The Washington times., 1921-04-19
HEALTHFARM
. FOR DEMPSEY
Worlds Champion at Freddy
Welsh's Place Ere He Begins
Hard Grind.
By TOM THORP.

Dempsey has deserted the Great
White Way to start preliminary
training for his championship ring
engagement with Georges Carpen-
tier In Jersey on July 2. The big
heavyweight titleholder put the
bright lights Of Gotham's famous
thoroughfare behind him with the
firm determination not to return
until after he has successfully de-
fsned his pugilistic crown AGAINST
his French rival. For the next cou-
pie Of weeks he will do light train
ing at Freddy Welsh's health farm
at Summit, N. j. Following this
warming up exercise he will begin
six weeks of hard training at a
camp to be established by Manager
Jack kearns as close to the site of
the fight as possible.
Dempsey received a good lesson IN
his hard bout with Bill Brennan at
Madison Square Garden last winter.
The champion did his training for
that ring engagement in tn. glamor
ot the bright light district. rhe fact
that his showing in that bout was
the very worst of his ring career
has made q deep impression upon him.
Instead OF doing his work where
his many friends can crowd around
the rinsside to tell him how wonder
full he is,' Jack has decided to go
out In the country where he viii have
only his sparring partners on hand.
He appreciates the importance OF the
hght that he has on his hands in
meeting the French challenger. He
Is going to do everything possible
to get himself into the best condi-
tion of his career.
REVIBEs TRAINING METHOD.
The course Of training that the
champion has mapped out for himself
Is far different from that he put him
self through for his big hight with
Jess willard. In that battle Jack was
called upon to face a big. husky.
slow moving giant. For that reason
he did everything possible to add to
his strength.
Big sparring partners were en-
gagged. Plenty OF heavy gymnasium
work that developed his muscles to
cope with willard's great strength
formed a part OF the daily routine he
followed. In fact, Dempsey's every
Idea during the weeks of preparation
preceding his championship fight at
Toledo ran along lines Nv hicht would
tend to, make him the physical match
of Big Jess.
His needs for Carpenter are alto
gether different from the training ho
| required for willard. The French
challenger is the opposite in physica.
makeup to Big Jess. Georges de-
pends upon his speed in the ring to
win.
Those who are backing the French
man believe that this speed Is going
n L.
big championship fight. For that
reason. Dempsey plans to increase hts
speed. Fast. clever, sparring part
ners are going to replace the big
huskies that were employed preiimi-
nary to the willard night.
Kid Norfolk, one of the shiftiest
heavyweights in the business, has
been made the chief sparrins partner
of the camp. Jimmy Darcy, a fast
light heavyweight from Oregon. will
share the burden OF taking Jacks
blows during the long siege OF train
ing that the champion has laid out
for himself.
Dempsey has consulted the best
trainers in the country during the
winter. He has sought advice from
many of the shrewdest men in the
pugilistic world. The conferences
poNt ktNth nt DtllcNNs. CUT
rect idea Of the sort of preparation
he needs for the Carpenter bout
GOLF AS TRAINING EXERCISE.
It is Jacks intention to- take very
little road work for the first couple
OF weeks. Most of his work will he
confined to chasing the golf ball
around the links. Like Willie Ritchie,
the heavyweight title holder is
great believer that golf is an excel
lent exercise to put a fighter in good
condition for heavy work.
Dempsey is of the opinion that golf
will not only steady his eye but will
strengthen his wrists. The long
walks that a couple of eighteen-hole
games call for will no doubt help to
put his legs into good condition for
him to start heavy road work in a few
weeks time.
Jim Corbett has advised Dempsey
t. play handball during his prelimi-
nary training work. Gentleman
Jim" informed the present title holder
that he deIived much benefit from
playing this game in the open before
his championship nights.
He stated that no sport tends more
tu increase an athletes speed than
does handball. Not only does 1t take
the soft flesh off, but It makes a man
quick on his feet II is the best
known game to help a man become
quick with his eye.
These last two attributes are the
very things that Dempsey is most in
want OF for his ring engagement with
Carpenter. American ring critics arc
firm in the opinion that IL Jack liz
able to increase his speed he will have
no trouble in defending his pugilistic
crown.
WILL rOREGO BOXING.
It is Dempsey's intention to keep
from doing any boxing during his
preliminary training. This decision
was arrived at during his trip from
Seattle. The champion felt that the
six weeks OF boxing which ne put Ia
during his late theatrical. tour have
been enough for the present.
He pointed to the fact that the five
months Of boxing that he went
through for his night with Bill Bren-
n.