The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-18
~ SAYS DAMON.
Kun yOn !:
MI. Kearns Speaks.
He Has ) Complaint.
w HEN Can Dempsey
FightG
He Discusses Contenders.
Thinks willard Most Dan
gerous.


Ccopyriehf. 1888, by the star comDany.l
nRR. JACK xEARNES. brisk.
dapper, suave, usually ~
2t very good humOr, seemed
slightly irritated yesterday.
He fingered bunch Of papers
that Included several kilograms from
his faA1aous going concern. Mr.. Jack
Dempsey, now in Los Angeles.
say, Mr.. Kearns broke OUT
abruptly, what I'd like to know r.
Wlren they're going to LEI Demp-
sew fight SOMEBODY. WHEN
that's aIE WHEN.
fsT,n interrupted every day about
Tunaors Of offers Of big sums that
don't mean q thing when they are
traced down. Most Of them seem
calculated to give the Impression
that Dempsey Is asking Tor impOs-
efhle and crazy guarantees when
aa q matter of fact Dempsey has
never specified any definite amount
FOR his services
s.AlI Dempsey has ever asked u
fair percentage Of any cate hna :..
ndrnlt that Dempsey will be the
chief producer. SO tar IN Spite q
mi that Is printed in the papers
no nromofer has come forward Win
dafin1te offer, backed BY 0e1lnite
nas1Irance that he can carry on the
nrfernrfse of title contest
8.
Ggrlt4E way things stand now,
continued Kearns. peeEasnAy,
ssne6rlv ali the contenders seemed
60 IN N & close corporation, ana
T9evnnsev ID on the outside. Ills po-
0ifion Il worse than that q g con.
tender. because 9 CONTENDER can
80 work.
eve are matched to meet Harry
yvilIe. ana that's the match con-
cider the most attractive from
draWfng standpoint of any that
has been suggested. but everybody
Y,rnvvn what happened TO that
1900. $3.50, n VAS brushed aside. by
~ f6.i,.ca authorities 81 New York.
ssVVfIfard. johnson and Luis
TSf..,,s, 80 AafAd m DEMPSEY has
G@.ges rerefved \ definate offer from
Al. x ! .s. ~ u, 1900 T.cyn Clb.
ny s.ss.,. $1,000 j. 3 Irt 81
nons. ......is,.t h,1f ~
~ them.
,,s,,,,,.sasy .,a,ts "a fight some
49, I.,,t IN vv,v things are lined
DAy. ~ & ~ sn,,,. e AZ he,iI 81 made
100 ..,,t.i l. 49, 80 All the con-
$3.50 .see-... ss.s .,,a 4hatsa an
kenusLs 49, - 80 ..o ,,,s lime.
4IenI I.s ~ ~ ~. 1rsiIa Ned IfISe
AlAo - s .-. -. yvs,.a,,.s.
to meet the winner o. the Wiaal 80
johnson pons, ns - t. q. , ..,ts,s
HlTpos yer apkssL 49,. = ~,
lng uoihg VIII 10y Ol -.
him. g. !. ,....,,,,,
ERE MT 1AsarIls - neu nus-vAls
AZ "a q
II don't believe there has ever
been q heavyWeignI cna sl 81. .. 49,.
as many poLential nlaecnsS = 49,, 49,.
and with less aeiuaA WORK g na ar-
In the OLD Gays When Ln1 "
showed as much aplhty g sOnls -
the contenders we naVe . Ou.l4
right now ne was perinLL1su $500 - n.gs.
the champion. y ne even tnOusn al
ne could lick me cnanip y oAie
kicked about MN tryins. $. 49,.
NoWadays. u t ne o1 .ys ~ 49,. 4
mg gove[n a.ssnS eT MY. .,sr a too
lot OF onlections. Tins ll<-a l,, 49,
green. this man q IOo slnan' - - $.
man - too black, ana 20 on. y =
very flatlerlng 20 Lne chd1n pl llu-.
but y DOESN'T pflns niin any Uusl
ness.
OF course tnink dempsey -
easily dispose OF any OF the preseMI
crop OF contenders. I've seen VIII
lards Floyd Johnson, f1rpo, 5IDDOns
ana q ioL OF others IN acu0n' .r u
uont peneHe JOCK W0uu .
mucn trouble WIN any OF uon'
Inat ny. t.o poIle' NV 49,.
The poinL y Lnat IIlaHy psIsU ~
think the opposL1e' anu y uL-
ference q OPINION Lna1 ousnI- "
proouce naecnes IOr eno