Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-29
JACK SURE TO BOX
TUNNEY THIRD TIME
But It's Equally Certain He
Again viii Lose, Light
Heavy Champ 0pines.
BY TOMMY L0rGHRAN-

Lizht HeasyAs1 zht Champion ~ tss va-tJ
OF all the heavyTcigh8 seeking
Gene Tunney's milliqn-dollar crown.
the best still is Jack Dcmpsar, tv.ice
beaten by the man vino holds the title
Dempsey WAC my boyhood idol To
M he Tas all fighting man should
be. He knocked Oh, Jess Willard IN 2
bloody, one sided battle ~ M9urnee
Pay the year / began tn box. Ilc had
scored Is 0nc-rolnd k1ockou-s. and
Willard never had a chance agaH.st
him.
The Dempsey Willard fight proved
bulk wasn't necessary To win a near---
weight championship. Dempsc7 3id7 I
weight 1870 pounds. while Jess w7s CIcso
/ 70 230. l, proud and happy then 10
get $50 for fight. looked up 70 ,Jz,k
as the greatest man the ring ever
produced
hadn't quite gotten orer thai ft-I-
ing when, in September. 1926 7 wss
asked TO box In training with Dencs-v.
He wds working IN Atlantic C!ts. rro-
pairing for the ooti. with Tunrey that
/ was 70 cost him his title l. vas sf-
f r1lttsd ne had slipped back from thrSc
man-Eil.ng days when ne ruined VII
lard, but he still was the eres- Damp
soy. and a strong fafori.s against
Tunney.
Dempsey Not Superhuman.
His sp7rring staff vas rather weak.
end he wanted me He inquired m
style was something ike Genes =
vas a p-oua moment for me when /
stepped into the ring with him bit 10
was prouder one when stepped out.
II those few minutes I found that
JACK Dempsey wasn't SuQeThuman a.
all. found that his head would pop
back under left jab, and that / could
lana r.gh. cross on his jaw. I aiso
learned Why he'd coconas champion.
HI landed a terrific oody blow that
! hurt Ike 5iazcs. even with the over
5Ized s.oveS. What Hitter, But. I
had the distinction of boxin. him While
{ he vas still ki1gpin OF h.s class.
Though Ie haS gone back D1rpSsv.
/ rcEeae, Is better fighter -ran the
oth-r heavy e.-ll: coatenders. D.
lieTe he can beat Shsrkey or Heenay r
Godfre~, But / dun't b.lie*a he'll e-er
hcst Gene Tunley. barring q hlow such
IS no landed in Chicago.
Jack anS Gene viii rfcet again. WHY
not since Ja-k sill stands OH. az the
leading big cu1Ter6-r. dss1.t- tvo
crushing tefeats7 Ts,-v liav- fought 20
EF@Af-acs IA&@ E44S TU4& 20 o.
FftrT-t. Viiis1 IS conclusive, wfatev--
way YOU !ock az j..
Dempsey StIfi Dangerous
Demnsey was a s-Sat fchte-. Eri SUI
i determined AMI Gan9er cne.
ANY uTs wfo Cac nit lfke jsca s ian
seror5. end I Jhi1z both Tanazy and
Jack Slaarksy Will agree 70 tllas
But man CAM keep gcinE or fos
ever. and JACK 10 Longer Is i yoars-
~ter Uniees th-~e's an acsi1Sn.. ael
gel his third s1cs al Cerss ncvs Gun.
Ht-T. And also, us.less ti-Tes IN arc
dent, he'll b. oe3.sa f3r tns third rs
In my rexs article I'll discuss M
cth,r co9-cr.c-s rho 3rc rated rs star.
Mes Of them hav1 osen eliminated :
one uE's or another. btu worthy o109-
nentS E1cst b. Developed or Interest il:
me class vii fan swa-.
The rig TSn draw 81 much r-o~c
money az the gate than the smaller
ones tilst shese ''clig1iRations" mus 10
on until box-ofIice attraction is Ger
tain
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