The Phoenix index., 1941-03-22

denuncation not of Dempseys opinion of Joe Louis as
fighter It objected to his undemocratc view Negro
exemplary heavyweight champion example for
both white and coored youth.
Louis the subject of Dempsey's attack, was set up
the thing the Manassas auer said Negro could be
great champion, one admired and looked up to by white
and cOlOred boys everywhere
The Negro press, unit joined in the concerted OBJ
lection to Jack Dempseys undemocracy The wholesale
action press voiced some instances by
influential white sports editors Foremost among these
j. Gaskill Mcdaniel of the Raleigh N Co. NEWS AND OBJ
SERVER who wrote in part
When Jack Dempsey, the greatest of them ALL loose
with disparaging remarks about Heavyweight Cham
pion Joe Louis at Wilmington He merely singing
extra chorus of his avOrte song AS far back 1885,
at Rocky Mount the Manassas Mauer telling
heel sports fans that Joe lacked the requisites good
prize fighter
$50 help his latest outburst an exact Little Sir
Echo of the stuff he dshed out at Rocky Mount
On both occasions he to the CarOInas to referee
sxrate wrestling Matches The first trip out he gave
fans little something extra by kayOing of the punch
drunk gruntes thereby ending the nights dongs in blaze
of personal glory This act with vaudeville
iarity by Dempsey in any number of towns but they smeed
so terrible that sense of decency made him bury it.
I'm ow-ratng Joe Louis it's barely possible that Demp
letting his preudces get the better of him. After all
the Negro Lehoder has been fighting any and all
since he the and that's anyone could
expect of champion
Had Louis been unfortunate enough to be challenger
during Jacks ooactve reign he might have been Civ
the runaround just Dempsey did Harry Wills Harry
easily deserving Of title bout the basis of his record
had the color line drawn on him for years.
Regardless of how feels about pting the races
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his actions outside the ring credit to his people and to
this nation
Following the blasts he received from sports writer's Of
both for his houghtess and prejudica statements
Jack Dempsey realized the seriousness of his Immed
atey, he took penitent attitude.
The other night in Orlando, Florida where he went to
referee fight he changed his spots like magic leopard
declaring, of all things he msquoted Talking of the
Lous-Conn fight, Dempsey said:
"LOuis will knock him out shOotin'. Sometimes
before the Is rounds he'll catch with Conn and
tag him with either left right and they'll be carrying
Overmatched boy out of the ring How they figure
that Conn will give Louis battle of it, don't know Conn
is supposed be pretty good boxer but they ought know
by this time that Louis box himself"
Asked how he himself would have Jared against Louis
Dempsey said
81 know how Jack Dempsey would try to lick him. I'd
try to beat him by fighting the only kind of fight knew
how I'd just try to get in there close and keep punching at
his chin.
'NOw this Louis can't be licked with body punches He's
in too good shape BraddOc hit him the chin and knocked
him down. GalenO fOOred him with shot to the chin and
Schmelng knocked him out with rgh hand to the chin
You've got to hit him the button to beat him. But you've
got hit him hard he won't just fold up. like Joe Louis