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Show BILLY MISKE TELLS WHY HE DIDN'T BOX WITH JACK DEMPSEY Is Willing to Meet Championship Contender at Any Time for Ten Rounds or More; Eddie Mc-Gcorty Mc-Gcorty May Get Chance for a Match With Georges Carpentier; Fakers Are Being Exterminated. By T. S. AKDBSVS. m ILWAUXrE. T'is.. S?pt. fh Several stones have been tent j V' I broadcast over the counn to the 1 I A effect that Billy "MisUe, the St. Paul lif'it henvyttciht. had made the statement in Nev York that he did not. wa. nt any c f Jack V e mp & e y ' s gr. m s bemuse, hf k::evr Jack conli heat him. A statement of that kind would surely do Miske r.o gxod, esveciaTy if h-? ever had any thought cf meetirg The conouerer of Fred Fulton aerrun, and it would put h;im outside of t'e ring of cliail angers for heav"weig-ht horsors. TThile in Omsiia s Tc-ik or r,o a 50, when liske ';o.ed .at Gene Tilady ? Solvation Army b"!ei'it. the nter asked fiske if he was afraid to meet Dempsey sgiir, and this vA3 his rep'.v: " hen X wt i-i Xe- York pome time ; P3C i as ;i-ed to hox Demi'sey in a J reaj bout for the benefit of tne war fund at BrooKlyn T had just con- through two haid battles a.id felt i;:5t ;i bit w-rrn. I t.-M t;-e parties arrroa:!i.nc me tl-at Peirpsr-v was a tousrh f-M'ow ard that I would not c:ire to mtPt him without time to set in proper shape. "Now thc-y m.1.:-' have misnT'd-r-rstood nie. but there is abf-olutely vo foundation the report th.it I consider "Demusey inv master or was a aid to meet h : m. I boxed him ten i-our.ds in St. Pa.ul and X am ready at any time to make n match wi;h htm for any distance Th2t is where- I stand rc,rc-,r.? Demrsey." - ""ith P r-d Fnl ton resting in the flour mill at ?' inr.enpoius ard Yiiiie Meehan in th e T) a vy a t L-05 A e I e s . it s:e:r; 'ha ; T:ske :s alout the bett piece of f 'cr.ting machinery in ai-zhi to send nc-nir.st the submarine. A distance match between Miske and Meehan wouid also be some crd. M;?e is V.i trreat shape liow. ns he traveled ten fast rounds with Ha.rry Grob at Pittsburg Inst week. derionPtiMt:!';? his fitness and speed. He had the best cf fifteen Txur.d in weight. b.:t ;re :? ro ftekiinc p.r-.c. h.s battled otii-r IihL heavyweight before ). m-i Miske: tv,r a r-aJ bis battle row. however. Mi ske and Dempsey arc rhe hoy-, r.'-o-vicinz of cours;-. J-.--5 TVhard ca::not b induced to off his perh. May Meet Carpentier. "i-h rrV.z :-lcGocriy, the TYiseor.iin miodie ,v eitfh.t. in Franc1 as one of Uncle rji's "'"s. ' r re in?" l-- 2 '-t n; - o: brin-: . sr 2 j t r ir a,-'h i'b. Gforees ?i rpenT : the re?.t and popular popu-lar yrnch i.h? mp-ion. In McG.xrty m?d- a trip to Krs- 1-ir.d ard France x1rh Patter.