Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-06-15
by Rohcrt I;,irrcn.


ATLANTIC CITY June li.--Iark
dempsey is still hcavy-lo6 pounds
lcdaE-hut he is no heavier than at
Toledo three weeks before the VIII
lard fight
There he weighed for the newspa-
per men. In tights and shoes. and an
less he had lead insolcs or something;
his weight was 2V2 pounds. or about
1873 s;riprcd. At Toledo the wcigh,
went of 10" fast especially during
the week before the hwht, when he
hrorped about ten pounds. Dempsey
WAS extremely n"rNniis for ~ coilpl.
Of days before the light ana this VAS
probably caused hy dropping too
much weight by hard work in The in
tense heat. iic will havc no Such
heat I" affect his final two weeks IT
training ~ Atlantic city. where thor"
is always som" cool air and usually
"a breeze from the sea.
Merry" tension before a fight or any
Other important athletic event is not
a bad sign. It's more the mark Of
The thoroughbred. \ pli,cgmatic. un-
cNcitablc athlete never breaks rec
ordS. Tho man who Is a hundi. "
nerves hcfor" a contest and who has
thcS" nerves under control Wien h"
St"ns out TO do his stunt. whatever :;
IS. is III" man who can leap oui OF
the commonplace in action.
This is Dempsey. He shows :, trace
OF nervousness riEh, up TO within i
fcw minutes Of the bell. II. is on
50 WHICH ilf eUltES the IlnE. TIC -
pale: then as he sits ia his corner his
color comes back with Il rush. lie i:
very grim and determined. silcn,. too
ti"n'css lie doesn't even shuttle u!S
feet or move his hands. and he decent
look around over the crowd.
Jack Always Keeps cool.
His attention is nNcd ON III. man
he is going 10 meet. and has niud
allied with the thought, OF what he Is
To do in the first clash. You woUil
expect a rushing. aggressive fighter
like Dempsey to tear out Of his COR
ncr McG"vcrn style. and start sldm-
mtns with 81 rush. hut that's the
thing h" never does.
Take two ."f his most impor,an;
f=h's--with Fulton and willard In
the Fulton tight he stepped Slowly
from his corner three or four stops.
and stood waitinj; for Fulton 10 cross
tho ring and come TO him.
Fulton came. carefully. ana nc
Dempsey did not move. Fulton jahhci
him swiftly and graSrcd at ncnpS,y =
arms to hold them down q; his sides.
DEMPSEY wrcnrhcd himself loose. and
in Just II 50 seconds Fulton was
lying Hat on his hack. out.
NJ Toledo Dempsey came on, 10
meet Willard. stopped drew WE
lard's first inh. pullc,! nrcl< advanc !.
turned aside and walncd away. ad-
vnncrd turned back. !; looked - 4
willard would hay. Ia <" after ntn.
W.llari. VIII" had expected Il h,.uI-
:Iw"d L.: his own 'lurs bulk mi rrI.-
uthiion 10 followed rs Dempsey
turmoil away, and q frv. Seconds la
tor Willard was on his hIunches
look ing M w'th - duZcd and silly
smile at the man who had pIi him
down.
Dempsey does not rush even in his
training boats with kcnaUlt ard
burke. He starts deliberately. iIgt
when hr is one" in range IN St,.s
right thc"c. SwIy!ug and shifting. Col-
lowing tn" other fellows steps. stick
aud rights Ia body and head Most ~
his hard punchir" is done ~ The
body This * partly E-vnusc Dcmp-
ScN'S natural lighting method H. to
weaken his mgn with body blows
Champion !aN"r> Opponcut'~ Ribs.
tie reaches Tor IN" PIT OF IN" stvn-
a"h. as Flies iminuus used to. but his
chief rclianC" S''ll Sr'H ms to hc a
blow on the ribs over the heart This
-sn.t an hmm -.iLn,- l.nnnhnMi blow. or