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Show Leo Flynn Praises ' V1 Work of Dempsey in J Recent Mit Contest BY JACK VKlOi iv . Inv rnational Sam Sporting Editor, tCBW YORK, Jan 7 ."If you want niv opinion." remarked Leo Flynn manager of Bill Brehnan. "Jack Dempsey the hardest-hitting heavyweight heavy-weight the ring ever knew and the greater fighter I ever saw. When Dempsey goes out against sonic of tin- other heavy weights you 11 se0 what a great champion h is ana then inehbe for the tlrst time you 11 all give Bill Brenmui the credit ho tie-serves. tie-serves. 1 think Carpentler will OS soft for Dempsey, and If he ever fights Harry Will I'll have a good -sized bet on him to win. "That's pretty good, Isn't It. coming from the manager of the man he knocked out'."' ; Plyon couldn't have said anything imorc flattering about the worlds icavj weight champion, but he did add I that In his opinion Dempsey Is not going hack Taking It by and large Flynn might have been expected to say Just what he did, for the boiler D.-mpsey looks tlie b. iter Brennan looks, everything considered. But Flynn was sincere. Hi believes In Brennan with all his heart and Dempsey, therefore, made a believer out of him. The question of Dempsey's condv t inn. which has been the subject of much discussion since the Brennan light is still being argued I'f" and con but It will not be solved to the s at -faction of the boxing public till the Champion comes out and shows himself against Wlllard and Carpentler. Carpen-tler. .n)H FOR "BUSINESS." The wilier has opined in previous articles that it was good business for Dempsey to knock Brennan out in twelve rounds Instead of finishing htm earlier Whether or not Dempsey let 'Brennan suy that long purposely we elo not know. Manager Jack Kearns' admitted to us after t'n.. fight that the Ii nglh of the bout was "good In some respects," for Di trips, v, but he added that Jack was too finely conditloneel. We hnve known Dempaey since long before ho became champion, and If he was In real condition tho night h fought Brennan then oui Judgment of what condition should bo has been l wrong nil the time. Dempsey was pah- and drawn. He w:ls ns nervous as a hyped-up rare horse. Ho trein-I trein-I bled as he stood with Brennan while tin- camera man "shot" the pair, and Ihe was cold ;i9 he Silt waiting in his-corner his-corner for the battle to start. All bo had on in addition to ins ring costume was a turklsh towel Wrapped mound this ehouldem. and h, folded it close j around him and shivered. He looked about as comfortable as n house e Bitting on a cake of Ice. 111 Noticing all Mils ihe writer was m irprlsed v l . ri the bic I ning from lis cornet I tin tiger ho lias alv .y . been and M I ' ' 1 anni Inla i ' I '.Ul ii a i.-w ro I Ci m to 'Mink II over, it took dS f ' four rounds t s,-t propJ I Ll Led UP 1 le was hlllnir; BraM ' I a I Id mi 'ce II: (lie i I'll. 1 1 es ;,,! j ! b2 W Mi,, fd H . . , nn d .. ,i. i . . i . t H fc tJL that way j W MiMFrHI.Nf, I. At KINO. Dempses m-.t at'r.,id of Breram f'1 Having disposed of him in .. (jla i Mm to ij H o m ii.. I n . g( Ked 1 n 'i Fulton cold m a roua . . i ' . i -I l i r,-n will not be satisfied thai he can 9 I . 1 1 1 ' ' ' 1 1 ' i ! 1 1 ,T ' u hi., ..".nn until in. H j tfe I them. The coin I n tr i.aii'e v.it'i .Tex m I lard will be for tb Vill- rd, I In n , j, condli I Io- I time to I meet, md be . n - . . 11 or i,rjUj t Ite for jH I w ill. i r.i i- . , i I . ii forget tm tie will mal t tight next time. - 1,10111 ' ' fli-il Tionj . 1 ! 1 1 ' h' frjf l 111 rel He will i" i hi ..iii i 1 I .. .. i I,, ,r, f ( .. '.I ib.. i iii. i . i have he n . Im f tiring : hal Will r l mi io . . hli ' be nt.- a yhiniiB H , - , r,m, M oo ' m |
