The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-06-03
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lack KEENE

Jack Dempsey made no mistake when
he selected the veteran Jimmy De or
rest 10 be his chief trainer n adviser,
according ~ IN eastern scribe VINO
knows Of De Forests ability. The
scribe goes on TO say that because OF
HE retiring disposition. De Forrest new
81 invade as much noise 900 the pusllstlc
world AS s1uo famous handlers OF
champion Fighters Nut ifrr" UrNrr Wah
% better man to H.t .f coach aud it1ln.
a.. Iu his time DEE Forrest has handl"l
more grcat nrnt''a than any other man
now living
There was hardly ono NJ those IA
nous heayyweights NJ twenty years ago
that did not at some time seek De
Forests services ~ trainer some or
those he aided with his sage advice
were Jim Corbctt. Tom Shhrkcy. Gus
Rubin. lid Mccoy and Peter Mahcr.
lie also trained Jack Johnson when mo
Galveston black first made lbs appear
suce In these parts. Among Inc nBhtet
men De Forrest handled were george
Dixon and Joe WUlcott i.
pv Forrest VAS athletic director NJ
the old Manhattan Athletic club AMI
one Of his boxing pupils was Th"odot"
Roosevelt. or late he has been athletic
director ot the Progress CLUB OF New
ark. Recently he resigned hts POSITION
there and left FOR Toledo to take ChhSs
Of pempsey's camp.
DO Forrest is no stranger TO Demp.
sey. In fact he has prepared the SAX
Lake heavy for all his bouts IN the east
lie never failed TO send Dempsey INTO
the ring III to fight the battle OF ms
NE and thore In no doubt that lie VIII
be equally successful this time.
Dempsey can count himself lucky 10
obtain tho services Of such an cN-
pcricnced man. Many a ing battle mas
been won through the advice OF a
shrodvd coach There Is not a douht
that Jim lotteries owed his success en-
ticfy 10 billy DrlUncl
When Jencric, nude his first ap
pcarance In new York he was matched
10 meet two men In one night, the
W being Bob Armstrong and steve
pLonncll jeff. a big numbering
novice. had the time Of his lifo cut
puInting Armstrong and he refused
,o 70 on with O'UoNncll. saying mat
his thumb was broken.
Gotham boxing followers laughed
Jeff out of town and he big sulleh
fellow went back home TO California.
Nowing that ne was through with the
game. But Delaney knew that mere
wac good material In jeff and he
gradually ioIlcd and talked jeff out
OF his Respondent mood. 49,,
A few months later 1citries han
responded so well to pelnuey,s coach
ing that he returned 10 New foiN
and obtained the match with bou
Fi,simmcns that resulted In his win
ming the heavyweight championship
slGney had Il big hand In winning
that battle for JEFF.
In the ninth round old fitS Sc,
himself aud landed n terrific sNlllS
orc the big Sss&ss<At~n Tho blow
landed high on the cheek bone or JET
ferries probably would have been
counted out. As II was the hlo"
daSrd him badSs. kNG he wanted Ia
1uH. but DolxnSf Etafkcd him out o,
II and In the eleventh round Jeit
flattened Fitz and won the title.
In later years jeff quarrelled WIN
Delaney and the big fellow never hhu
any luck aftcrward, When jeff was
matched with Jack johnson III NV
Delaney was so anxious to see ms
former protcgc beaten that he Joined
.lohnson's camp The fact TINT his
did coach md trainer was In the Or
posing camp had a depressing eti'r'
on Jetfrics and had a great deal 10
do with bringing about the nervous
breakdown that mndc jeff such an
easy mark for the black.