Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 27, Number 7, Decatur, Adams County, 8 January 1929 — Page 6

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DEMPSEY WAS TO FIGHT FOR RICKARD AGAIN Last Plans Os The Late Promoter Disclosed In Magazine Article New York. J.<n v—vU.RJ—Tex Rickard had planned to have Jack Dempsey fight for him this year. A posthumous article liy the late promoter, appearing in the current Issue of t'ie Ring, international boxing magazine, and copyrighted by that publication, tells of the last plans Tex made for the return of the former heavyweight champion, who now probably never will fight again. While Dempsey's activities in the realm of boxing probably now will be confined to promoting. Rickard's article discloses that the ex-champion had agreed to try once more under Tex's guidance. The article written by Rickard shortly before his death, follows: Uy George L. Rickard, Copyright 1929 by The Ring. International Boxing Magazine. "Jack Dempsey will com* back this year. The fact that he has determined to re-enter the ring in an attempt to regain the crown he Inst to Gene Tunney and that he still is a great fighter, makes it necessary for me to give him a rating In my 1928 selections despite his idleness. "One cannot think of Dempsey except in terms of greatness and therefore in his case, his inactivity last year must be disregarded in the rat-| ing of the world's leading heavyweights, fo' he is greater than any fighter now basking in th* limelight and stiiving for the title left vacant by Gene Tunney. "Jack Dempsey has decided, to ■ make a determined effort to regain i the championship. He cam* within an ace of turning the trick in Chi- ' cage, and although lie lost the verdict, there are thousands of fight fans, throughout the world who feel that i Jatk Dempsey is the uncrowned i world’s heavyweight champion. “Dempsey will fight only once and 1 that one battle wilt lie fore me and It | will decide the holder of the clown. In other words, he will be one of two ; finalists, the other to be selected by . m* from amon* th* oth*r contenders i "It is tny p'in to send Jack Denip- ■ sey against the winner of my heavyweight elimination tournament, the , first bout of which is to take place at Miami on February 27. This final bout will take place either in August or September, preferably the latter, all depending on how long Dempsey wil. require to get into trim ' Rickard's list of first choices for 1928 follows: Heavyweight — Gene Tunney, Nevi York City. Light heavyweight—Tommy Lough-

ran, Philadelphia. Pa. Middleweight — Mickey Walker. I Elizabeth, N. J. Welterweight — Joe Dundee. Balti ] more, Md. Junior-Welterweight — Jimmy Me Larnin, Vancouver, Can. Lightweight — Sammy Mandell, Rockford, 111. Junior lightweight — Tod Morgan. ; Seattle, Wash. Featherweight — Andre Routis. France. Bantamweight — Fidel La BSrba. California. Flyweight — Emile Plander of France. In explaining his choicer, Rickard remarked: "Because Gene Tunney defended the wo; id’s heavyweight title successfully against a challenger from overseas, because Tunney did what was asked of him. because he scored a knockout, I place him at the top of the heavyweight ranks. His retirement cannot deprive him of that hon- i or. "But right next to him I place Jack Famous Cough Prescription (”on f ai”s No Chloroform Or I Other Harmful Drugs *1 The use of medicines containing I chloroform or dope to relieve cough-! ing is dangerous and unnecessary. ! Now anyone can get quick sure relief with a famous prescription called i Thoxlne, which contains no chloroform or other harmful drugs and is safe and pleasant to take. Thoxlne is thoroughly efficient bo cause it has a double action—soothes the irritation—-goes direct to the internal cause, and stops the cough almost instantly. Far superior to cough syrups and patent medicines. Also i excellent for sore throat. Quick relief! guaranteed or your money back. 35c, fiOc and 11.00. Sold l.y Holthouse and all other good drug stores.

j Dempsey. I know this will surprise I Ring readers, but th*i* is no way out lof it. If* and Tunney are in a class Iby themselves They rank supreme The others must prove their right to !.t ranking in the same class. • I refuse to elevate anybody to I th*ir company. Nothing that was [don* in 1928. makes m* feel that any I other fighter is entitled to consideratinn In the same breath with Tunney and Dempsey. I have divided the heavyweight division into five classes, ] I but only in the first have I rated the i ■fighters in numerical order. In my | second division 1 have placed Jack I Sharkey. Young Stribling and Pnolino i t'zciidun. but I shall make no effort ’to rank them, third, fouith or figth | i I regard them as a class, about on a ’ par." In the light heavyweight class he names ixnighran first, Iximski second. Braddock third, and S attery. fourth. No other names appear in | this class. Tex places Jack Delaney as the ' leader of the second class, with Pete I ' Latzo, .Mi< key Walker, Tuffy Griffiths. | and Maxey Rosenbloom, making up the rest of the section. Mickey Walk-. |er is named both in the middleweight i division and light heavyweight. 1 The middleweight class is headed i by Mil key Walker. of whom Rickard remarks: "Walter unquestionably has out- ■ grown the class. 1 don't feel that he ever will be able to make the weight | in defense of his title He went Into that class last year to whip Armand I Emanuel and Mike McTigue and in view of his great showing against these I have ranked him among the light heavies as we 1 as in the middleweight class. He defended his title twice, against Hudkins and Milligan, hence still takes the top rank in the class in which he holds the crown. Os the welterweights. Rickard says: "1 have ranked Dundee first, because we must recognize th* fai t that , a series o» mishaps, illnesses and , troubles on the coast over which Dun- ■ dee had no control, contributed largely towards his idlenes and failure to , defend his title. The fact that he has i signed to defend his crown early this j year, makes me overlook his shortcomings." Rickard names McLarnin above the , recognized title holder. Mushy Callahan, as the leader of the junior welterweights and places Baby Joe Gans. ■ third In the lightweight division Ray I Miller receives second choice to Mandell. the champion, with Joe Glick thi'.d. Tod Morgan and Honey Boy Finnegan are placed in d class by them selves a. the leading junior lightweights and Routis, Banny B.iss. Tony Canzoneri, Hair; Bitman, Al Singer and Kid Chocolate are placed iu the order named among the featli i erweightg. Kid Chnlocate also !’ named among the bantams in which Rickard places ; I_u Barba, first, Al Blown, second. Graham, third. Chocolate fourth and :. Teddy Baldock of England, fifth, in i

