The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-08-23
JACK REGARDS
MISkE. WORTHY
FOE FOR BOUT
Champion Trains Hard for LaAee
Day Classic without Tracs q
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Benton HAfO0r, MICH, Aug. "a
Whatever the ambitions OF Billy
Miske. st. Paul challenger for tho
worlds heavyweight champion
pionship. Jack Dempsey doesn't
propose to regard lightly the plans
which his opponent hero OF Labor
day afternoon has laid to capture
the title.
1t is a fact we'll known that
Miske is an able battler and it Ii In
his idleness for the past year that
Dempsey sees real reason to fear
for the safety Of pugilism's great
est prize Five months Of careful
training, during which time he has
engaged in one bout, represents
the amount OF preparation which
Miske had gone through before ar
irving in Chicago this week to con-
tinue his work.
Not Over. Confident.
That Dempsey will not suffer
from over-confidence is certain.
He has demonstrated that much by
the eagerness with which he has
followed the instructions OF Man.
ager Jack Kearns in his training.
With the able Ben Smith assisting,
Jack has just completed about the
most strenuous first weeks train !
ing champion ever engaged In
in preparing to defend his title.
Five days of road work has
sharpened the champions Wind
and strengthened his legs to such
a degree that he says he feels at
right now to jump into the ring.
"IIl need some boxing to improve
my speed and judgment OF dis.
tance.' said Dempsey today. hut
I do not anticipate any trouble get
ting down to the form I was in
against Willard. / have only q few
extra pounds to remove now. At
Toledo l was in an out of form
during that long siege Of training
several times. have kept In
shape by doing light work for sew
eral months, boxing exhibitions |
and the like and the past weeks |
work here has done me . lot Of
good"
Admirers ut Camp.
Hundreds of weekend visitors |,
flocked to the Dempsey camp SUM- /
day. Bill Tate Is again being star
red in the role of chief chopping
block with Panama Joe Cans a.
first assistant. A third boxer Of
class, Harry Greb, of Pittsburgh,
will arrive Wednesday to help the
two negro fighters provide the fun
and amusement which Dempsey
insists upon In preparing for q
fight. s
Manager Kearns regards the
Tate-Gans-Greb combination an
ideal one in giving Dempsey the
glove work that he will need to
prepare properly for Miske. "Greb
Is fast, clever boxer and although
light. he should give Jack the
chance to develop speed. Cans Is
a fast man, too, and shhough
small, should provide the right
kind of opposition. Tate 10 the
biggest man Of the three and an *
cellent defensive fighter. Those
piston-like arms of his make him
hard to hit. He's big enough. too.
to take a considerable amount OF
punishment and they all must stand
a little battering when they get in
there with the champion"
Miske Expected Today.
| Fans were waiting the arrival OF
Miske today. The challenger is
|, scheduled to his training at Kid
Towards Arcade gymnasium IN
Chicago until ten days before the
!. fight, but was expected to drop IN
to town just to look things over
! with his manager, Jack Reddy. and
,, Jimmy Delaney, st. Paul heavy
/, weight, who will assist him In the
/, capacity of trainer and sparring
!, mariner