Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-02-07
DEMPSEY SAFE. As
AGAINST PRESENT
C0ATENDERs

AullIIS, the OIu fSSiASu, 70"
weight Champion, says there is
no logical opponent for Jack
Dempsey. He considers Dempsey
to be safe as the heavyweight
title holder, as far as the pre-
sent crop of contenders are con-
cerned. .,t ~ .,t
Taking it for granted that
Dempsey is still in good physical
condition and even discounting
the decline of form that ne
cessarily results from long abb
sence from the ring, there is no
outstanding figure in the heavy
weight class that should cause
he champion too much worry.
Benny Leonard has his Tender
to think about; Mickie Walker
mas the shadow Of Dave Shade
At his heels; Joe Lynch has Carl
rremaire to bother him and the
other titleholders are in no posi-
i've state of security, but Demp-
sey has to get opponents by the
exercise Of circus methods of bal
Iy-hoO.
Tommy Gibbons at the present
lime looks to have the best
chance OF any of the contenders
in a match with Dempsey. Per-
laps be is not good enough to
win the title, but he is best quail
lied to give the champion a
light.
Gibbons is fast, q great boxer
and u fine two handed hitter. He
IS smaller than the champion,
If course, but it is smaller man
Who is going to take the title
away from Dempsey.
Big men never give Dempsey
rouble in the ring and on the
other hand he has always had
more difficulty with a small, fast
opponent. t,-,. F
Coed managers in. these days
are generally regarded TO be
managers who steer their charges
clear of all dangers and traps in
,he path. 80
Harry Greb and Gene Tunney
aimed their manas els because
they didn't get them hard. bouts.
Greb got peeved at George
Gngle because he didn't get q
nance with Jack Dempsey and.
decided to handle his own affairs.
Tunney broke off his relations
with doc" Bag.ey, because athe.
Doc didn't get him the engage
nent; with Floyd Johnson that
rom Gibbons stepped into.
Down toward the bottom of one
IF the New York Boxing Com
recent edicts was a
notice to the effect that Johnny
Curtin, Jersey bantamweight,
have to- go through with
his contract to meet Carl IRE
maine, Cleveland, or quit boxing
in New York. There's story be-
hind it.
Curtin is being dressed up and
prettied for the bantamweight
title. His manager is said to be
one of the biggest politicians in
New Jersey, who has an agent
doing TIE work for him. The Ire
maine match was offered to him
and he accepted. The name IRE
maine didn't mean any more TO
him than Johnny Smith or Willie
Green. D..
When the card was announced,
one of the New York manager
friends of the candidate rushed
over to Jersey to Johnny's man
ager and gave him an earful.
"You crazy?" the sermon went.
"Whaddye mean THROWN your
COY on a buzz saw, That Ire
maine II knock i'm, out the build
ing. Why don't you get Lynch
first and get some dough if you
hafta have him Knocked off by
that bird"
Curtin, at the same time, I'M
a different part of the city, broke
out with a terrific case of boils
and ne wasn't able to go through
with the match.
In the form that Tremaine has
been showing this season, there
is one thing that Joey Lynch
had better do If he loves that
bantam crown and that is-stay
away from that boy Tremaine!