Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 24, Number 241, Decatur, Adams County, 12 October 1926 — Page 8

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DEMPSEY NOW A PRIVATE CITIZEN F o r in e r Heavyweight * Champion Seeks Privacy; Gives Interview Editor's Note: Jack Dempsey . lost his world heavyweight boxing title to Gene Tunney at Philadelphia last month, has gven to Henry U. Farrell, sports editor of the United Pressr the following interview, hts first detailed story s nee the fight (By Henry L. Farrell, United Press Staff Correspondent) (Copyright 1926, bv United Press) New York, Oct. 12—Jack Dempsey, former heavyweight 'champion of the world today became just a private citizen. Dempsey and Estelle Taylor, his movie star wife, moved out of a hotel in the "Roaring Forties" lo an apartment on upper Broadway. "1 will not tell even you the address or the telephone number," the former champion said. But before he left he told the: writer in an exclusive interview his story of events before the fight with ; Tunney, something of the fight and j of his future plans. Spurns Public Life “For seven years." he continued. “I haven’t had a moment of privacy and now, even at the expense of a lost title, I am going to live in a | place where I will be an ordinary ten-, ant instead of a public personage. “Mrs. Dempsey has several months to spend here in- New York doing some movie work and I have some time to spend waiting on the court decisions of a flock of civil suits against me. "As soon as I am able to get away, from New York without a sheriff following me I am going back to my home in CalTornia with Estelle, my wife, and Gus Wilson, my trainer, and then I am going to make the at-, tempt of my life to come bhek. "I am going to go right back into serous training and as soon as I feel ready for a fight I will accept an offer from any promoter—not against a set-up hut against any fighter that the public thinks would be a good opponent.” I “i realized." Dempsey continued, “after I had been beaten by the good f ghter that Gene Tunney %s. that I had made the mistake made by many champions and good fighters before me,—l had remained out of the ring too long. “I thought that by working most everyday in the gym and by work ing in a lot of exhibition bouts that I could keep myself in shape and I .■.vd preserve my physical' powers but I ;'iny timing and my co-ordination x “Ft r the f rsl time 1 am telling you this —and when I say this I am not detracting any credit from Gene Tunney because in my previous statements I said and mean that Gene Tunney was a b<tter fighter' than I was that night in Philadelphia when I lost the title —. “I repeat that I tell you I was not right that night. I laugh at the sug-j get ions that I was doped by one of, my camp-mates because days before, the fight T felt that I was not right end I kept working on with the hope that another day of work would make me r ght. “When I was working in the training camp in Atlantic City, I could hardly lift up my hands and I knew ' that I was being made to look bad by Tommy Loughran, the little Irish Philadelphia light heavyweight, who is one of the best men at Lis weight in the world —and perhaps the best. “That is one of the reasons why’ I c’osed my training camp to the public because I felt in the presence of fr’i nds —and only a few remained with mA—that I could work as I wished to pull myself out of what the players call a slump. “But I didn't do it. My legs had to bo pulled under me and I had to work to get up my arms. “I want to repeat that I am not detracting from Gene Tunney as a f ghter. He is one of the finest sportsmen T ever met. He called upon me the day after the fight and su'd that he was willing to sign for a return fight as Soon as a promoter wou’d sign us for the match. “I didn't ask for a return match immed'ately and I don’t want one. I know that a man In any profession reaches the end of his string once and T am not certain that I have not rghched the end." w “As I am going back into trailing and will accept a couple of tough matches. "If I know, after tbis next test, and I certainly will know, that I am finished. I will retire from the ring. The next six months will help me to

