Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-30
DEMPSEY WANTS
KNOCKOUT FIGHT
Champion Opposed to Towel
Tossing When Either Princi-
pal Is Helpless
COMPLETES HIS TRAINING

Atlantic City. y. j., Juno 30.-Jack
Dempsey wants his contest with
Georges Carpenter to end decisively
with either himself or Carpenter
stretched on the floor of the ring, IL
possible, before the twelve rounds have
been fought out at Boylcs thirty acres
in Jersey City. Saturday afternoon.
The worlds heavyweight champion
declared himself in this regard today
when he said that he did not want n
towel thrown in as an acknowledgment
Of defeat A championship contest. he
said, should be allowed to go to a
or helpless condition Of either contest
ant. Dempsey also is opposed to hav-
ing a contest stopped by the referee.
The best way to stop fight to suit
everybody is TO knock the other man
stiff, Dempsey said. Then there is
no chance for argument; l don't want
Carpentier's men to throw in a towel.
| know when it comes my turn to take
II they are not going to throw any
towel in for me. will keep on fight
ing until l am counted out.
Nobody is licked until he is counted
out. If fighter gets chickenhcarted
and doesn't put over the winning sock
when his opponent is dazed and wob-
bling. be might get knocked out himself
BY wild. desperate swing. Such
things have happened"
With ten long weeks of training be-
hind him, Dempsey today is through
with hard work until n new pair of
eight ounce gloves are tied on his
wrists to defend his championship Sat-
urday afternoon.
The champion completed his training
yesterday. but he viii loosen up his
muscles on the punching bag this aft
eInoon and again tomorrow before he
IS scheduled to leave for jersey City.
He expects to take off two pounds BY
tomorrow night, so as 10 bring his
weight down to 1870 pounds. the figure
he plans TO scale at ringtime He
weighed 1872 pounds before MS final
workout yesterday. The hour of Dcmp.
Sey's departure is a guarded secret in
the champions camp. Manager Jack
hearns said the champion and his party
would leave here tomorrow afternoon
but he may decide to spirit him away
tonight or early tomorrow and have the
camp attaches follow by a later train.
Dempsey will be kept In scclusion at
private residence in Jersey City until
Dempsey's final workout was staged
in public in the open air arena instead
of the airplane shed where he worked
in private on the two previous days
The champion worked for about fifteen
rounds, first on the pulleys for three
minutes and then a round of shadow
boxing. He boxed three rounds with
Larry Williams. the only sparring part
ner in camp, but struck no hard blows
and permitted Williams to rouga him up
q bit while they were tearing in close.
The champion displayed enough to
convince experts that he had plenty
of reserve ir power and plenty of speed.
He boxed on his toes all of the time and
bis footwork was impressive.
There was q sigh of relief from Teddy
Hayes, the champions trainer, and
other handlers when the champion I'M
ished his boxing without injury TO the
healing wound over his left eye. He
wore a headguard and q thick padding
over the cut TO prevent any POSSIBILITY
of having 1t ripped open by wild swing
or q butt.