The New York herald., 1921-07-02
PHYSICAL. e-vATIsrTCS OF BOXER

Jack Dempsey. In buoyant spirits, as
rived in Jersey City from Atlantic City
last night
Throughout the Journey of 31a hours
the champion was the picture of light
sleep. then induIged in "horse play
much to the discontinue of the other
members of his small party.
Dempsey spent last night at the home
Of Gen. w. c. Heppenheimer. POI Mont
gomery street. After dining he in COM
pany with Deputy Major John Malone.
Manager Kearns and a number of local
newspaper men went in automobiles TO
the stadium. where Dempsey about 3
o'clock inspected the ring and expressed
himself pleased with the general layout.
H,s then returned to the Heppenheimer
home and retired soon after 10 o'clock.
Attempts to get Dempsey into a Pull
man compartment at Atlantic City with
out attracting attention were success
ful. The champion used side entrance
at the station. Mike Trant. the Chicago
detective sergeant: Trainer Teddy
Hayes. Mayor Edward Bader and an
Associated Press correspondent were
members of the party.
So effective were the measures for
secrecy that few passengers were aware
at first that the heavyweight champion
was on the train.
Mayor Bader and Dempsey talked for
an hour after the journey started when
Dempsey, accustomed to an afternoon
nap. stretched out on the seat of the
compartment opposite Hayes, who al
ready had fallen asleep.
Upon awakening Dempsey entered the
chair car. commandeered the typewriter
of the Associated Press correspondent
tob nc1x uyifh ftrn
fingers a paragraph of nonsense for
the edification of Trant.
Plays Cards Too.
A card game, frequently interrupted
when passengers who became aware OF
the identity of the youth In n Palm
Beach suit crowded forward for an in
PRODUCTION, passed another hour.
Dempsey added much 10 the hiarity
of the group by introducing Mayor
Bader as Carl Morris, the heavyweight
boxer from Oklahoma TO several pas
sengers who did not doubt his word. At
stations along the way word was passed
along that Dempsey was on the train
and he was greeted enthusiastically.
Arriving here. the party eluded a large
crowd at the station by alighting from
the deserted side of the train and rush
ing to automobiles, in which the cham
pion was taken to his quarters.
The champion was declared TO be In
perfect condition by Trainer Teddy
Hayes. He weighed 100 pounds yester-
day morning. exactly the figure at which
he was expected for some weeks to en-
ter the ring. He was clean shaven and
probably viii be shaved again to-day
before the bout.
Moderate setting up exercises and
possibly a short walk in the secluslon
of the residential section OF Jersey City
Will be the champions only exercise TO
help pass the morning hours to-day. A
card game, the boxers favorite method
OF passing wearisome hours, also will
probably help to shorten the time. At
o'clock he will be bundled into an
automobile and taken to the arena TO get
into ring togs before 3 o'clock
Dempsey's departure from Atlantic
City for the scene of tho battle of his
career was not in keeping with the en-
thuslastic reception accorded the cham
pion on arrival there. When Dempsey
arrived at Atlantic City TO begin his
training at Airport, he received a public
reception attended by the resident pop
ulace and at which Mayor Edward l..
Beder presented him with the keys of the
city
When Mayor Baders car deposited
the champion at the Reading station
yesterday afternoon just prior TO the
departure of the 2:i0 New York express
there was but handful Of the curious
present seeking TO get a last glimpse of
the champion before the big battle
II any summary of Atlantic City senti-
ment regarding Dempsey could be made
It would probably be that the public
feelings toward Dempsey himself is
kinder than II was when he Arrived.
Dempsey made friends there His evi-
dent sincerity. his boyish earnestness
and his unouestioned honesty have done
much TO counteract, in the minds OF
those who came in personal contact with
him. the unfavorabe publicity which
grew out Of his failure TO have a war
record
II, as many sporting writer's declare.
Dempsey Us nervous on the eve of the
championship contest, he concealed II
well when he went aboard the special
car attached to the New York train His
appearance was that OF an athlete at
his upper best and his mood was that OF
. big schoolboy looking forward to
summers vacation almost al hand