| Show LEONARD DEMPSEY URGED TO BATTLE i oA CHAMPS I AVOID TilTS WITH SHARKS Talk Talk of Retiring Only I Excuse for Staying Out of RingI Ring I lt in JO jor M 1111 II LI I KW YORK Jan 1 Ib Ii b bit it II- II I is L high time timo as aa our til 11 pd the a a jaM that Jack Dom p y champion of tIme the I beat c r mad Dd Benny Leonard champion ch of tit the B lightweights eight either cl closed aed their trap traps or their eer cert teU tei viers In ono one self elt s a h he it Ill III fight a soon coon as a logical logic olon opponent ent ant In whom thom tho the public Is In- In te In-te tel Is de dev eloped In next breath he talk talks of ot tiring Leonard I Is lacking e esen een e en lii In In Jit much fie tie astute leo J he hc says sas the th same thing only There Thero li Ii I no ito law ii to It y or Leonard the tho ring It the they want ant to But Hut there thero ought to be bc a 11 law corn th m and other garm gara Tin Ears to quit kidding th the llie cash cuStomers On Dempsey's list all allI am whilo I 0 whilo 01 L opponents Ir lr horn the tho public are very tery er much muc-li Inter Inter- interested Interested ested I 1 Harry Wills tho th tit dark clark rumbling cloud ot of 2 Tommy Gibbons the tho nho ho spotted spOiled him 20 pounds and stood up under his punching for forli l 1 mounds lound Both Wills Ills hIs and Gibbons Gibbon are de- de deserving deserving de serving of matches with lIh the hea champion WILLS ILLS HAIti TO MI Hir HII r It not that Dempse has placed a low estimate on the qualities of ot there theme tn t 0 battlers I flie he public o or at t least leasta a considerable percentage of it H HIs itis HIs Is pleased to view them in lit a it moro fa 01 able light True Wills Ills m Ills didn't knock out But hardly laid a glove e on the black blackman blackman man Wills and Demp Ie ey represent sent ent aldel widely Idel different type Ills l Is scientific Dempsey is not loL ioL ItIs It ItIs t ti Is i hard to hit Wills It Is not hard to hit Remember this thil too e has never neer ne er looked look d good m I nn any man who I knew v nc hoto how ho to box lie did not nol Joo Jook Billy IRke when nhon hen lIsko l was ws well He did not look good Bill Brennan He did Jid not nol look good against Gibbons Gibbon o e ha have hate e gl eal admiration for tor Leonard th the fighter lIghter an and Leonar the man But we ite e are tun Leonard onard is i using his as eight champion so ao o d ly as ai a means Incan to CUI ther his theatrical I this his of course li IJ not heinous IL It Im I'm i In iii fact an old racket nithi Ill lighters fighters Our nith Leonard 4 I ill that he Ins Insists Isla on posing as al asa ala as a an genius genius an Alexander Hh no more bea beaks to bust The cold truth I la is enough opposition exists In tho the lightweight tanks lans today loday to keep Leonard tu busy for tor tora forU ora U a whole hole seam seamIlL 01 IlL HL 1 1 Ion I Olt AnD hat s the mater wild Sid I ler ila ter- ter terii er- er erlIs lIs ii of ot iett e 1 lork or ork Salum Maim Maim- Man Cell Jell deli of ot Chicago Young OBrien O'Brien Of Milwaukee o Or Ruc Leon the I largo argo N D puncher isho ho tas aa enough to flatten Mel Coogan In 11 a round rhia list may rony tot lot In Include luJe any Kid La or list Bat N but It I Is not ot exactly replete with mildewed Perhaps Leonard could demol demol- demolIsh demolish demolish ish the Hie entire group tit one flourish ot or ht his lii to left Leonard Leonards a 8 altitude attitude of or tao lao Iso Isolated hated magnificence voul seem to Indicate he tie thinks co ro Mr JoIr Otis Q Public however is u II funny tunny critter He Ho likes to b bo bu shown A stifling stagnation I Is cOming coining 0 oter er the heavyweight y and the thc lightweight divisions division Dempsey and Leonard should do one ono of two thIngs Cither Bither make mke mik good their threat to retire O o- o start fighting |
