The New York herald., 1921-06-27
DEMPSEY AT WIRE
EDGE OF TRAINING
Boxes Seven Rounds and Will
Begin Tapering Off Process
Tomorrow.
HE MAULS BULL MONTANA
Latter Insists on Wrestling
and Gets Torn Ear and
Slapped Face.
HE MAULS BULL MONTANA

ATLANTIC CITY. y. j.. June 26.-Jack
Dempsey tonight is at the wire edge OK
his training for the defence Of his title
against Georges Carpenter AT Jersey
City next Saturday afternoon. The
champion ended his hard work with a
forty-five minute workout in his open air
arena this afternoon. Tomorrow he VIII
rest and on Tuesday begin the taperiny
off process.
The programme mapped out for the
title holder leading up to the day OF the
contest calls for the last public boxing
on Wednesday. He probably will not
work with heavyweight sparring part
ners in his final two days OF boxing. but
crease his speed and sharpen Judgment
Of distance. He also will cut down his
road work TO long walks with an occa-
sonal sprint to help his wind.
Jack Kearns. manager of the cham
pion said that Dempsey never was in
better condition and that he could enter
the ring tomorrow.
"Our hardest task has been to keep
him from overtaining." Kearns said.
'fIe is bigger and stronger than he was
when he defeated Willard at Toledo. and
am convinced that he Is even greater
fighter. He Is through with his hard
work. From now on II will hc loaf
until he finishes up on Thursday"
weighs just 104 Pounds.
Dempsey balanced the scales at ex-
actly 1874 pounds before he climbed int o
the ring. He plans to take off three or
four pounds In the final two WORKOUTS
but Manager Kearns said he may go
into the ring around the 1872 pound mark.
instead Of 100 pounds. as has been rx-
pected.
Despite overcast skies ard threatening
continuation of rain, about $500 persons
"a. on the rainsoaked pine seats OF the
arena to see the champion maui TOUR
sparring partners in seven rounds OF
boying.
Dempseys work was more impressive
to-day than Yesterday. but the experts
..ourht he did not box with as much
speed or with as much drive to his
nurches as he has been showing In
earlier workouts. Manager Kearns ex-
p.a a'ned this, however. by saying that he
had cautioned Dempsey to work lightly.
Wearing the headRear to protect the
healing cut over his left eye. Dempsey
boxed the first two rounds with Eddie
O'Hare and the third with Herman Mil
ler, Baltimore 1870 FOUNDER. who was
with the champion before he won his
title. Larry williams faced Dempsey
for the fourth and fifth rounds and Jack
Renault the sixth and seventh. Before
boxing. Dempsey pulled the weights for
five minutes and shadow boxed for two
rounds
Handles Montana RouRhly.
Bull Montana, the Pacific coast wrest-
ler, kept the crowd In an uproar In a
three minute tilt with Dempsey after the
boxing. The latter was pulling on his
sweater and intent on leaving the ring
when Montana appeared. Dempsey
waved him aside. declaring that he did
not want TO wrestle.
What's the matter? Are you afraid?'
Montana asked. Before he could finish
Dempsey grabbed him by the ears and
pulled him around the ring until one or
the ear. was bleeding. He bumped the
wrestler's head against the ring posts
and finally slapped him across the face
knocking him into a corner.
English newspaper correspondents VINO
saw Dempsey for the first time yester-
day. were highly impressed with his
workout. They declined. however. TO
pass judgment on the result OF the con-
test on July ..
I'VE know Carpenter and like him
very much but your champion looks too
formidable" said Harry Preston, a
friend of the Prince OF Wales and an
English boxing enthusiast.