The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-23
SPORTNOTES
CAN JACK DO IT?
Fans Agree Dempsey'S Hard
Blows Will Hit Champ.
But Can They X. o. Him, They
Are Wondering.

Toledo. o., June ga lot OF fans
arc beginning to ask themselves II
Jack Dempsey's punches will carry
sufficient weight to knock out Jess
Willard.
There is little doubt that the iron
mauler will be able to reach the beak
OF the present heavyweight champion
when they get going. He will slam
right and left with precision into the
big fellow But the longer. visiting
and local followers of the glove game
watch the progress of the two boxers
the louder comes the query: can
Jacks punch do It. or is Jess really
what he claims to be: a man who is
too big and strong to be knocked
out?"
The Bigger They Arc?
The writer believes the man does
not live who cannot be rocked to
sleep with a punch in the right place,
but Jess's right place has never been
located yet, even tho he never did
face the guns of a punisher like the
demon he will have in the ring with
him next month.
There is a lot of superfluous mys-
terry of the bunk variety regarding the
condition of Willard. People watch
ing the big champion work are in
clined to become puzzled by his slow
ness contrasted with the apparent
ease with which he handles his spar
ring partners. He has no fast men
working with him. and therefore his
slowness Is accentuated by the way
some of them are able to punch him.
Dempsey viii Hit Him.
1t seems evident that Dempsey will
hit him more frequently than do his
sparring partners. for Dempsey is
much faster man,
Wizards workout yesterday was
very slow. He did no execution him.
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able to do any. for he contented him
self with using his long arms to hold
them off.
Dempsey's workout yesterday was
directly opposite to that seen in the
Willard enclosure. The challenger
ripped, snorted and tore into his two
sparring partners, Bill Tate and Ja-
maica Kid.
He gave the latter a fine pasting
and went after Tate hammer and
tongs Tate thrice rocked the Demp-
sey anatomy with long. hard swing
ing right hand uppercuts, on one &C.
casion staggering Dempsey as ne
dashed in with his head down. Demp-
sew smashed away at Tate's abdomen
and had no trouble in laying his fast
hooks and crosses on Tate's chin.
HcIncn Calls 1t a Day.
Jack Heinen has finally called 1t a
dav. He departed last night for his
home in Chicago. The knockout
punch he took the other day on his
last appearance in the ring with VIII
lard settled him. 1t twisted the mus
cIes in his neck severely and he can
hardly turn his head. He blamed his
failure to get into condition before
starting rough work with the cham
pion. Steamboat Bill Scott of Toledo
has taken Heinens place, but It
doesn't appear he will be able to stick.
Terry Kellar also has packed up his
things AMI will move them back to
Dayton Jack Dempsey was little
more than Kellar wanted to tackle as
a means of livelihood. The Dempsey
camp is not shy of sparring partners
as Jock Malone and Billy Miske ar
rived here Sunday.
Tex Richard was proudly exhibiting
today the first promoters license ever
issued by the army, navy and civilian
board Of boxing control Jess VIII
lard at the same time received num-
her l license as a boxer and Dempsey
was given number 2.
The referee tangle may be I'M
raveled today. and it may be held over
until tomorrow.