Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-15
Tor that $1,000

You'll have to come around to-
morrow night, my friend, Dempsey
has washed up on this particular per.
formance and YouH get your chance
if You come around tomorrow night -
Didn't Want to Wait.
II can't come around tomorrow
night" he Growlcd as he crowded me
against the side wall. I've come all
the way from Wilmington and my
friends have come with me. can't
be wasting my time like that"
Cant help it. You've got to be here
when the act opens TO get your smack
al that money. Come around tOmor-
row night" And with that slipped
of the stage and the curtain came
down. leaving this big giant TO argue
18th the Stagehands.
An hour OF so later Dempsey and
H!y&elf We're "a our room at the hotel.
Dempsey was on the bed stretched
MT fer a rest. ! was busy about one
hing on another when there came q
,lnock ~ the door.
Come in" | says. \ step in the
hall and then III walked the same biz,
egg that had insisted on going on
that night.
'SaI-." he began. Il don't want any
kidding about this going on tomorrow
night. IL break this fellow in two
Tor You and the money iS as good as
mine. Don't forget this. My friends
are in town and Wen wreck the joint
If there is any kidding
| began to tell this fellow the fool
ishness Of toying 70 win the money.
u was a hopeless task for eyerr big
fellow who had appeared.
Finds His Weakness.
"Ens;Ges" told HIM. dempsey
ne~cr, neto1' fails 10 break y big
man : Jay, in the ac:. And he's Droh-
ell 4 Few legs ny hitting them on ,be
jaw toe. Don't forget tha<. | sup
pose Nou'E" read about Dempsey
breaking Bill Brennan leg With d
single punch
Il don't care about that stuff He'll
not break my jaw or my leg either.
III take care of my Jaw I can take it
on the jaw, III tell YOU that now for
Your own information. don't want
Won to get Dempsey in wrong before
the crowd. After I beat him I'm go
ing after Willard, another four
huSher."
I had visions Of another ringer.
What monster he was How do
You take them, in the belly I asked.
40 difference: Jaw or belly, ! take
Them"
Let me see. Told Your HANDS lln.
Hold them UP higher Higher. Nov
Keep them Up. Getting his bis. club
Hike arms up until the fingers almost
tonched. the ceiling, let fly With Il
ri~ht hook 10 his stomach, putting
everything ! had behind it, Boom.
X was Ike hitting "a kettle drum.
Down came his hands, and he groaned
like a stuck bull. Dempsey, taking it
in from his perch, started to laugh
and fell right off the bed | had
found this fellow S weak spot.
Is on Hand Early.
You he at the theater tomorrow
night and You'll get the chance for
the 81 900" I told him. Sure enough.
the next night he was there bright
and early.
When | came backstage he was
doing Il high KICK, with III the chorus
girls standing around looking on.
Some one rold me that he Lad just
made a running jump over Sin chairs.
There was doubt in their minds about
Demrsey'S ability to stop this fellow.
Not in ours We knew the way in.
TheV Won't TO it A feint, a left
nook 10 Ile JAW AM DIS liz dOuOIeN
I'D a right TO the Jaw. and down went
another giant with 81 dreadful crash.
They carried him off, and we repeated
the Offer No takers, | can assure
Won. after that demonstration
After the act went hackstage and
saw quite a crowd gathered around
the local Hercules. He was struggling
with TWO uniformed fellows, who were
tn~ging him toward the stage door.
say, fellows. Let him alone. He s
all right. He can stay here If he
wants 10 Don't give him any rush
ACT
You don't understand, mister,
We're not giving him the rush. This
fellow thinks he's the champion of the
world that's all. lie gets TO tearing
down the building when he's bad
We've been looking for him for two
DAYS He escaped on us yesterday
morning after cleaning up a dozen
guards I'm glad we got him before
he sci one q MS real bad tantrHms, .
Had Escaped From Asylum.
You could have knocked me over
with a feather. The fellow had really
esca ped from a lunatic asylum. What
a lucky break got il that hotel
room. ! suppose that il that punch
in the belly had reused him, both
Dempsey ana would have been
tossed right through the window.
We closed the show in Newark. !
came over 70 New York and happened