The New York herald., 1921-06-18
Champion Batters His Ablest
Sparring Partner All About
the Ring.

Special Despatch TO THE NEw Y0BK HERALD.
ATLANTIC CITY, n. j., June l7.--Jata
Dempsey electrified the onlookers at his
Airport training quarters this afternoon
by cutting loose In his Toledo form and
battering Battling Ghee, a iS5 pound
negro. all over the ring. Ghee. who is
clever. fast and a hard hitter. has been
in leash for. eight days waiting for
bout with the champion. The contest
was delayed owing To the cut over Dennp-
sey's eye but to-day the champion de-
cided it was time To show his real form.
and the subsequent proceedings were of
a nature to convince the spectators that
Dempsey can subdue a fast, clever boxer
of the Carpenter type in jig time.
Ghee claims to have defeated Kid Nor
folk and other able negro heavyweights,
and his admirers intimated to him that
he would have a fine chance against
Dempsey. Therefore, when he got an in
vitation to join the champions training
staff he accepted with alacrity. Ghee
was eager 10 get into the ring with
Dempsey. and after the champion had
boxed two slow rounds with Renault
Ghee hoped the ropes and prepared to
show Dempsey what good boxing was
like. Inside OF six minutes Ghee had hit
the canvas three times, and was bleeding
and helpless.
When Ghee got the word to toe the
scratch he danced gayly 10 the centre,
and stuck five straight lefts into Demp-
seys face without q return. Then the
champion suddenly caught Ghee on the
chin with a left hook that sent hin, reel
ing to the ropes. Ghee came back
gamely. only to receive q right hand
punch that dropped him flat on his face.
Dempsey helped him UP and permitted
the dazed Chez to land some light
punches to the head.
While they were locked In a clinch
Dempsey brought left uppercut to the
chin that did not travel more than six
inches. Ghec crumpled in a heap at
the titIeholders feet. Dempsey helped
Ghee to his feet again and carried him
along until the round ended. Ghec went
TO his corner splitting blood.
Third Ixn0ckdown.
In the second round left hook 10
the chin sent Ghee down for the third
time and Dempsey eased up a bit, as
most of the fight was out of the new
sparring mate.
When Ghee staggered out OF the arena
he had this to say:
If any man had told me could get
cut up and knocked flat with twelve
ounce gloves I'd thought he was crazy.
Mercy be. how that boy does hit. I
whipped Kid Norfolk twice, and Nor
folk told me I could beat Dempsey.
Dempsey can whip a roomful OF Ghees
and Norfolks. / won't be right for
many days"
After two rounds of real glove fight
ing with Ghee. Dempsey wound UP with
two fast sessions with Larry williams.
The weather was threatening at this
time. but those present did not mind
the light rain that began to fall and
damage some of the millinery creations
OF the women spectators.
Dempsey, as we'll as his sparring part
ners. wore head guards again this after
noon TO lessen the possibility of OPEN
ing the healing cut over the cham
pion's left eye.
Dempsey went on the road as usual,
covering about six miles, and pulled the
weights this afternoon, but did no shadow
boxing.
Ghee had shown pronounced superior
ity over all the other sparring partners
In camp and much interest centred in
his first tussle with the champion.
When Dempsey was informed that he
had been named as correspondent in a
divorce suit brought by +. r. Boulanger
q wealthy Usage Indian Of Pawhuska,
okla, against his wife Lily. the cham
pion said 81 never even knew that town
was on the map, let alone being ac-
quainted with any one in the burg"
Although Dempsey plans to enter the