San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-23
Majority of Sport Writers
Oppose Chance for Willard

nish just about as much opposition to
Dempsey as Willard"
Lesley Coates. Salt Lake Desert
News: The fight could not possibly
20 more than round or two and the
massacre at Toledo would be repeated. :"
J. j. Mccarthy, Manchester Leader ::
They never come back Willard is too
old for second bout with. DEMPSEY, +"
Bob Piguc. Memphis News SciInitar ::
such bout would be a massacre that
would make q Turk toss his instru.
ments Of torture into the ash can and
consider himself piker."
Among those advocating that VII
lard be tried out against lesser Oppon.
ents, were the following:
Marion Il. SalaZar, San Francisco
Bulletin: If Willard would fight and
whip Gibbons, Firpo or Floyd johnson
he would eliminate all objection TO Il
match with Dempsey"
Ed Ban=, Cleveland News: jess
| should be pitted AGAINST two or three
tlrst-clasS heavyweights before being al
lowed to mix with the Giant Killer
Dempsey"
Must Lick Another First.
George Berts, Portland, (Ore.I Jour
nal: Provided Willard will fight one
OF the tC3nOtchers of the heavyweight
division and show the fans he can get
into shape, l would favor return
match with Dempsey"
Il. W. Cochrane, Kansas City Jour.
nal-POst: If Willard can defeat John.
son and Gibbons, he is entitled to q
match with Dempsey"
See Taylor. DeS Moines Register
and Tribune: IF jess proves he's
the logical challenger by defeating
Wills, Firpo, Johnson or Gibbons.
would say he deserves Il return bout.
ii. /. Nickcry. Denver Post: 1T
would be great blow to the game to
allow Willard TO meet Dempsey with
out some test of his present strength"
X. {. Paradis, Lowell Evening Lead
er; There can be no real public de-
mand for such bout until Willard de-
tGats one or two men with CHAMPION
ship prospects,"
II. G. Clark. Danville Register: "a
bout between Willard and Dempsey
should only be fought if it is beyond
question that Willard can get into
condition"
Todd Brings u Money.
Kenneth Todd. Houston Chronicle
IF jess is actuated by other than n
desire for the losers end. be should
prove his worthiness Of a return match
by taking on one or two others to cs-
tablish his fitness"
Don Melville. Manchester Union:
in order to consider matching the two.
Willard should be made 10 show he is
IN shape b. Debating Wills, Gibbons
or Johnson
As TO the effect on the game, the fol.
lowing comments are typical:
"SGndy GriswO!d. Omaha Wcrld-IIer-
aid: An attempt by q promoter 10
to:St on the public another Willard
Dempsey contest would be worse than
CRIME and 4 most disastrous blow to
the game. No C-oUkCdncss on the part
OF promoter or fighter could be rs dam
aging in general effect as this stu
pendOUs imposition"
Denman Thompson. Washington
Star: The Society for the Prevention
Of Cruelty TO Boxers SHOULD bar a pro.
posed Wiliard-DcIlpscy fidsco. IL could
prove nothing except that Barrum was
even more GStutc than supposed"
RazL5eTies in Order.
]. i. ParkC, Buffalo News: al can
see no reason in sportsmanship for Il
second Willard-Dompscy bout. il
would hurt boxing"
JoHn r.. W RAJ. ~. IONiS lOSt-ljlS-
patch: a ard-DcmpSey bout
woull be a S1,GO0.OOO box office crime
against the public. Willard insults
public intelligence by asking support.
Il. c. Thompson. indianapolis News
Another farce like the Toledo affair
would give pugilism two black eyes"
Editor Christian, Richmond News !
Leader: "The bout would be 4 travesty
on the ring game"
W. 4. PhelOn. Cincinnati Times |
Star. declared: Match between Demp- |
sey and Willard with it's inevitable ter !
n quick knockout Of helpless |
beef. would be the worst confidence |
operation performed on the public"
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