The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-05-19
FISTIC. KINGS OF U. S.
FIND LITTLE CHARM
ON EUROPE'S SHORES
BY FRANK g. nrENKE

Europe seems to possess no clinging
charms for the most noble of our mitt
wigglers.
The visits which our champs have
paid TO the other side recall the old
1ig-saw about the guy who walked
right in, turned around, and walked
right out again"
A trio of our crown beaters have
11aunted to foreign shores, exuding the
1dea That 1t would be long, long time
before we'd see them again. But the
flrst two did little other than to take
sniff of European ozone-and then
sail right back again.
AND you know about the third-one
Jack Dempsey, who left on April II,
to be gone Indefinitely"
1t may be recalled that the first OF
the invaders was Johnny Buff, who
sailed away last winter with the idea
OF taxing a long vacation in Europe"
The bantam champ, without explana-
ton, was back almost on the same
boat.
One John Kilbane proceeded to
Europe in March after the most elab-
crate of press agenting. One was in
formed that the feather champ was
going to linger in England, France,
Ireland, Italy, Spain and other spots
until 1t was time for autumn leaves
10 flutter to the earth.
Comes Slipping Back.
But a month later, a sleepy-eye re-
porter saw a familiar form slipping
down the gangplank at a New York
pier. Johnny Kilbane, who had spok-
en- much of contemplated weeks and
months in Old World chimes had come
back. And without word to explain
the differentiation of the trip.
It's well known fact that not one
of the three worlds champions
brought back dime from European
shores!
How vastly different have been the
happenings to foreign fighters who
came herei
Jimmy Wilde didn't do an awful lot
of battling in America-and never
showed anything spectacular when he
did display his wares. Yet the fly
weight from Great Britain steamed
back to his native heath enriched by
perhaps $4,000 American dollars.
Then there was Georges, the Carp,
kingpin "go-get-it" kid of the universe.
Makes Good Haul.
Georges jaunted over, looked around
and picked up about 100000. Then
he hurried back, stored away the
treasure and came back for another
load. America handed it to him.
As climax, the French. flash was
given 100000 to go less than four
rounds with Dempsey.
All of which should convince the
average fighter and fight manager,
who considers him self a smart citi-
zen in money matters, that, after all,
he's just a bohunk in comparison with
Europeans.
Wilde, in a few months here, gath
cred in more money than Johnny Buff
has earned in his whole fighting life
time. And Buff, who thought Europe
might reciprocate in the matter of
money handouts, to fighters, didn't
get anything in Europe except loud
and echoing "razz"
Rakes In Profit.
Carpenter, who probably didn't
earn S150,000 on all his fighting years,
came to America and was paid more
money for about IL minutes of pussy
footing than Bill Brennan, Harry
Wills, Tom Gibbons, Gene Tunney and
Harry Greb have earned in their COM
bined ring careers.
1t becomes more and more apparent
that what Barnum said applies to-
America alone-that it doesn't include
Europe. And it likewise seems that
if you're fighting dub and want to
make big money you need do but this:
Co to Europe, claim it as your home
then come over to America and an
nounce you're fighter looking for
work.
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