The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-01
DEMPSEY TO BEGIN ACTIVE TRAINING FOR BOUT MONDAY
Heavyweight Champion Hav- ing Great Time on Freddie
 WeISh'S Farm
By SPARROW MGANN Special Correspondent to The Age Herald (Copyright, 1921, by The Age-Herald)

Copyright, 1921, by The Age-Herald)
 New York, April SO.-Despite reports Jack Dempsey has not begun active itraining for his fight with Georges Carpenter New York papers have had him hard at work, boxing with Joe Benjamin and Jimmy Darcy, run ming over miles of road and shadow boxing at Freddie welsh's farm near Summit, N. J. Nothing to it.
 I went up to the Welsh farm in the north Jersey hills on Saturday to see him at work and had to wait three hours until he blew in with Teddy Hayes, his secretary, in his big motor car. He should be away from the farm emore than day. HA hurried at once to the dinner table tnd while he sat there slowing awaJ the wholesome flood that Freddie Welsh provides, we had the following talk
 Jack, I came up here to see yoa Training. The papers had you train ing under full steam"
 kk Dempsey laughed.
 "The papers have to say something It makes better reading to have me Training. No. I haven't started in yet, Except a little hike every morning"
 When are you going to begin?" Monday. A couple of my sparrins Artners will come up then and I'll egin to get down to business"
 "You look pretty fit now. I don't flink you ought to go too hard with tie bout two months away"
 PUTS ON WEIGHT
 You're right. I don't want to go ss ale. What I'll do will be to work aaId then at different spells lay off tat is, of course, until 8 month be- fpre the fight. Fact is I've been put tfIg on little weight up here. l VI tgh about 200 pounds now" ! & Are you going to train up here al Bthe farm?''
 PNo, about Tuesday next I'll 20 down Sso Atlantic City where I'll have perma- nent quarters. This is the finest coun- try here that ever was made, but l like the sea air for training And then in my own ca mp I can have com plete say. For instance, when I get really in training, I want my meals exactly on the minute. If I don't get them, l get peeved. Also there will be better facilities for 'Workine- bigger ring and so forth"
 Then you don't mind working be fore crowds?' I asked
 ABOUT FRIENDS
 NO, don't care. I like to have my friends see me work out The only thing is that a few days before q nght l begin to get on edge. You know how it is-a fellow is worried about the battle and is getting his mind in tough fighting mood. Just about that time if some friend butts in on you. why you're apt to hand him one before you think.
 That is apt to lose you some friends"
 We'll smiled Dempsey, If they're real friends they'll respect your feelings and not bother you. And if they do bothe, you and get quick comeback. they'll understand just why it happened. That is, they will if they are the sort of pals that amount to anything
 You look as though you had kept yourself in good condition"
 BEGINS MONDAY
 Well, have. That is, I don't think i'll have to do more than three weeks of real rugged training. I never have had to. Tie only reason I'm going te begin work on Monday is to give my. self something to do I hate to be idle That's the reason l went into the vaude- ville show just to pay expenses and keep busy
 Did you like the show business?"
 'No. You appear three or four times