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Show JACK DEMPSEY WINS ANOTHER HARD BOUT Jack Dempsey, the Salt Lake heavyweight, heavy-weight, who has been causing such a stir among New York fans since he left here recently, last night won by a big shade over John Master Johnson, one of the toughest negro fighters in New York, fn their ten-round bout before the Harlem Sporting club, according to a telegram received by Dempsey 's manager. Jack Price, who has returned to Salt Lake owing to the sickness of his mother. The telegram also staled that the match wit h Gunboat Smith, which was to take place in the near futuro. has been called off. No reason was given, but Price volunteered the informa t ion that after PJempscy's victory over Johnson, John-son, whom all tho heavies in New York have been dodging. Smith decided it would be to his advantage to call off the match. , j Dempsey, who has been called "the I Bob Filzsimmons of today" by eastern j critics owing to his resemblance to that famous fighter, will probably return to 1 Salt Take in the near future, now t hat the match with Smith is off. according to Price. |