New-York tribune., 1919-06-20
Jack Dempsey |
Dons Gloves
After Respite
Challenger Boxes 2 Rounds
With Keller; Willard
Needs More Hard Worp
By W. o. McCeeba,

TOLEDO. Ohio, June 1e-,
Dempsey put on the gloves for ~.
first time since his eye vas dam,..s
to-day and boxed two rounds for n.
moving picture men. Dempsey's mart.
ner in the silent drama was Ts,..
Keller, one of the light heavy cu;n..
pigs OF the Queensberry game-u.sfas
only for experimental purposes.
William Harrison Dempsey n.
Keller some rough treatment, hammss'
ing him all over the ring and ra;s;ns
what is technically known AZ . sh;..ss
or shanty over one of his eves De-
at the same time Keller reached Demn.
sey frequently with a straight lett T =
this perfunctory exhibition Demnssv
seemed to be target for the left ana
that is Wizards best blow.
Willard seems to be having the sans
trouble as ladies trying to reduce s Tbs
more he exercises the more he .o,.
His waist line is as uncertain q. No.
weather. One day he looks Quite .,;,.
on the next the suggestion of the bsy
o" 40 quile pronounced.
Hemple Hits Hard
Yesterday Willard called uror ii.
sparring partners to hammer him -
their hardest. They did and all ~
them seemed to reach him in v;,s,
spots. Hemple almost set him off h;s
balance with a left to the stomach and
right to the jaw. Willard retort.d
with a right uppercut that did not dc
Hemple any good.
Altogether it was a rough afternoor
at the Willard camp. FREQUENTLY hs
forgot to pull his punches. rieht
uppercut almost sent Jack Heinen ~
sleep for the rest of the afternoon.
Little Joe Chip was the only one thai
Willard did not punish to any extent
Little Joseph feinted cleyerly and
landed many a swing to Willard's
loose hanging jaw. Walter Monahan.
who used to do the brother act with
willard IN the circus, came in for urite
as rough usage as anybody.
1t is quite apparent from W;llssH
working out that he can be hit. Detap.
sey certainly is going to land ,on hin
on July q. The question is whether OF
not William Harrison can land harS
enough to spill the Kansas colossaI
lie Will not be spilled by one punch
1t Will take many punches delivered II
rapid succession to bring him down
On the other hand, Dempsey also
can be hit and most easily hit Win 4
straight left. Willard has about e
powerful straight left as has eyslt
been known. 1t works slowly, perfaaa
and ponderously, but it has pile drives
force behind it. xT,@
Dempsey is in superb conditicf ~
the present writing. The kn6i,sAN
bronzed muscles of his back play
beautifully as he works. He is splingy
and he exudes vitality. His sprint is
catlike and his blows are lightning
fast. ri
Willard Not Yet Ready is
Frankly. l do not think Willard Is
IN as good shape as he might be. Not
that he is in poor shape. But be-
lleve he should have more than q
month more of hard work. Long be-
fore he started for this place hs
should have taken trip into the Sier-
ras or the Canadian Rockies, as Jeffries
did when he was able to stand such
trips.
He could stand more work, lots Of
1t. He has cut out even the road work
and his exercise is confined to the few
rounds he boxes with very mediocre
sparrlng partners. But Willard is
his own manager and training direc-
tor. If he should lose on the fourth
through lack of condition the fault
will be his alone.
| do not think that Willard will
make that sort of an alibi if he should
ose. He has supreme confidence in
his own judgment on all things. Ha
believes that he is in perfect shape
Tor the fight. 1t seems to me that ~
IS undertaking Dempsey to q gre.
extent.
When I say that Willard might be
n better condition I do not mean that
le has deteriorated as Jeffries did.
was reminiscing about tho
'effries thing the other day.
The first hunch that | had about
'effries being sure to lose was just
week or SO before the fight when /
vent fishing with jeff, he said.
"The big fellow sat down on rock
or about half an hour, and when 1t
vas time for him to get up he was SO
tiff that he could not rise. knew then
hat he was not in shape, but some'
low | thought that he might scare
ohnson out of it. He might have
lone that, too, if he had made the blum
II taking the aggressive. But Jonn-
on soon found out that he could not
lurt him.
A Torrid Afternoon
The afternoon was particularly tor
id. Willard was dripping long be-
ore he finished, and all of the spar"
ing partners were fairly we'll ex-
austed. The champion steps rapidly
nough when he is in the ring. no
'lans to increase his work considerably
t the start of next week and expec~
o have more sparring partners.
The attitude at both camps wouio
hook an oldtimer accustomed to the
ong stunts on the road, wood chop
ing and other exercises, winding up
nth whirlwind of boxing. The Cor.
etts and the Fitzsimmonses wouio
ay that these two champions are iosl-
ng. The easy work may be all righs
or Dempsey, but it is not good fos
Willard.
Toledo is rapidly filling UP. There
) full battalion of sporting writers
nd regiment of ordinary nuts VINO
ollow these things. The arena is pretty
ell completed, excepting on one side.