of
Brooklyn, for the championship.
While in Philadelphia Patterson will
be handled BY Herman Levin, who does
not bar any Negro at 135 pounds, on
behalf of the st. Louis scrapper. II
understand mixed bouts are to be per-
mitted in New York. said Levin, 'and
in that event I probably will take Pat
terson there for competition this fall.
Leo is no false alarm. He can box.
being n real clever scrapper, and there
are not many men his weight in the
country who can lick him."
Bill Miske Seeks
Another Dempsey Bout
Bill Miske, like Bill Brennan, is
ready at any old time to place his jaw
in jeopardy by meeting Jack Dempsey
MiSke has been knocked on his back by
the champion before, but the st. Paul
boxer is willing to get socked into the
resin again.
In suggesting that he be given another
bout with Dempsey, Miske has the fol-
lowing to say:
Il have beaten Brennan. Roper and
Burke and I knocked out Fulton in the
same time it took Dempsey and Wills
to do 1t. This should be sufficient to
qualify me for another chance at Demp-
sey. but If Willard will meet me l will
tackle him gladly, for thai fight would
remove the last obstacle TO another
chance with the CHAMPION