Salt Lake Telegram | 1920-01-21 | Page 4 | With Boxers

A WITH TIlE nIE Boxers f 1 e 1 A to beat Willard was wa I U the sentiment of ot the tho sporting I public before the Fourth of I July contest at Toledo Dempsey Dempsey Demp Demp- I Demp-I sey was hailed with glad acclaim because he ie gave all who saw aw him the impression that hat he ho loved fighting and would would for I I th that hat t reason fight as often otten as called caned upon to o do s so sc in defense of th the title Now I It Is la anything to beat Dempsey with the he feeling even more bitter against Dempsey Jempsey than it was against Willard Je Jess s made few enemies and never at any time during his ring career gave gae out I any statements o of such a a. a nature as as to i cause offense In that he differs from Dempsey About every statement that comes coTes comes out of the Dempsey camp has the tho dollar sign so strongly across is that the feeling has baa become general that the most moat mercenary of all aU champions should bo ho overthrown to make way for one with a little ittle sporting blood In his makeup Dempsey Is in dead wrong because the victim of bad advice He wilt will continue to o be In Dutch unless some big changes are made macic Reputable sporting writers the he e country over are r sour soured d on l g someone rr in n connection with the champions champion's camp for or reasons that cannot be bo told In print The ave wa of prejudice that started sweeping over the country two or three weeks ago when the Dell Dempsey sey camp be be gan pan talking about demanding deml everything in sight in event of ot a match wit with Carpentier er being arranged is growing stronger each day until It threatens to engulf the entire country The Dempsey camp ha has only Itself to blame Things are now being raked up and an played strong J that were r almost forgotten en until the whole hog hoC dem demands nd were ere ere made Mexico City Jan 21 A A report that jack gl Johnson negro former o g pugilist champion had been killed in an automobile wreck was denied by the fighter In a a. statement to the United Pire Press Pre today l- l Im lm only ly smashed up final Johnson said S S S x ues eS e'S Moines Koines Ta la Ia Jan 21 Bob Bob Martin heavyweight champion of the the- A. A E n. n F F. had other mother 1 K 0 O. to his hili credit today I He the stopped third frd round Jack of Moran what a of t was St is Louis to u have a in beena been a ten round ten go go h here re last night nightS S SI Jersey City N. N J. J Jan Benny Benny Leonard and Johnny Dundee whose twenty round decision fight was barred from New Haven January 16 will WIIl tight fight eight rounds hero February 9 9 Promoter Dave Drisco Driscoll announced today S S I Milwaukee Wis Jan 21 J jimmy I Wilde English flyweight champion boxer will win meet Mike Ertle of St. St Paul here January 29 Ertle who takes the place of Frankie Frankle Mason who originally was WIUS J bot booked ked to meet Wilde Is to weigh welCh pounds I SI Boston Jan 21 MIke Mike ODowd of St. St Paul Minn middleweight 1 g champion knocked ked out Tommy Murphy 1 of Chicago W i here last night in the third round of or a. a scheduled twelve-round twelve bout boit I I S This department has a letter for Pat Gilbert of this city S I S New York Jan 21 Casper Casper Leon Leon who was Jimmy Barrys Barry's strongest opponent for the bantam title in 1804 1894 is reported to be lying at the point of death In Har Bar lem lens hospital today as a a. result of gras gas gas gas' poisoning Leon has been a night watchman watchman watch watch- man in recent reent years