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th* first division Tex ignores the claims of both Schwartz and Gvnaroin th* flyweights, to place Emil* Pander of France , ahead of troth, as the leader, with I Johnny Hill of England second. ,j Schwartz, third and Genaio. fourth. In all, Rickard has listed 416 boxj ers from all parts of the world. COMMODORES TO PLAY ELDER HIGH The Comn.l dotes will meet a worthy for- Friday when they p’ny Elder high school of Cincinnati, Ohio here. Elder has represented the State of Ohii a' the National Catholic Tournament for the past three years. laid year. Eld’r beat the Commoil res 22-19 in the only previous encounter of the two , teams. The game was the cleanest and ■ fastest engage.) in by the Commodores last year. The Cincinnati newspapers were loud in their praise of the : Cominool res and the Commo lores returned home pt rising Cincinnati fans as the l»est sportsmen they had yet encountered. I-atet in the season. Elder plays b th St. Rsoe of Lima and Chaminade, of Dayton, two of the Comnr dores opponent.s of this year. These three I teams represent the cream of Ohio high school basketball teams. Elder, however, always holding the edge that sends them each year to Chicago. The game here Friday will be played an' rding to Indiana rules. 20 minute halves, but the return gime at Cincinnati will be played in 8 minute quarters. The Cincinnati team has four veerans from last year's team, Schulte. Flaherty, Flannery and I’ng. Boyle, their other regular, joined the B ston Braves after being graduated last year. This will be the first appearance cf ! the Commodores on the hnmF f'txii since Dec. 27. They will not be seen at home igain until January 23. Lundy- Welborn will referee the | game. 0 j Field Goals By Mark M. Upp Announcement of plans for a county ■ second team tournament to br held at Berne. Saturday. January 19. is I good news. Last year’s tournament, which was lu- il at Kirklami and won | by Decatur, was a fine success. Several of the boys who performed in I that tournament are doing line work I for th* respective school's first team this season, and the experience gained in that tournament was a big help i to them. | Only one game is to lie played in Decatur this week-end and that one should be a dandy. The Commodores meet Elder High of Cincinnati here

on Friday night ami if 'be 1,1 l* n 1 filled. It certainly can’t he the fault of th* attraction. Ehler high has one of the strongest teams in Ohio and ha represented that state in th* n.iilorial Catholic tournnmetn for the last three year- txist year, the Commodores dropped a hard-fought gam* to th* Buckeyes, at Cincinnati, by a score of 22 19 Father Hesslon has made arrangements for the Junior R-'ind to play at the Commodore game her* Friday night. With a hand on hands and two high class teams on the floor, there ought to he a “hot time in th* old town." Friday night. The Tune Has Changed "Despite the fact that they played minus the services of their big back j guard. Joe Krick. Decatur nosed out j Angola 29 to 28 last Friday night. The I Yellow Jackets lost the services of Krick during the Columbia City game I recently when he hurt a bad knee. Decatur meets the Vikings here Fri day night. I-at er in the season the Norse also play Angola. Judging from B uffton’s overwhelming victory over the Red and Black. Decaturs win over Columbia City by a large score and their defeat of Angola, Huntington will not have things all its own way Friday.”—D. A. G„ Huntington Her-

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aid. Mish/waka. opponents of th' ' ' 1 "* Jacket* on Saturday night. ther*. wih Play Whiting at U’hiting. Friday night. This will be th* farthest north a Yellow Jacket team has traveled for several y*ara. We’re beginning to wonder if anyone is readink this column, besides contemporary columnists, V know the lolumuists are. because they occasional. y clip a paragraph from onr column, but not u single contribution has lie*n received from readers this season. Who’ll be th* first Kendallville’s Red Devils took another wallop at Warsaw, Saturday night, losing by a score of 29-2;. By the time th* Noble county boys come t| Decatur for their Annual game with the Yellow Jackets. Feb. 1. they probably will be fighting back like regular devils. An interesting Independent gam* has been arranged for tonight at Berne. The Berne A. C. quintet will pay the Fort Wayne Pennsy team, which is made up mainly of former Berne players, including Bob Juday. Claude Clark, :: Press Whiteman and a few others. Have you counted up th* number

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