Show Mauler Not Serious in Comeback By LAWTON CARVER International News Service Sports Editor NEW YORK July 9 INS In INS In Inthe the midst of all aU the clamor against I his continuing to take on various wrestlers with his fists Jack Dempsey Dempsey Dempsey Demp Demp- sey today gave his reasons for this belated return to the ring and indicated that about two more matches will wash him up The old Utah Utah mauler is proud of his achievements in the past when he was the greatest tighter lighter alive but he still gets a kick out of lacing on the gloves gloves and and moreover moreover moreover more more- over there is money in it Hes He's Telling Us That fight in Atlanta was more or less of a joke and Im I'm not taking taking taking tak tak- ing this so called comeback seriously seriously seriously se se- se- se although I really would like to box until Im I'm 90 However However However How How- ever this is s a chance to pick up some easy money and to have some fun while at the same time I get some publicity and keep in n shape I probably will take on a couple more wrestlers before I quit fi finally finally finally fi- fi nally and definitely for good Dempsey said Its just a matter of picking up a few dollars without getting hurt and there cant can't be any harm harmin in that the former heavyweight champion said by way of explaining explain explain- ing his knockout over Clarence Luttrell at Atlanta last Monday night and any future bouts that he may take onA onA onA on A lot of people get a kick out of watching a wrestler trying to fight a fighter and I think the fans enjoyed the show at Atlanta especially if they didn't expect too much After all Im I'm 45 now and andI I was very glad indeed when Luttrell Luttrell Lut- Lut trell treil failed to get back into the ring when I knocked him out of it My next engagement is billed for Detroit with some bird named Curry Curry Bill Bill Curry I believe who believe who bit my finger out there about a year and a half ago when I refereed refereed ref- ref one of his wrestling matches and we have another bout lined up with some other wrestler That's all aU we have planned for the time being al although although although al- al though I may take oh on on some more Not Even Tough Foe Naturally I figure I can beat any guy I can take on As for formy formy formy my thinking seriously of a ring comeback nothing could be more ridiculous I wont won't even take on ona ona ona a wrestler if he is too tough let alone some boxer Summing it all up Dempsey is getting himself some free publicity publicity publicity pub pub- having some fun and pickIng pickIng picking pick pick- ing up a few thousand dollars dollars- the latter being something he re reportedly reportedly reportedly re- re is in need of although he doesn't discuss that It all still sounds a little silly to people who remember him as one of the greatest of all heavyweight heavyweight heavyweight heavy heavy- weight fighters Imagine Babe Ruth announcing that he is going to play ball with some class E league for 20 a game At that hat the Babe wouldn't be mixed up with wrestlers |