Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-24

met me in the lobby moved in when /
left. You ought to have seen the place
when / returned. / had Il couple of
dozen good ties. a lot of good shirts,
and a lot of other clothes there. Every
one of my shirts. collars and ties were
gone and most of my clothes and shoes.
These birds would just say they
were with the Dempsey party and go
up to my rooms and sleep there and
take what they wanted. They left a
few old dirty shirts of their own when
they ooh mine. That was about all
they did leave. They even took my
tooth brushes and things. And listen
that wasn't all. They ate their meals
in the dining room downstairs for a
couple of weeks and charged them to
my ccoun And | didn't even know
those birds by name!"
broke into a laugh.
THAT may be funny once in a while,
but when it happens all the time / lose
the joke" he grinned.
Even on Vaudeville Tour
'Tll tell YOU a funnier one. When
| vas out on the Pacific coast with a
vaudeville show a while back we stayed
for a week at a town up in Washing
Ton. lleIt WIS II lelbN III diutueT
part Of the show who was quitting at
the end of the week. He didn't have
anything to do with my party. When
we We're leaving for the next place |
went TO settle up my hotel bill for the
week and there was one item on it that
didn't check up.
whats this?' | asked.
why said the clerk. that's Mr..
Us bill. He said to have it charged
to your party when he left last night,
and he had us buy him a first class
ticket and berths to New York city
on your account"
"'He wasn't in my party. / don't
even know him. and / won't pay it, |
said.
You'll have to pay it, or well sue
you for it." the hotel manager said.
Did | pay it? Well. ] did-that
time. If I didn't, and the hotel sued
me, a story would go all over the coun-
try that j was beating my hotel bills.
AS a championI couldn't afford it. But
As a champion l couldn't afford it. But
TO pay for, since them.
Still there are hundreds of guys
trying every scheme in the world to
try to horn into the money I'm sup
posed to have. I've got some big
purses, but far apart. and my ex-
penses are heavy, travelling around
with a staff of trainers and all that.
They try TO get close to me and sell
me bum stock-oil wells. mines, any
thing. It's got Sc | have to watch ev-
cry step i take. If | bumped into
somebody on the street they'd bring a
fake damage suit. | can't take n
chance driving a car. Amy business
| do I figure out myself, and my broth
err handles it for me.
HappIest Boxing With Kids
Gee, I don't know but that III be
glad when somebody does come along
and sock me for n 10 count, because
once I'm beaten I'm ~through-me for a
quiet life. Then I'll soon know my
real friends. It'll be worth taking a
sock on the chin for"
At this Dempsey suddenly chased
the look of gloom from his features
and began to chuckle.
Say" he chortled. There's one lot
Of fellows | never have any doubt
about. though. The kids are all my
friends-my best friends. Yeah. ev-
cry one Of them. Whenever ] see n
bunch of kids waiting TO get a look at
me and call nc Jack or Champ /
feel like getting down in the crowd
ana putting my arms around the Wnole
lot Of 'em. They haven't grown up
yet, and they're honest and on tho
level with 1t. They like me. Kids al
ways do. And / like them.
Tin never MS happy NJ when | get
into n gymnasium with n lot of news
boys and other kids and box with
about a dozen of them. Gee! kids like
that. They never forget having the
gloves on with Il champion. It's great
stuff for them. I tell 'em to cut loose
and sock me AS hard as they can, and
Tn mighty careful not to hurt them
and they have all the fun in the world,
On the level, l wouldn't miss working
out with q buns.h of kids now and then.