The Washington times., 1923-11-30
MARION DAVIES
FILM THRILLS
DEMPSEY
Heavyweight Champion Says
Bout in Little Old New
York" Is Real Thing.

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 3d. Too
many men are becoming lightweight
champions-menta and moral light
weights. = said Jack Dempsey at his
Western avenue home, as he dis
Cassed with enthusiasm the bare
list fight In Cosmopolitan Produc-
tons Little Old New York" which
has evoked nationwide comment,
and which he had just seen at the
California Theater in this city.
Bully Boy Brewster and The
Hoboken Terror are two. of the
best fight types I've ever seen in
or put of the ring" the champion
continued. They both took such q
severe lacing that think there
muht have been an argument be-
shot Those punches weren't
'pulleds-they were the genuine
thing.
Knows Bully Boy Type.
i've known great many types
IKE Bully BOy'-the boasting sort
that has more wind as a braggart
than for fighting endurance His
comedy moments are some Of the
best I've seen on any screen. I'm
going again just to see that bit OF
his yelling Fire punching his OPP
ponent and jumping out of the ring.
laughed 50 hard it gave me 1SS
pounds of nervous indigestion.
Bare-knuckIe fighting is very
typical Of the time represented IN ,
Little Old New York. A scrap
meant q real muss in those days. |
The knuckles ripped and tore the OPP
ponent's face brutally. But it pro-
viqed thrill for the ticket-holders. /,
This mode Of fighting was re. |
placed by gloves by John L. Sullivan |
IN 1889, after his bout with KilraiI..
Gloves. Of course, protect the hands /
and enable a man to more easily deal |
= Knockout
recall having seen Louis VOL
helms who plays The Hoboken Ter
Tor. when he appeared in The
nary Ape. remarked at that time I
% friend that he should make q
-. screen-fighter type. His
pnyslque, his puglistic countenance
Ano tne very force and fearlessnessI
OF his expression are marveIons a
&reat actor. that fellow.
What did think Of Marion
Davies work in the picture? Saw.
boy and Jack waved that nowey.
I'll knockout handful put the
high polish on ali of NV nraise
adJectlves for that girl. II actresses
eould be champions she can wear
ay belt to all festivities
Men Getting Weak.
Then he spoke again of Young
ner1ca and its inclination toward
1oWWoNEs. The pace the pres
ne day generation is travelling is
ertalnly showing in physiques,"
Pc said Comparative speaking,
me men OF today have neither the
physician endurance nor the muscle
power. Twenty years ago there
were plenty Of men eligible for the
Aeavyweight championship. Today
mere are but three. Twenty years
rom now the worlds champion
VIII probably be judged for popular
~ at the tea dansants.
Everything is speed-fast horses,
motor boats, airplanes. automobiles.
We don't know where we're going
'uf we walfI to get there In
lurry Time waits for no man.
hats true. But we don't have To-
AXE daily exercise tearing dates off
he ca1ednar.''
Then the champion of fighters
made gracious bow. Don't tell
EN- what I did to Firpo-as Billy
Boy Brewster. says. And don't say
aspire to be known as history's
reatest fighter. Or the worlds
'ichest man." Then his famous sx-
)ression of determination came
lpOn his face 81 just want them
o call me Jack Dempsey-gentle-
nensn