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Show DEMPSEY TRIED TO ENLIST IN NAVY, OFFICER TESTIFIES SAN FRANCISCO, J'uno 14. William Harrison (Jack) Dempsey world's hcavj'welght champion, made strenuous efforts to enlist In the navy, according to tho tcs::-mony tcs::-mony today at Dernpsey's trial m the United States district court on a charge of draft evasion. Lieutenant Lieu-tenant John F. Kennedy, of the battleship Mississippi, testified Dempsey had asked him to secure his release from his exemption so that he might enlist. Dempsey, according to Kennedy, often remarked he "did not feel right to see the men in uniform about him and as long as his family fam-ily was well taken care of he did not care what happened to him." The remarks were made at the Great Lakes naval training sla-- sla-- lion where DenipBey was boxing as a civilian. Kennedy testified Dempsey in September, 1918, asked him to have his exemption released and later Dempsey telephoned tele-phoned twice from New Jersey to see if the release had been obtained. ob-tained. The i-elease, Kennedy testified, "came through" and Dempsey had started for Philadelphia Philadel-phia to enlist but tho enlistment was stopped by the order of the secretary of the navy. Boforc further action ould be taken the armistice came. oo |