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Show Jack Kearns Seeking Three Fights For Champion Pempsey This Fall OS ANGEL.ES, Cel., June 17. Jack La Kearns, manager of Jack Iternp-sey, Iternp-sey, world's heavyweight champion ))ugillst. was speeding east today with the Intention of launching what ho declared would be one of the busiest fall campaigns evi r participated in by a heavyweight title holder Jess V-lard, V-lard, ex-champlon. Bill Brennan and Harry Grcb a trio of pugilists considered- likely opponents for Dompsey probably will have the opportunity to nieet the champion this fall. Kearns said. The proposed match with BUI Brennan Bren-nan In Michigan City. Ind . next Labor dny has been practically closed. Kearns said although there was R possibility pos-sibility Jesa WIMard might be substituted substi-tuted for Brennan. If the match with Brennan goes through, according to I present plans and Brennan Is defeat- ! cd then Kearns will try to match WU- ! inrri and Dempscy for a bout ln New York. Jersey City or Montreal, tho lat- . ter part Of September. A few days later. Kearns stated, Pempsey would be billing to meet Greb in a six-round bout In Philadelphia Referring to recent statements of Wlllard that Pempsey and Kearns I were trying to evade a return match with the former svil'an of the squared circuit as "bunk" Kearna declared he was ready to agree to a bout with Wlllard Wll-lard on a percenta-T basla the aame ratio to be in effect as that art the Toledo fight in In which Demp- , . stopped the big fellow and won in- heavyweight belt. Wlllard then told of Kearns' plan averred Kearns was ''making unreasonable unrea-sonable demands on Tex Rlckard. so he will have a reason for not being signed up." I remained quiet for many months, hoping thai a return match could be .111 tnged " Wlllard said. but the less I Mid, the more they liked it. so I am going to do a little talking and see j what effect that will have." Kearns will first stou at Benton Harbor, Mich., where h will talk over tho proposed BUI Hrcnnan-Dcmpsey scrap with Floyd, KiUsimmons. promoter. pro-moter. Later, he will go lo New York for a conference with Tex Rlckard. Rlck-ard. promoter of the Toledo bout at which DemPSey won the title, and who. it is understood already has an understanding vith Wlllard for a pro- 1 jectcd W4Uard -03 em pssv fir' I |