Evening star., 1932-02-05

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Y New York recently friend
of mine had a talk with
him concerning Jack Dempsey
He asked Kearns whether he
thought Dempsey intended to re-
turn to the ring in champion
ship match.
NO" replied KearnS, Jack
won't fight any more. His legs
are gone, and he knows 1t. He
can go around the country knock
ing over thirdraters and make
plenty Of money. Besides, we
made a lot of money when we
were together and he has enough
of 1t left so that he doesn't have
to worry"
do you think you two ever will get
together again?" he was asked.
NO" said Keerns, Il have nothing
against Dempsey, but things never
Besides, ! have the next champion OF
the world in Mickey Walker"
Don't you really believe that Walker
y too small to beat good big mani"
Big Enough to Beat Anybody.
Walker is plenty big enough to beat
anybody" asserted Kearns. The big
men aren't anxious to fight him, are
they? II he ever gets the titleholder
into q ring, he'll be the champion"
If you had been handling Dempsey
In the Tunney fight in Chicago, do you
think you could have won with him?
Yes, do" said Kearns. II wouldn't
have waited until the seventh round
I'd have sent him In to do what he did
in the seventh in the first round, when
he was fresh"
Tunney's reply to this probably
would be that In the first round he, too
would have been fresher, and he fin
ished that bout looking strong enough
to 60 10 rounds more. But 1t appeared
to an onlooker as If Dempsey took
about the only chance he had to get tc
Tunney.
I believe Kearns is telling the truth
when he says he has nothing against
Dempsey. In his heart, I think the
Doc still has soft spot for the ole
will ever flll. They climbed the heights
together and stood on top of the world
No matter what happens later a mar
doesn't forget those days.
And I never have been quite able
10 believe either that Dempsey was
coming back to battle for the crown
Not that he can't lick lot Of the
hesvyweights Of today. I think he can
He'd outgame most Of them. But there
few at the top he could scarcely
expect 10 trim. They would have the
youth and stamina that slips away
with passing years.
Every once IN a while persons i'm.
portant in the boxing game tell mt
that they are entirely convinced tha'
Dempsey means to take one more sho
at the title and will fight some goot
man next Summer or in the Fall. l.
Schmeling beats Sharkey they thinl
the old tiger man will stalk from tht
jungle Of retirement to give battle once
more.
One promoter, figuring Dempsey still
as the greatest gate attraction the
game ever saw, wants to match hin
with walker. He figures that the fact
NnAt Kearns would be In Walkers cor
uer would lend the bout even more
color
have seen articles which make
Dempney out q sort of aged wreck
XIs i q long way from that. Dempsey
b sill . comparatively young man ano
always has kept himself IN shape. He
probably could out-Walk, ut-hght OF
out-last the great majority of men Of
his age But against a real champion
a contender must be at his peak.
Snap Gone From Legs.
A second makes lot of difference ir
100 yards. Only few men in the
world can run under 9 As. Lots Of
men can travel the century under
104-5. When an athletes legs start tt
go it merely means that they lose
little of their perfect elasticity, like
rubber band, which has grown old OF
been stretched too many times
1t b the same with fighter. HI
hoses q bit OF his speed. bit Of hi
coordination, of brain, arms and legs
BE loses that extra spark that made
him shine the brightest OF them all
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