- Ca'i" h:- ' the Nei-nih t R'i. 1 sporth. man, '0- ' -' purpo5e of me tins t harper, tier. E-.id: met Pat O'Kei at the ":r.e ;:nd v.r.. bnt the prrns-'d match, wi'h ;'.rnen'.ir f e ' ! ' h ro u h and ho r e t u r : 5 d to f a e suites. Later he went to Aur;rri;i-' in KV!. 'err.airir.c over till 11 ." and '.v--T' r 1m- k prrp.'.n. in K-17 for a short stay. Peiumin horr.e ho entered tho sr i of l nv'.t Same and be cam e instructor at Camp Grant. lie was there but a short time wren he was sent u France and is now ready to do his bit with General Fer-shir.g-'s boys. L'dd'e hns ta.ken on some v eit lit and ? now better at lC- tiuji the middic-weisht middic-weisht rrrii. V woidd not be fur from the Frenchman's weii-h t, for he could easily hox 31 1 7n. whk I'Yrt-er. t ier is r-oorted to be r.i-ound lS'h MGocf-ty hu;-n'ways hu;-n'ways nanuo p try w:th tre Fhtncii c';ampion. having negotiaved for a match with b;m while ir, AuMniha. lv.:t th.e bout fell throurh ytrr Snowy Baker had it practical y arrar.sel t pcau the Frenchman, had an abhorrcm.e of ocean travel. Kecenth- Carpentier 'has anan-'ed H! iitciition of re-enteri:: tiip rvic v p.-n the v ar ends, bnt with a bAer""vf Goorty's cahltr on the crenel it is po-sbl-- that he may ch?:.?e h' mind and oifer 10 make 3 match for .vip V-:q njr oha-i!y. It would be a big card in I'.-ria or ix'i-dcp a-d would s.-.e!! fund it imnht be hs!q for. Boxing Fakers Are Few. Durirfe- the. ?tremyj? da-g cf' -?r r-ar;- of The I ;:er& of ;h? cot:r'-. cot:r'-. been "conj th-j- bit"' by piv the-p seT-doss to hcui benefit showy w nerev-r ther- have a charj. However, there are many w ho v.rc thi pretest sin;plv to ps:hcr tome rein for their owm but tny ar b?!r-c ti-ir- i our raoidl Tiie cfficrs in the various ramn wh- th-.se hoxe-s are lorated ha put a stop to thr praotice. that is. whore th-v Vrow pmu;n re ne fits are b- ipg ;v. a ;,-r r v oharitic-s. and it is r.eoesarv paw for th stars of the arena m cct 'rer:rt,Hon lor Euch work and to glv '-rih-'bi " in- ' formation to what th- show is, etc I Tne r-sult is' that the boxers r" e.t- 1 tit:? down to n po'nt whre th-v no ior.s-er t--l tee people teres-od m" pro-motir? pro-motir? these benefits whre ilv-v get off at, but are told themselves jJ.-t wht they can and cannot do. The ofW.i cn-rge of the camps tke care of th:u now. The officers do ot mind civinp th'e saMe boxers nrniist:on f e-r-a! contest with an Outsider, as'lon' thev arc p-:d for the tame and to n-nource n-nource it, but they heve cal:cd ha-.t or. the c-Tmouf:-r- her.ef:': Dr. J. 3. KauT:-..3:i and Lie-itcrnt .Tick Kennedy Ct Grr.V Lses stat-on fcav thf r.gs.t r.ra re carding the boxers who ant Lc;VYrk uaiJA a ,,:n:es - r?r.--Ti. T' e boyr m:r ;-.:- t'.r r--,-t or the t.ble befc-r t'- "nff'"-.""--h if ever-th.ir.gr r. - ,.vl4. t tl' same wnthont d!--. Ti-'v -e'V'so Qcn? everyti5ln '.-.