Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-12-10
DEMPSEY NOW READY
To MEET BILL BRENNAN
Tiger Man OF Ring Completes
Heavy Work for Match
Next Tuesday.
CHAMPION FEELS CONFIDENT
Jack Smiles When Asked About
Outcome of Battle, hut Docs Not
Underestimate Opponent - Has
Trained Hard.
CHAMPION FEELS CONFIDENT
ny Il. IIovArp I<l:l.LI.


ny Il. HOWARD KELLY
NEW YORK, Dec. 9.-.Iack Denp-
soy, tiger OF the ring. is in lin
top fighting trim for his noar-by
bout with Giil Brennan. Jack adj
ritted it this afternoon, and mis-
trainer, Ben Smith, backed ny the
champs statement with u Knowing
ehakc Of his ring wise head. There
Dempsey until the gong sends him IN
against Brennan next Tuesday at
Madison square Garden.
When l asked if no expected TO
win. from Brennan he only smiled
and in noncomInittal way. Yet. in
his smile. there WAS q certain sug-
sestion Of confidence as TO the out
COME. Not the kind OF confidence
,hht smacls of b,oated egotism. Th.s
was taken 10 mcan that he had care
fuliy weighed his own ability against
Brcnnans: and had deducted certain
things. He wouldn't have smiled his
answer If there was an idea OF de-
feat mixed UP in his deductions.
Which hand carries your strong
cs :.N nuIch Jack; right or lcftY"
III tell YOU quick" interrupted
Sit Tate. his big sparriHg partner.
Who Is cardtd TO 20 up against Kid
HH" o IN the semiiinaia Of the
nempssy-Brennan match. They're
both tho same. l got one from his
right one day and went TO sleep
WITHOUT IN effort. The next day il
ring; They tried smclln' salts. but
didnt know II until that nigh:
30 Jack let his sparriuS partpcr's
,,i9rE stand. When you come 10
ne noweE of both the champions
.SitdSe- hammers. is well qualified 10
LII; on such matters.
hss ' hoe Inc ,d last six weeks Dempsey
irWS."s. II YOU could see him now
aou would quickly realize how bcne-
s lS,n, ms training has. been. He
out power proportioncd into a riUan-
cut lSS pounds. There's a nic.;v
'aNont the build OF this young WORLDS
ttnsI""pion that any young college ath-
.HtS might well envy. Although
me other elements that a-n hou,d
~ az the sincws of real ring nchto-a
a tirrSSi. 10y OIL 90 is everything from
!ikah!e sort Of chap. who piays MIN,
"oShic and pedals "A player-pi:,nn
- trains On Old Ship.
c .hs thinEs IN connection with tho
srt,'oh training for his bout NEXT
80 ~ the training quarters he
- ,ts Worked out in. Down alongsidc
Ninety-sixth Street. there 81 IS,
old ship OF l03 years. mad foei ST..
ncars the name Granite Stat
dn 1i's sSa i Win sea fighter of TO-
'pUSt: but she il still in the Grhtipi,
" .,I, Dempsey has been using
Us ms hisloric old craft as his Gym"
int;nr S "a, me trimming here in tho
t,uS.eI paFL OF October. II was Ion, 10
MN MN Tor this purpose. and althoucS
En- IN u.'uuT ulrcct command of navy
trn;Li. me Granite State" Is now !.
lrainlns Camp for the worlds h"av,.l
satellites 'o"t OF MS
:, LEX Ia pSmpsey goes through quite
lie eross Mo.iT rs, o, work though. before
Ship every day at oclocl; ~ ooV
~, ne gets under way from he
gN.niecS, Street home about
pciock. ana hikes through c,n,,ai
!rark' for an hour and thirty minm,cs
Inns IS part of his daily p-orrnr
carl a oFG ,a6r raS,s at Z o'clock, Thc
Granite State ana Co.'S D"sfuS M ~.
Eym work and sparring lie is
seneraily In his street riothoa All
mixing towards home a few moments
In the ring Jack Dempsey Is a
seyiouS stranger to the Jack Dcmr-
hressien on MS :ase is different. Bu,
then II ne didn't chapge' his makcwp
N whsn he goes Under the ropes he'd
never he Il worlds chamuiou I.',
700 aHabic ana too much Of kindly
hHfnah outside the ring. Best 10 de-
scribe him in ngh;inp form il 10 call
nm a TIGER Man" He is AL OF thai.
student with an OF the speed. cunning
AID power Of u royal Bengal Ana he
ma a dash OF their fcrocity when ne
gets going.
at home Dempsey is the kind OF a
chap who asks YOU 10 take OF your
coat. nave the best chair aud be com
Chnmnion ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
tIcS generous hearted -
ways. eSeept on il is his promo 'ronS
boast that no one can take anv money
out o; mis- mouse from p!nuocf.le play
ing; lie has refused on several oc-
casicr 10 pay any p.uuocnlc losses
- ans hs'ne' IT Is just one o: his
IccNhaTlt a!e WILL take a man
|4o oea,S NM At this game down the
9F.eS ana pay him there. But not
~ MS house. Not lack Dempsey
hayb. Ee believes Il might bring lin
haid iNch 10 start paying such debts
Just - show the Kind Of "a chap
Hs y o0t 81 the ring an instance oc-
EuFIvi II Ms apartment this after
h"1h' y gentleman brought his eight
lear -o!d SON uD 10 get the ightcr's
Jchn Hancock" affixed 10 Jacks r,ic
trIs b,emn#sy struck up quite q
r, nasnir "itG the hiddit and in
stean merely autoGraphing the
'photo added few lines ;hat No
-tSutS man IN question Will probably
--sho" I. hi@ great g-andcnndrou
as 70 me hGAt !tsJif, IL looks bright
.of pea Dscy but his opponent is \
.LonE "a nan Ia hhndlc All OF tho
u. 80 OF Jeinpscys camp, Including
-NeTnan, bantam champion. ma ViI'
get smith are OF the onirioy, -,
DEMPSEY has all o! roc rnaitinrs of -
Wot!ds champion Cor some ,irnc 10
-s.dnc bui they know that tough
E;th ~ always dangerous to "a cer-
gam extent Brennan is sucn a lnan
IL - loGEll nna can stand punish.
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