The New York herald., 1921-05-04
Champion Shows That He
Still Hits With Toledo
Vigor.
BY CHARLES +. MATHIsoN.

Jack Dempsey added few features
yesterday to his training programme at
Freddie WeIsh's health farm near Sum-
init. N. j., and his procedure more nearly
approximatcd real work than anything
he had previously done.
The champion was up at o'clock yes-
terday morning and took seven mile
hike on the road. accompanied by Jimmy
Chaplin, secretary for Welsh. Fortunate
typewriter with his feet or he would
have been unable to attend to his duties
during the day. He said the next time
he did road work with Dempsey he
would go in q taxicab.
Shortly after breakfast Dempsey lured
Welsh to the tennis court and they en-
gagged In vigorous contest over the net.
At the conclusion of the tennis Dempsey
said he began to feel like himself, and
he disposed Of his luncheon al p. M.
with precision and thoroughness.
| The champion rested two hours read
Ing magazines and talking, after which
he put on gymnasium suit and went TO
I the apparatus with vim.
! He opened the proceedings by punch
| ing the ball, and the big crowd of visit
ors watched him closely. 1t was plain
Dempsey carries enough flesh to furnish
him q foundation on which to work
when he begins the real task OF his
training campaign. His legs. arms
and trunk are considerably larger than
was the case at Toledo. and while he
still boasts a straight 'front.' he unde-
niably carries enough excess avoirdupois
4 to account for the 200 pounds to which
the champion now confesses.
| The manner in which Dempsey punched
the bag held the close attention of the
II rong. There have been and are more
artistic bag punchers than Dempsey. but
rome whose efforts were more interest
| ing than those Of the champion.
He started with gentle tattoo with
| 9th gloved hands. keeping the bali
t-obbing back and forth with mechine-
ike regularity. He kept this UP for
perhaps half a minute, and suddenly
| gave the ball a savage left hook Ike
the ones Willard received on his face
1T Toledo. But for the fact that the
bag was fitted with stout cord 1t
ould have been torn from its fasten-
ings. Bob Fitzsimmons had trick OF
| hitting the bag in such n manner as to
break the cord, sending the ball flying
among the spectators. Dempsey eschews
any spectacular feature of that sort, but
depends on solid thumps to give effect
to his performance.
His Punch Intact.
| The champion worked at the bag for
ten minutes, alternating the tattoo with
| powerful right and left swings that
seemed hard enough to burst the leather
| This work showed that Dempsey can
punch as hard as ever In his life. and
those who looked on declared they pitied
the Frenchman IL he ever received one
| Of those hooks on the Jaw.
Having punched the ball till he
| breathed hard, Dempsey then devoted his
attention to the pulleys and shadow
boxed while holding the pulley handles.
He continued this for several minutes
and then jumping into the ring in
vited Joe Benjamin to rough 1t with him
| for two three minute rounds.
The lightweight and heavyweight
champions then pulled and hauled each
other about the ring In a manner de-
cidedly rough. punctuating their struggle
with sundry slaps on the face and
| shoulders.
"Shove me back" commanded Denp-
sey and the lightweight pushed like a
| man trying to start a balky horse.
Dempsey apparently broke ground. and
| then he suddenly rushed like a bull In a
| Mexican arena. and Benjamin was swept
under the ropes.
By this time Dempsey was In pro-
| fuse perspiration, and at the conclusion
| Of the six minutes he retired to the rub
| bing room for massage.
when he emerged he radiated health
and vigor and seemed ready for any
sort of combat.
"Why. he seems ready for the ring at
this minute" said an enthusiastic ad-
mirer OF the champion. "He doa not
seem 10 carry any too much hesh. He
aaeyps down 10 weight
Not Yet Fit.
"Tommyrot," commented veteran.
Dempsey confessed to 1SS pounds at
Toledo, and Kearns later said he weighed
not more than 1S4 pounds. He scales
200 pounds at this minute and will have
about sixteen pounds to work OF In his
real training"
After Dempsey had rested a bit. fol-
lowing his rundown. he chaneed his
clothes and came down dressed like the
master In a riding academy. He and
BENJAMIN mounted fiery steeds and can
tered gayly over the hills OF the
Watching mountain range.
Dempsey and Benjamin remained out
for two hours and when they returned to
camp each had an appetite which would
not be denied.
When the champion turned out the
electric nght NJ y .3U O'CLOCK idht Hisnt
he realized that he had put in lively
dav and was entitled to the refreshing
slur,ber that followed.
There is one feature OF Dempsey's
training that has attracted the attention
az the writer. lie does not seem 10 be
absorbed In his work. He goes through
the several stunts In perfunctory man
ner, as much as to say: We'll. 1 have
got 10 do It. and will get through with
| II as soon as possible"
There Is an air of abstraction notice
able. rs though the champion's thoughts
we're wandering to other Fields Instead OF
the green pastures of Summit.
At Toledo he worked for Ave months
| like n Trojan and seemed TO have but
one idea and that to condition himself
10 as to be able 10 vanouish the huge
willard He was fired with ambition to
win the championship. and no boxer ever
worked more conscientiously than the
boy from Salt Lake He knew no had n
difflouit task before him to defeat the
giant Kansan and he was At when he
entered the ring.
May ne Overconfident.
II is possible that Dempsey and his
| handlers do not think the Frenchman
will be able to offer much resistance, and
that the cha mpfpu will not be called on