The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1920-09-02
Dempsey Says He Already Feels
Better Than He Did for Willard
Bout.
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w he is, Jack Dempsey 10 one
OF the few men who have
held the title In the heavyweight d.
Vision that believe in being In the
lest possible condition every time
that he faces an opponent Tanx TO
! the effect that Billy Miske IL only a
7 fsiioii VI his former SELF" doesps in
nue1oe Jack the least bit.
Right now, Jack says, he is in per-
feet trim for hts ten-rOuud bout with
the st. Paul boxer at Benton Harbor
Eext Monday afternoon. Jack put
blmself.to the acid test yesterday. Ho
ala road work In the morning, after
which he spent a long session on the
I pulleys and Bandbag.
"A In the afternoon the popular title
aoider boxed eight rounds of three
minutes zach at top> speed. He only
rested half minute between rounds
I lie boxed Bill Tate, Harry Greb and
Marty Farrell three men who en-
brace smuggling qualities, aggressive
ness and cleverness.
At the end OF his boxing Jack pro-
bounced that he was thoroughly sat-
lsned with his wind. In fact Jack
laid that he felt better than he did
% Toledo for the willard light at
the Same stage Of preparation.
III JACK boxed two rounds with Tate
end three Apiece with Greb and Far
t1l. IL swas Gneb, the Pittsburgh
( Light heavyweight that furnished
4 him with his liveliest setto--the best
Il q his training. Grab was az lively
80 a cricket and on top of Jack every
second, landing seemingly at will.
Jack does not appear 10 he hitting a.
Ltraight as he did at Toledo
ISKE doesn't appear to be
iIM properly handled. For in
stance. on Tuesday night he
was at a chicken dinner and ate
among Ouner things pie ana cream. a
foolish stunt for challenger % do a
few days before such an important
I light. As a result he had TO curtRil
iAost Of his hard work yesterday.
hi Miske's training stan has been
Il IGOR. Homer Smith. one Of them,
pok French leave yesterday. He
took good lacinK In the workout on
tuesday and II is reported that he Ia
peeved. Rough House Wilson is the
, { ally one of Miskes stan that Is able
tO give him q real workout.
The referee question hasn't been
settled yet. Thomas Blggers, Chair
nan of the Michigan Stnte Boxing
Commission. u expected at Benton
Harbor to-day, when the matter will
be discussed. Jim Corbett, the old
champion, IL mentioned for the POSI-
ton
n 7 oW that the racegoers have had
lin day to repieniEh the bank
roll lost at Saratoga, the rae
ing season will be resumed at Bel
mont to-day. This Is the first OF the
autumn meetings and will last twelve
days. Jamaica, Aqueduct and Dm-
pire City viii follow, the MetrOpoli-
IAN season closing on Dot. 30.
4 4 Many OF the stables that appeared
az the Spa have been divided. some
of the horses being shipped West and
others to the local tracks. The stables
~ Commander Ross. r. t. Wilson,
Harry Payne whitney Samuel Riddle
aud j. e. Widener will race at the
u New York meetings.
N h Man o. War will be seen again In
the Lawrence Realization after which
event hell probably be retired for the
khason. Sir Barton. Exterminator
John p. Grier and Boniface arr
among the stars that will be seen II
events scheduled to be run before the
curtain drops on the 1920 season