Show v- v DEMPSEY READY TO MEET STARS STAR EW tEW YORK TORK March 16 It Jack Kerns manager of or the tho th heavy heavy- heavyweight weight eight bo boxing champion Jack D arrived ed here her Sunday bearing a 0 letter whIch v will bo be b In inthe the hands ot of o the ew w York state commission toda lern Ke rn that the th champion will meet any man In th the world orld under acceptable conditions I Th The lotter letter Is In answer to a tram fic-tram tele- tele telegram gram grain sent to Dempsey Demps y mor more than Ihan thana a 0 week Hek ago the news s that IY Wills III Ills and Tommy Gibbons had challenged him and requesting him to accept or decline wIthIn 24 hours Later th the commission ad admitted ad- ad admitted that under th the law sc Demp-sc Demp- Demp Dempse se 50 had 15 IE das davs in which w hieb to make knoll known n Ills hIs decision Kearns Kearn lett letter r made public by hint him Sunday night sa 1 that hat three sears ears ago aro Chairman Muldoon ot of tho commission ordered Dempsey to defend his lila title Harr 11 Is who had filed tiled a challenge and posted a forfeit of oC 2100 2600 I IThe The champion might 1 reason reason- reason reason-abl Rbi abl have hav questioned the lie author author- 1 authority authority ity ot of o the tue th chairman ot of the th New NewYork NewYork York commission at that time Kern w a rote but Instead it I Is I a matter ot or record that ho he h accept accept- accepted accepted ed the challenge and signed article In other words ord th the Iho match was as definitely d made II lie did this In all good faith and at an ex expenditure ex- ex expendIture o of both tim time and money Then Mr 2 Ir Muldoon specifically for tor- forbade for forbade bade the meeting m between bet eon tey Demp-tey Demp Demp- Dempsey sey and nd Wills 1 ills In ew I York Tonic state and informed mt mo personally that lie he would not be permitted questioning the merits ot of Wills lIs and Gibbons as 88 cont contenders for tor the tho th title till from their oho showing Ing against opponents whom Dempsey has conquered easily the th letter continued None the th less Dempsey stands ready to meet ell either cither her or both bolh ot of othis those these men or any other man In inthe the Iho worl world 1 at an any place In the th world oriel under conditions condition in which he h has the d rights richi and ath es of a champion Ho Ho lie declines however howver to con con- concede con con-ced redo cede to the Ne Nw New loik state stat ath ath- ath athletic athletic letic commission any authority In dictating his hi m or any au- au au authority beyond that of ot any other boxing |