The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-05-13

Jack Dempsey is the most refreshing
champion w. have had in my time. not
excepting C"rhctt. who MAS gracious
ness itself and corking good company IN
training camp up TO within three or -FOUR
days ot his fights. when he got nervous
and touchy.
Dempsey. who was rNw, father dr.
fidcrn and ally cmbRrra$ed fellow
rrtcr 10 his battle with Willard. iS now
on, ~ the best mixers ana one Of tho
most sincere fellows in his camp. He
l:leS 10 mHe' people: whereas he used 70
ny from them. Now he has j quick
welcome and m easy manner OF putting
visitor u ease
Re s 4 sincere sort Of follow--almoSt
hov.sh in MS CranEnrSS in talking with
those ne knows. and what he says shows
that he does u 20, Of talkinG-a lot more
than ~ does talking. There IS none or
the bunk" throwing and hoasttng about
IN" big hoy. When he tells YOU some
thing he means =. and his sincerity is
the chic charm 81 the fellow.
II is surprising to find the champion
SO modest about himself and I'M
spoiled after all the praise that has
been lavi~hcd upon him and all the bunk
that has been poured uOt. The praise
and tic bunk slide off him like blows
in sparring do.
Champions have moro cause 30
fear their friends than they have
their foes. The K. o. IL admins
tered fifty times bv the friend" 70
every wa1lep that finishes fighter.
Dempsey gave an interesting eXplana-
ton Of several things the fans have not
been able to understand. He was talk
ing OF his chances Of beng in good con-
ditinn when he meets Carpenter
NO" he said earnestly. II won't be
in as great condition as I was when |
met Willard. There ISM chance Sor
me- 10 be. Don't worry though: I'll be
In condition to win. What I mean Is
that a champion hasn't chance TO get
into such condition as I was then. for
the simple reason that TO be in that
shape a fellow must fight into 1t. I
got ready for willard hv fighting. I
was fighting stcnd;ly and meeting all
sorts OF tough boys right mp 70 the time
TO finish OFF the training \ champion
cannot do that. In the first place he
cannot get he fights. In the second.
the minute ne signs fer big match he
is tied in contract not 70 fight for
three Your or five months. He would
be better if he could have a couple OF
battles In that time.
Don't say that I cannot get into
the cond ton I vas when Tough NIL
lard. If lost The championship I could
fi~ht back into that shape in six months
by meeting 4 lot Of fellows. and could
win back The titie-which, however. l
will not lose jut yet.
"I1l be in Shap" for Carpenter. This
talk about tho long layoff putting me
-. no
of condition. what about Carpenter?
He hmasn': had p real fight in moro
than five years except the I-evcnsky ar
fair. TT Re in plenty "f shape TO win
Am now for that matter"
Argument sounds good-and he meant
II.
In 5port one can tan moro by the
wy . man says something than by
what no RyS-And pSrhaDo an OBJ
server might notice the SAsn0 thing
In other buEHsBseg.
S-mi7cl Crawford crashed one in San
y rarC's SO the other day Over the fence,
end won a ball game. As eHcores he
hanEed out a single and a douo'e-and
thee he is. rirht up at the top 20 the
Coast league hitterS.
Crawford, a. On age when the major
ny Of bail players are beginning TO pre-
pare 10 teach their RrandSonS baseball.
Still Is a Er'a; nidNer. He has always
has been. and rc-hars has been the least
appreciated Of al the great men Of the
game HrlcSS il 10 Tuck Turner. Craw-
ford larSe'l "r"SS agent, or perhaps he
was eclipSri during tn" best part Of
his caYeer by Cobb There have been
few men in the history OF baseball "a
great 81 bat as was Ora wtord. He WAS
una"prr'i"teI l2r"rly because he gen.
orally followed Cob in the batting or
de- and hitting behind Cobb is tough
and avcraEe-red"ci job. How much
NJ Cobb'S gre9t success rs ha Sc runner
/ESas due 10 Crawford no one can know.
STm Vas supposed 10 judge when the
hall We : pitched. whether 10 let the ball
go and give Cobb q chance 70 steal or 10
h, end W"ofeCt ne rTnuer. II Cobb
was Off to good start he let the ball