| Show GlA CLAMOR LOST LOSTIN I IN B BO G BOUT FOR V NE NEWYORK YORK Battlers Are Arc Peeved at Plans In Iii Elimina Elimination Elin lla- lla tion Hon Series BY nv BiLLY n YE s EVANS NEW YORK Slay May It The 1 The plot IN continues to thicken In Tex heavyweight elimination tourney tourne There The T h o r e 0 I ins Fe-ins e ms to be no end to it It j Last winter wIn t e r o Rickard held n a t half dozen en bouts L s 5 u p p o 0 s jt edly to pick an opponent ent nt for Cham Cham- Champion pion 1 lon Gen Tun- Tun ne bouts featured S h a r r- r key M Maloney a 1 Ion o n c 0 y v W Ills 1 s a Delaney ue P Paul a a. u 1 11 1 i In n o 0 Berlenbach 4 t- t t and others At the tho finish It seemed as 81 If Ir tho the two t bg bIg bo boys bo s from Boston Dost n Jack Sharkey and anti Jim Maloney had the right of ot way wa They The were matched snatched to meet In the first big outdoor bout of the year ear The bout out practical pr carried a promise that the win win- winner winner winnet ner net would meet Tunney The ballyhoo about Dempsey which had lead been more or less In Intermittent In- In intermittent throughout the winter at this stage began to take on definite form What was Dempsey's condition Would he ho ever ey r fight again What were his Jis chances If he did ant and would ho be willing to go on in several several- preliminary bouts bOu to tee J rove prove his condition This was a partly answered when hen Dempsey announced he had hid re re- regained re- re regained gained time old old form was willing willingto to take on several of ot the tho leading contenders conten lers and fight ht his way to another Tunney battle CO MUCH PEEVED As a D. result of Dempsey's ulti ulti- ultimatum ultimatum ultimatum the coming com In battle batlle ba- ba b between tween Sharkey and Maloney has lost much of the tho that It once held for both th men Instead of ot being a bout to decide who would meet Tunney It Is Just an an- another another another other heavyweight battle Umpiring In Boston at the time Dempsey delivered his ultimatum to Rickard same being being- the tho home of Maloney and an 1 Sharkey I know personally that Dempsey's come come- comeback comeback comeback back made no hit with either of the two Bostonians One of o the two must lose which leaves lea him a considerable distance from a n. championship bout The Tho winner must prove he lee heIs heIs leeis Is a better beller man mats than the tho victor of ot the tho battle Perhaps Rickard knows both bothof of ot them are arc a I trifle disgruntled over the turn In affairs for I note he has offered both of or them a anear anear anear near halt half million guarantee for two fights Sharkey Is the more optimistic of the two for when I talked with him about his coming matches he replied replied- Its It's all alt right vv with me I can whip Maloney Dempsey and Tun Tun- Tunney Tunney ney so 50 I should worry The more fights the more dough CONTI- CONTI DENT DI T. T I look for Sharkey to positively positive beat Malone lIe He already has two wins over o Maloney and fig fig- figures figurea urea ures it Ita is a all over o but collecting as far as the outcome Maloney Malone on the other hand undoubtedly has a vivid remembrance remembrance remembrance brance of both his meetings with ith Sharkey and naturally It Is not one of supreme confidence There are nrc somo some who regard the Its all over but the tho shouting attitude of o Sharkey as an expression zion sion of ot swell headedness I dont don't look on it In that light To me simply es belles ho he Is the greatest fighter In the world Is surprised every everyone one else lount t 1 know now It and for those ignorant of or his super-ability super he simply simp at various times spills a a. little chat chat- chatter chatter ter ler about himself Sharkey Is already the next heavyweight champion of the world as a. a far as Jack Sharkey Is concerned Ho lie isn Isn't t worrying about how many men nen he must meet and defeat Its It's Just a days day's work with him until he reaches the desired goal of or champion Tunney on on the other hand seems to think a style stylo fighter fl like Sharkey Is I made to order for bini Wo We 0 shall later seo see what we shall hall see ace |
