Show DEMPSEY MAY OPPOSE FOUR BOXING STARS Preliminary Program For Former Champion List List- Listed Listed ed By Promoter By y SPARROW SPARROW lG M Special Correspondent of The Standard Examiner Copyright 1927 1921 Consolidated Press PreES Association I EW YORK Oct 15 I If one Is to NEW N believe the current story going the rounds Jack Dempsey will put in four hard fights before the summer rolls around His op opponents op- op opI j I probably will include John f Jack Jac Shar- Shar Sharkey Sharl l key and and Paolino f J Uzcudun 5 j This Is good news A if true How much f fj Jack needs work is Illustrated by the 4 effort cHort he made against Gene Tunney last month After a sort of backward back start in Jack his initial come come- comeback back fight against Jack S h a 1 r k key e y Dempsey though fairly whipped in inthe Inthe the early rounds carne came back to score a knockout Only his remarkably good condition brought about by b ar arduous ar- ar arduous months of training in Califor California nia made this possible Those who saw Dempsey tottering around on his wobbly legs in the first round of oC the Sharkey fight would not have ha given a plugged nickel lor hii hi chances of bringing victory out of the fire of seeming defeat Yet he did How much better was his showing in both of oC his fights this year than that of last jear ear In Philadelphia when the further he went the worse he looked I Proper conditioning Is the an an- anser ser serNo Now No It if Dempsey will ill only go through with Ws his reported plan to keep in shape by taking on four or five tough opponents he will be the better for It I and should he emerge with flying col col- colors colors ors he may get the third meeting with Tunney after all aU All the ballyhoo in the world will not sulfice to attract the gate necessary necessary sary to pay payoff off a heavyweight champ championship contest unless Dempsey proves his good faith falth with the boxing pub public lie lic by showing his wares more often oCten and proving to the doubting doubling Thom Thom- ases that he will fight even eHn though he heis heIs is not guaranteed g fabulous sums I Speaking of fabulous sums the heavyweights again o t are ng on Ofa parade i Not so much c for the honor of being I I nominated to fight the champion Perish the thought They are looking for the high stakes now in vogue Tex Rickard has started off oH with Jack Renault and Jack Delancy Then we will VIII have bave Paolino Uzcudun and Phil Scott To make the party com com- complete comi i so that the public will ill not think there is any scarcity of ring masto masto- dons Jack Sharkey returns to the fold with Tom Heeney as his opponent Speaking of purses the figures fight fighters ers en ask nowadays would make an old timer turn green with envy emY Not long ago a boxing fan asked the writer to distinguish luh between a prize fight and a boxing contest eon t The best reply seems to be that in the old days when I title tille holders did something besides dictate terms a challenge had to be backed with o a cosh clISh side bet It took I some nerve and ability to back ones one's Judgment in his own ability And how the old boys did fight forthe money and to a finish Now abbreviated contests padded gloves and mil mil- million million lion dollar purses is It any alY wonder onder that prize prizefight fight an ugly term has been changed to boxing exhibition It was not so far back but that many fans of today will remember Peter Maher He was as a grand old man with a kick resembling that ot otan otan an Arkansas mule Maher was fortu fortunate nate enough to be in on the money mone when the promoters were able to charge admission with some semblance of legal right Clubs were permanent affairs not a barge as was the case when Jim Corbett fought Joe Choyn- Choyn stI or the sod when hen John L. L Sulli Sullivan van an fought Paddy Ryan at Mississippi City One day laher n received fI fIer an offer to fight in Philadelphia I The e promoter er was vas talking to Peter over the phone and offered him eleven hundred dol dollars lars for his end |