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iTex Rickard and I O’Rourke Talk Dempsey-W illsI| VEW YORK. Jt.lv l« -t/Pj Tex'* Rickard and Tom O'Rourke, rival! boxing promoter? have buried ihe, hatcher sufficiently deeply to meet! for discussion of a bout between! j Champion Jack Dempsey and Har-I rv Wills, negro boxer, it was disjointed today. O'Rourke who; l claims to have Wills under con-; tract for his next appearance andj| Rickard who lays claim to Demp-j sev’s services in the east, indicat-i e«l rhe match was probable provid-!ed Jack Kearns, the champion'*! manager could be induced to aee | the light. . || Both promoters professed to be-, lieve a Dempsey-WMUs bout would j prove a better drawing card than' a match 'between Dempsey andj [either Luis Angel Firpo or Jesrs-l j Willard. i - i
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Findlay Morning Republican
Findlay, Ohio, US
Wed, Jul 11, 1923
Page 11
Full Page
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John H.
IL, USA 03 Jun 2018
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