The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1920-09-03
DEMPSEY IS IN
fine CONDITION
F0RMEXT BOUT
Benton Harbor Il Mecca
for Fight Fans Who
Expect Whirlwind En-
gagement.

Benton Harbor, Mich, Sept
Whatever the ambitions of Billy
Miske, st. Paul challenger for the
worlds heavyweight championship
Jack Dempsey doesn't propose to re.
gard lightly the plans which his CD.
ponent here of Labor day afternoon
has laid to capture the title.
It is q fact well known that Miske
10 an able battler and it is in his idle
ness for the past year that the Demp-
sey camp sees real reason to fear fof
the safety of pugilism's greatest prize
Five months of careful training, dur
ing which time he has engaged in one
bout. represents the amount of pre-
paration which Miske had gone
through before coming here to con-
tinue his work.
That Dempsey will not suffer from
over-confidence is certain. He has
demonstrated that much by the eager
ness with which he has followed the
instructions Of Manager Jack Kearns
II his training With the able Ben
Smith assisting, Jack has just COM
pleted about the most strenuous first
weeks training champion ever en-
gagged in preparing to defend his
title.
Dempsey in Good Condition,
Many days of road work has sharp
ened the champions wind and
strengthened his legs to such a degree
that he says he feels fit right now to
jump into the ring. "I'll need some
boxing to improve my speed and
judgment of distance" said Dempsey
today, but do not anticipate any
trouble getting down to the, form 1
was in against Willard. / have only
few extra pounds to remove now.
At Toledo ! was in and out of form
during that long seige Of training sew
eral times. have kept in shape by
doing light work for several months.
boxing exhibitions and the like, and
the past weeks work here has done
me . lot Of good"
Hundreds of weekend visitors
journeyed to the Dempsey camp y.s-
terday. Bill Tate is again being
strared in the role of chief choppine
block, with Panama Joe Cans as first
assistant. A third classy boxer, Harry
Greb. OF Pittsburg, is on the job to
nelp the two negro boxers provide
the fun and amusement which the
champion insists upon in preparing
for fight.
Sparring Partners Good.
Manager Kearns regards the Tate
Cans Greb combination an ideal one
IN giving Dempsey the glove work
that ne will need to prepare properly
tor Miske. "Greb, is fast, a clever
boxer and although light, he should
give Jack the chance to develop speed.
Cans Is a fast man, too, and although
small, should provide the right kind
OF opposition. Tate is the biggest
man of the three and an excellent de-
tensive fighter. Those piston-like
arms of his make him hard to hit.
He's big enough, too, to take a con-
siderable amount Of punishment and
they all must stand little battering
when they get in there with the
1t Is very likely that Dempsey and
his challenger will enter the ring less
than two pounds apart in weight.
Manager Kearns, for Dempsey, has
authorized the statement that the
champion will not weigh more than
lSS pounds. II Jack does get down
to this figure, he will be outweighed
two pounds by Miske, who expects
to scale 100. The point has been
raised since both men started train
ing that no heavyweight champion
ship fight Of history has ,<seen the
two principals so evenly matched in
the matter of beef.