decide. “But. above all. as a defeated champion and one who has been criticized I! freely, I want to thank those friends who stuck to me through to the finish “I don't know that I am through and ! will not know until I go through | the ts»d I have planned. And if 1 find out that lam through—l will be through and ITT have to go into somekind of a business | “If 1 am not through and will be fortunate enough to regain the cham I Ijionsh p 1 will owe it to my wife and “a few personal friends who stuck to me after one of the most unhappy moments of my life." o ■ Harry Wills To Fight Jack Sharkey Tonight New York. Oct. 12.—(United Press) • —\Harry Wills, negro heavyweight , called by some "the uncrowned champion" was to prove his right to 'the i unofficial title tonight whes he meets j a 24-year-old youth from New Eng ! land. Jack Sharkey. For seven years Wills sought to . meet Jack Dempsey in a titular bout J i but with that champion's denounce J rnent. Wills-has again become a poss-l Jble challenger and his showing to-J | night will either obliterate a chance j to meet Gene Tunney. or bring tile i negro heavyweight close to demanding a match. Both fighters were confident today of victory. Sharkey who is twelve, years younger than Wills, said he had no doubt he would win. "If I beat Wills, Tunney will have ( , to meet me.” the ex-sailor said, “and i |i ni going to beat Wills. I will knock him out." J ( The battle is to be a fifteen round affair at Ettels field. Brooklyn. Wills | has an advantage in weigjit. height | and experience. , o < HOOSIER PUNTS f South Bend. —With Minnesota safe- 1 . ly tucked away in the trophy room. 1 Notre Dame today turned its atten- ( tion to Saturday’s battle with Penn State and prepared to eliminae the memory of aO u tie last year. Rockne t t is faced with the problem of finding; a tackle to replace Joe Boland who is 1 out with a broken leg | * ! Crawfordsville. — State Normal of Terre Haute will be next, on the progiam for Pete Vaughn's Little Giants and Wabash is expecting a rather easy victory. Vaughn will take no chances with the teachers however, . and plans to have the Scarlet in top ' shape Saturday. Indianapolis. Coach Paul Hinkle’s Butler Bulldogs today opened preparations for Saturday s battle with F: ..’’•‘g c.iii; is strong and althonvb Hinkle is cop- - 8 fident of victory he is drilling his '' men for a real battle. , Lafayette.—Facing their first conference game Saturday when Wiscon- 1 ein invades Purdue, th e Boilermakers 1 today are working hard in anticipa- u tion of a battle royal with the Badger v . eleven. .Only a light workout was 1 1 hell last night but practice starts in " I earnest today. • i Bloomington. — Gutting his first 1 stringy squad to 33, Pat Page started i pi eparations today for the opening of the conference season at Northwest ern Saturday. Page went over tie- • tails of the Kentucky game with the c men last night and is hopeful of tak 1 ing Northwestern's w.eran aggrega- s tionjrfto eamp for a victory Saturday. • Babe Ruth To Play With Lima Club Friday y Lima, 0.. Oct., 11.—Baseball will | have its chief autumnal setting in this city of Friday, Oct. 15, when Babe Ruth, star of the recent world series, will pity with the local club against the Celina team in the deciding game of Die inter-coun'.y hampionship. Lima wen the first game from Celina two weeks ago, but Sunday, behind the masterful pitching of “L-sty” Jacobs, Celina evened»the series count by a score of 1 tq 0. In addition to Ruth, the Lima club, will have such stars as Bi ly Southworth, St. Louis Card outfielder and ( another star of the late world series; | Fiank Gilhooley t.nd Mukey Heath, of ] the Toronto minor league,champions, and Pinkie Jittenger, '.ate of the Louisville club and now the property of the Cincinnati Reds,, in its lineup. With Celina will be Bruno Betzel, of the Louisville club; Tavener of the Detroit Americans, and Ty Freigau of the • Cubs, besides other league luminaries. The game is expected to prove a ban- . ner event of the seaion in the ranks of seihi-prcfessional hast ba 1 in Ohio This city is the only one in Ohi; in which Ruth will appear following the world series on bis way to the Pacitfe coast. 1 i

DECATUR OaILY DEMOCRAT, TUESDAY. OCTOBER 12. 1926.

