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about ability to take it" whose jaw
gets unhinged about every time d
good right handler crashes into it. And
no man--not even Dempsey-can be
lucky all the time. The law of av-
erages-if nothing else-is due to get
him. And | think I'm this law of
average.
| don't think Dempsey can hit me
solidly. If he can't do that he can't
hurt me. If I'm not hurt l can fight
at top speed. l can drive home that
right hand of mine-and I'm going
to do it, When it connects Dempsey
isn't going to feel so full of conf
dence as he is now. And the very
second drive one through and shake
him up I'm going to let loose with
everything / have-never give him
chance to recover-and I'm going to
knock him out in the very same
round in which I land the first solid
right hand smash.
Copyright 1926.)
CINCINNATI, August II P).-The
Jury which heard the case of II Off
cials and employees of the Coney Island
race track on gambling charges dis
agreed and was dismissed yesterday
The defendants were charged with
promoting gambling in connection with
the sale of pari-mutual certificates.
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way to chicago. The Meehan thing
was forgotten in the deluge of
ballyhoo.
When we arrived in Chicago l
looked over my list of bothering con-
tenders. One by one Dempsey was
wedding them out. Miske came next.
He was n big, tough, clever light
heavyweight with great possibilities.
/ figured him a real tough one for
Dempsey, a test out of the ordinary.
So I sent for Spider Kelly, my life
long friend and adviser whenever it
came to puZzling fight situations.
No man is better qualified to talk
on fights and fighters than Spider.
He came along and was with me in
the corner when Dempsey and Miske
went 10 of the hottest rounds of
fighting I've ever seen. 1t was a
cOrker.
We grabbed a show here and there
for pickup money and kept as busy
as possible. Dempsey was getting
better all the time and laughing
about it. He insisted that he was
getting worse and couldn't fight a
lick. He harped on it continually,
claiming that 1 was coming him
through. My answer for that always
was, boy, you're the next champion
Of the world
Stops Flynn Again.
We landed in Philadelphia. Jimmy
Dougherty was promoting bouts
there. He wanted Dempsey to meet
POrky Flynn. We had knocked POrky
out. but that didn't disturb Jimmy. He
said that Flynn had convinced his
friends that he ran into one by acci
dent and there was some demand for
Il return match. So it was arranged
Flynn came down from Boston with
out a manager. He was trying to run
out on Joe Woodman, the man who
had found him. Flynn had made the
match without Joe's knowledge.
Joe came in to see us at our hotel
There's some talk of my wanting
you to let this fellow stay" said Joe
Now you'll be doing me no favor If
you let Flynn stick. Finish him
quicker than you did before. That
was a minute or SO more"
Bump him off as quick as you can
quicker than the last time, huh?'
We kept our promise. Porky went
out in Sc seconds, and I don't suppose
anything that ever happened in his
career ever pleased Woodman more.
In the meantime they brought
Miske on to Philadelphia to fight Jack
six rounds. 1t went the limit, and
Billy was as tough as Of yore.
Takes on Levinski.
Then there came that fight with
Levinski. I want to say a few things
about that fight. There has always
been lot Of talk Of Dempsey double.
crossing Levinski in that fight in
Philly.
Nothing Of the kind. We made no
promises and Crossed" only the right
to the jaw. We made no bargain, and
broke no promise.
wasn't keen about fighting Levin
ski. He was clever and had a knack
Of beating the big fellows that was all
his own. But when Morgan came to
me and pointed out that Bat was q
Philadelphian and that we'd draw
plent of money / got interested.
Levinski was up in Bridgeport, Conn.
so with Tommy Walsh and Morgan I
went up there to talk over the match.
Morgan gave Bat line of talk about
being clever and that he would have
no trouble outpointing this fellow of
mine.
(Copvrichf 1904
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License for Dempsey Urged
By N. Y. Boxing Commission


