Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-05

4 Y fighter. AS a promoter he
was a distinct flop. In
spite of this the one and only
Dempsey is the idol of boxing fans
throughout the land. Dempsey
came back again this week to
capture the imagination OF the
fans-this time as a prospective
promoter of the next heavyweight
championship bout.
Dempsey has dropped pretty penny
trying to put over fighting cards. His
generosity was his failing, and while
he came out on the wrong side OF the
ledger, Jack is determined to put over
a master stroke and convince the most
skeptical that he is as much OF sue
cess as a promoter as he was as
fighter.
The general run of fight fans wanted
to see Dempsey come back in the role
1of a fighter. Knowing better than any
sone else that pair of strong, untiring
legs were essential, Jack wisely con-
suited his physicians and decided to re-
tire while he was in the fullneSs OF his
glory. A defeat would besmirch his
otherwise creditable record.
Nothing less than an extravaganza
of the first water can make Jack Demp-
sey. and that is what he is striving for.
With proper backing, all that Jack
needs to put him on top of the heap Is
a match for the worlds heavyweight
title. And with Jack as the promoter
and third man in the ring, it is fore
gone conclusion that interest in the
fight racket would take a tremendous
jump.
Realizes His Opposition.
Dempsey realizes he is contending
with a worthy foe in the directors of
the Madison Square Garden Corpora
ton. Is Jack scared? No, Jack has
watched the methods of the corpora
ton with shrewd eyes and after the
failure of the Sharkey-Campolo fight
last week determined that this was the
time to get in his best work.
Ably seconded by Joe Jacobs, adviser
of Max Schmeling, the most silent
heavyweight champion the sports world
has ever known, Dempsey is laying his
lines in such a manner as to bring
himself to the fore.
Jacobs comes out bluntly, saying that
the contract Schm5iing signed for the
Madison Square Garden crowd is not
worth the paper 1t is written on. The
contract, he says, was signed under
duress in order to secure a match with
Jack Shsrkey. Schmeling was the win
ner, and it is his own right to sign
with the promoter offering the best
terms 1t is no secret that both the
champion and his manager have no
for-
and commission; and if they can find
q loophole. they will squeeze out of it.
It will be recalled that Jacobs dick
cred with Dempsey for the Schmeling-
Sharkey match, to be held in either De-
troit or Windsor, before the Garden
crowd corralled the match by having
the local boxing commission threaten
Sharkey with expulsion. Schmel1ng,
Dempsey and Jacobs have never for
gotten that. They are waiting for a
chance to get back at the local cor
poration.
Jacobs came out blandly with the
statement that Jack Sharkey, under
contract with the Garden crowd, was
out of the picture, and that he rated
the contenders in the following order:
First, Young StribIing; second. Primo
Camera, and third, Jack Dempsey.
Dempsey, of course, was thrown In for
good measure, as Joe knows Dempsey
will never fight again.
Jacobs Against Garden.
Now what does Jacobs mean by ex-
GLIDING Sharkey and Campolo? Moth
ing much but that any one whom the
Garden crowd has under contract Is
unwelcome. If Jacobs can help it. the
Garden will have nothing to do with
the future career of his own Max
Schmeling. And you cannot blame him.
The Garden crowd have fought him
tooth and nail and came mighty close
to having him barred altogether in this
State
That is where Dempsey comes in.
With George Getz and Soldier Field
in Chicago available, Dempsey Is in
the position of being dictator IN the
fight racket. Dempsey could offer
Schmeling a bout against Young Strib-
ling, and the chances are that the fight
fans would back up this fight in goodly
numbers. Just now Stribling stands
out as the ranking contender for the
world title. He has achieved knockouts
over Otto Won Porat, Phil Scott, the
champion of Great Britain, and two
round knockout over Max Schonrath,
who stopped DR.. Ludwig Haymann,
champion of Germany.
Everything points to match between
Max Schmeling and Young Stribling
for the heavyweight title. If Dempsey
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