Show PROMOTERS A AND FIGHTERS STILL MARKING IA TIME TE IN fiGHT SQUABBLE Mullins Due ii in hi Chicago Sunday to th See Clements Cements De Dempsey Claims He Is in Better Beter Condition Conditio Now Now Than When He I-e I Repulsed Firo Firpo's Vicious Attack Tunney Thinks Hell He'll Win SARATOGA SPRINGS N. N Y July 24 AP AP Confidence o that Tox Tex Rickard will wil succeed in his plans to stage the fight figh in Chicago was expressed today by Geno Tunney who arrived at White Sulphur Springs Saratoga Lake to engage in two weeks o-f o training preliminary to joing going joing West Tunney said he ha had no doubt of beating Dempsey Ho has ha been idle too long said Tunney and has developed a set st of nerves that will wil prove his Waterloo CHICAGO July 24 AP The AP-The The mathematical genius of Tex Rickard Rickard Rick Rick- ard arci New York promoter ordinarily exercised exorcised in such simple arithmetic as computation of gato gate receipts g guarantees and percentages was was focused today upon the tho geometrical aspects aspect of a Wills Wils heavyweight triangle Wills heavyweight triangle Wils I Tho The trick was t tt to project X equalling Dempsey into the squared cr circle le opposite Y representing Tunney without bringing him Into proximity of at Z Z representing Harry y lany V Wills i S. S And while Mr Rickard agitated ag his pencil Into a heat without arriving at tot tt a a s solution luton B.C. B.C. D.C. B. B C. C Clements his rival promoter and himself a mathematician of parts part's suppressed suppress d. d what amounted to a sly sy snicker and remarked that ho he had been trying to tell tel Mr lr Rickard all al week th that t It couldn't be done So saying Clements set the table for an extra guest exp expecting the tho arrival from New York tomorrow morning of Paddy Pady Mullins the manager of ot Harr Harry V Wills negro heavyweight Nor was he chagrined chagrined chagrined cha cha- by the tho statement of o Dempsey Dempsey Demp Demp- sey soy emanating from the champions champions champion's champions champion's cham ch-am- pion's training camp t t Colorado Springs that the heavyweight champion fight tIght for Clements Clement now if I he had twenty twenty- five million dollars dolar Rc Rickard's rival stood firm fit In his hs position that ho held a contract calling for a Dempsey Dempsey- Wills Dempsey Vis match in Chicago a a a contract made binding by the payment to Dempsey Dempsey Demp Demp- sey of 10 spot cash for his signature signature sig sig- sig nature and calling for tor on August 5 and more the day Dempsey steps into the ring against the negro challenger The said Clements Clement will vill wU be proffered ed to io Dempsey on the specified spec spec- tied fied fed date about a fortnight hence Meanwhile Mulling Mullins will wl be asked upon his arrival here hero to register I Wills with the lately created Illinois Illi Il- Il nois boxing commission to have havethe havethe havethe the negro licensed as a boxer and to otherwise otherwise make ready for a projected Dempsey Dempsey- Wills Dempsey Dempsey Wis Wills combat hero here at Soldiers Soldiers' field feld between I September 16 and 20 CLEMENTS NOT CONSIDERED Gene Normile Normie Dempsey's manager manager man man- man man- ager i is here but has not talked to t Clements Clemets He Ho Is Js acting on In Instructions instructions In- In from Dempsey that Rickard Is Js the only promoter promoter with witha wih a claim to the titleholders titleholder's services A comparatively minor figure In Inthe Inthe inthe the situation is Jack Jace Kearns Dempsey's deposed manager manager K Kearns Kearns' ars' ars contract does not no expire until Aug August t 3 Kearns is here and Is understood to have conferred con c- c ferrarI fere Informally with Rickard COLORADO SPRINGS SPRINGS July 24 H HAGene AP Gene AP Gene A Gene Tunney had better beter got ot ready soon for I am a. a feeling wonderful better ful better better than when t I fought FIrpo and what's more I am In splendid condition Jack Dempsey Dempey said tonight in commenting on a statement given out by His ls opponent at Sarto Saratoga a Springs N. N Y Y to the effect the champions champion's nerves developed re recently re- re would prove his Waterloo Resting in his suite in the Broadmoor hotel with Taylor Tay Tay- lOP lor his screen star wife at his side Dempsey chuckled at the idea Idea or of nerves nerves and said paid I Say ha have ve I acted like hilee Iee a n grouch guch here Believe Beleve me T 7 feel teel a kid Md e an and that's wonderful Demusey paid Tunney a tribute b by saying Hes a splendid fight er and dont don't get et the tile Idea that T I underrate him He lie then went wet ahead to explain that although although he lie has been ben out of the tile ring for tor three years he has kept in good condition con con- c- c KEEPS FIT ALL YEAR You Yu know its it's Is I's a matter matter of of pride with wih me to get back Into the ring and defend my title tIte he lie saidi said sald J JI Jr I r want to fight and anti It I dO matter mater who li is In the other corner orner Fans Pans here B will I admit that Im I'm In in won wonderful erful condition and T I think it itis 1 is easy to see there Is the same power behind my punches and no slowing up UI in my footwork I 1 Why should I have nerves Dempsey asks I Y 1 never smoke or drink believe o in keeping tit fit the thel year r around In one way ay and an an 1 i iother other and never have much much trou troubIe trouble trou- trou We ble bIe with my health I am sleepIng sleep sleep- sleep sleep-i like child and well Ing a eating Ins Colorado mountain air has done don donal wonders for me and I 7 b believe Ioe mY rny j wind sounder sunder at the present preset moment mo- mo mo-j mo ment mont than it eV r has ha been a as the tile result of the dally daily aly grind on the road |