The Washington times., 1927-03-28

and myself, came to me in San +
That writer had just left Los Ang
an invitation from Dempsey to B
IN Los Angeles during the week
The Breakfast Club Is one OF the
most famous organizations in Amer.
lea. II includes in rs limited mem.
beTship the brightest stars Of the
moving picture and legitimate stage,
financiers, kings of industry. college
professors. governors. mayors and
men or international, fame in va.
rious lines of life's endeayor.
Each Friday the club meets at
breakfast IN the open air and
usually the breakfast is pfefaced
by q long horseback ride soon after
sunrise
dempsey, as a member, ex-
tended the invitation to me and
my answer to our mutual news
paper friend was thus:
admire Dempsey and like
MN. And am grateful to him
for the invitation. But I cam
not accept, for IL were his
guest IN Los Angeles, It would
put ils on cllunnmly basis. In
AslnuCh as may fight him
again, don't think It would
be right for Us to be ON a
friendly basis"
told the laeWspaper8 man that on
the nlorning after won from him
In Philadelphia, i HAD called on
Dempsey Id his room sincerely as d
gesture Of friendship, but that the
whole act had been misconstrued
and that since then / have been
subjected To coTnents like:
Well guess YOU called on Jack
90 YOU boys could decide ell about
the outcome of the next fight, el1?''
And 30 added:
Tell Dempsey will not accent
the invitation, much as / appreciate
1t, for ] do not think it would be
exactly right for US to be Cumming
around together In Los Angeles or
anywhere else"
The message was taken to Demp-
seys and that apparently ended It.
For agreed, to say nothing about
the Incident for publication purpose.
know that the newspaper man
wouldn't, and was certain that
Dempsey would not give out any
thing for publication.
But, AZ 1 get the story, some
members Of the Breakfast Club,
not knowing that DaMpsey al
ready had invited me, asked him
to extend an invitation. Demp.
sey explained that he. had-and
tlatSl had not accepted. One or
another of those fellows hap +
peued to speak about the Incl.
dent. tO*a newspaper man i'm Los
Angeles, and SO the story was
printed.
And stress seemed to be placed on
the idea that ! had snubbed Jack.
never had such thought in
nindso far as the meaning oil
sisrttbpt is concerned. Dempsey is a
splendid fellow, with a very likeable
personality, fine sportsman, and ]
shall always be grateful to him for
his kindly attitude toward me and
his filO advice in 1921 when i was
4 novice and he was champion OF
the world.
But Il do not think that it looks
right-nor that it is right-for me
to be- On q guest-host basis with a
man. that may meet within six
months IN q grim and desperate bat.
tie with the heavyweight champion,
ship Of the world at stake.
Since the Los Angeles "snub''
Incident. I've been told that IL
Dempsey and meet again il
will be . grudge affair. precipi-
tated by the ..'snub." Well, il
that's trne. IL the writer cor
reCtlY pictures Dempsey ms an
noyed and wanting his revenge
I'm the ring. that's all right with
me. The tougher the fight. the
better I'll Hike III, and If Demp..
sey happens to be the man who
As To meet me III September and
there's q ''grudge" urge added
to the valuable title-well. SO
much the better.
I'm sorry the whole affair hap.
penSd. But since it has happened,
81 have NOT experienced any change
Of my attitude which Is. that rivals
in the fight game should not be
cllumfny in or out of the ring, And
I'm standing pat on that-for all
time.
On Wednesday Gene Tunney
viii tell Times readers of his
theatrical trip through the Pa !,
cific Northwest.
(Copyright, 1891. by King Features
> Syndicate, Incl
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