The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-06-29
Dempsey no Longer Nerv-
Gus But Tired Of Train
ing; Last Boxing Bouts
Held in SeclusiOn
LIEUTENANTS FEEL
NERVOUSNESS BADLY
CARPENTER READY FOR PICNIC,
But HIS TRAINERS INCREASE
NUMBER OF COFFIN NAILS
CONSL MED DAILY

AlldutlC CIlSs j D4e H5s-l ptleNy -
the beginning Of the end Of Jack
Dempsey's two months' training grind
The champion is all through with
his workouts in the open air arena
and the last workouts this afternoon
probably viii be staged behind barred
gates in the old airpiane shed, back
OF the trairirg camp. The work Will
pe Light and may not include boxing
The champion. draadlng the last
three days OF marking time, is glad
that the long siege of training is
nearing an end. He does not display
any outward signs of nervousness
nor irritability and his handlers agree
that his physical condition can hard
ly be improved
III be glad to have this thing
over with" Dempsey said. You have
no idea of the hardships of a long
training grind. It's terrible. If l
was offered 100000 for a fight
month from now l would not go
through with this again. 1 am tired
OF training. l want to take rest.
Just as soon as 1 can get my affairs
in shape after meeting Carpenter l
am going home to Salt Lake City,
then on west for a vacation"
Dempsey is about three pounds
over the figure he expects to scale
when ne climbs into the ring at
'Boyle's thirty acres' Saturday after
noon, but expects to lose couple
of pounds today and tomorrow and
another pound when he dries out FRI
day He will abstain from eating GER
tail foods and will only drink water
the day before the battle. He scaled
1893 pounds yesterday and expects to
60 into the ring at the lsO-pouhd
notch.
The program mapped out for the
champion today calls for some light
exercise. He will perform behind
locked gates away from the curious
eyes Of the public. The signs in
front OF the box office have been
yanked down and the ticket boxes
have been turned over to the owners
Only newspaper men and te"
friends will be admitted this after
noon and tomorrow.
Things are beginning to get into
shape for the champions departure
According to present plans, Dempsey
and his party viii leave for Jersey
City, Friday He will spend the day
in seclusion of private home in Jer
sey City and will be kept In seelu'
sion until the time TO 60 to th'
arena The day before the battle
viii be the longest OF all, and Dernp'
seys handlers are preparing 10 nurse
him with extreme care.
The champions workout in private
Yesterday was brief. He boxed .
round with the light bag, another viii
the heavy one aud round eaet
with Eddie Q'Hare and Larry VII
liams. He eliminated shadow ooShl
and was under the shower within Il
minutes.
Georges Getting Ready for Picnic
Aianhasset, n Y, June 2e.--As th'
day for the worlds championship
bout draws near. everybody IN th'
challengers camp Is getting nervous
except Georges and he alone appear'
to be worrying about as much as
school boy getting ready for a pic
mic He wants to SO and Is havini
lots Of fun making preparations.
outside of this, he has not die
played the least anxiety The eseap'
from the crowd OF visitors yesterda'
afternoon was not made SO much be
cause Georges was nervous, but be
cause OF his camp associates. HI
friend. Pierre Mallct, who has In
creased his cigarette consumption o
per cent in tSs last few days. plot
ted to get away because he didn'
want Georges TO be bothered.
Manager Desoamps has begun 4
wiring his HAMS and pull his hair
ana Trainer Wilson has betrayed
slight irritability.
Georges only worry is his shor
hair. since his blond pompadour wa
clipped by the barber OF ALanhasse'
he has been wearing a cap He run
his hands over the top OF his hea
and seems amused at the sensation
In his fingers.
Today. Carpenter entered into tn
final stage Of training and he expect
to be on edge when he calls hal
tomorrow afternoon.