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Show I JACK DEMP5EY IN OODEN I EN ROUTE TO LOS ANGELES Jack Den.p$e, v. or id's heawweighr ' chapion fistic- am i, passed tv rough Ogden yesterdav en 'oute 'o Salt Lake where he will visit with nts mother prior 10 departing 'or LOB ngcles where he will enU tpo movie'' realm Miring 'he past three months Pemp-scj Pemp-scj has been on ihe Mage and ban made a decided fcit, according to re ports reaching '.his city from Salt Lake. The injury whkn Pempsoy suffered fx days ago during a circus perform nnce turned out lesa "-erious than wa-. al first feared While Koxing In a ring set up on a portahl- platform such as used in circuses, one i f the stakes be P k'r ' ''Uie loose and v. is nro.vn with considerable con-siderable force on pernpsel'S left fool. Lit' The stake which was a heavy piece of JjJmI nonbound wood, struck 'he foot in uch a manner as 10 cut 'i deep gash. Three stitches were tak'-n. ir.d thy lilt' wound is now healing nicely Dempsey Has Signed. Dempsey confirmed the repn" that he has signed a contract 'or S175000 with Pomonic Torlorich. New ' irlens yyl ' promoter, to men either arpcntjer or Beckett in a ma'c1: nt New Orleans, March IT Pompsey s opoonent will b the winner of the Beckett-Carpcn Illi I lier bout at London PeeeubfT 4. "There 1 a good (leal of doubt ' said Jack last night ' to whether -1 1 h -r I ji I Beckett or Carpenter will want lo come 10 Amerlc-4 If the winner o! Sh II nfKt month's figln reruses 'n cross th ocean I will go to f-Jurope to meet hin . IlHl 1 nnt to engage In an international Hi match, and if I an to be champion, I wani to he champion f the world an MS undispuied champion. 'Ihe iasi inte-national inte-national mate h of importance was that III' between Charley J : 1 1 h 1 1 and John L. Sullivan i don't sa , i boastfully, bu' if has laken a long time foi America t produce a fighter who is deemed good enough to meet the peal Liropr has 'c Offer not since ire Mil . ,iell-Sulli an fight has there be- n a real Intemation- II lfl' a' match. " Dernpse.v saya thrs i nnbQjy- left In American who can In railed a 'logical contendei ' H has whipped ill the heavy weights of prominence, most! in or." round, and ' tlioa I haven't 'ickeu II If have licked one anu'," i After a irut in .-l1 Lave with his Hn molber, the champion will depart for Los Angeles whr he wiM engage In "movie'' work H - received a libeck for IIOO.IMH) as an initial pay men! for Lll Sj his work last week "he f Mil will h-ul h-ul Hi made in fifteen tptscdes and will re ' ciulie more than '.)'.:r nio;.:hs lo makt He intimates tha: 'he pcturea wl'i bring him about ha", a mil'ion uol H lars. Pempsey stated 'ster'ay .hit h f would box anyone ih pro.uoters cou.d bring on aftet h- "'move" is com- I 1. plated. Dempae) p expected to leave Salt Lake for Los Angeles during the week |
