New Britain herald., 1926-08-12
Wills Manager Con- tinues Tirade Against Heavyweight King by Calling Him Double crosser and Saying He Can Lick Him
Its a Good Thing You're an Old Man." Jack Re- torts With Anger-Com- mission Recommends . That License Be Granted Pugilist.

NtW 1Olkt Aug IL P-Ihe state athletic commission, in special ses- sion today, recommended that Jack Dempsey be granted license to meet Gene Tunney in contest for the worlds heavyweight champion ship at the Yankee Stadium, Sept. 16
 Two To One In Favor
 The commission voted two to one in favor of the recommendation, James A, Farley, the chairman, cast ing the opposing vote. Farley has held out for match between Demp- sey and Harry Wills.
 The action of the commission paves the way for the license com mittee to reconsider it's action in denying a license to Dempsey last Tuesday.
 There can be no disposition of Dempsey's application, until next Monday as Colonel John J. Phelan, chairman of the license committee. declined to meet with the commits sion today.
 Contest Is Approved
 Dempsey. with Tex Rickard. ap- peared before the commissioners and displayed the contract, signed by Tunney, for the match. The com mission recognized Tunney as a suit able challenger and approved thu contest ruling that Dempsey had complied with the commissions regulations compelling a champion 10 enter into articles of agreement for a bout to a decision in defense of his title.
 Rickard said Dempsey was ready to sign the articles the second the license committee granted license to him. Billy GitHon, Tunney's manager, represented the challenger at the session.
 The motion approving the fight and recommending granting a li- cense to Dempsey was presented by George E. Brewer and seconded by Commissioner William Muldoon.
 Dempsey Near Fight
 Paddy Mullins, grey haired man ager of Wills, and Dempsey nearly came 10 blows in a heated argu- ment outside the commission of i fees after the decision had been | reached.
 You may be the champion, but you are also the biggest lair in the world" Mullins shouted at the champion.
 Dempsey's face was aflame with rage.
 It's a good thing you are an old man." Dempsey cried
 T may be old, but I can lick you" Mullins replied. You are afraid of Wills, you double crossed us"
 Just then. Gene Normile, Demp- sey's personal representative stepped between them and led the title holder out of the building.
 The argument between Mullins and Dempsey started when Demp- sey offered to shake hands aNd Null Inns appeared to accept the offer in a'cool manner. He asked Dempsey why he had not made good in agreeing to fight { Wills. Mullins said that Dempsey, { in a telegram from Los Angeles ( he would go through with a con tract, made with the Coliseum club last March, had assured him that of Chicago to box the Negro.
 Calls Dempsey a Lair
 Dempsey denied sending the telegram. Mullins offered to bet s1,ooO that he did. After a heated exchange, Mullins called Dempsey a lair.
 Despite the commissions action today in re-affirming its previous stand the license committee still ( looms as a barrier to the match. z If anything the riff between the r commission and it's licensing body + was widened today by the refusal . of either Colonel J. J. Phelan or Col. D. Walker Wear, the two li- cense officials. to join in todays 7 session. 4 Colonel Wear, in refusing to at- tend, sent this telegram in response to Commissioner Brewers invita- | tion. z q deeply regret tht you did not have the public's interest in mind ' previous to your wire today. could liot under any condition so far for aet my self respect as to meet with Q the athletic commission"
 May Meet Next Week Colonel Phelan, replying to the l same invitation, said that he deem- ad it "advisable in the interest of J ill concerned that both bodies func- t.pn separately" at the same time Colonel Phelan said he saw no pos sibility of meeting with Colonel Wear before next Monday to con a sder Dempsey's license application. d The text of the commissions state W ment on its action today follows: u '"Mr. Rickard, representing Jack O Dempsey, having appeared before S
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