New Britain herald., 1927-09-24
DEMPSEY HARDLY
 LIKELY ID FIGHT
Indications Are That His Retire.
 ment Is Complete

Chicago Sept. H4 (CPj-The most , colorful heavyweight championship light of modern times today was passing rapidly into the land of "I remember and with the fantastic { nallyhoo, the gaudy show and the { heated aftermath, the greatest mon
 eE maker and the greatest fighter of them all becomes has been. Jack Dempsey may appear in the ring again, but it's improbable. He
 IS emitted 10 retire and he is miles;
 from the poverty which has forced other oN-champions to attempt sue c"ssINe comebacks. It was general " believed throughout the boA.Pg
 world that Dempsey's battle in
 when he failed to regain his title . from Gene Tunney Thursday night
 was his last.
 The remote chance that the deci- sion giving Tunney victory might be
 reversed on the ground the cham
 p.on was on the canvas more than ten seconds during the seventh round Of the battle was completely
 removed. Although Leo Flynn,
 Demrsey's canny manager. atttmpt- cd to file protest yesterday il was refused on the ground that Flynn had no written authority 10 repre- sent the champion.
 Whether Dempsey signs the pro- test on his own account. to back np Flynn, is unimportant. All of the members of the state boxing com mission. who have final authority in such matters, have publicly. if in formally. expressed their approval of the decision in the light of cir cumstances which are undisputed.
 Flynn claimed in the petition hc attempted 10 file before the commits sion that Tunnoy was on the floor between 1% and 1t seconds Tho best unbiased opinion is that he re- maincd there Is seconds and that it was four seconds before Referee Dave Barry started to count because Dempsey didn't heed the rules and go to q neutral corner.
 The facts stand that Dempsey was @ badly pummelled man at the end Of the ten rounds and that Tunney was fresh as a daisy: that it was Dempsey's age as much as anything else that held him back and that he isn't getting any younger. Tunney has beaten Dempsey twice Although Jack hasn't said anything positively, it doesn't look like he would try it again.
 Tunney and Dempsey were both in town today. their plans for the immediate future undecided. Demp- sey intends to go back 10 California. with Mrs. Dempsey within a few days. He wasn't seriously hurt in the fight.
 Gene had planned 10 go 10 Cicve- land today to visit friends but he was persuaded by Mayor Thompson to stay over until tonight or Sunday 10 attend luncheon given by the committee which sponsored the fight. Tunney said he would rest for two or three months, Later he may make another vaudeville tour or go into the movies.
 The Tunney comments on the fight were left largely 10 Billy Gib- son, h:s manager. He accused Jack of hitting low, using rabbit punch and charged that Jacks seconds attempted to smear his face with grease during the third round. All of which may be partially true, but it's history now.
 Tex Rickard mourne6 the passing of the great slugger from Utah with mixed sentiment. He revealed he had made s1.400,00o from Demp- sey's fights and he also expressed the opinion that he might as well call it enough-that Dempsey would never fight again before horde Of people who thought it worth $40 head to watch him.
 Tex still has Tunney under con- tract, but they won't pay 10 see him like they did Jack Dempsey Rickard said, "Tunney is good real good one-but he can't draw the crowds.
 "1 haven't an idea who he'll fight next We'll have to look around. We might go to London for the next big fight. I don't know when it will be-. maybe not next year even"
 II will be quite a spell" Rckard said, before another crowd Of 145..
 "A n poo Will pay s2.65S,oo0 10 see fight md thete aren't any more million dollar purses Tn immediate prospect Tor the performers. The Dempsey lid that and the Dempsey appears o be through.