NEW YORK. August 1.-THE State Athletic Commission in
special today recommended
a license 20 Tunney a
weight championship the Yankee Stadium September
The of the recommended
opposing
ley has held for match between Dempsey and Harry Wills the
challenger.
The action paves way
ee to reconsider its action In denying license Dempsey
Tuesday
There be disposition of Dempseys application
until Monday. John Phelan,
committee, declined to meet with the commission today.
Dempsey with Promoter Rckard
and displayed the contract signed by unney for the
match The commission recognized suitable challenger
and approved the ruling Dempsey complied
the commissions regulations compelling champion
articles defense his
Promoter Rickard said Dempsey ready to sign the articles
the moment the license committee granted license to him. Billy
Gibson 1unnes represented the challenger the
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height and lacking III poundage. l
never felt that | could spot the
champion a lot Of bulk. let him have
a big edge on me in seasoning and
ring development and still whip him.
He's too tough for that.
If l felt I wasn't ready for Demp-
sey now, I'd just back away from
that fight until ] was ready. For |
realize that any man who goes
against a champion and is beaten
rarely gets second shot. If |
weren't all primed to knock world
titleholder into state OF coma. I'd
hold off for another year get little
more experience. pick up little
more weight-and then take my shot
at him then.
But | am ready. I've gained all
the experience I've needed i'll bat
Ting men like Gibbons. Madden
Carpenter and dozen of the others.
Nature has given me added height
and increased poundage without TAX
ing away any of my speed: Constant
training. constant striving has
equipped me with vital fighting
I.
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THE FIGHT CAME
FROM THE INSIDE
ARTICLE XIV.
BY JACK kEARNS.

WAS burning when Willard shake
| in Denver.
My first impulse let 1aymaker
that have to to hit him and least the moral effect would
Finally decided which
better results He big good natued when
right and decided that better than toutng
Look Jess" began "Thcres
the dwth
AT least good enough challenge lick
We'll know about
I've papers
looking for haenger Id pick that fellow
He whipped
didn't he? Looks like Meehan the bird for You're
knock him down you?
Well YOU know how with de- We them the
You
Smith, didn't of
balyhoo
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summons and headaches. Jack said
his only lodging had been of process
servers in recent months. and that
he preferred sparring with an an
tagonist in the ring if he could only
succeed in arranging fight.
Coming back here to the big town
always reminds NE Of the day | first
broke i'll here" Dempsey said. Il
was fiat broke and couldn't get a
fight anywhere when first hit New
York in 1916. finally got shot
that paid me SIS. then couple NOR,
that paid me SIS and $40. all pre-
liminaries."
But Dempsey has passed from the
give-and-take days of 10 years ago.
when he was an obscure pluggei,
seeking fights. to position where
match with Tunuey probably would
mean return Of close To $5UN,GG0
Isn't your three-vear lay-off GO
ing to be big handicap i'll meeting
Tunney?" Dempsey was asked.
1T hasn't helped me any. that's
cinch. but the fact that always
keep myself in good condition is go
e or drink don't like the stuff. and
p my exercise and getting plenty OF
ting weight now and won't have any
100 for Tunney."
never heard of-Joe SudenberG.
middleweight. We fought two draws
back in 1915. one at Goldfieid and the
other at Tonopah, New. We were
both on the floor at intervals from
start to finish of the first bout, and
they had to- carry me home in a wheel
barrow. In the second fight l knocked
him down seven or eight times In the
first few rounds, but tired and he
came back to paste me all over the
ring in the later rounds.
my new nose? Say that's joke.
It's been busted so many times there's
not much left of 1t. | had 1t fixed for
the pictures and got lot of publicity
out of Ii as a result. but the truth
is I've had this remodelinS operation
done a dozen times. If it gets busted
again I'll have il fixed. that 8 all.
Feel it. or take sock at 1t. If you
don't think it's OK. now"
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ing to help. You know | never SmOl
I've always had a habit OF keeping
sleep. I'm not far from my best tigl
trouble getting down to about lSS or
The champion scaled 2021a in his
street clothes at the boxing commits
sion offices on Tuesday.
How do you size up Tunney?' he
was asked.
Don't n axe any mistake about him
he's the best of the lot" he answered
Look at his record. He knocked ont
Tom Gibbons. who stayed the limit
with me. and BARLEY Madden. who
lasted Is rounds with Wills. He also
knocked out Carpenter
What was your toughest fight"'
Firpo Had Him GrOggy.
Since 7 have been champion the
Firpo battle was the toughest. He
clipped me on the side of the face at
the start with a wallop that nearly
finished me. That was the best blow
he landed--nOt the highlander. ac-
companied by the shove, that sent me
flying out of the ring later in the
first round.
II never really got over that first
crack Although | whaled into him
and put him on the floor several times
four FirpO's when he went down.
When / got back into the ring after
being knocked out of it l was even
worse off. l never even heard the
bell that ended the round. Consequent
ly I didn't know I had hit him after
it had sounded.
Il was panned for that. you remem-
ber. A newspaper man came to me
afterward and asked me whether
had heard the bell. Not wishing to
admit ] was too groggy to hear it.
said. Sure, ] heard it, The next day
q big story came out that / had ad-
nitted hearing the bell and socked
FirpO, afterward. thus committing
a foul, which should have disqualified
me.
Two Toughest Fights.
THAT was a tough fight, but ;the
toughest of all were a pair of scraps
/ had with fellow YOU prOba bly
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FIGHTS LAST NIGHT.

