Show COLO GOVERNOR IS 13 NOT OPPOSED TO JULY 4 SCRAP Denies Statements That He Would Bar Dempsey- Dempsey Willard Wilard Match By Rick 1 NVER Feb 4 Governor O U DENVER Shoup of ot Colorado will not permit permit permit per per- mit the Willara-Dempsey Willara bout boutin in Colorado The man who made that statement crediting it to a supposed interview with Colorados Colorado's sport sport-ng executive Is sadly mistaken Its news to me that I object to boxIng boxIng boxIng box- box Ing said Governor Shoup when seen seen een today Rather I may be quoted as assaying assaying assaying saying Im I'm a Il firm believer in clean and manly sports If It the tOe promoters of ot the Willard bout wish to stage tho battlo battle here all that Is necessary necessary necessary essary to secure my permission for the meeting is the conviction that the fight will be on the square Ill Til stand for tor square and manly sport i In Colorado while I 1 am ota governor I saw what sport did for tor America It I made her army of fighting men the I greatest on earth The promotion of ot I sport which tends to build men like i America gave to the cause of ot the worlds world's freedom must meet with the approval of any red-blooded red American I am such When confronted with the alleged interview from the Colorado governor Mr Shoup said It was all news to him In fact he didn't know that Willard had agreed to box again or that there had been any agitation to to bring the mat math h to Colorado Like all other true sportsmen Governor Shoup can have but little respect for tor the present heavyweight title holder as a man and anda a patriot and if It he is forced to bar barthe barthe barthe the match In Colorado It will be for tor this reason On the other hand Willard Is j matched with one of ot the most popular boxers and patriots that ever stepped into the squared arena Dempsey was born in Colorado and spent the first seven years of ot his life Ufe in this state and no more fitting place for tor him to battle for tor the title could be found than his native s state ate The sport world is unanimously agreed upon the fact tact that if It Willard Villard wasn't meeting Jack Dempsey Demp Demp- sey soy a man who deserves and has a fair chance to annex the title the public public pub pub- lic lie would be Justified in giving the champ the j ass rass But with Dempsey It itis is the chance tor br boxing to receive a popular champion willing and ready to defend any honor he may maywin maywin maywin win at all times |