| Show I DEMPSEY READY TO GO INTO BUSINESS BUSINESS' Champ Sees No Fights So He Starts Into His His' Business Career D By HENRY L. L United rr Staff Start Correspondent NEW NSW YORK April 12 No No claims claims ha have vo been filed flied with the boxing commission commission com corn mission for tor tho ho h heavyweight crown crown that Jack Jade Dempsey has ha retired out from under unde No claims probably will vIII be filed tiled as long as tho the dukes of ot the tho champion ard Are ardIn In working order CUA CHAMP P TALKS T. OK 05 J LEAVING A GAMB GAlIE J FLAT JAT Dempsey in talking of at leaving flat flata a game which is is more valuable than I a I diamond mine to tp pursue the digging of ot mere ordinary coal talks in the same tone of ot the tho noted Cuban sugar merchants mer nier- chants which were bidding millions for forthe forthe forthe the Carpentier Y fight tight until tho the served d. d As far as practical purposes are concerned concerned con can th the heavyweight champion has haK been In retire nent for almost two years II end and nd If h i sees fit to employ his spate o time down In a mIne Instead of ot behind the footlights or In front of at the leui leu his pugilistic profession could be maintained main maln- e as s a side line lino to keep him In money momy i JACK TACIt IS HEAT I MAN hAN I Dempsey rio no no doubt h has s s gone gon on seriously Into the mining proposition b because caUse ho he hoIs heIs Is a a. smart young business man and he knows that the ring does not afford n. n lifetime occupation and neither does It carry a 11 pension Dempsey also Is la not too proud of or beI being be be- ing the champion prize fighter hr h The eed a associates as as- I ees of the fight gf game that t used to appeal to him lm before he be became a I mai maa are distasteful to him now and he would much rather be r referred to as President Dempsey of ot the big mineI mine minI I would be a. a choice more or the less len for the press agents to ballyhoo the ne next ct heavyweight tight fight between the great at coal baron and a a. mere laborer of ot the resin dust It Is ridiculously to take seriously the tho suggestion that Dempsey has left th the game flat fla t on Its back Since he Is businesslike enough to see nee a a. good Investment In Investment In- In vestment for Cor Ws hs money he certainly would not turn down any chance In the future to spend a a. few hours In the rind and get enough money to buy himself a few tew more mines DF DEMPSEY CAN TAKE CARE CAnE OF SELF as The Tt e the champion public b knows U is y young he n has haa slL and taken ke kev kes as s v very far faras good rare r of t himself Two years ago I when h n hn he was a af almost te alone in b his bis class he might have retired but now that he has the prospects for tor three big bla bouts he would be booked for a mental j I If It he stepped aside and let soMeone someone someone some- some someI I one else elso step in on the big swag With h the change that has been e made I I Ini i mN In the a administration I s of boxing I in n New NewYork York the objections that have been held up against Dempsey no nJ doubt will willbe i ibe t be removed and before the end of at the summer the champion may be called to I some some up out of the mines and do hIs Ills I stuff stutt I COLLINS HEADED FOIl FOn SALT LANE LAKE I CHICAGO April 12 Mike a.-Mike Mike Collins ft 1 It Minneapolis Minn representing American legion posts of at Montana that have oft offered Jack Dempsey to box Tommy Gibbons of or St. St Paul at Shelby Shel- Shel ShelI Shelby by July 4 4 left last night for j I I Salt Lake City Utah to meet Jack Kearns manager of ot the h heavyweight champion I Collins desires s to get Kearns Kearns' acceptance accept accept- once ance ce or i ejection of ot the off offer r. r which ex- ex pres pree Saturday noon He lIe said that tx I Dem Dempsey sey would be paid the moment moI mo mo- I ment r he s signs cigna articles CI In the ye e event t the i ien match is not staged D y will i get getan en an additional Collins said said Th The i I guarantee to the champion has already been raised according to Collins Col Col- Col- Col line lins Eddie Kane manager of ot Gibbons accompanied accompanied ac Sc- companied Collins to Salt SaIt Lake City Kane accepted the terms in behalf of at I tho the St. St Paul heavyweight The Tho proposed match is fifteen rounds to a a. decision KEARNS CANT CAN'T SitE SEE MONTANA MATCH S Jack K Kearns arns Manager ger of ot the h heavy heavy- avy- avy wela-ht wela champion r stat stated d last night In Inin nn in interview that he and the tile champion were not interested in the proposition i of r Mike Collins and the tIte Shelby Mont I promoters for the e staging o of a match raD between Dempsey PS and Tommy y yG G Gibbons i at tt that place on July 4 of ot this y yea yea- a and ond that both the Collins and the Sh Shelby Shel I 1 by y men had been wired to that effect YC I 1 have received offers from Irom New lew NewYork de onn York and New Jersey continued d Mr Kearns gearns that are far superior to the Shelby offers otters and In the n near ar future tho ho champion will wIlt undoubtedly sign to I meet noel either Gibbons Willard Villard or Firpo at tt ono one of ot these thee places during the summer summer sum sum- mer ncr months At the present resent time neither the champion nor myself are I Interested In righting fighting It is the coal business e now that holds s our attention n I ILes I bUl en natt At the present e time I Dempsey Is oni In I Los Lea Angeles looking over certain motion I picture contracts which have b been en tenI ten- ten dued him and aril also making a a. visit with his hIli folks He lIe will return to Salt Lako Lak early arly next wee 1 If It the champion battles this year he will City do o oC C Carbon all o his c county training ngUt Utah at Dempsey was was was' the statement by Mr Kearns Demps Dempey Demp- Demp s ey City is the new town that is being erected traded b by the Great Western Vestern Coal company compan com corn pany pary pan of ot which Mr Dempsey Is la president president president dent arid and Is situated In ad Ideal an-Ideal Ideal spot pot I that purpose As Aa it will be the field headquarters of at the Great Western Vestern mm i ing ng Interests the champion will thus be able to mix some seine business with the proposition t of training nl i I Both Kearns as and Dempsey are devotIng devoting devot- devot ing their entire attention to their huge mining Interests in Carbon county Salt Lake City will be their headquarters and much of their time will wili be spent within i the 1 state I I DEMPSEY I HE lIE s I IS TO QUIT WIT JU JUNO ICING G. G L LOS S ANGELES ANGELES April Jack Jack Dempsey ba heavyweight boxing champion has ha returned here her aster after a a. trip to Salt Lake City where he attended to several j business matters matter together with Witt his biB manager manager man man- ager Jack Kearns Keans Kearns Kearn's remained at Salt Lake City to close up the deals I Dempsey denied d that his bis entering budness bud busi ness nellIl meant he might retire from tram the ring cOng soon S I am at my roy best as I a boner r now bOW and still have some years to go if It I wish to continue boxing o said a Dempsey Im only 28 l in fine physical h al condition TIr n and can get in shape to meet anyone on s short oft notice |
