Salt Lake Tribune | 1918-12-01 | Page 14 | Frame on Dempsey in New York Show

FRAME Off DM IN- HEWJfORK SHOW, Jimmy Coffroth Discloses Plot of 'Promoters' Against Salt Laker. SAX FRANCISCO. Xov. 30. Jimmy Coffroth returned home last niht from Xew York. 1 lo w;is accompanied by Thomas S. Muivey, who assisted the Pan Francisco boxing impresario in his work for the 1'niUvl W'ttr Work eampaisu drive. Together they have the satisfaction satisfac-tion of knowing that boxing and kindred sports raised Sl.OOi.i.ooif for the fund. Also rofTroih brings word of a deliberate delib-erate frame-up to discredit Jack Demp-s-'y and Jak K earns at the New York show. 1 le asserts that an investigation showed Jne Jea nnette persuaded Joe Uonds io refuse the I tempsey match. "Pomi'scy iiinl K earns run if to my rescue res-cue niu-r Henny Leonard had injured bis band. 1 lemp.-ey agreed to box any while man In the world. Finally, with e ei yone else dodging t he issue, we picked on Joe P.uiuN. "That niuht Jo-' Jea nnette entered the rim.'. Harvev told the fans that Itonds was in the audi-Me-p and refused to b"X. I ha e ii on good authority that Jean-nette Jean-nette pcrsnad-'d Ponds not to go into the ring. Harry Vollnk. pimih Dun Morgan Mor-gan and p:in McKetirick engineered the deal. They figured Jeannette might stay tiie si rounds and get a reputation for himself. 'But Kcanis didn't fall for ticir line of talk. In fact, I persuaded him to leave the ring. Ii bad promised to have 1 . ntpsey box a bite man, but not a colored boy.'' Coffroth will likelv remain in San Francisco for some time. On the possibility of resuming racing at Tijuana, ('uffroth says tiie truck will reopen ns soon us coalitions are normal nor-mal and the authorities will permit.