-ble to 'aLst b L-n-:t bo7.s b- sr-r.dsnc th-r b o-.t-Vdf; (l0r- lh' I",jrr-- tH same 'ay. the jtip -arcs are srH about the co-m. Tlese r.ffjrers wrr the o;i!naor f the boxing: io:;-?.nrr. :n c;? ir p for"thf j-cdi.-rs and.a:!nrs a.ir b.ivr- been won d .'i:.y uccesrf-:l n their wor Lat we-v - tf-m of mhm v-u t0 rivrln' "h!0. to rhow for Matt HmkM's lvnr-fir for the F,,d r,o. on the nJrc su,-n stars as RMi- Mit-hl1. Ta! AIrr. "Hi rl;..y. Widie L.-voro. and. Tedd Hayes, the latter a pro?? of Mitcllh Tl-,e boys assisted in selling T dr fc tamps, w ivvii were doled out insteai of rfnlar tickets. The receipts amounted to 'O'h Gordon CoghiU. the Australian heavy-eigiu heavy-eigiu fis'uier, now a captain in one of the infant ry companies f ielu r-z. in Kiance. 1ms bct-n o,ui;e severely wounded and is convalPbcinp in lioland. Cohili . was com ins to the front rapidly as a championship possibility when the v.ar broke out, and he lost" no time enlisting. Euirhis1 the lime he was back of the Iine3 he ahva-s kept up his boxine:. 'nons: home. Captain Gozki'l says; "We have been having plenty 01 action of )n ie, but 1 am stil! weat h.ei ii:z the storm and am having a 1 ipping time of it. Just now I am located on I.rd Onn-leath's Onn-leath's estate and 1 am fast petti:1 my health b;tck. For "a time I w as iaid up with trench fever, which i? worse than rheumatic tever, anj toscth.cr with being se-. ere;y w ounded t h.rouph my a: m. it kept me on th.e anxious s.at. but. thsr.k? to a good constitution. 1 am nearly ready to lea"ve iiere and get back to tne fii'.it-ing' fii'.it-ing' line. "There has been considerable trouble in the sout.i .:f Ireland over conscription, all due to German mtr:?ue and go.d, but I tmnk i he bo;. ?. in I; eland wih see their mistake and make good. Th"y c-?rL?.mly have made a serious mistake in bemtr filled b German bunk and gold. T're w; o!f ai'fair m'cht have been handled better by parliament, and then there would have been no trouble. "M . but oj should ha-, e seen t he Auj-fiiiitir. po thri:h the b-i-che ranks-in ranks-in FYan-'el They ncer slopped. jnc. believe be-lieve me. the ankees w id ao the mtp, for t'-ey a rc of 1 vo 52 ne hrand of eet -th.ee -or-die stapt eri. And, r'-'v-n'oe-. tacre are $"' boxers 'ict. doing the fan.e tl'.ir c. a'l f'-om A. 1; st rah a. ""1 met jo-.tj! of our lad? h- on si-;k !?2ve. 1-pot word that Jimmy C:tr';-v To!-i:y bren v e-e t. rone d't"4- 1 t" I th n . ' 3 irr r-.eT r .- - r u : ' p g trii . H'd I rope it s true. J:hvt wi.l h-e a b! ta-vor''" ta-vor''" a mo eg 1 ' e soldiers. I n:--i h i- -t of a -f i ' :aii bt -5 in 1 on inn, p-( roi; rn to the front, nr.J t".e; are a m,o bup'-'n. T;-c,-.