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Show fM DEf.lPSEV " SIDESTEPS i op i'Utah Mauler" Avoids Grave f of Jack Dempsey, "the Nonpareil" , PORTLAND, Feb. 12. Jack Dempcey steered clear of the '"jrrave of hia famed namesake ' -when he was here recently for an exhibition bout la Mount Calvary cemetery II the remains of Jack Dempsey. "the nonpareil. non-pareil. It has been the tomtom of every apart Idol who visited Portland lo visit Id tnn -Um ejeaai-aoamplsn of years con by. who fall before Bob Fltxaimmons In 1191. AVOIDS HOODOO. But not Dempsey! J asked him why ba indeed It. "Ara you stiperailtlousT' I asked mm. "Maybe I am," aald tha champion. And ha haa aoma food reason to Ba. Look down tha line of tha fallen Champa that paid their respects to tha Crave of "tha nonparail.',' sili.iva tinxmo. John U Sullivan, "nehlaat Roman of them all.' earn to Portland and visited tha nonpareil's restlnc place. And In hla nait (larht "Gentleman Jim" Oor-bett, Oor-bett, allm and elrsaat boser, dancad about tha alowar "Jawn" and cut him to pieces with llghtnlnc blows. Exit John L. Stanley Xetrhet. beet of mlddle-welchta. mlddle-welchta. any lima, bared his besd at tha crave of tha nonparail. Before ha had a ehaace to flcht acaln a bullat ended hla spartacular career. "Tarrlbla Tarry" MoUovern waa 1hons:ht unbaatabia In tha lichtwelcht divnion. Ha visited tha ra. and stralchtway lost tha champlonahlp to Younc Corbett. OTHKItS OUT rr. Jlra Jeffries, world champion bocr. and Frank Ootch, premier wrestler, tourlnc tha oountry tocether, atoppad lone enouch In Portland to pick up raaymoaey. Tocathar thay visited tha rYou know what happened. Jeffries was beaten by Jack Johnson In ana of tha orueleet battlas In ring history. UoU'h succumbed to aloknaaa. And last cama Wlllnrd. Ha ylaitad tha crave, and a llttla latar lay. a bruised and pitiful hulk, taklnc tha count at Toledo, while tha referee lifted lift-ed the (love. In token ef victory of the present Jack Dempaey. Do now tou know why tha champion, cham-pion, meaalnc no disrespect, did not visit the crave of that other Jack - Dempsey who waa known aa tha ma-pa ma-pa rail. |