The Washington times., 1924-02-21
DEMPSEY ENDS
TOUR HERE
TOMORROW
Reception for Public in New
Hearst Building Will Pre-
cede Exhibition.
By LOUIS A. BOUCHER.

ny G@VO40 1AS OVOU111IkNS
Jack Dempsey, heavyweight
champion Of the world, is rapidly
nearing the end Of his brief,
triIlmphal tour Of the South pre-.
paratory to going into more active
training for the defense Of his
ring title. Tonight he will show
the folks Of Asheville, N. c., and
adjacent territory, how real cham.
piOn looks stripped for action. To.
morrow he viii arrive in Washing.
ton where his tour ends tomorrow
night at the Coliseum.
The coming Of Dempsey has
stirred UP more interest than has
visiting the Capital since the days
Of John L. Sullivan. When the
titleholder steps through the ropes
at the Coliseum the leaders Of
Washington, both civil and social,
will be occupying seats, eager for
q glimpse at what is generally &C.
cepted as a perfect specimen Of
physical manhood.
Promoter Joe Freeman today an
nounced that he had completed all
necessary arrangements foe the
coming Of the champion. Capable
nehers win be at the Coliseum
guaranteeing every purchaser of a
ticket the space it demands.
my greatest trouble" says Free
man, has been to plan the seats
so as to care for as many as wish
to see Dempsey. We have shifted
and turned the seats this way and
that until we have the utmost ca
pacity accounted for. 1t looks like
large night"
Tickets were placed ON sale
last Friday and there has been Q
steady demand, especially for the
higher-priCed. Evidently most
folks want to get as close q view Of
the champion as possible.
Promoter Freeman today said
that. in case any tickets remained
unSold by o'clock tomorrow night,
they would be taken to the COlise-
UNI for the benefit Of the second.
thinkers. They are now being sold
at the Occidental, Oxford, Willard,
Atlas and French's sporting goods
store.
Cops on the Avenue in the vicin.
1ty OF Fourteenth street are going
to be busy tomorrow morning
handling the crowds eager for
view Of Dempsey, as the champion
will leave the train and head at
once for the Hotel Occidental. There
he will have breakfast in a private
suite rendered him by Gus Buch-
holz.
Some time during the morning
Jack Kearns,. the champions man.
ager, Is expected to hold a lengthy
conference with Dempsey concern.
ing recent efforts to sign the title.
holder for a series of contests to
be staged during the coming sum.
Iner.
After lunch at the Occidental,
Dempsey will come to the new
Hearst building where he will hold
a reception in the capacious bust.
ness office. All Washington fans
are cordially invited to be there
and meet the champion, who wonr
bite and is especially kind to little
boys.
Following the reception, Demp.
Sey Will go on a short sight-see.
ing tour OF the Capital before
having his dinner at the Occi-
dental and preparing for the
show at the Coliseum.
Jack Kearns, whose clever
handling of Dempsey landed him
on top Of the heap, has been con.
ferring in New York with Tex
Richard for. about a week. He
has much to discuss with the
champion.
1t is believed that Tommy Glib.
bcns, Of st. Paul, will be given a
retur nbOut, either in New York or
at Boyle's Thirty Acres, sometime
IN June. Gibbons has the unique
distinction Of being the one man
70 go the route with Dempsey
since the latter snatched the crown
from Jess Willard at Toledo.
It Is Richards custom to sign
champions for a certain number of
bouts to be fought within a certain
time limit. Undoubtedly that is his
present intention, obtaining Gibbons
and Firpo later on. Kearns DOS.
slbly wishes to talk over matters
with Dempsey before putting his
name on the official papers.
Dempsey says it's all the same to
him who his next opponent is. He
puts up all the business details to
Kearns. He is satisfied to do all
the hard work in the ring.
There win be no more exhibitions
BY the champion, however, after
leaving Washington. Capital fans
will be the last to see him before
he enters the ring In earnest.
AVnnIEM AAAN Or AIrW1.