New-York tribune., 1921-05-25
Feeds
Up ON Hams
For Big Battle
Champions Wicked Lefts
and Rights Make Partners
Scarce at Atlantic City
By c. F. Fitzgerald

ATLANTIC CITY, May "a Radishes
are ready for plucking at the Manhas-
set, l., l., camp of Georges Carpenter
Spxing onions from the Trenchman's
own garden are being served at his
table thrice daily
Thel only crop thriving in Jack Demp-
sey's Airpot by his twentieth century
farming enterprise are wicked lefts and
rights. He sowed plentifulN this aft
ernoon during y-five-minute
workout at lightning speed. That he
expects a big harvest July 2Nwas evil
dent from the way he handled four
boxers pf several weights.
At the Matthews farm crimson pop
pies are in bloom and growing plants
form one of the main features of the
establishment. There are a loe of
flowers at the Airport, too, but they
are brought in on the hats of women
who flock in droves to see the tiger
man at the business of manufacturing
those calIliflower ears. Dempsey se-
dom comments on the blossoms, as
Georges is wont to do, but if the face
/ beneath is fair to gaze upon Jack
doesn't miIce his smiles.
Favorite Dish Is "Ham"
Dempsey's kavorite dish is "ham"
1 and his appetite to-day was ravenous.
A dozen or more juicy ones, otherwise
known as sparrAng partners, have been
devoured since Sack took up his resi-
\ lence here, and from present indica~
tions the cham market is at low tide
and is still subsAding. majority of
I'those he has tackled so far are cured.
| Harry M. DaughNerty, Attorney Cen
eral of the United States, added dig
nifty to the champions performance to-
} day as most interested spectator.
| The Attorney General is aching to be
at the ringside at Thirty Acres, but
4 Harding must be the referee of Mr..
| Daugherty's actions in that regard.
! Personally, Mr.. Daugherty thinks he
should be 81 ringside witness Of the
1battle of the century" if for no other
reason than to see that everything is
on the level,
He told Jack tlns afternoon that he
considers him IL much finer physical
ttim than on tho night in Madison
came very near matching Dempscy's
wreath Dempsey was disguised to-
day in a shaggy four-day old beard, so
Mr. Daugherty at arst did not recog
nize the champion. Jack apologized
and promised to shave. put he did not
say when the tonsorial operation
would be performed.
Dempsey put on a mighty fine show
in thc Airport. 1t was worth two or
three times the price of admission,
for Jack steamed up in great style,
in the thinning ranks of sparring
partners by morning Jack Kearns,
manager of the champion, will be
much sprprhsed person at sunrise.
Open Arms for Larry
Larry Williams, 180-pound heavy
weight from Bridgeport, Conn, was
welcomed with open arms by the
Dempsey crowd this morning, and by
way OF showing his appreciation Jack
selected Larry for his first opponent.
Larry was unusually spry for a few
seconds Jack permitted him to land
three or four solid punches in the
region of the heart and on the jaw and
the crowd actually cheered once when
Williams shot an upper cut to the
champions chin. Dempsey simply
danced about under the blows and just
before the gong sounGed for the end
of the round Jack, shook Larry all over
with fast. hard one to the jaw chat
caused Williams to regret leaving
home.
Jack Renault, who was excused from
camp Monday night to box frankie
! Britton at Trenton, next climbed
through the ropes. Renault knocked
Brtton out in ten rounds and came
back to Atlantic City feeling like
title holder himself. He took lot more
punishment in one round this after
noon than B4%ton administered in ten.
! Alexander Tram bitas, "a welterweight,
] spared two rounds. but Dempsey had
\ consideration for his size and did not
hit nearly so hard as he had punched
Williams and Renault Babe" Her
mann, featherweight and "a shifty
boy, gave Dempsey opportunity to dis
play some Of his pent-up science, and
for the windup Renault was taken
aboard for another slam bang round.
The question of sparring partners is
a serious one. Jack has asked Kearns
to dig up few of those welRknown
gluttons for punishment. But the story
Of caulfower ears has been given wide
publicity, so Atlantic City tNis season
is the most unpopular spot III America
with the heavyweight gentry.