The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-11-30
DEMPSEY WILL BE HEAVYWEIGHT KING
MAN0THER YEAR, WRITER ANNOUNCES
Former Champion Says He
Will Fight Again Next Sum-
mer and Says He Will Win;
Jack Says Little About OPP
poncnt; Will Take Vacation
Ry DAN THOMAS

Los Angeles, CANT, Nov. oO.-LeSs
than II months from now Jack
Dempsey will again reign as king
Of the heavyweights.
The gentleman who educated the
fight racket to million dollar gates
is himself authority for that state
mcnt.
II am going to fight again next
summer and | am going to win,'
Jack told the writer shortly after
his arrival from New York. "No.
haven't the faintest idea who will
be my opponent. That is entirely up
to Tex Richard. In all probability
it will be the winner of his heavy
weight eliminations this winter.
Jack Sharkcy, Pauline Uzcudun and
knute Hansen seem to have the best
chances of coming through the elm
nations victorious.
Jacks Not Eager
81 am not a bit anxious to fight
again, but Of course money talks
and Richard has made it very much
worth my while to return to the
ring. My eyes. which gave me con-
siderable trouble some months ago,
are all right again and l feel | can
knock out any Of the men in Rick
ards elimination tournament"
However, even though the heavy
weight crown is again placed on
Jacks head, his staunchest support
ers can't consider him as anything
more than synthetic king-unless
you figure that he should have been
champ ever since that eventful night
in Chicago when Champion Gene
Tunney was given the now famous
long count" Tunney's retirement
from the fight racket left the heavy
weight division wide open for any
man who can whip the mediocre
fighters left in it. Dempsey should
be able to take any Of them into
camp despite his age, long layoff,
and any other handicaps you may
want to consider.
Dempsey flatly refused to discuss
any Of the conferences he has had
with Richard to date. TEX told me
to keep num- he says. However.
1t Is reported from quite authentic
sources that he will receive $500, 900
or more for fight next summer.
And he will earn it, as he can still
draw two or three times as much
money as any other living fighter,
not excepting Tunney.
Will Take Vacation
Il plan to stay at home until after
the holidays and then Mrs. Dempsey
and / probably will take trip
to Florida declared the one-tinc
''man-killer.' Yes, | will see Rick
ard while | am in Florida and we
probably will talk business. But
can't say anything about that. All
such news will have to come from
him.
For the next few weeks at least
! hope to spend considerable time at
Tijuana. / still have an interest in
DR.. Wilson and then | have another
horse, Beowolf, whom | think will
make quite showing this winter.
Besides that, like horse racing as
sport. Every time the horses go
under the wire get new thrill"
Dempsey appeared to be very little
overweight upon his arrival here.
About three weeks in the open under
the watchful eye of faithful Jerry
the Greek, who still refers to Jack
as the chomp," and every trace of
TAT will be gore. Although he will
de no regular training for. the pres-
ent, Jack plans to do some light road
work. and he will work out occa-
sionally in his Manhattan gymna-
SUM here.