Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-05-11
CORBETT SAYS
JACK WILL BE
SET FOR GONG
Champ Weighs Just Right for
Start of Pre-Fight Grind,
Jim Asserts.
LIKES TRAINING PLAN
BY JAMES j. CORBETT,
Former heavyweight Champion of the
World

Former heavyweight Champion of the
World.
Copyright. 1921, BY International News
Service.)
NEW YORK, May 11.-Jack Dempsey
is looking fine. He is getting ready foi
the serious work of real training fol
Georges Carpenter in the proper man
ner. l expect to see him in perfect con-
dition when he enters the ring at Jersey
City, July 2.
This much I can say today after
spending Tuesday with the champion at
Atlantic City.
/ ran down to the seashore to say hello
and look him over. Later, when he gets
into real training, will follow the
progress of his work in detail. l VIII
also keep tab on what Georges Carpenter
is doing and Will eI leavor to give my
readers first hand Information from the
rival camps right Up to the day OF the
battle
l found Dempsey in barber chair,
face covered with lather. 1t was easy
enough to locate him. There was crowd
outside the door. Dempsey doesn't seem
to mind crowds, which is good trait
The fellow who permits curiosity on
the part of the public TO get on his nerves
finds it difficult to compose himself when
he needs cold possession or his facu!tles.
Happily Dempsey is not that way.
LILO, JIM" he said when / walked up
to his chair Glad to see you. Gee, but
you're looking fit"
This reminded me Of an experience he
and l had at Tia Juana. A fellow came
up to NE, stuck out his hand and said:
Mr.. Dempsey, 1 want to shake your
hand. I've been one of your staunchest
followers and admirers. I'm Mr.. So-and-
So"
How he happened to mistake me for
Dempsey. / don't know. Perhaps time
has treated me more than kindly. At
any rate I saw the chance for q little
joke.
by the way, have you ever met Jim
Corbettf" And with this, l called to
Dempsey who was standing near me. 1
introduced them The stranger was very
glad to meet Mr.. Corbett.
MY goodness, Mr. Corbett," he gasped,
you certainly are well preserved.
1t went over big. But, to be serious,
I feel sure Dempsey will find Atlantic
City an ideal place to train. l trained
for several of my most important fights
at the seashOre The salt air and hot
sun baths did me a world of good.
Jack tells me he is not going into the
surf very much He is correct in this
Swimming every day would do him more
harm than good, though an occasional
plunge, right in and right out again, is
fine. How much do you weigh, Jack?"
l asked.
"I haven't weighed for several days"
he replied, 'but I'm right around 200"
That weight is just right for his build.
He isn't carrying an ounce too much. He
will take off pOundage gradually.
zone day when l was training for one
of my most important fights" I said to
Jack, 81 was playing handball. Sud
denly l realized that l was unable to
start the Precipitation. I knew at once
what was wrong. I had gone stale"
I'm going TO be mighty careful about
that" he told me- when ! trained for
Brennan overworked. l really was sick
II won't happen again"
l explained to Jack that when l found
l had gone stale l quit working. My
camp attendants were worried sick, but
/ would not listen to their entreaties that
l do some light work For several days
l did nothing. / drank quite a lot Of
water and amused myself as ! saw fit.
After several days of this I went on
the road for an hour a day and did only
the Hghtest kind of gym work. l finished
my road work with fast sprint, and
to my delight, the Precipitation came
back. When l got into the ring for that
fight I felt like a colt This is the way
l expect Dempsey to feel when he an
swers the bell.