The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-10-27
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NEW YORK, Oct. 27.-The boys
IN are still fighting that seventh
round in Chicago. In the current
issue Of McClure's, for instance, Mr..
Charles j. McGuirk has done a lit
tie piece in which he takes his read
ers behind the scenes and shows
precisely what happened.
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Being one of his readers who
walked timidly and wide-eyed with
him back of the scenes" i must
confess my disappointment.
didn't see a great deal that was
terrifying, nor did l hear much 1
hadn't already heard.
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THE CLAIM IS SET FORTH THAT
DEMPSEY COULDN'T HAVE WON UN-
DER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE CHIEFLY
BECAUSE HE SPURNED THE HELP OF
TWO FIXERS WHO CALLED ON HIM
THE NIGHT BEFORE THE FIGHT AND
NAMED A FEE OF $780, 900.
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TTERE is Mr.. McGuirks version
i i of the alleged episode:
Jerry, the Greek, on guard in the
large room of the second floor of
the Lincoln Fields clubhouse, took
the names of the two strangers and
announced to his beloved champ
that two big guys is here to see
you
"The visitors names were pO-
tent. Dempsey ordered Jerry to
admit them. So a gambler and
a politician entered the room.
The politician launched his attack
directly, stating his proposition
badly.
Jack" he said, "We want you
to win this fight. And we can fix
it so you do. u. You lay a hun
dred grand so we can protect you,
and the battle is yours. Genes al
ready laid that much dough. But
we like you better. A hundred grand
and the fight goes in the bag for
you"
TINE author then goes on to ex-
l. plain that the claim of the poll
tician that Genes already laid that
much dough" was probably nothing
more nor less than sheer fantasy, |
but was introduced in the mono
logue for whatever effect it might |
have in persuading Dempsey to
come across.
There is a stiff interval of
silence Dempsey stared ex-
pressionless at the south wall. 81
don't want not protection. l can
whip Tunney without it,
1.-THE GAMBLER AND THE POLITICIAN
WENT OUT LEAVING A SILENCE Be
HIND THEM. MR.. LEO P. FLYNN WAS
ASKED BY YOUR ENERGETIC CORRE-
SPONDENT IF IT WE'RE TRUE SUCH |
SORDID THINGS AS THESE EXIST IN |
THE HIGH AND NOBLE PROFESSION |
AND ESPECIALLY IF IT WERE TRUE |
THIS UNSAVORY PROPOSITION WAS
MADE TO OUR JACK OUT THERE ON /
THE BANKS OF OLD LAKE MICHIGAN.
ITS ALL A LOT OF BUNK" REPLIED |
MR.. FLYNN.
XXTHAT magic formula the gam
w bier and the politician we're
to use in making Dempsey the
champion again is not revealed,
nor are the names of either of the
sinister characters disclosed. 1t
may have been two other men.
The author also states Dave
Barry knew two or three weeks
in advance he was to referee and
it is not true he received his ap-
pointment only matter of hours
before the two battiers crawled
through the ropes. Again Mr..
Flynn begs to differ. In words of
his very own this statement is a
Cock-eyed lie, and nothing less.
BARRY GAVE US ALL THE WORST
OF 1T IN THAT FIGHT" STATES MR..
FLYNN, BUT HE WASN'T PICKED TO
GO INTO THE RING UNTIL 6 O'CLOCK
ON THE NIGHT OF THE FIGHT, AND
KNOW IT."
MIR FLYNN then paused to COM
1V1 ment that the fight game is
funny, and life is all very strange
and that in the final analysis you
never can tell.
1.-THE guy we didn't want par
ticularly was Dave Miller. We
. figured for one thing, he was too
close to Gibson"
Here Mr. Flynn buried his head
In his hands. In broken voice he
cried
And look what we got! Barry
and the Works!'