The Washington herald., 1921-06-05
JACK TIPS BEAM
AROUND zoo; MUST
DROP Is POUNDS
Surplus Weight Will Be
Worked OFF Before
Big Fight.
ny RAY PEARSON,

ATLANTIC CITY. n. j.. June a.
JACK Dempsey may outweigh
georges Carpenter something like
ID pounds when they start letting
waiiops go in this international
nstic championship at Jersey City
ana ne may carry the confidence of
man holding the title. but that
doesn't prevent him from being Just
wee bit curious about this
frenchman who Is going to help
him make the $4,000 show
July q.
Before he started to knock around
his mock Of sparring partners at
Airport this afternoon we closed in
on him for few words of CONVEX
sation. Learning that we had been
around Manhasset couple of
weeks trying to get a line on
Georges chances to cop the crown.
Jacks curiosity got to the point
where he asked:
Did you have a good time up
there?"
In Great Condition.
Informed that sometimes we did
and that sometimes the barbed wire
spoiled our happiness, the cham
pioh !" ell. now did ne
look to you?"
He looked in great condition" :"
We told him. Georges is down to
within couple o: pounds of fight-
ing weight and Is mighty fast
We'll. he is a good boy all right"
IVES the fnal shot concerning Car
pentier and Jack wended his way to
the ring for the sparring exhibit
tions while Manager Jack Kearns'
flock of camp attendants started
taking in the shekeis Of the game
which are going to fattsn the
Dempsey-Koarns bank account to a
very material extent between now
lnd July ..
Mention of the fact that Carpen-
tier is within couple OF pounds
Of 'nghting weight suggests a line
OF thought that travels through
the minds Of almost everybody in
the camp at Airport
Dempsey today weighs about 200
pounds. But official figures are not
permitted by Kearns. To weigh
that much about a month before q
battle with the title at stake is
considered as something to war
rant great joy. II means that there
is about IL pounds to be reduced
beore Jack will be at his best and
ready and that those II pounds are
an important asset. There is no
worry because Carpenter is SO close
to- weight for as a matter of fact
Dempsey believes that he has an
edge because he has some poundage
to work OF.
We gazed at the champion today
and tried to judge whether or not
he is in as good condition as he
was at Toledo two years ago when
he fought Jess willard and won
the title. and can say that the Utah
mauler looks in just as good phys
ical condition as he did one month
before fighting Big Jess. There is
no way of telling what such a COM
parison will reveal on July .. Wen
have to wait for that time to roll
around. but judging by the present.
II looks as il Dempsey will be just
as good as when he fought the
memorable battle Of Toledo. He
was at the peak of condition on
July 4, 1919. and indications point
to his reaching the same mark on
July 2. 1921.
No More Slow-up Period.
The way he went into action to-
day on resuming training after the
four-day vacation makes it plain
that there will have to be no more
slow-up periods. He started the day
with a long hike along the coun-
try roads. accompanied by Teddy
Hayes. who sticks like glue to the
champion, and can't be lost" even
when Jack speeds il up. Cards and
rest. with the eats intervening, then
were in order until time rolled
around for the real action Of the
day at J O'Clock in the afternoon
There is nothing new about bag
punching and the other features OF
training, but when the champion
donned the mitts and started swap
ping wallops with, bunch Of his
sparring partners his aggressive
ness showed that he is glad the lit
tie vacation is over and that he
can punch to his hearts content.
dempsey boxed six rounds in all
ana went fast in every one of them
Leo Houck, who has been max
ing an earnest effort as sparring
partner, today packed up and quit
the camp. going back to his home
IN fnliadelphia. Houck informed
manager kearns that he could not
a Ia