The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-06-20
JOSH WISE HAS
CHAT WITH JACK
Dempsey Says Fight
Won't be a Draw, AS
He Is No Artist
BY JOSH WISE
Jack Raper, Amanuensls.

ATLANTIC CITY, June 20.-Thia
has been one Nv tn blziest days fer
me an Jack Dempsey since he
opened his office here an begun
trainin' fer his battle with Col. Car.
nentier, Nv Paris and tn rest uy
France. Jacks regular program Nv
tn day includes such things uz
skippin' tn rope. playIn' peauuckle.
washin' his dog, posln' fer pictures,
writin' his autograft, shakin' hands
With tn mayor, greetin' q commit.
tee Of Elks, meetin' actors, politi.
clans, ex.prlzeflghters, ex.saloon.
keepers, cabinet members. congress.
men an other members wv TIL sport.
in fraternity, punchin' tn bag, run.
/ min up and down tn public high.
way (road work, I believe, is TIL
technical term), an sparrin' with a
few men paid fer tn purpose Of
bein' hit by him. Besides all that,
Jack had t meet me. Understand,
when say he met me am speak.
In not in tn pugIlistic sense. We
met in a social an biEness way.
He's Lookin' Well.
Well, first NV ali. / wunt e tell
tn hemisphere th't | found Mr..
Dempsey lookin' well. He Is In
prime health, Respiration an pulse
normal. appetite heavy, sleeps well
an weighs considerably more thin
hundred an fifty pounds.
II wiz tn first time | had ever
met Mr.. Dempsey an took occa.
sion Z size him up carefully. His
flngernails wuz well cleaned an
polished, his white flannel pants
wuz nicely creased, his canvas
shoes an linen clean, lis necktie
not too loud, his hat an necktie
modest-ln fact, he had all tn ear.
marks NV gentleman. outside Nv
his facial expression an grammar,
both NV which have become some.
what tanned by tn sun an wind.
How d'you do, Mr.. Dempsey" /
SEE, when I'm introduced L him.
"Howdy, JOSH" seq he. putin
out his fand. Shake th' hand th't
shook tn hand Nv Attorney General
Daugherty an Richard Croker.
oh, that's all right seq. no
apologies"
! Talks Right Up.
Then, L show him I'm somethin'
NV sport myself, an can use
sportin' editor language, seq,
"Jack thought Id find you a kind
Nv serious old sobersides. con.
slderin' things, but now lh't en-
see you, find you're nothin'
moTe'n a great, big. good uaychured
boy"
Well" he seq, there's nothin'
in 1t in boin' otherwise so long w
you an me amt meetin' fer
purse"
BY the way, that reminds me-"
SEE |. "spcak!n' Nv fightin, who's
goIn' t win III Ight?"
Jack Has Hunen.
Well" he SEE, 1--WE got bunch
I'll win"
"They tell me this Teller Carp is
tough fish, Jack"
That's what hear, but I'll hook
i'm" !.
II see by tn papers th't tn Long
Branch Elks give you a match box.
Do you smoker"
mo. but they thought a match
box wuz good thing [ give me be.
cause Id had so many boxin' match.
es."
Ev'rybody round laughed hearty
at this an may say In passin' th't
everybody in tn camp laughs hearty
whom Jack makes n joke, all hands
playin' safe an takin' no chances.
How is yer left eye?"I asked
i'm.
"oh. guess It's all right" he
seq. ~ c5n see a dollar out Nv IL
uz well uz my right"
What Is there In this report th't
you're goin' t be married soon after
you fight Carp?"
Not a thing. My next fight will
be with Jess Willard"
Jacks College.
~ have read tn story NV your
life, Jack, but not much wuz said
about your college life. What col.
lego wuz you graduated trom?"
II wuz graduated from Knox col
lege," Jack seq, an tn fellers all
laughed hearty again,
l asked Jack II he thought tn
fight could end in a draw.
mo-" he answered. ut wont end
in draw. ! amt no artist"
Then | seq. Who's goin' T. be
yer second on tn second?"
That's a thing amt give no.
thought to-" Jack seq. "f'll let TIL
timekeeper look after tn seconds"
Jack an me talked along in that
strain fer an hour er so an In tn
course Nv our conversation he ex.
planned t me tn plan Nv battle he