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Show Forcing Dempsey To Fight Willard Is Veteran's Plan L.OS ANGELES. Cal , June 28. Individual In-dividual memhora of the American legion le-gion in JOs Angeles have promised Jess Wlllnril. former heavyweight champion, they will start a movement designed to force a meeting between him and Juek Dempsey, according to a statement by Gene Doyle who la In charge of Wlllard's training camp In tho Hollywood American legion stadium sta-dium Armistice day ir. the time the Amcr- i legion wants and Jersey City la the place." said Doyle. " And they promise they will flghi on Wlllard's sld. " Willard says he Is amused at the silence of Jack Kearns. Dempsey'a managi r. ulatlve to a return match between Dempsey and Wltlard Dempsey Is running away from rne " .-.nd Willard I -liould think he would like to defend the title against somebody some-body beside- a middleweight. I camt all the way to the Pacific coast to see Kearns. and now that I'm here. Kearns has gone to New York With the hope something definite will come from Tex Packard's meeting- with Kearns, Willard said ho would keep up the light training which he began Tuesday. |