BY the Associated Press.
TOLEDO.-DOn Boyer. Toledo wei
terweight. knocked out Johnny Carey
Erie. Pa. (2l.
SAN FRANCISCO Eddie Sullivan
Santa Rosa heavyweight. won a tecl,
nical knockout over Willie Meehar
San Francisco ~.
WATERLOO, Iowa.-Jack Corrod"
Omaha middleweight. won newspaper
decision over Young Sharkey. Dave
port, Iowa (6).
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JACK STOPS ONE MAN
AND FLOORS ANOTHER

NEW YORK, August II P).-Jack
, Dempsey got rough with his sparring
partners yesterday in the workout at
a gymnasium. knocking out one. floor
ing another and administering con-
sidera bic punishment to two others.
Alfredo Porzio. Argentine claimant
of the South American heavyweight
championship. gave Dempsey aggres-
sive opposition until a right hand chop
TO the jaw sent him sprawling late in
the first round and put an end to the
set-to
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But OlO Iney give
YOU the decision?
Bet your sweet
life they didn't
and you won all
the way. Didn't
you. Jess?"
Il did t h a t .
Rotten decision.
Was your deci-
sion against Nee
han a bad one?'
That's jus t
what I'm driving
at, Jess. y o Il
k wv the old
A r m y E a m e .
Why, I had a
referee pick up
the wrong man S
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old to change his style.
close to him is made to order for
keep me away, because one of my
the body, as any one who has ever
winning the title when | disregarded
my training routine and had tough
time catching old Bill, and again in
my battle with Luis Angel F'irpo,
when | came close to losing my title.
| trained hard for Firpo. but even
so | confess to bit of contempt for
the big clumsy fellow. and walked out
at him with the intention of knocking
him bow-legged in a couple of
punches. | quickly discovered my Sc
riOuS error.
| will take no chances of any kind
with Gene Tunney. ] am ready for
him in every way.
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7ue Tougher Than Wills Says Dempsey VIII Stop Champion Gene
DEMPSEY ADMITS FIRPO
CAME NEAR FINISHING HIM

EW YORK August Dempsey would rather fight than make
that he has assumed his
he told a
while he waited to
with Gene Tunney New York
said had
Wills. he
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ADMITS HIS COMING FOE
ISDANCEROUS CONTENDER
However, Jack Has No Doubts That He Will Conquer
Gene and Later Take on ColOred Rival.
Contrasts Two Scrappers
BY JACK DEMPSEY.

I WANTED either Harry Wills Tunney
/ only title who draw
| admit have
thng- couple fact
Nowt that at last mat Tunney tell
the
Why?
Becau in Tunne is
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WOULD NOT HAVE SIGNED
OTHERWISE, SAYS TUNNEY
Only Recently Came to Decision That He Could Win
Heavyweight Crown-Feels That He Has Gained
All Experience He Needs.
BY GENE TUNNEY.

think I'll knock Jack Dempsey If didn't think SO
would have accepted the match with him. could have
fight with Dempsey before but always clung to the
I'm ready Dempsey III after a match
and before"
until few months have consider myself able
whip Dempsey In earlier lacking lacking
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am at the
of
Certainly I'm thinking knocking Dempsey fiat Why not? Hes
he's mark for righthnd punch When ne meets me ne Il
shock absober Dempsey
who take ody the button and
inclined dispute
then DEMPSEY is going down fight smack him
Evening star., 1926-08-12

Insurance returns on sports policies
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Regards Him Seriously.

have great respect for Tunney as
an opponent-perhsps more respect
than I've ever had for an opponent.
l never hold any opponent lightly. hut
some of them strike me as easier
than others.
got careless once or twice-first
in nv fight with Bill Brennan after
Evening star., 1926-08-12

That was a tough fight, but ;the
toughest of all were pair of scraps
/ had with a fellow YOU probably
Evening star., 1926-08-12

" ell, YOU K1OW now It Is VIII ue-
cisions, Jess | came back. You
fought Gunboat Smith. didn't you,
Jess? l see you licked him pretty,
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Is more AMBITIOUS,
re is before him
him. He is a track
his Brown Panther
!. as they call htm
of pugilistic service
feat and disappoint-
. vicissitudes of the
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By L. Lamar Matthews

XIV UNDERSTAND that you
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Il little difficulty this morn
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year old son.
mo, not at ALL" replied the
child.
But l heard you crying
Eyes, that's quite true. l fell
off a chair and my head hit the
chair. That's why / was crying.
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THE TIMES
DAILY SIX
BY A. L. Wilbert. M. A

l. LITERATURE. Which great
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