The Fourth Down ttX Ry Willie Punt i — - Take the Fort In Fort Wayne, gang In our haste, Monday, we forgot to compliment the Decatur merchants for the splendid manner in # which they decorated for the game last Sat: rday. Walking down Second street before the game Saturday, a fellov. couldn't help but I catch the football spirit. Central ofFort Wayne is coming next Saturday and the Tigers’ colors are Blue and White. Lets deoorbte again next Saturday. It helps. Fi. ni Columbia City .ones another story of roughnerj and unfair tactics I in last Saturday's game. Columbia City i Played Central at Fort Wajne | and Central won. 14-7. but the Coluin I bia City Post is loud in its criticism of the treatment ree ived by the Col unibia City team. The Post *l!e tes that r. itrhne-.s and unfat tactics brought on defeat and that some of the Cent isrl player? indulged in conduct unworthy of prize ring The Post con’in lies. “It seems strange but true that it :s impossible tor .» vi-iting team to get fair and soprtsminlike treatment when engaging in an athletic contest with a Fort Wayne team at Fort Wayne.” According to the Post s story. Casey, the negro lineman for Central, was espe -tally rcugh and that he put Hancock, veteran Columbia City half back, out of the gaiqe with injuries in the first half and also injured Jaggers plunging Columbia City back, remarking, “I tfld you I’d finally get you.” Again, we don’t care to take sides in the argument, but we know from experience that Fort Wayne has rev i been noted for the highest type of inanship. On the other hand Cc'.umbia City rjill treat you right This columnist in tire Go hen Democrat persists in calling Jie Wabash Thoincats. “Yellow Jackets." Once more, ECK. Yellow Jackets mean Decatur. Oh. yes, did you know thst Kokomo Peru, last 3atur- • day, 12-C? Surprising, but true. Elderberry, in the Peru Chronical blames old man jinx for the defeat and blamed if we don’t begin to believe Kokomo has a jinx on Peru, ot.rselves. Keep Hoping, Buck ■ l igers gut si -Ute stall in then game aga list Gim i.’- high sc'm: eleven ■ nd couldn't get within striking distance with their final rally. The Tigers made two touchdowns rind that's b-tt r than was expect d. Th> Pcrtland Purple Panthers, who took a 7 to 0 defeat Saturday at Decatur will be here next Saturday. N .v w ■ rc preJi: ting a win fc.- the Tjpt Step on 'em. gang.” —Buckner, Bluffton Burner. A YELLOW JACKET FIGHTS • Purdue and Indiana have their Jiand* lull next week-end. Tie Boile mak>n entertain the Wise.min Badgers a' Lafayette, while the Scrappin’ l-oo-sires travel to Evanston to battle the Northwestern. Wild Cats. Both Indiana teams, will upset the dope bucket if they win. Nctre Dame should annex another vi.tory when Penn State visits South Bend naxt Saturday. Red Acker was hobbling around on crutches Monday as a result of the injury he sustained in the first quarter of the Portland gam:. Sett.rday. The Yellow Jackets captain likely won’t be in ve/y good ■ condition for the Fort Wayne game next Saturday and may not get into the game at all. Contribuiiors to the column appea. about as haul to get us home runs of: Grow. ■ Cleveland Alexander. u— Football Games Halted In Pittsburgh Sunday Pittsburgh, G:t. United l\ess) —Sports considered of a quite nature by the po ice department went undisturbed Sunday, while the blue laws ot 1794 we.e called cut t 3 put a stop to foctball games, which are emsider--4ml “disorderly." 4 Only three football games were attempted. But n ne got under way. Th.ee arrests were made at one atti mpted game, fourteen patrolmen wee required to stop another con-’ test.

AVON BURK WILL HEAD HAIRY DAY RECEPTION SQUAD (COKiTiNVKD fhom paaa »n» ‘ which Is to occur a: 3 o’clock in th* afternoon. No drive to secure these will be marie, but all who care to p ace 11 gift in the list Alii b giv-n fill I credit and publicity. \ final meeting , i for arrange.ur iits wil; be held th- lai- | ter part ot the >k on call. . . — — Q . ——— GEN. PERSHING GETS OV ATION AT LEIJION MEETING (CONTIMt'ED FHOM PAS)* OWB) port which will be piesented to the convention tomorrow providing that the convention be taken to Paris, despite some objections which have been raised because of recast anti-Amer-ican demonstrations abroad. Pershing addressed the convention and decried efforts of speakers to tell the Legionnaires what part they should play n civil ajlairs and said "men who are willing to face cannon in time of war need no advice as to their conduct in civil life." Vice-President Dawes, urged Legion naires to wotk for abolitidn ot the primary system of electing candidates for office. "Personally I bellev e that the’ primary system should be largely abolished." the vice-president said. Both Pershing and Dawes-were given a*rousing demons'.ration by t!Te convention. A—- — AIDES OF STEPHENSON ARE SUBPOENAED icovris!i:n fhom pa«e trips to klan meetings, has been aiding Adams in hh probe. I It was through Asher that certa'n letters from Stephenson, which had figured in the probe, were said to have been smuggled from the Michigan City prison. Habeus Corpus Writ Issued Laporte, Ind., Oct. 12 —(Vuited Press)—Jacob Morgan of Indianapolis. attorney for Herbert Wilson. i*eceiver in the Hoosier Tailors Inc., arrived here today’ with the habeus corpus writ ordering Warden Daly to have D. C. Stephenson in superior court at Indianapolis at 2 p.m , W«1 nesday. Unable to find Sheriff dlahu. Morgan left at once for Michigan City. Subpoena Served Laporte, Ind., Oct. 12—(United Press) —A subpoena ordering D. C. Stephenson, former klan dragon, to appear before the Marion county grand jury, Indianapolis, Thursday morning, wa|. cerved on Wanlen Walter H. Daly of the state prison todav. ' . “AJrirtt.” vra« Dufy’s after the writ wa« read to him at the prison farm, five miles north of here.

