| Show c 11 li FIGHT D' D DO O. O PE W a f a. a I 1 l JL a s B By H Hardy lard dyK K Downing g P 4 of the world he has been INCE Jack Dempsey became champion th O the target for more lawsuits the majority of which were probably attempts to shake him loose fl from m some of- of the coin COll he had hl-d gathered reg regardless of whether the claims had any merit or not or-not r not than tharl Ml P. P any of his predecessors but through it a all l he he helias has lias retained a Soft Aso soft t spot for his pals of former days Just last wee week he came to o the as assistance istance of a pal in distress in a 11 way that ou outweighs all aU of o his Ius hisK K ff faults f Andy Malloy a former boxer of f considerable ability well k own here who vho was a former pat pal of Dempsey in m the boomer boome days Jj fore he lie ever eyer stepped into a rop roped d arena arella and the man who first brought Jack to me and told me he could fight and aske asked me me to give Jim m nia a chance chance- is in serious trouble in Telluride Colo where ho hois is being held on a charge of murder Being without funds with which to procure legal aid to defend Brio h he ii appealed to the champion for assistance The appeal of r lloy was sent to Dempsey through his attorney Tom Ramage and immediately a wire came back with instructions to forward him particulars at once and he would take steps this tIus week to see sec see that h t he was properly defended i While Halloy Malloy was instrumental in getting Dempsey a chance Lo 10 show that he had ability and undoubtedly taught him a lot he l about the game during the time they were together r and trained him for some ome of his early bouts they disagreed long before J Jck ck ever evel got into the big money Each went his own way wax They lisle were fe even when they started and even when they separated neither owing the other anything What little Money Jack mado in those bouts b was probably spent by both as long as as' as it lasted Although they disagreed and parted neither held any grudge against the other so what Dempsey is going goin to do for Malloy he ho is doing out f th the goodness of his heart and not t to to cancel a any any- lY debt other than friendship j-friendship for a former pal in distress and for that reason a greater act cf of charity tk tt RED w FULTON FULTON recently called upon Tex Rickard in in an effort to get him p r to promote a bout between he and Dempsey and when h he was told t that at X Harry Wills was the logical opponent J for or the champion he readily agreed t to meet Wills first or any other man Rickard might select for him or to meet the winner of an elimination contest and the winner to besent besent be besent sent against the champion If Fulton is sincere in this he is entitled to I some consideration and and it would would- be the best means mean of selecting an opponent for the champion The fares fans w would uld then at least sea sec the best man in the country or or in in the world p pitted against DemPsey Let Fulton meet Brennan and Wills and if he can dispose of them and if jf Cook beats Carpentier then let Fulton and Cook fight it out for a chance at t. t Dempsey Tommy Gibbons might also be sandwiched in some place for I believe he has hasas as good a chance to come out 9 oat t on top in an elimination contest as any of the big fellow mentioned HEN N Georges Carp Carpentier left our shores for his beloved Paree last II W July he and his manager assured Tex Rickard they would return I to this country as JiS soon as s Carpentiers Carpentier's hand had mended to meet r Tommy Gibbons for the worlds world's light heavyweight championship r- r r I predicted in these columns at that time that America had seen the thelast thelast last of Carp Carpentier as far as ns contestant in any Important ring battles was concerned and I am still of that opinion Is a temperamental person and his apparent downheartedness downheartedness down- down heart heartedness after fler losing to Dempsey I 1 was convinced that his fighting spirit w vl and that tha ho he would never again be the same man in the rag g and t after atter due consideration he would decide not to come over here and e another lacing which he would surely do with Tommy Gibbons preferring pre- pre ferring to retire with the light heavyweight honors f. f P The proposed match between Carpentier and Cook Cock has been postponed tima a or two already at Carpentiers Carpentier's request on a plea of illness and I IC C not be greatly surprised if the bout failed to materialize even at this Sage stage tage If Carpentier fails faUs to round into something like his real form he is apt Up tp AD change his mind again and I am afraid he will find training a tedious A A- boxer who makes hard nard work worle of his training will never be found in the pink of condition Training is a pleasure to a man whose heart is in irr 1 hi his hie work and I am afraid Carpentiers Carpentier's heart has gone out of his it tt HILE the big boxing promoters in this country and the managers of f WHILE tarry Harry and Fred Fulton are trying to create a demand for a heavyweight championship match between either of these men and ands s Jack Dempsey from far off London comes a prediction that George Cook the Australian heavyweight will be Dempsey's next opponent for the heavyweight crown This prediction is ma made e by no less a personage than Jack McAuliffe Retired tired retired undefeated lightweight champion who has been watching Carpentier train Strain ain for his coming bout with George Cook the Australian heavyweight champion which is scheduled to take place in London on January 12 McAuliffe does not hesitate to say that the French idol appears to be beall all in He is thin and pale and his training is listless and although he ho tas a never seen Cook Mc McAuliffe predicts that he or any other good heavy- heavy will beat Carpentier If Cook does beat the Frenchman quickly hat hat would be bemore more more logical logic l than a Dempsey Cook-Dempsey bout it Ii Georges Carpentier was boosted into a match with Dempsey a match that attracted the attention of the civilized world by a round one-round kayo over jover over Joe Beckett and if Cook can beat Carpentier in less time than it took Dempsey he will no doubt doubt doubt-be be in line for such a match I While Cook is practically an unknown quantity havir having havirA never fought any ig jig men of recognized ability a quick win over Carpentier would make him better drawing card care against Dempsey than either Wills or Fulton although t Is doubtful if he could beat either one of them l 1 l The mat match h would have ave an international flavor and Cook being somewhat an n unknown quantity would keep the fans guessing to cr create ate a demand deman for a Wills Wills Dempsey Demps y or a Fulton Dempsey syl havo have apparently not met with very much enthusiasm by the sport loving arc and the prediction of McAuliffe is apt to bear fruit 1 1 tr V T J 1 p 1 IO OU O and Kid Davis the two local featherweights who whoa a pJ f L are now in m New York City to try their luck against the tope top- top e along the Great reat White Way Wayt write that they are being r r re ted fine and are having no trouble in m getting up lined for bouts v- v vr r l t Although up to the the present resent time th they j have not been definitely f matched a b bouts are arc wa waiting mg for them just as soon soon as they have become acclimated and feel that they are ready to make their start U. Tho W boys boy are using good judgment t in not jumping into th the 0 J y m irie 9 too quickly and as they expect to take on a match or two VV x n some Iome of the armories under Billy Roches Roche's management before tr 1 a king the tougher boys at the Garden The rhe boys figure to get gety y awa to a goo good start a and d should make make a creditable showing 1 although they will be meeting the cream of the fighting world and ami nd jit It would be expecting too much to anticipate that they would make clean lean n sweep I am inclined incline to think Davis will fare the better of the two en they get into action for the simple reason that he lie is a k Q ed vete veteran an and fights with his head head as well as his hands 3 ule P luso is 18 a mere boy and I am afraid the long route will f r bother him Against the boys back there if h he falters in the latter J lt ds he is IS apt to take a severe lacing that may not do him any T k L' L f I If- If If is not visibly affected by nervousness in his first firsti Start tar l he t should show well i le exceptionally in the early rounds and he can stand the route he might be a sensation fr 7 r Davis Dayis is not apt to create much ch of a furore b but t is more more likely f to make a creditable showing against the toughest of them |
