The New York herald., 1922-01-11
BY w. A. DAVENPORT.

Listen" pleaded Mr.. Johnson, the
promoter. to two of the biggest men in
America last night at 31S East Forty
eighth street II never seen either of
you guys and I don't know but that
either or both of you can lick Jack
Dempsey"
For your information inter
rupted the bigger of the two warriors,
II can't lick him. If you're going to
spring Jack Dempsey on me to begin
with I'm going home.'
Jack Dempsey. if it's the guy
mean, lives next door to me-" said the
other mammoth. land. as I said. if
that's the guy you mean. can lick
him, so drag him in"
You don't understand" explained
Mr.. Johnson, "nobody's got to fight
Jack Dempsey here tonight. The
Jack Dempsey I mean is the guy who
flattened Jess Willard and Georges
Carpenter. Any of you guys who can
read the newspapers must have heard
of him. He's champion heavyweight
of the world, and some day somebody
else is going to hold down his Job
"The 'ad' in the newspaper that you
guys answered was my way Of finding
a guy who will hold down that job.
and while amt guaranteeing that
any of you guys will be the man, l do
say that there amt no telling"
Kid Rockefeller to the Front
And then Mr.. johnson turned to the
spectators and announced that the first
move toward relieving Mr. Dempsey OF
his honors would consist of an exhibit
tion Che called It an exhibition and 1T
was) between Perley Wilkinson Hogan
OF Tuckahoe and severe looking young
man registered as Kid Rockefeller. who
said he had come from Ossining. He
didn't give his Ossining address. Per-
ley Wilkinson Hogan weighed 246
pounds, and no manner Of argument
could induce him to shuck his long
woolen underwear.
II never fought In nothing else." he
explained, land the night ] fight Jack
Dempsey I'll wear 'ern. So IL you want
me to fight here tonight lay off that
underwear Of mine
Kid Rockefeller appeared to be suf-
fering from a falling of the chest.
''You'll need to train bit of that ro-
tunda off," said Mr.. Johnson, prodding
the Kid (weight 2S3) on the drawstring
of his bathing suit. but otherwise you
look all right. Now understand, boys,
don't get sore at each other-not too
sore. This amt a real right. Save
your stuff until you get the big money
a,d fof
what you got. can tell fighter by
the way he moves around. Now so to
it and remember--don't get too rough.
And, Hogan. you'll have to cut out
that Perley Wilkinson. so We'll call you
Horrible Hogan. Now get to 1t. boys.
and remember, no rough stuff"
1t Is possible that Hogan didn't hear
all OF Mr.. Johnson's instructions. May
be he didn't understand. At any rate
he backed about two feet away from
Kid Rockefeller. whirled his right arm
windmill wise, around five or six times.
suddenly reversed his motion and with
a thud that sounded as though n trunk
had fallen down stairs bis fist came 10
a devastating halt on the top OF the
Kids head.
The Kid had failed to raise his hands
He simply stood there. fascinated by the
revolving right arm of his opponent. The
fnOlutul tndt WdliOp NOHhtNbch VIE 49,
top Of the Kids head he ceased being an
opponent There was barrel half full
Of cement near by the ring. In his
flight the Kid came into contact with
the barrel The barrel. the cement and
the Kid rolled down among the specta-
tors.
Horrible Hogan. shaking his semi
paralyzed fist. looked around belliger-
entity.
..xs-Lo,, ,,ovtov he heIiowpd
"Step down, Mr. Hogan" replied Mr.
johnson. 'and permit other boxers to
show how good they are
Calls for Keg JuggIers.