Learning Things t x Children are taught things while they are young and according to all reports they live up to their teachings. One of the most important things young and old can learn is the habit of saving. 'Once » practiced it becomes easy—and not only that. The neat little sum you have laid away is most important and comforting in time of need. Start an account today aiyl at this bank. i t, z Old Adams County Bank -We Pay You To Save”

by Deputy heriff Henry Ohlme. The warden made no statement to x the deputy in regard to plans for ' taking Stephenson to Indianapolis. | Sheriff Jacbb Hahn said that he has not received a writ of habeas corpus, which has been issubd by ’ Judge Sidney Miller of Marion superior court to compel Warden Daly to produce the ex dragon as a witness in receivership proceedings against ' the Hoosier Tailors, Inc., Wednesday afternoon. Daly was at the prison farm supervising the erection of a new barn. Stephen-on, according to a clerk at [ the prison, is in hiss cell, A summons for Stephenson to appear in the Marion circuit court Oct. 25, was served on Stephenson yesterday. o Woman Atteinnts To Swim From Albany To New York Catskill. N. Y, Oct. 12. — (Unted i , Pre? - I Charlotte Schomnfell. 28- ] I year-old mother who Is attempting to • ■ wim from Albany to New York in 50 I hours was leave here today on her ( third lap, having completed about 40 j miles. The total distance is about 1 15u miles. h Mrs Schoromell reached here at J 9:45 o'clock last night from Joey 1 mans, and stayed over night. She is i in ex.ellAt health. ] o ! Catholic School Pupils Observe Discovery Day i z _ . | Diseovery I; v va- appi >p iat»ly oh < i > rvvd'in the CathoU ■ ”i- ,•!>• and Meh , j echo I this r.fternao: . The a-rembly J | hall was crowded w::'i enthusiastic* l pils. -ager i>i th ■ afternoon pro i giam. which opened with the entire , st hoai singing “Auk r.: a.“ The remain ' | der ot the program onsl jted t p>r t ri tic st nt s rang I»V the difft ti nt de- , , |.'t! I nii-u ■> of the Si 1.1 -I. •s. e/- ] .it's. r,;.lings and dtamatiz tions. 1 th» io-e of the’ program, the--pupils j tang “The Star Spang ed Banne:.’’ l] I o —- | 1 I Mt. Varncn—The leader of the lo- < i cal band is ready to teach bis menlj t > play "It Aint Genua Rain No Mor-'", i since the weather man has fo“< I L • 1 camellation ot the last three outdoor ) concerts of the season here. i “CHICAGO I and QQ fTA return .. via ERIE RAILROAD SUNDAY, OCTOBER 17th Tickets good in coaches only going on train No. 7 having Decatur at 2:48 a.m. Returning leave Chicago 10:20 p.m. Central time. Fnr f... >1” k G. E. Teems, Ticket Agent * - /

Passenger Train Crashes Into Freight Near Peru | i Peru, Ind . Oct. 12 (United Press) - Running in a heavy'fog, paaseryer train No. 2 oti th- Cl .“ tillage A Ohio teil.ot.d. Cincinntrti b'aun.l. crashed Into a big four f t ight ’rain at a switch between Peru and Mt.rion today, according to a report so division roadquarters of the Che'tipeake & Ohio | railroad here. The engine of the passerger train and four care of the freight were deraiityl, the report said, but no cue was I injured. I Engineer P. T. Monahan and fireman Busbee both prea'tuiably jumped before the crash. . ■ —o » - The earth's daily rainfall amounts to about 16 miUeou tons a second.

| DECATUR, INDIANA ! IS CALLING YOU TO ITS BIG DAIRY DAY ! TUESDAY, OCTOBER 19 ; AND FREE BARBECUE : PROGRA M 8 to 12 o’clock—Registration, entertainment anti viewing of corn and beet exhibits.. 11 to 12 o’clock—Free barbecue, coffee and ice cream. 1:30 to 3o’ lock—Dairy talks and addresses b) < nationally prominent speakers. j Music three bands and other good entertainment. ' i 3 to 5 o'clock—Awarding of gifts, including two registered bulls. COME! COME! We Know You’ll Have A Good Time! q i 27b ! . Mnwnssnw ounsa * Land At Last! -134 years ago today Christopher ( olumbus saw land and landed. It was early Fall and he probably needed. ;'■> vou do now, a-romplete Fpll outfit. ' ■ x.' N But alas—-there was nd John T. Myers ‘ °’ to come to—ncuMkhaels-Stern suits to come l'» —it was ! centuries too soon For Stetson hats, Superior shirts and Smith shoes. A world of fioe\apparel awaits the Santa Maria of your number 9’s. MICHAELS-STERN SUITS AND TOP COATS I $18.00542.50 / The Nicest Showing for Years. . i ! J BETTER CLOTHES FOR LESS J MONEY-ALWAYS ‘ DECATUR • INDJ/fNA* 11- * ~ • - -- -

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