New-York tribune., 1919-06-17


weeks ago, he seems fabbier than Y
When he is in action his skin Q
worked off suggests the corrugated
not sapped the champions stamina
ever, and there is more snap to his
Dempsey did little work to-day There
was no boxing in his programme, be-
cause of the healing cut over his left
eye. A trivial injury like that might
be the cause of his losing the fight,
for with this semi-tropical climate out
here cuts heal slowly. Unless the cut
over Dempsey's eye is completely
healed before July 1t might be ripped
open by Wizards left, and a fighter
with blood dripping into one eye
would not be at his best.
William Harrison Dempsey spent
most of the day, attired in green and
gold bathing suit, at the beach at Mau
NEE Bay. His training henceforth will
be light, with the idea of conserving
T. all of his strength and all of his
weight for the day Of the fight Demp-
ssey needs no training for speed, and
the policy of resting up seems wise.
Already he has lost the drawn look he
wore two weeks ago.
Must Conserve Strength
Obviously it will be William Harri
son Dempsey's intention on July to
reach Willard quickly with a punch
that will sting, and to follow it quickly
with other punches delivered with the
same intent 1t is too late for Demp-
sey to take any boxing lessons. All
that he can do now is to conserve his
strength and vitality for that task.
Other fighters have landed on Will
lard, but they failed to drop him.
There is only the legend Of Joe Cox
stopping the champion. but just how
much of that is true is hard to tell
But it would not do Willard much good
to let Dempsey swing at his jaw and
stomach as he lets his partners swing,
unless he is considerably more vulner-
able than Achilles from the hee! up.
Willard put in a rather serious day
with three sparring partners-Jack
Hemple, Walter Monohan and Jack
Hciaen, former millworker and sailor
IN the United States navy. The sailor
who is supposed to be a wonder in
gym had d tough day of it. Willard
clipped him at the base of the brain
with long over-reaching left, and for
me rest OF the afternoon Heinen was
seeing the pretty stars and hearing the
far-otf music of the spheres.
Women Watch Workout
Monohan and Hemple gave Jess the
usual fast workouts, but in a more or
less perfunctory manner. There was a
large gallery of citizenesses from
Toledo at the Willard camp, and fre
quently big Jess raised his arms and
let the three sparring partners whale
away at his stomach and jaw, while he
grinned placidly. No aged gentleman
out OF condition can let husky young
men hamme- at his bay window
1t is my opinion that Willard might
be the better for work with some
heavier and more dangerous sparring
partners, but the big fellow evidently
intends to keep on about as he is doing
until few days before the fight.
The training is beginning to bore
him already, and he declared to-day
"That he wished he could hurry through
to the day of the fight and get it
over with
1t is evident that Jess regards this
million dollar battle as mere Incl
dent in his career, something that is
already settled as far as he is con-
cerned. He has planned trip to New
York as soon as the fight is over and
he has his money in the bank. 1t is
supposed to be kept secret, but it will
soon be out that Willard intends to
give Wall Street a whirl.
Dempsey Scales 1875 Pounds
Dempsey weighed in to-day at 1875
pounds. Willard eonfesses to 249
pounds, which is just about a pound
and half more than he weighed when
he fought Jack Johnson at Havana
The chances are that the big fellow
may drop down to about 245. He still
has some weight to lose.
Dempsey needs nothing really but
the mildest sort Of exercise. His wind
is good and he has the vitality of his
as newly wound dynamo. Willard
seems to puff great deal when he
goes more than round or two, but he
always has breathed through his mouth
and even when he was younger he had
the appearance of one who got winded
easily. The corrugated elephantine
hide makes him look older, but the
suggestion OF the elephantine strength
is also there.
The referee question seems to be en-
tirely settled, with the exception of the
actual naming of the man. Tex Rick.
ard to-day received letter from the
Army, Navy and Civilian Board OF
Boxing Control, accepting his invitation
TO name the man. The procedure is
satisfactory to both fighters, so there
will be no long -winded arguments here
as 70 who will be the third man in the
ring.
Board Accepts Task
The letter says in part
THE board unanimously accepted
the invitation, and it further desires to
thank you most sincerely for the high
tribute you have paid it's authority and
10 assure you that it will do every
thing in its power to justify the con.
hdencc you have reposcd in it,"
Tho Army, Navy and Civilian Board
1f Boxing Control has on its board
Of directors generals Of the army and
admirals Of the navy and several col
lege professors.
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