The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-07-22
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We were standing on the top
rail of an ordinary lawn bench
back, and our weight fell with
Sharkey's as the flimsy board
splintered. Our hat went one way
and our legs another and
friendly lap or two caught our
head and averted a second knock
out.
1t was double-barrelled thrill
and worth the crushed and
crumpled hat we recovered. You
may imagine the reaction of
knowing that the man who had
crossed you last September full
filled your faith in him by COM
ing through nicely when your
leaning for him never waivered in
his much advertised and gripping
resurrection.
This mention is not to gloat, fo-
experts know no more than they
is with chin a little higher and
farther that we return to Wash
ington with pardonable pride
which should not be beyond under
standing.
Proud To Have Picked Him
So turn out the guard, let the
bands blare forth, bring on the
dancing maidens, burn sweet In
cenSe and Strew Pennsylvania Ave-
nue. with roses, vioIets and fragrant
thiDgs-tflat big bozo on The Times
picked a winner!
No longer shall we open the
In0rning mail with temerity born
only in the breast Of one who is
conscious he is half-despised by
those who take their boxing ser.
iously.
We shall look each missive full
in the face fearing not that one OF
them might explode in our very
hands and remove the source of a
lot Of Indifferent picking for good
! and for ever.
To get back to Dempsey, who &c
| splendidly gratified the hopes OF
the fight mobs everywhere, he was
more like his old self than he has
been in any fight since the Firpc
fiasco.
Jack seems to have recovered
| that much-missing ignition which
predominated the Willard upset
Every spark plug in Dempsey's
human engine was purring along
with the bewildered Sharkey who
played wise through six rounds
and tried to box, but who
! couldn't stand up against Demp
sey's unwavering courage and de-
termination.
1t was that fighting cO-Ordina.
ton, that tiger instinct which
seemed so much lacking in PhiIa.
delphia, which carried Dempsey ia
his valiant achievement last even.
ing against a much more youth.
full and therefore supposedly
sprightIy opponent.
Every part of the Dempsey scrap.
| ping organization was clicking.
His fight was ten thousand times
better one than his SeSqui-C Cen.
tennial effort; there was no com.
parisOn: those two fights shouldn't
be spoken Of in the same breath
Dempsey, the old Dempsey il you
please, was indeed functioning
again.
1t looked to lis as though Demp
Soy (SuAN 1tuNC tAGhSu even
Tunney last night, so doggedly die
he stand up TO his man and sc
unflinchingly did he take the not
infrequent pummelings that Sharke,
got out of his system before he
Topped.
Whether Dempsey can take Tun
ney in their Forthcoming fight
which will probably be held IN
Chicago late next month or early
in September, is an item over
which we'd prefer to ponder aftel
watching both of them a day OF
two in their camps.
Dempsey is at the tickle stage
in his fighting career where he
may fold up at any moment. We
have lost none of our admiration
for Tunney-that admiration which
was crammed down our very
throat at Philadelphia when VIZ
felt a pang of pity for Gene a.
he seemed to bashfully craw
through the ropes with what W,
interpreted as an attitude o.
apology for even appearing on TIN
! same program with Dempsey.