The Washington times., 1922-04-19

!. W1A8Ht cHaihpiOis Aie HhSh0tu wss"
. bang today.
When, the Aquitania was edging
alongside the dock at Southampton
81 ] o'clock. he was leaning eagerly
over the rail. watching the crowd
: below. Suddenly a familiar voice
rose from the mob, shouting:
z ''Oh. you Jack, Welcome to Eng
land"
There's Kid Lewis, p yelled Demp-
sey to those behind him. pointing
out the paIIid features OF the triple
fltleholsler of England, beaming
among the upturned faces ON the
dock.
& Hi, Jack" came another voice.
enthusiastically English.
There's Boyo Mccormick" said
I Dempsey, as Boyo uncovered his mop
of flaming red hair and waved his
hat.
The big crowd on the dock began
y TO cheer. Dempsey DOTTED his hat
, time and time again. Presently the
gang planks were lowered and score
of newspaper men and photograph
ers rushed aboard. aA
FOR the next hour the champion
/ divided attention of the throng with
David Wark Griffith. Surrounded
! BY interviewers both were kept
busy. The last movements on the
chip were taken up by a brief
boxing bout with Griffith in which
Dempsey let the picture man do all
the Leading.
b When the formalities of debarlSa-
.sston were completed. Dempsey, with
Jack Kearns, Joe Benjamin and
Teddy Hayes. trooped down the
: gansplank and boarded the train
70, London. The crowd kept at
the heels of the champion, cheering
and trying TO shake his hand.
Scores of English sporting ce-
iebrities were on hand TO bid the
party welcome. Lewis. Mccormick.
and many others made the trip to
London with the champion.
Southampton Is the home of
doc Beckett, the English heavy
Weight, who expected TO be at
die dock TO meet Dempsey. But
yps, had Joined out with circus
and could not be at the dock.
Hc called later at the hotel In
London.
Georges Carpenter landed In
ENGLAND last night to prepare for
his fight with Lewis in May. He
opened with a show at Manchester.
bu he sent telegram of welcome
to Dempsey.
The London train was slow In get
tins started, and hundreds of the
fov nspeople of Southampton gath
er about the champions conpart-
mc1t, anxious for glimpse of the
VIC Ids champion.
Jack hung his head out of the win
dow for half an hour. and all the time
kc-rt busy signing slips Of papers
with his name for the youngsters.
Thr train started once and then
Dped again, while Teddy Hayes
II back and rescued Joe Benia-
mrs pocket victrola from the GUS
touis officers.
Dempsey started the machine GO
Inc In the compartment in order to
let Kid Lewis hear the latest Ameri-
can compositions. AS the train was
pulling out of Southampton the
rrawds raced alongside cheering un.
I'll they could no longer keep up.
In interviews given by Kearns TO
f'c newspaper men, the manager
ade IL plain that the Dempsey
tour is largely a trip for pleasure.
lie expects 10 leave about Saturday
for Paris and win be back later to
give an exhibition in London. Ted.
KID Lewis, who has his own club
In London. said that he would inn
ruediately match BENJAMIN against
srnic Rice, fhe English lightweight
.s3sampion.
S.Dempsey was awakened at S
eeA.iock in the morning on the Aqui.
eRn.a at Cherbourg by a dozen
Eflris newspapermen with an in
irpreter. They interviewed him
Rs ne lay stretched out on the bed.
The Frenchmen seemed astound-
ed at Dempsey's appearances, They
evidently expected TO see an extra
ordinary big bruiser instead OF a
smiling good-natured chap of nor
NAL size. The English people are
also much surprised at Dempsey's
looks. 5 Z,
/: When the train from southamp.
ton pulled into the Waterloo sta.
ION In London a tremendous crowd
,gas waiting, and they cheered
his compartment. A bunch OF big
5obbies surrounded him and pushed
passage through the mob toward
The exit.
George Mcdonald weil-known in
America, escorted the champion to
he Hotel Savoy, Boyd Mccormick
iaing I'm the front seat OF the car
McCormick's presence there seemed
o inform the street crowds that
Dempsey was inside, and people
ran along with the car. pounding
On the windows.
A big crowd was waiting his ar
ovnl at the Savoy, and he got
more cheers as he entered the
'obby. He was Installed In big
euite overlooking the Thames, and
the rooms were promptly filled
With newspaper men, photograph
3rs and many OF London's sport
Ing notabIes, who called to shake
hands with the champion.
Virginia Defeated.