- -a Vv r!':i!v f.t" brtv"- n-,lcbv bore :M hi r"r.i",' b'.P 1 h m ir.. bus- r. cmu If.tf'v coatttrd. best to ah t:ie lo; s." Anion, the Greek, Is Back. ThelO'V A nt j--op'" uhf. het'e- kn1"1 n o th l-nvii1: ra e a - An '";. tl" lit e' k. v -n i' jit.H tr weiterwe'ht c1 am ,--i"n - liip 4' W -c 7. ' n f.ir ? t'TIl- !j- i ,It li--'k fro; : bi at--i"'t j trn to h's n la r.d. G 1 e-?ce, Utr a nur ber of I !t Mm expe-ience?. AnTI, V.ho hid n- rr fJ-My Kjtr'rj- arOLir.d the nu'h: "C''. and O o w.d Iw-n vjry Eucces?ful in a (i-iinoi.V. w a . vaiyl-d to pr f-.-in-e to Atlj"- m-t a'ijt t'me to wtlr t r 7 ( -i mi i.M Me n-rv th.e. trip and visi; J with ',. it .-.) i?.! ts. h-jt w-hen thry tbreiten'd 1 j put him r th Greek httv hi j t- iced :L - t out. w:. h he ijic., an) n il f-r I.oid.m. T:-P' y .- ..j .-vev-.1 l-atT'"-, ---.!-et being wit': the Kuninn.an. A.l- o--ti'-d, wh'. iift'pAHrds wt-'.t 10 Auhtrah.t ard mad- ,h n:ie::i'r; fmlure f'" it. ;tp fO'.ie wild times, Anton retu-pd p An erics n nd bat' led In Nr w y.i-k end Pl:!iadelphia, later reach m. 5 his Milwaukee Milwau-kee home. At hK parents' home in A f W rn he Vid Invested son.-- tr o-.,-y and :i r jc h1 rOt w i rd i t wo'.Jil be fisc' e.l cuV-ss ! e r-iiurrei. '-n-k i Marte ! for 'ireee. He bail the e.xpc ru ".c- ' tT g on n t'a t th-T w torpedoed :c- I firi.il A- Indcd m p 1 n. He n., i,, - e up t h idea of vi-in r g t.' - ee.-e. but be-!.-.re starting fr home a sap-, !-,e nfpt to Madrid, i uir.c rem embe red I'-rt Jack Jc,Ktl?'lll. the ex-lT;V V ? thr. '' v.i" a -urp:ie to n."." nd n- t'M. "lo Job'-Oi i -C jike p'TlCe a "id running a 'ii e it" ):id '-tk dt- momi and Ivs th-:re. He "-n.- . 1 a. - . hu a t-,- .-i-- "o - w,,:'i ov.-.-.-.-t a;r b:g f.-:'.n-.v o-f of tra r.intr J;i ch t rea t od m tine, but ,i 'd h a-tro'T-h wp':, br.Mng H-- h.id hit' bc-"'t for V,'i'.?:d. b:;t fid be world love. t. get h;oh; to Ci,pao. "vt'pV t'-.-r" I v.cr.t to T-T-i! ard b--:;. ?n r.chfli m-iiM .1, A -no Hi'he ,i-id got i d-av tn j,-,, innnd?. The.i 1 b a t I .a V.eek. a Vh-en-di bc . tn tn-n ro'indy. Tldr, wis fl u t tsj ,bi!" ip.l -u?ust. V h! t here the Spa h'.t ds i-tojmed to bt zetiiic nil noil. el up o,-th.e o,-th.e wur and snmc wen ur ih.ey would Into tbf: niixup. "The S'tMiiii nenT.'e, inke. In bovinr rpidlv and later th.- a'lie n:nv not a H.rhnM tl -re. T : e ' i e v e nio. w a." ii'ii d to sret bi-. i; to New ork. sub nr mi mi P. f ud now T hiii CAine to c-f. t ,.;id a u- enlist or co in thi dm ft, hut It bo with tho Hnks." Supremacy in Doubt. Henny lnnurd and TM l.niK, bt;ht-wc'.nht bt;ht-wc'.nht and wolfirwtifjit rl,nm;iio;i in thefr rr.rdivo "-Iflp-s, met In an elht-rouu elht-rouu i ci.nt -"-I t t Newark, N. J.. (Ids week, nnd t !t oueMion of f upremm v '.h fetdl i)nsrt f led. U v.;ik on nf those ery elever eyldldtions between scter.tlttc bo-crs. bo-crs. fim'.iar tn th '.i key M rr; ri;t nil -M Sk.j Liibbon5 mutch at Coney IM-md in :-h There, worft nn lid n wines, etiv. sneli d might have be.oi evpo, ,, f;nu (be adwi m-e tn ik tibout k nocUout hut . i n-t n-t ;i.J. plent v of clever foot work, upb-ndhl i hi'-lilnt; ;ind c' client jndciimiil of d's-l:i!,.