The Washington times., 1931-01-21
MAN MAULER
PREFERS
B|GBOYS
BY JAMES L. KILGALLEN


NEW YORK, Jan. 21,-"Tf I
ever fought again"
Jack Dempsey smiled across
the room at his wife, Estelle Tay-
lor, the screen star, as he said
it
"Tf ever fought again and l
could pick my opponent I'd
select Primo Camera" he de-
clared. 81 always liked those
big fellows"
(Jess Willard and Luis Firpo
were big fellows.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dempsey, now
married six years and apparently
as happy a couple as when the
wedding bells rang, sat in their
suite at a hotel here today and
talked at length with the writer
about Dempsey's glamourous past,
his future, the question Of whether
he will ever fight again and
various other Understanding
the subject of how to be happy
though married.
"Jack'S Grand"
Once when Jack left the room
for a minute, Miss Taylor, with
all the enthusiasm of bride,
exclaimed:
"Jack's a grand husband
simply grand"
On a table were two bouquets
Of flowers that Jack had Just
given her. =,
Mrs. Dempsey was asked II
there was any truth in a story
published recently to the effect
that Dempsey was eager to ooX
Max Schmeling for the title, but
that she had put her foot down
on the idea Of him ever fighting
again.
ridiculous" she asserted. 81
would never try to tell Jack
what to do. 1 never have tried
to tell him his business. He is
able to think for himself"
Dempsey was asked if the fact
that he has begun training at
Artie McGovern's gymnasium
meant that he was getting ready
for a come back in the ring. He
said no, that he was merely try
ing to keep in good physical
shape.
The former heavyweight cham.
pion wore a light blue loung1ng
robe. His left left hand was
bandaged. It seems a carbuncle
broke out on one Of his fingers
and became infected. He doctored
it off and on for an hour.
No Such Offer
Dempsey was asked if there
was any truth in a printed rumor
that he had been offered $750,OOO
to fight Schmeling, but that he
had turned it down because Mrs.
Dempsey was opposed to his re-
entering the ring.
II never received such an Of
fer" he said, and, land further
more, EstelIe has never objected
to me fighting anybody, any
time"
I asked Dempsey how much he
lost in his investment in the
Ensenada gambling resort venture
in Mexico and, with characteristic
frankness, he replied:
"NOt much-abOut S25, ,0O0."
A Mere Tribe
Dempsey doesn't regard "25
grand" as a great deal, in view
of all he has made, and the fact
that he has been making i'm
portant money for the past year
as referee. He gets as high as
from $4,000 and $4,000 for a
single appearance.
81 like refereeing because it
keeps me in the fight game"
said Dempsey. 81 like to get
around and meet my friends
all over the country"
Dempsey still is rather vague
regarding his future. He thinks
that ultimately he will "go into
B some kind of business"
81 have a hunch that uIti-
mately-in five or ten years
Jack will become a politician"
said Mrs. Dempsey, a woman
Of strong intuition. "YOu just
wait and see."
Dempsey said he has no inten-
ton Of fighting anybody at pres
ent. He said he was glad that
the New York Boxing Commits
sion gave him a clean bill of
health on the intimation in some
quarters that he did not properly
referee the Baer-Heeney fight in
Madison Square Garden last week.
He said he thought that the
referee should be given full charge
of fights. He is opposed to too