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JACK DEMPSEY DEMPSEY ORATES R TES UPON UPON LOVE MATRIMONY MATRIMONY AND ND FIGHTING FIGHTING LIKES DIKES YOUNG YOUNS WOMEN OEN h Kamp amp Prefers Girls From l 7 t to 25 Because They're Dangerous ry says a game pame ame is to not so eo soft lIott Theres There's Sri Taxi r racket t. t A tet bier ter cant can't play He Tie must moat keep keel sh app up Firpo h 1 Irid d put me the out nut because berRu p aha 1 arelo Wouldn't Ii nt I 1 be bf entitled FbI Ur uri li nf afler him W many tim inn i a wI I e x a ml mistake lale in fighting Firpo as did ut didn't n we e give gi the crowd a aril arll I ril rL lORe loge raT rail T I had when I was wan pp through the ropes was 11 earns Kerna alp I It e a told me m. to walk Talk right In and nd andam c am sm I going to get married T Way F Fir r chance hance T lS se e a nice sweet young r o 0 knows Imn e something ti ething Moat Most of e ont know lwow how hn to be true to a aI hard to tonice l' l not ot of parI particular particular just just Just coos asi M J nice girl In St. St Io ls Was Waa liln love loye wit with h her hT when he she gave cave ave avee e eh air Haven't ent fallen Callen in 10 love fine but looks look e have C to tn get married to pie please e tJ la y r r Wo o n are arC re at their best from 17 11 to toey tofY fY ey 1 know now alt all they ever er will 1 know P J are ar always dangerous I 1 like C lS Irr 1 irate for pr t girl irl to step In Is when e mine oun and b beautiful A n n ran can wait ut until he he's a 45 5 before tt married Then he knows know what wants wani J Ja Demp Demps t wax was hardly located in le hip suite suit at the Hotel at nt and Seventy fled t re f before tor he ho rot ot the I foregoing out of s rr f t tern in r- r pid fire tiro re style He lIe badat had bad st at rived ived from S St St. Louis en Pt t t him pt at I th t 11 Penn station they ere re till ill on 1 1 K t na trail ail I at the hotel enan ennd en- en an nd lb thy Ihry y were wor in his rooms upa up- up a ol him l In a dozen dlf- dlf y rr tarp 1 v n nver ver kicked A. A d reporter on talking i ve id d n marriage t to him and d Jack I tram trace of nf his od nid time bashful bashful- l It hr r a H good line of talk on jeet lark lacU has lins a acquired flips flip flip- s hl his hia travels That is Ix surprising women Woman and he hr doesn't like em the th lit little tin la lady y Maybe Mabe he had td appointed m to love earl early in life He J b had I I to 10 be careful now h ad ady dy reporter told Jack lack she knew g e. oke C Im I'm going ng to interview you the them m n a sa salt nit N is p P. egy I Y anyhow anho he asked are all h hr r millionaire busher bus bus- d r. r PO P IliS her tA millionaire kid la III In InI 1 j mean me ml the millionaire st ir Ull Uit r yon con n are ar the girl who ee ce with th the tho Prince Prill of Wales ales rat lh ady reporter r port r admitted It youre you're just juS a a. reporter to me m s ginning ginning- Inning to rPt get sentimental but follow any princes In Jt t ad ads ads' rp report rt r Insisted on pInning own to tn the tho marriage question and pion a das trying to duck and Cit THAT ARRY dont don't you ou get married he hee e er in A d verbal sidestep I nt believe behove in to marriage the lady ladyn n I Sh e commanded landed the champion lob re a the first girl I ever met that tin ant yant to got married ont b ll ve in love either the ter led back at t kind of a girl are you She Shee e champion champon king baking up diff s Fie e answered sh I wad tied na-tied up and looked pt U L mi i interjected at point ours just wonderful the way nay you yon aTe are said Id the lady reporter I like you because you yon are big bigand and I strong and dark she added I 4 can cn get darker came back Jack rack The sun tun and the air darken pie me e a lot let I Tell me switched the lady reporter that you know a girl that you love You Yo surely must Sure I know a girl that I 1 love Jack came back I know four or five of them but I 1 cant can't pl pick k Just the rl right ht one You Tod see I 1 am undecided on said t the lady reporter ro I I cant can't the e champion a assured d herOut herOut herOut her Out In St St. Louis I 1 met a fine girl nice girl nice and nd sweet and she knew something fall love I X was wall just juat beginning