-e hv bolli. Tl w:s a. r'lse of 1 wo b-lng b-lng m.- U rs nl vim: th LrM tloo-hut tloo-hut not w-ilUm: to t;ikr n. ili.intc of lf.iv-itur lf.iv-itur the, fchiy.pe-'t kind nf mm imeninc It v. a t r-;( t for those who n.lny renl box-irtr box-irtr mnli'in". The p; pern diffred irre;i 1 1 v ; to the rcMiIt of the bout, some sivlmr U to Iwi"-, other.M li I .rnii,i id, it nd smno ..-.H-U-r it .i .Ji.i".. Al'lei- -iiiik: hp th.- w h)o ; ff.i i r. one is led tn the i-. .im-!o 1 ,),., ;i flifiw. Hr, -islon o!d be :iW.ut (b" proi.er lliln:'. lv.it HiW ni n c 1 n v , n ti ri-.i'hed bv r.-iobrt: the joounis of the b;i:tl. If U in.iy e termed !i b.ittle. 1ovl.i rnust )i:-e lost 1 1 1 i't ;hott I ."'in;i d wr i rh In more Mm 11 Tie nuld '-e ;ifl.ni'on of the m.ibh, foi b-'nnv S'-nlei nt mid I.pwIh nt btl. ;ie-.r.- In tn Ihe iK-i:r.--- 1; i v-n nut. Iwts p,1I weltorwelirht t-.h.g Mid Hennv lioldi ii.. 1 ihf wn b-it Ij. 1 t ... The in iP-h pr.-. t-M the re.il rftid of the ! V'ir. owr 1'i.r p.-p,. ttirnliik.- o.it to "e !t. It i-Kti rJivc tliR , i v ft, 1 1 1 s fi rriil 'iMf jf 11 b'.K. H '! bnvini; iap. I'i.le Statement Made. tl h..s 1 er. lnino.11,!,. . f.(1- 0 ! M- P..T tie-' V , Knil Olll the 1 . ( f ) . 1 JU'l.on-. the St. bfiul mbl.i'e-V.'--i;ht. b;u) been K I K" ' k e , t ,,,,t hv ''oii,ni Ih.n. on. I "e Ml.m I..., tmiMi.ler. h.( one t'ulMK Inh b-.-, ii" ' 'iMInul liibbonn u.iif pm' (oppd h-- r--.rf.cn. 'Ti !: -: ih- ! ' " ' I 1 -A o r-poitF. it.--- .-nf out at - -..- I hc from .M-'w.-rsV-.e in 1 t'-- oth. - : f -.mi 10 1 -mi- ' - .! o : n: i o ; ee.-t : at 1;..'.,, b.,, K..o, ). i I 1 , 1 - bons o-.t in .-' r.-v.;.,,;,- 1 n -' u.i 1 ;oi i Shnw s tn.it ;t t t h e t 1 t r.f repo-t v a. -- tint c.t Pobtn tr.u'i'ri; in p-ten 1-T ho: J--MP..V. 1 e-Hp-h vi'n Tfd I.e.' in Vh-.l-d nh -. 1 1 '. ;'--eo-e. cou'.j not K' e bo,-,i t,H' St. Kni l.rwi. w." t.t! en P!. and f'c m.'ieli : -ar rs the w t rw-p-ht ch;.mp:nn vh.. Conce-ne.l. frl! (h-ou-:b. bp' .Tobtmv Woi- I fc:i-i p.'i'K n pi.-o-e 1.. !;ol-.,i 't'he , -iter h.i ,( , , en or tnot-e I'i'-jnir'es b.iKt the i,o-.tir durnnf t n p.,i two ,'tii) lb -, y 1 01 K t .ir p,i in s to I er-1 i.i t e thr nm p t. w, r n he -c"0 T'-MllP Ii ! .01 ii-.i-l-p-'o 1d t;r.fy j,T..i the p.--petr.it-M- of t'-e i.u.,r n-juM b'anliy dvn tdiow hinp-.'f in I'ommv 1 li.iivein. t hie of tiif cuslern p.t-er li.ul the report re-port rHdliic that lb.:.: on h.o-1 slop-,., .1 Tommy ;:1 bump Me.ole. If Tommv 1....I niiv nuitch at tbe ivinji it c;i i poi with Rol-voii. a.-.-nrdinf: to the latter'.-, own M.lt. llletlt. |