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William Harrison (Jack) Dempsey, champion pugilist: "Under my signature in the Hearst press, I said: 'Of the "Big Three"-Firpo, Gibbons and Wills-I regard Wills as the least difficult to master...
Under the tutelage of J. H. Dempsey '23, the first year combination has been developing along the lines laid down by Coach Winsor for the University squad...
Lodge, old, awkward, heavy, has never displayed first-class ability. He was a sparring partner for Dempsey during the latter's preparations for Firpo. Critics agree that Firpo has selected...
Firpo plans to arrive in America early in March to prepare for a return fight with Dempsey...
Died. William A. Miske, 29, St. Paul heavyweight pugilist, of acute Bright's disease, in Minneapolis. In 114 fights he was knocked out only once- by Jack Dempsey at Benton Harbor, Mich., in 1920. His last fight was with Bill Brennan,six weeks ago. He knocked Brennan out in the fourth round. In 1920, when attacked by Bright's disease for the first time, he said: "If I am going to die, it might as well happen in the ring as in bed. Tell me what to do and I will beat this sickness...