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Show STARTED THE ! DEMPSEY SCANDAL?! Fight Fans Eager to Know Just Who Initiated Chatter Now in Limelight Who started the American Legion after Champion Jack Dempsey? Did Jimmy Bronson set ex-service men i the trail of Dempsey's war record? Did Billy McCanuey dopo out the attack v.-fth a view to getting even wiu. Manager Man-ager Jack K earns? Did the American Legion find cause for action aucr their own probe, or were they tipped off to "start something" by intim.Ve friends of Jess Willard? These and a hundred more questions of a similar character are flying thick and fast In fistic circles since the conqueror con-queror of Jess Wlllard has been formally form-ally arrested, arraigneu and released on heavy bond lo guarantee his ,p. pearance In court to face trial on t'-e charge of having evaded service with the United States army. Down east, Jimmy Bronson, manager of Soldier Bob Martin, the army heavy weight, is generally credited with having hav-ing stirren up the mess. immy denies the accusation. Billy McCarney is charged'with having started the m -ss out Toledoway, wnere Dempsey Uckc I Willaru. It is said McCarney unnudl to assist Kearns In .handling Demps., and when his proposition was turned 1 down ne got misy. aicarny iunni-.handled iunni-.handled Luther McCarthy, the wuitej I hope who was killed in a bout aviHi, fArtnur Pelky. Bill also coniiueu-l ual adviser ami watchdog of the jjempsey camp In Toledo for sevcifl! v.eeks before the big scrap last July. I Bronson, is said to have spread f . report of some American .cgion posts; wnich had condemned utmpey. il.. denies this. Bronsun Is also said to 'have called on a number of American region Posts to u?e their influence lu Getting Martin for arpeniicr's oppui ent in the Frenchman's first b'g oat-He oat-He here. This does not sound reasonable reason-able inasmuch as martin has not ad anccd far enough In the game to, men a liuishcth arust like the l-rcmi' champ. Bronscn was a V. M. C. A. w orker In irnnce, and a favorite with , j the service men. ' I j Probably the Identity of the originai-Oi- 01 the uemp-j. i caudal will mvr joe Known, urn Aiuii'cr lse.uns ami champion Dempsey outl declare tin-American tin-American Legion never thought uf I condemning htm intil tho Idea was 'supplied by some disgruntled light fol-, lewer. When asked for a statement regarding re-garding his connection with the sc.in- , dnl, Jvss Wlllard said he would no , ' dignify it by discussion. Oil ' |