Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-09-24
DEMPSEY MUST SQUAWK BEFORE
COMMISSION WILL DECIDE ON
COUNT WHEN TUNNEY WAS DOWN

CHICAGO, Sept. % up = Leo P
Flynn, manager of Jack Dempsey
made formal protest to the Illinois
state athletic commission today over
the "long count" accorded Gene
Tunney in their worlds heavyweight
championship match last night, but
the appeal, insofar as the commission
ers are concerned, was in vain.
John c. Righeimer, chairman of the
commission, told Flynn that inasmuch
as there was no conflict between
Flynn and Dempsey, as manager and
fighter, on file with the commission,
that nothing could be done about the
protest at this time.
He told Flynn that he was not
recognized by the commission as
Dempsey's manager, but that if Flynn
returned with the protest in affidavit
form, signed by Dempsey, the COM
mission would be glad to give the ap-
peal its attention.
eff anybody assquawks, / want the
squawk to come from Dempsey him
SELF" Righeimer said.
Whether Dempsey will support
Flynn in the issue remained an un-
settled problem tonight Arthur F.
Driscoll, New York attorney repre-
senting Dempsey, told Chairman Rig
heimer that the former worlds cham
pion was content to abide by the de-
cision rendered in Soldier field last
night, and was considering no pro-
test
Friends of the former title-holder
said, however, that Dempsey, if Flynn
insisted upon his signing an affidavit,
might do So Il
Chairman Righeirper, said that he
and other members of the commission
were of the opinion that the battle
had been conducted strictly in accord
ance with all rules; that Dempsey
himself was familiar with them and |
that the particular rule in regard to
knockdowns and the action of the
boxer scoring one, was gone over with
Dempsey and Tunney just a few Sec
onds before the battle started.
The referee, Dave Barry, particular
ly impressed. upon both contestants
the requirements of the rule in the
event of knockdoWns.
Flynn, in his protest to the commits
sion, contended that Tunney was
actually knocked out in the seventh
that Tunney was down longer
than the prescribed ten seconds, and
that through the lack of proper CO.
ordination and the counting time
keeper, 1unney was on the floor of
the ring from three to six seconds
more than the time prescribed by the
rules and regulations governing box
ing contests in this state.
The protest further demanded that
an immediate hearing be granted so
that all persons who are within the
jurisdiction of the commission at pres
ent might be given an opportunity to
give testimony .aAf h9l'f- tf@@
While Flynn was making his oratorl-
cal appearance before the commission,
Dempsey was with his wife, EStelle
Taylor, in their hotel apartment trying
to forget the defeat. Secluded in their
rooms in the Edgewater beach hotel,
Jack and his wife talked about some
thing far removed from prize fighting
and admitted only few intimate
friends to their retreat.
DR.. w. A. Lynott treated Jacks left
eye, closing the largest wound with
three stitches, and dressing both les
ions although the cash at the end of
the eyebrow did not require anything
more than a bit of adhesive.
Dempsey declining to issue any
statement, was uncertain about the
future He intends to return to Los
Angeles, perhaps not later than Mon
lay, for a rest
He has received an offer of 100000,
% box Johnny Risko in Cleveland dur
ng the winter, and may also box for
7ickard, in the Madison Square Gar
len But he has made no statement
his acceptance of these Of
fers, nor the belief that he may very
shortly decide to hang up his boxing
cloves forever.