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Show Utah Mauler Still Dominates New York With His Personality J w vi f Jack Dempsey Becomes Much Sought After ' as Referee, Too By G A YLE TALBOT NEW YORK, Jan. 4 UFt Tha moat vivid sports personality In this town still is Jack Dempsey, the tavern keeper. Though he's lowed up somewhat since a poisonous poison-ous appendix knocked Mm to his knees last summer, the old mauler still has enough sing for four or five ordinary men. 'i Long as ha lives, Dempsey never will quite calm down. He's as darkly nervous now as ha was on the day ha mad wreckage of poor JeWlllsrd. He loved every minute min-ute of his recent 'brealcnecJc flight" to Manila to referee the Garcia-Lee Garcia-Lee fight "It was great, great," he chat-tend chat-tend across tha coffee cups. "Maybe "May-be a little lonesome. There weren't but seven other passenger going out Those planes are wonderful. wonder-ful. Seventy-two passengers they carry. We got lost for four hours oa the way back, but It waa fun." Welcome G easts A little girl, about 4, and pretty, came timidly across the nearly , deserted dining room, sent by her expectant Barents to say "Hallo" to Dempsey. She said that aha was from Kansas, and as another wink she waa standing up In Dempsey's lap, tracking dust en n expensive blue suit As he jounced her around before be-fore depositing her gently back on the floor. Jack already was whipping word at Jimmy Johnston John-ston ,th old boy bandit who was making some disparaging remarks from an adjoining room. "What do you meant" he challenged. chal-lenged. "I wanted to fight Harry Wills. Jack Kearn wouldn't let me." , "Just the same," Johnston Insisted, In-sisted, "you would have amounted to something if you bad fought Although many year have passed by since Jack Dempaey held the world' heavyweight boxing title, the Utah Mauler till ha hi appeal te the public, a witnessed by the crowd of autograph seekers. Dempaey, beside supervising hli New York restaurant, referee fights and wrestling matches, promote pro-mote aad manage a fighter, and still manage to keep himself fat shape by sparring tn a gym atop hi business place. Will like I wanted you to. You would have chased him right out f the ring." Johnston and Dempsey have decided de-cided to co promote a wrap between be-tween Bob Pastor and Red Bur-man Bur-man at Miami In late February. They havent a great deal to lose, for Johnston controls Pastor and Dempsey I part owner (with Max Waxman) of Burman. Waxman motioned us aside to whisper: "You know, Jack Is a funny guy-He guy-He UU ask m sometimes if I really think he was a food fighter. fight-er. Imagine that . They hand him S7800 just to refer a fight and he's asking me If he was good. That's what those guy la Manila gave him." SUU Werks Out Jack still puts oa the gloves new aad then with some of the hired help around hie place. He has Installed a regulation ring oa the roof lor that purpose. "Better keep yourself la shape," i Johnston advised, "I'm going to bring Jack Sharkey In to see you one of these days. That guy still wants to lick you. Jack, I never saw such a guy about not forgetting for-getting a grudge. Every time he comes down from Boston he says he d like to take a crack at you." "Bring him In," said Dempsey, "If It'll make him feel any better, bet-ter, ru lie down on the floor aad they eaa take a picture of Jack standing ever me. Ail Dempaey craves now I peace ; and plenty of excitement |