The New York herald., 1921-06-29
DEMPSEY IN LIVELY
TRAINING BOUTS
Champion Works Hard in High
Temperature With Few
Friends Present.

ATLANTIC CITY, ~. j., June 28.-Jack
Dempsey staged a private workout to-
day. He worked lightly for fifteen
minutes in the arplane shed back of his
camp with only newspaper men and a
few friends IS spectators.
Several hundred persons sweltered In
the heat outside of the camp. hoping that
the champion would change his mind.
The doors at the main entrance were
locked and chained and guards shouted
through cracks In the doors that the
champion would not work.
After the high speed workout In
secret yesterday. Dempsey began the
process of tapering off this afternoon
and only boxed two rounds in addition
to two rounds Of bag punching.
He also limbered with some bending
exercises on the floor of the ring after
the session with the gloves. The air
inside of the hangar was hot and stuny
and Dempsey perspired profusely after
rounding the light inflated bag for three
minutes and the heavy stuffed bag for
another three minute round. He was
dripping wet when he finished the two
rounds Of boxing.
Energetic Boxing.
The experts regarded Dempseys box
ing more favorably than they did when
they last saw him in action on Sunday.
He boxed with more energy and pep
they thought. and was hitting harder,
except when he penned his sparring part
,ers in a corner. Then he contented
himself by cutting them around until
they could break away and escape to the
centre Of the ring.
Dempsey stepped the first round with
Eddie O'Hara and the second with the
veteran Larry Williams.
O'Hara was on the defence from the
start. and kept moving briskly In re-
treat while Dempsey pursued him. A
few seconds after they started Dempsey
let fly a left hook that hung OHara
on the ropes.
Although Dempsey did not box with
the full power Of his punches against
Williams, he Jared the veteran to his
heels with solid hooks to the body. VIII
.ams's face also was puffed and his lips
were bleeding at the finish. Dempsey
seemed to concentrates his attack on the
pody. however, ripping In with hooks at
close range. -, ,-
After returning from a walk this
morning Dempsey jumped on the scales
and balanced the beam at l93 POUNDS
He probably will reduce two more
rounds in the final days Of training. and
lose another pound when he dries out
Friday.
Tom Gibbons. the st. Paul heavy
weight and Harry Greb. light heavy.
weight from Pittsburgh. who regard
themselves as prospective opponents ior
Dempsey, watched the champion go
throrgh his PAGES this afternoon. They
said Dempsey appeared in perfect con-
dition.
Dempsey slower, Says Hinkei.
Matt HinkeI, the Cleveland referee,
after keen observance of Dempsey con-
dition, said Dempsey looked slower than
he did when he was training ror jess
willard at Toledo two years ago, put
appeared to be stronger and more oe-
termined. =, III.
"There has been a change In MS
mental attitude" Hinkel said. he Is
n wicked hitter and positively looks
vicious when he's in the ring. lts my
Judgment that he is In great shape.
The fact that he looks slower 10 me
than he did at Toledo probably Is pc
cause he did not box at top speed this
afternoon" .,.,o
Rumors were flying around Atlantic
CITY that Dempsey had broken with ms
manager and that Kearns had packed
his baggage and departed for New YORK:
.~rhere isn't a word of truth In them.
Dempsey said tonight. "kearns is IN
New York on business and all OF ms
baggage is still here. He'll be back To-
morrow to prepare for our getaway 10
Jersey CITY. All of the stories about q
row and everything else are RIDICULOUS.