Salt Lake Telegram | 1920-01-21 | Page 4 | Kearns Blames Jimmy Bronson for A. L. Action

Kearns ems Blames Jimmy Bronson For L A. L Action Accuse Martins Martin's Manager of Using U sportsmanlike sportsman sportsman- like Tactics oJ OS ANGELES Cal Jan a 21 L Jack c Kearns m manager ge of r Jack Dempsey heavyweight champion cham chain pion plon of ot the world yesterday announced he had sent the following following following follow follow- ing telegram to Jimmy Bronson manager of Bob 0 Martin heavyweight heavyweight heavy heavy- weight li champion h PI of f t the A. A E. E Eh F. F 1 In France In Justice to Jack Jade D Dempsey worlds world's champion I must de demand man a that you cease immediately your propaganda that you are now starting start start- ing throughout r t the country I in your o efforts to boost t Bob bc Martin t and n to promote a fight between him and which Carpentier h is false by sending and 3 misleading out I fe literature tl in which you are attempting to convey an impression that Jack Dempsey was a draft dodger and unfit to represent represent represent rep rep- resent America in titular battle I have In my possession now a aletter aletter aletter letter which you are sending broadcast broadcast broadcast broad broad- cast quoting unwarranted resolutions to show Dempsey was a draft dodger and which you are using in an an effort to discredit Dempsey and nd using the American legion In an effort to boost your fighter ter Your action Is the most outrageous outrage outrage- ous ever attempted by a manager and rival fighter Real sportsmen do donot donot donot not have to adopt these methods and if It there arc any more moves movell like that on your our part I will be forc forced d to take the proper legal action Dempsey followed the dictation of his government and acted according to the instructions of or his draft board and the chairman of said draft board John R. R Hogan states over his own signature ty eto t that Dempsey was more valuable to the field In n which hl he was placed aed t than if he were e carrying a agun agun gun I must st insist t upon n ncr cr immediate fat assurance from you that you will stop at once the propaganda which you have instituted as an individual member member mem mem- ber of ot the American legion to bring nationwide condemnation upon Jack Dempsey and to use u the American legion merely and solely for your own personal profit and gain and to capItalize capitalize cap cap- for your own selfish Interest the American legion le