Salt Lake Telegram | 1926-02-06 | Page 4 | Dempsey Claims He Has Posted Cash on Wills Battle

Dempsey Claims He Has Posted Cash Cashon on Wills Wils Battle ATLANTA Ga Feb G 6 I AP AP- AP Jack Dempsey worlds world's heavyweight champion told newspaper men here last night that he not only had signed an agreement to fight light Harry Harry Har lIar ry ry Wills but had also given Paddy Mullins th the negro heavyweights heavyweight's manager as a guarantee guarante This is the way things stand Dempsey Dempse said I I have signed an agreement to o fight tIgh Harry Wills aid ad Floyd Flod FitzsImmons has the contract I do not know where the fi fight ht will willbe willbe wi be but with wih reasonable uck luck I will meet Wills for the heavyweight championship of ot the world on La- La L- L La Labor bor hon day Tunney is out right ligh now I may take him on later Dempsey declared he could not speak for what Tex Rickard is do- do Ing He seems to be having some trouble with wih the New York commissIon commission commis commis- sion the champion said I 1 dont don't want to get In deeper The champion accompanied by his wife and Gus Wilson his trainer 1 passed through here en route to Memphis where Dempsey Is scheduled to participate in a nn an ex exhibition exhibition ex- ex Monday