Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-06-28
DEMPSEY TODD
LAST BOXlNCN
PUBLIC TODAY
No Danger Of Champ Going
Stale is Opinion Of Fans;
Going Strong.

Atlantic City, N. J., June 2s.-Jack
Dempsey today is within 4s hours of
the end Of his training grind. The
champion is scheduled to do his last
boxing IN public this afternoon and
With the heavywetghts yesterday,
Dempsey probably will box with the
lighter men in camp in the two final
sessions with the gloves.
b champion and his handlers had
no explanation to offer today for the
secret workout late yesterday after
noon when he toiled for nfty-nve min
utee at top speed with only two spec
tators watching him. Dempsey work.
cd cut In the stuffy old hangar a
quarter of a mile back Of his camp
after announcement was made that
he would take a day of. He sue
oessfuiy evaded newspaper men who
were thrown OF the scene by an
nouncement that the champion had
left camp with his W. dogs to have
them sheared. Two correspondents,
however. managed to get by the
guarded gates along with Battling
Nelson, former lightweight cham
pion.
Jack simply felt he wanted to
work and he decided to do it on a
minutes notice." said Teddy Hayes
trainer Of the champion.
We thought he vas going to loaf
aN.day. But after he took a nap, he
ordered the sparring partners into
their clothes and went after them
10 Satisfy Himself.
Perhaps the reason the titleholder
decided to work In secret was to salts
y himself that he had not gone stale
or slowed up in his boxing or foot
work Some noted trainers and ath-
letes have been rather strong in their
criticism that they believed Dempsey
was too finely drawn. that he had
o~vertrained and was on the verge of
going stale. But the champion, in his
workout yesterday. satisfied those
privileged to watch that he is at the
top OF his form and in no danger Of
going stale.
Dempsey had not finished driving
powerful rights and lefts into the
heavy felt stuffed bag before he
broke ou into profuse Precipitation.
He started his practice with three
rounds Of punching the light bag and
then he waded into the heavy swing
ing target He worked for nearly an
hour with only intervals of thirty sec
onds between three-minute rounds,
going two each With Eddie O'HAre
AAu AALIy WulAM6.
Hard On Partners.
When Dempsey started to work In
stead of loa1ing. as Manager Jack
Kearns had instructed before leaving
for New York. he called over to the
house where the sparing partners
were dozing and told them to come
O'Hare who boxed the first two
rounds, was so tired at the finish
that he a down and rested for a
few minutes before going to the
showers. His face was pulled and his
ribs were sore from the punching
Jack ave him.
The champion set a furious pace
from the tart. He battered Williams
with less consideration than the vet
er1n sparring mate desired. Several
OF his blows to the body forced Will
liAms to grunt with pain and retreat.
Judge c.. B. Bonniwell of Philadel-
phia, referee Of the University of
Pennsylvania relay carnival and a
former Olympic champion. watched
the workout as the guest of James F.
Dougherty. the Philadelphia referee
and friend Of the chanpion.
Arena Almost Ready.
Jersey City. N. j.. June 2s.-The
sound of hammers ring out day and
night at Boyle's thirty acres. where
extra crews Of carpenters and labor
ers arc engaged in putting the finish
Ing touches on the area which Jack
Dempsey and Georges Carpenter will
meet July 2.
The work was to rave been COM
pleted yesterday, but a strike delayed
its progress The contractors have
assured promoter Tex Richard. how
ever, that the last nail will be in
place by Thursday night.
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