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Show JACK NOT LIKELY TO FIGHT THIS YEAR Special to The Tribune. NEW YORK, Oct. 6. There is not even a fllriiy chance of Jack Demj)ney engaging engag-ing in a bout before next year. Not by the widest stretch of an elastic Imagination Imagi-nation can any one picture the world's heavyweight champion, glove armed, defending de-fending IiIh title before 1920 is well on its way across the calendar. In the first place, there Isn't a logical opponent dping fistic duty in the country. Joe Beckett of England is the only man who would serve as a drawing card in a bout with Jack, and he would draw simply sim-ply because there is a deal of curiosity here about as to just how much ability the Kngtish heavyweight packs in his system. At this time thore h nbt a mntrh trt sight, and It leeks aa If tempsey will hibernate In his throne-room for the winter. win-ter. Tex Rlckard, who promoted the bout In Toledo on July 4 last, has been quoted as saying he Is not a verso to staging stag-ing another DempHPy-WUtiird Jouat If Wlllard WHpts to try to come back. There Is no demand for iiueh a match. As one man Identified with the sport aptly put it; "It would be the essence of impertinence to put it on." |