Arizona republican., 1919-06-29
By N. E. Brown

TOLEDO, O.-'What kind of a fel- low is this bird Dempsey? Is he as fast as everyboys says he is?'
 These are the first questions firta at anyone who has seen the chal- lenger for Jess Willard's heavyweight crown in action.
 The quickest way of describing Dempsey is to call him a young short-horn bull" This doesn't fit him exactly either, because there is notn- ing awkward about his rushing about the ring as there is in a young bulls methods.
 Dempsey is a lot more like a wild cat. He's the fastest heavyweight I've ever seen in action. The old timers now watching both fighters in work outs at the training camps say the only big fellow they know Of wc- could be compared with Dempsey, as far as speed is concerned, would be Gentleman Jim Corbett.
 Dempsey fights from a semi crouch ing position-the usual post of wal loping, tearing-in give and take fight CT. Because he is fast on his feet as well as with his hands he is never off his balance-is always set to tear in more and back up his wallops with his body.
 Dempsey Isn't Huge
 He isn't a big man by any means. He's husky and splendidly built. but cannot be called big.
 What struck me first as I watched him work out the first time was his back. The skin of a broad, we'll shaped back is drawn taught over what seems like a thousand muscles. These muscles ripple and play as he steps about the ring in sparring or punching the bag before stepping into the ring
 His arms and shoulders are bulg- ing with firm muscles too Someone has called him the gorilla man" be-
 aUse of his general build. but this is a mlsnomer, in a way, because his arms are not abnormalIy long as are the arms of many of the stocky, tough fighters in the ring today He is per- fectly proportioned to my way of thinking. This perfect proportion ex- tends into his legs, too. Most fighters Of his type are burdened with heavy legs which tend to slow them down. Dempsey's legs are we'll formed. His thighs taper well, his calves are large, but his ankles are well formed and his feet are of medium size. He works OH ms toes continually-except when he is sending pile driving blows into the pit of the stomach of his opponent at close range, forcing him back across footed, feet wide apart.
 Develops Pile Driving Blows
 He winds up his days workout by standing this way before a huge, heavy bag and driving his fists full force, into the leather dummy. Two of his camp aides attempt to hold the i bag nearly firm while he whales away at 1t, but are forced to give it up. The force of his wallops against the bag knocks them off their balance. The Jamaica Kid, one of Dempsey's main sparring mates, is a husky 1 negro, on the order of Dempsey, though smaller. Dempsey lifts him of the canvas once or twice a day with one of these blows to tf,c stomach. This with the big ten-ounce pillows used for gloves.
 Dempsey Looks Fit Today Dempsey is ready to step into the ring. He says so. His manager, Jack kearns, says so, too, and he looks it. This is because of the unique system of training he is following. He is be- ing groomed on a basis of a theoretical fight week. That is, he starts out | lightly on Monday and gradually in- creases the duration and speed of his training daily until the end of the week, when he proceeds to go the