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Show JACK DEMPSEY V ISITS N 000EN Crowd Greets Champion in Wright's Store; Disbelieves Disbe-lieves Siki Yam "I don't believe that Georges Car-pentler Car-pentler framed a fight with any man," said Jack Dempsey, world's heavyweight heavy-weight champion, who was nn Ogden j Isltor today, in commenting upon tho alleged confession of Battling Slkl that b- had agreed to "lay down" In hla fight with Georges. "Carpefttlcr, In my opinion," Pcmp-sey Pcmp-sey oald, "Is not a man who would buy anyone Ut lay down' for him and I1 believe that every time ho cntera the I ring he has meant to fight squarely, win or lose. "It appears to me that Sikl Is 'soro' over his being deposed and is trylntrt this method of gaining revenge and publicity. I have become well ic- Hialnteu with Carpentler and I cannot believe that h' framed the flight." Dsmpsey came to Ogden today to visit Al Auerbach, one of his early managers. Auerbach now Is manager! of the beauty parlor at Wrights and whllo here Dempsey was given a I mattlcure In his friend's parlor Following his visit to the beauty Parlors. 1 -iii is y was escorted to the main floor of the store where ho was surrounded by ;ilnilrers who akd him all sorts of questions. "Who aro you going to fight next?" was thi nuestlon thrown at him from all sld. s. but Jack declared his "slate was empty at this time." "Don't ask BUCh foolish questions," answered one In the crowd, "there is no man living today who will fight Jack, Hs has run out of material." Dempsey will return to Salt Ia!t this afternoon, where he will fill hl3 theatrical engagement tonight and leave tomorrow for San Diego and Los Angeles. After two weeks he will be released from his show contract. He said that after his release he "might again fro to Europe." Jack met the crowd In Wrights for nearly an hour until the main floor was crowded. He smiled a broad srnilo at everyone and thrust out his hand to all who camo near him. no |