The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-06-10
JACK SHOWING
LOT OF SPEED
Challenger Laid Out for Week
by Cash Over Eye,
by Franb O. Msnks,
International News Service staff Cor
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TOLEDO. juno 10 --Ths Jack Demp.
hcy rootcfs may never get n chance 10
exercise their vocal chords on tho
Fourth OF July II tho Ut|h slugger doe1
not perfect some adequate defense Tor
the rim ~ his jaw.
knows no gu1rd for either the upper or
lower part OF his head, And the dead
Hest punch that Jess Willard catries IN
his Immense arma Is an uppsrcut IL 10
tbs ono blow that the man mountain
can deliver with all the crushing force
of h.s xppcr body behind Il.
Won Many Earty Oattlss.
\ rlght hand uppercut used during
his carly days won many battles for
willard The half circle sweep that
Travelled from his knee TO thu head of
his opponent never failed TO drop the
targe, thHt u hit. II was that same mp
petcut- that broke the neck 0 "BuIr
Young IN ftisco n few years aso-and
Young died Within . few minutes after
Willard hit him.
Ever since that time willard has
never attempted freSI~nt Use OF tho
most powerful blow that he knows.
perhaps because he feared, tho conse-
, auencos " II landed But ~ Dempsey
corners him forces Willard to use his
every rinE trick 10 sAve himself from
dethroncment II 10 4 certainly that
Willard will use that uppercut and
chance the swapping Of Denipsey's spin
al column.
Dempsey Seeks Defense.
Through tho last few days Of train.
ing Dcmpsey perhaps coKniIant OF tfo
menace of that uppercut without n 4.
fepsc. hsS been attempting 10 perfect
sSlhs covering for II, But up to tho
present time tho result has been incon-
seduentIal. = fact rather disheArtentng
70 thore who are ycsrning for Dcmp-
sey victory over tho mighty champion.
Demps,y right now 10 In the most
superb condition hc has ever known
With muscles perfectly tuned, skin tan
ned almos, TO blacknsss by outdoor lifc
with wind In excellent condition. Demp-
sey 10 M To battle hundred rounds
n condition alone Ia necessary 10 carry
on.
Dempsey Nas Speed,
Dempsey Inovco with tho speed OF a
panther. Those whose memories sweep
back along tho trail Of years to the
time OF Paddy RyaH say tnat Jim Cor
bett olohe was faster than the nauler
f@tom @ the golden wsst, Compared With M
stoned performer IN race with n
hobbled truckman.
And Dempsey is punching with such
startling accuracy ana dynamic power
that he 10 having trouble In keeping y
etaff OF aparrlna partners. Although he
has offered GOO week to spsrrcrs
whose usual pay 10 only 97j. he cannot
Get any whito men 10 linGer long. \
dozen Or 90 have esssyed the task --in'
ciudipg Jack Rosn. heavy weight champ.
ioN Of Canada and all Of them either
have either quit cold or been knocked
cold IN q round or two.
his Eye osshed.
Dempsey's program for today perhs .
VIII not Include any rough stuff" It'a
all because the Jamaica KID. one q
jacks dusky punching bags" swept
the heel os his glove against tho Dcmp-
- optic in bost Monday afternoon
Ths result was h nasty cash over
Usmpssy's right eye that may take n
week OF 20 to ohsai--li snp1ehsd In the
'!i' Sus &c. jus, .. w.h perhaps con.
q ~ Jimmy, DsForest. hip trainer.
Jacks condition Is % fine right now
Sest he was In danger OF overtraining.
a few &ays let up ip boxing viii DO him
good rather than harm"
Meanwhile DefAfest rnsy answer tho
plsadlnGs Of Dempsey's admirers by
taking the younEstsr into q remote cor :
nef and schooling him . little N COW
srinE that. section Of HE chin which
forms an uppercut TARGET.