to in with her when she ahe gave me the air Well yu yeu y u cant can't wait walt too long prote protested protested pro pro- te tested ted the lady reporter Oh yes Yea I 1 can pan Dempsey shot ahot InT In T I 7 can caD wait walt till Im I'm 45 U. That's Thata the right time for a m man n. n He lIe ki knows ow what hat he wants t then e Well 11 maybe you ou wont won't be champion then the Ih lady reporter followed up Dempsey Demps y evidently evidently- hadn't thought of ot that No 0 he finally let Ill I be retired Its It's all too bai bad that you simply imply wont won't I tell me something positive about youre you're getting married But Dut the lady reporters reporter's re ra- porters porter manner Indicated the girl In St. St Louis Loots had bad overlooked a a. rare opportunity But you are fat th the lady reporter continued when she couldn't get Jack married right off otto Dempsey Demple ran his hands around his hili thick neck and nd said that maybe tie the soft ft collar made him look that way I You see aee he said when you stop a alot alot alot lot of punches with your face Its It's bound to get get a bit out of shape chape The lady reporter shuddered at the very idea I I 1 must see ee you ou fight she said Wont Vont you let me know when you are going to fight somebody Glad Olad to the champion assured her and nd as all the lady reporter arose to go sniffing at a a. red rose Jack Tack bad had given h her r the champion as all It If In a after fter thou thought ht said laid Tell Ten that editor of yours youn or whoever hoever s nt you OU to Interview me that hes he's all allright allright right and Im I'm for him The lady reporter lad had Just about closed the door when Dempsey was waa back hack hackin In the bedroom of his hili suite pulling off his clothes Arent rent those lady reporters great i he said to Arthur OConnell O'Connell who is now Dempsey's host at the In less lees time than It takes to write it Jack Tack was stripped That girl said I was all fat and he stood tood up straight the picture of oC the Ideal athlete Not an ounce of oC superfluous i ous au flesh on him stomach Iris as ae straight as a. ana II a board his arms big thick and pow pow- erful pow pow-I IF 11 FIRPO HAD IrAD KNOCKED nor HIM OUT OtT I In Tn a Jiffy he was all In the bathtub I splashing plashing water all over the bright new furnishings and it was wal under this condition condition con con- II that the writer got him away from hl his discourse on the lovelorn Gee 0 I n. n needed d this ba Ih f felt lt dirty i i I I and tired Ill I'll be O. 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In a minute or two Crotons Croton's product w was wall a getting an awful battle So you think I fought like a L longshoreman long long- and was teas foolish swapping with that big strong Firpo Guess Gue youre you're right but didn't the crowd get a L thrill t Yes Tu and nd you nearly lost your title some ome one remarked Well e II that was Kearns' Kearns fault He lie told me to walk alk right out and end sock aock him but believe me me I 1 was fIas nearly a goner when I 1 went flying through the ropes But Dut suppose just for being careless Firpo did knock knook me out Would I 1 be entitled to another chance hance after arter having flopped him so sot t many times I sure would I 1 wont won't be careless next time I know better than any anyone one else that I made a m mistake By a this time Dempsey Dempey was all aU washed up and for once onoe he was his hie own on rub rub- rubI I ber He started Into ne new clothes this time a quiet sedate brown very dark He lie ran can dress faster than a a. kid getting up late for tor school Then Frankle Frankie Farnham the dancing actor called and after him came Miss Mi Woodcrest the screen sta star r. r pretty prett Swedish and blond She met the champion a at t Hollywood Nothing would do Dempsey then but have hae all hands go to dinner with him himat himat himat at the and It was all done Dempsey Demp Demp- sey sy afterward saw aw Farnham In his hi wonderful wonderful won won- act at Keith Keith's first Eighty t street theatre was Introduced to the audience and spoke a bit of ot a speech He fie left them hopped Into a taxi and took MI Ills Woodcrest to her br hotel He lie wa was back backI at the and in bed at 11 A AI strenuous day he said |
