The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-02-16

CHAMPION ARRIVES
NNEW YORKREADY
TO FIGHT ANYONE
Doesn't Bar Any Fighter,
Regardless Of Color, if
Public Wants Bout.


Dempsey. late of Los Angeles and
a prominent member of the army OF
the unemployed. literally 'Hew"
into New York today. His frsaac-
ton after crushing his way through
the crowd that met him and Mr..
and Mrs. Douglas Fairbanks at the
train was to reiterate his recent
dAslaration. to the effect that he
would. fight any human, regardless
OF color. providing the public de-
sired the match. Provided. too, that
some promoter could be cajoled into
staging the match
"Perfumery" Jack Kearns, the
champions manager. was a promi-
nent member Of the crowd which
waited at the train to greet
Dempsey.
Together the two backed into o
corner and proceeded to answer
questions. Both admitted that the
probabilities are that the cham
picn's next battle will be with
Georges Carpenter but not in
America The bout will probably
be staged across the water. and as
Franco. has yet to come forward
with an offer of purse which can
tempt either Of the two Jacks, 1t is
considered almost certain that the
match will be staged in London A
pair of English promoters and a
wealthy Frenchman are said to be
the angels"
kesrns has been running around
here for the last month declaring
that his man will battle any heavy,
regardless of color, IF the public
wants the match?" Now Dempsey
comes out and says his managers
statement was D. K He will bat
tie. Wills, Tate, Norfolk or any
other providing. OF course, that his
cut will pay the coal bill.
Jack Is here looking for a bout"
announced Kearns last night i'm dis
cussing plans for the title holder.
AS I've reiterated time and again.
nobody Is barred. Dempsey is just
spelling for a battle. We have sew
eral theatrical offers, both here and
abroad. but the negotiations are
still in the nebulous stage. OF
course, Jack wo1ld rather fight
than act He does the former much
better.
Dempsey will gladly meet the
winner Of the Tom Gibbons-Harry
Greb bout in Madison Square Gar
den, provided either man shows suf-
hcient ability to warrant such a
match. We're not looking for any,
thing soft mind you, but then ev-
erybody ought to be soft for a
worlds champion, don't you think?
ON the level, nobody is more
anxious to see a real contender de-
velop than we are. This fellow Glib
bons is big enough and has a
healthy enough waIlop. according to
all reports, to give Jack a contest.
However. we'll have to wait and
see how he does with Greb.
Personally. I'm afraid Greb is
too small for Dempsey. but then you
never can tell. Sometimes a little
fellow Is harder to fight than a big
man. Look at what little Joe Wal
colt did to the heavyweights in his
time And they were good heavy
weights. too.
I'VE are not anxious to leave, the
United States. but business is busi-
ness, and we are tired of remain
ing practically idle. II we don't
get a suitable offer here we'll be
forced to go abroad and take one
of the offers over there"
Bill welIman. promoter of the big
announced that beginning with the
Joe Stecher-Wladek Zbyszko match
on February 81 the winner of each
match in the elimination tourna-
ment TO decide Americas wrestling
champion will be presented with a
silver plaque on which will be in
scribed the result of all the matches
held under the tournament condi-
lions. This plaque must be sue
cessfully defended three times by
the winner in the next two years in
order to become his permanent
property.
out the willy wellman will re-
quire that said winner furnish a
surety bond in the~amount of $4,000
to guarantee compliance with the
deed OF gift. which will be pub
lished before the coming matches in
the Garden
II Jack Britton successfully de-
tends his welterweight champion
ship against Dave Shade, the young
Californian. on Friday night when
they meet IN a hereunder to a de-
cision at the Garden, he is expected
to fight Benny Leonard, the light
weight champion, within a few
weeks thereafter. Otherwise Leon
ard probably. will go after Shade in
search Of a second title for Leon
ard means TO wear two crowns at
once IL he can
Tex Rlckard. the Garden pro-
moter. announced that he had the
consent of Billy Gibson. Leonard's
manager. for two more. fights in the
Garden The other fight may be
with the winner of the Charley
white<-willie Jackson bout of next