Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-19

Dempsey returned IIllS Wcch
from trip to Montreal, where
he was asked to look over the
local base ball field for pro-.
posed bout between Jack Renault and
George Godfrey. While he was in that
CITY. Jack was asked for his terms to
meet Jack Sharkey in the Canadian
city. Dempsey's answer, Il Wouldn Z
consider a comeback for less than a
million dollars" started a rumor That
the Manassa mauler is receptive to
offers and will accept the best one for
a Fall engagement.
AS usual, Dempsey laughs these
down, not emphatically you understand,
but in a way to keep his QueStioners
guessing as to his intentions. And so
the public continues to talk about JACK
Dempsey, the fighter, not the promoter.
Referring to the Max Schmeling--
Paolino UZcudun battle to be staged
next month, Jack is not slow about
saving that he thinks the Spanlard
will be returned the winner.
Dempsey Schmeling Would Draw.
Now If Dempsey were looking for the
biggest chunk of money for a come
back battle, his choice would be
Schmeling A meeting between the
American Jack Dempsey and the man
who Is called the German Jack Demp-
sey" would tax the biggest field In
the country. Almost any price for
battle. This, OF course, would depend
a good deal on Schmeling scoring q
Knockout over the durable Basque in
June. A meeting between two punchers
such as Dempsey and Schmeling would
come pretty near satisfying the most
exacting fan who has been bemoaning
the passing Of the puncher among
heavyweightS.
Dempsey has a chane to break away
from local promoters by hooking up
with Paddy Harmon Of Chicago The
two-fisted promoter from the Windy
City was dickering for Dempsey's serv-
ices long before his 100000 amphi-
theater was completed 1t is no secret
that Harmon tried with might and
main to use Dempsey in his opening
show and accepted Loughran as the
next best. card among the big fellows
Loughran Has Disappointed.
Loughran's work against Big Boy
Peterson and Little Mickey Walker was
not UP to standard and although Paddy
was willing to string along with the
Adonis of the ring by staging a Lough-
ran-Otto Won Porat contest, Loughran
is booked for a fight with Ernie Schaaf
at Boston next Friday and then tackles
James j. Braddock on July ID. Rather
than risk the Philadelphian's changing
tactics and being left without a big
card for an open-air engagement. Har-
mon is dangling a half-million- dollar
offer before the Manassa mauler Tor
fight with Won Porat. Paddy thinks
this would be a cinch to pay out II the
proposed Is = round law passes the
Illinois Legislature.
Dempsey had a good look at Won
Porat's handiwork when the long-jawed
Norwegian lost a 10-round muss TO
Paolino Jack was unimpressed by the
work of both principals and ngures
they would be a mark for his bone
crushing left hooks.
How about Max Schmeling? If Max
puts over the sleep wallop on Paolino.
Dempsey may not be so anxious to
tackle the straight shooting right
handler from the left bank OF the
Rhine. There Is current saying That
Schmeling can stop any man who
comes to him and cannot hurt him.
That Is to say, II Max's opponents are
the boring-in kind, with no kick be-
hind their blows. Schmeling is sure
thing to get over his soporiflc waliop.
BuIow Strings With Max.
Arthur Bulow, the Germans manager,
who now is sitting on back fence by
reason Of mourning the disapproval OF
the local boxing commission, has UNI
bounded faith in Schmeling's ability
and discounts the stories that his fighter
was knocked out more than once. and
that by Gypsy Daniels. Bulow admits
q loss to Jack Taylor, the American
Negro campaigning in France: but says
Max was but a novice when he fought
the ringwise Negro.
The Daniels Knockout he said. was
the result of overconf1dence. Schme-
ling had Daniels in a bad way and
lowered his guard to look over his prey
before putting over the nnlsner
Daniels brought one UP from nowhere
and the fight was over. Max never saw
1t and does not know what happened
to this day. Daniels had several fights
In this country against mediocre OPP
ponents and did not show anything re-
sembling q good punch. This knockout
tickled the palate Of those who knew
Gypsy's record.
It is all very well to explain defeats
after a fight, but avoiding them and
obviating alibis is still another matter.
Quite a bit of explaining will be re-
ouired to talk away other defeats
charged to Schmeling. At that, Bulow
thinks so we'll of Max's chances to make
the grade that he has refused an offer
Of Slo0 900 for his contract.