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Show JACK DEMPSEY KEEJ TO MEET DEST IN EUROPE CHAMPION HOPES FOR GO WITH BECKETT OR CARPENTIERJ 4 ' r :' IJS"S3yWabSt, 'Sw His Stylish New Duds Will Knock 'Em Cold, Anyway CHERBOURG. France. April 18. ( By the Associated Press) JacK Dempsey. pugilist, does not plan to engage en-gage in anj 1 1 1 1 (.m his present trip to Europe, but will return if suitable opponents can be found. "I haven't come to fight but for a holiday he told the correspondent When asked as to the truth of a report that he was to meet Carpenlor again while here. If 1 find opponents worth while I shall accept, but for the next voyage," he added. By BOB DORM AN N E W YORK Well, Jack Dempsey. heavyweight champion of the univeise anii the "Beau Brummel" of his division, divis-ion, has b it America flat Jack sailed on the Aquitanls for England with all the eclat of a scion of some European royal house. Broadway, both male and female, at least ilnu part of it from around Forty-second street, turned out en masse to bid good-bye and good 'luck'' to the departing champ I JACK DEMPSEY M His MANAGER, MANA-GER, JACK Kl.ARNs. BIDDING FAREWELL to FRIENDS ON THE PIER BEFORE SAILING. What's that jou say? Where do I get that Beau Brummel stuff? Before Jack left he bought a complete com-plete set of new togs. Morning togs, afternoon togs, evening eve-ning tOgS, togs for any and all OCcas- lo ns When I asked him. "Win all the glad rags, Jack?" he whispered "Listen, I am going to Englanl, hoping hop-ing to Ket a crack at some of their heavyweights over there. But if I can't knock 'em out In a ring, I'll knock 'cm cold with tho clothes. "Seriously, though. I am hoping that I can get a fight over' there. "1 am more than anxious to give Carpcnfier, Beckett, or anyone else a chance If some promoter cares to offer of-fer the proper Inducements. "I am tired of all this theatrical stuff and only wish that I could get a chance to step Into a ring. "But as it is, all I have In sight Is some engagements in the music halls, and then I suppose I'll take In the sights unless something turns up. "But Just put It down In your little book that nothlmc would please me belter than a hurryup call to comr back to the little old 1". S. A and mix it with somebody." |