Show OffiCIAlS WILL ON GASE TUESDAY Dempsey Must Accept Acceptor or Decline Wills Wils Contest L. L L FARRELL United Press Staff Staf Correspondent NEW YORK March 21 Some Some 21 Some kind of or a disciplinary slap at Jack Dempsey Is expected when the NewYork New NewYork NewYork York boxing commission meets here Tuesday The fifteen day day period granted Dempsey to say specifically whether he would accept or reject Harry Hary Wills Wills' challenge expired to today today today to- to I day but the commission would not I call a special meeting to announce its is decision I Although Jack Kearns submitted a long letter on behalf of ot Dempsey when the ultimatum was served that the champion must say yes or orno orno orno no to the Wills Wis challenge it I was learned today that the commission does not regard the letter as a definite det- det nile nite nie reply In the letter leter Kearns called attention to the fact that Dempsey had accepted the challenge chat chat- chal lenge of Wills several years yer ago and that interference from the t commission com corn I mission prevented prevented prevented- tho the match being made at that time Ho le intimated that the acceptance still held good and that it I was up to the commis commission comis- comis sio sion to promote the match or to o give assurance to a promoter that there would be no Interference this time A rather significant remark was wa made today by a member of the the commission who said sd i No r reply ply has been yet from front Dempsey Dempsey In discussing sing the case a week ago Igo I James A. A Fancy Farley chairman said sla I All AH we want Dempsey to do isto is isto isto to answer answer yes or no to om or question ques ques- tion wili tion-wili ton will you accept the Wills wms challenge challen There Thre was wa no reply a as definite as IS that in the statement Iea Kearns gave to the press Fancy Farley intimated ed that since then ten he was wa not goIng going go go- going go- go ing to be bluffed by Dempsey Dempsy or Kearns Kearn earns and anI that the commission was not without pow power to pline pUne going goig to t do something Tuesday and ad well we'll wel see lee what's what then Farley said sd It I Is practically certain that the commission will suggest a a meeting between Wills and Tom Torn Gibbons who flied filed fed a challenge one ona day alter arter Wills WIl if Dempsey refuses ruses to say eay Sa something definite There were responsible reports report thi week that a new contract Dempsey has signed to make three pictures with wih Etele Estello Taylor would force him to remain reman inactive for at least another year yea Dempsey claims that the pictures can be made in six weeks but movie men inca mensy say sy that no company would as assume IS as- as sumo sume such a financial obligation unless Dempsey signed not to risk his title until some money had been made made- out out out-of of the tho pictures Jack Kearns insists Insist that thero there is nothing to prevent pre Dempsey fighting fight fight- ing and that he is listening to all offers otters al |