Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-06-30
DEMPSEY A BORN F|CHTER1
RING INSTINCT WILL AID,
ATHLETIC TRAINER SAYS
Willard Manufactured Battlcr, Who
VIII Fail In Critical Moments,
Donovan Thinks.
ny FRANI< q. NIENKE.

TOLEDO. OHIO, June 29.-One OF the
great, greatest natural a lighters Of al times
in history on July 4.
Which man has the advantage?
Dempsey, the natural fighter. by
o mii,ion miles is tho consensus OF
guides n man destined by nature to
DC warrior He knows in every crisis
WSo never e Go e9 for eq. W a Eher
and took It up only for financial gain.
1t is really difficult. He does what he
happens that is out of the ordinary he
Is all 1T sea-"
That's shout right" spoke up
great atheees '" W SFaaneG o IS Har manu
featured fighter. pure and simple. He
didn't care for mixing II with his fists
esianrly IN youth. and he really doesn't
tainly he doesn't battle for the love OF
the fray. as did Sullivan, Fitzsimmons.
Corpett, JeHries and all the others did
who began their ring careers in early
youth.
Widely Different In Methods.
one ,,, needs only to watch Dempsey
and Willard to note the vast differ
boxing along stereotyped Ines s Tnen
up wonderfully we'll. but when some
thinE happens that isn't in the book.
Ei s . %mem ne gets into a tight place he
otner hand. knows just what to do. no
matter what happens. Instinct guides
him.
Dempsey against the ropes knows
always Just what he should and should
NOT 90 70 eNtricate himself without
S SeT,Sas ser results Willard against the
plenty OF blunders that a quick -thinks
ing. instinctire fighter VII take advan-
s Guss oil ;o In his training bouts. Willard
Soes along wei until something han
pens which was unlocked for. Then
, ne nouhaers around, trying TO adjust
himself to the sudden SHIFT Dempsey
never ialters, no matter what happcns
lie ways seems TO he able TO do ,hn
risht thing at the right timc--alI tho
dempsey Started Fighting Early.
cb iiildenmnsfy began battling soon after
Just about as soon as he Wa ALL -,
M FAIR OF fists he began swinSin ~
hirl Fighting became a passion with
threw his whole heart and soul into
me task And why not? For in
lighting Dempsey finds ultimate hap.
And so. because Jack Dempsey was
created nGhter he knows Just what
I ,t be done during every minute OF
DEMPSEY has the uncannv knack
ina, belongs only to natural ringmen
of knowing just where blow should
be struck to terminate fight in the
quickest possible ;!me. He drives to
the vital point With tho same unerrlns
ing most delicate operation.
Willard Lacks Ring Instinct.
willard hasn't instinct 10 guide him
lie knows where to hit because he
has been taught oy ;eacncrs. He
knows how to guard because he has
been taught that. And he knows a
hundred and one other stunts necessary
In ring warfare. Each aids him might
lily until the unexpected happens.
when Willard knows not what 10
do it is because his teachers. smart
as they might have been, could not
anticipate the thousand and one pos
sibilities OF rims battle and so they
could not school Jess in that way.
If that fight on July brings along
the unusual when the unexpected hap
pens. its tho safest gamble in tho
world that Jack Dempsey vii! know
what to do, and will do 1t. and Jess
willard will founder helplessly until
ing his mental helplcssness.