The New York herald., 1921-06-10
Dempsey's One-Two Blow Is
More Formidable Than the
Same Punch Used by Fitz.

Special Despatch to THE NEW York HERALD
ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., June 9.--Jack
Dempsey kept at his bag punching to-
day, beating a tattoo and grunting even
more than usual. His determination kept
his face In q scowl. Jack has short up
per lip and the compression shows his
big white teeth. He makes short tallings
of breath which require the opening of
the mouth.
The champion continued his bag
punching with severity, but did more
side stepping of the big bag and some
ducling The bag was lowered for
couple rounds and Jack took to it with
uppercuts and one two blows. He
showed class in his double blows which
are made with a slam OFF the INST TO
the body and the same hand to the
head when opponent rs fighting in
crouch. Delivered by Dempsey this blow
is more effective than by anyone yet
showing 1t in practice.
Fitzsimmons was the only other per-
son ever saw use the combination sue
cessfully and that in contests with op-
moments shorter than himself, particu-
Iarly Tom Sharkey in San Francisco
and Joe Choynski in Boston.
The muscles on the back of Dempsey
necl, are rapidly developing, and as no
is as slender as Corbett when Jim was
voungster he can well afford this line
-, dayeIonment. Kearns's idea is to not
only win this fight, but to perfect the
Il development Of Dempsey to point
which will keep Jack champion FOR years
to come.
Kearns speaking of the present match
with friends who think JACK TOO 1ar
along. remarked: you gentlemen seem
TO forget that Carpenter won tine rlsnt
TO this contest by winning fights ana IL
is ridiculous to waste minute IN op-
tanning the best possible results from
constant practiee and physical develop
ment.
"I believe the fist of the fighter should
have the culture of a stenographers
f,neers One must place blows with the
accuracy a finger does on the keys. The
wrong key makes trouble Tor the
stenographer the wrong blow Is likely
to cripple the boxer
GIFT From the Elks..
At the conclusion Of his work Demp-
sey was approached by little man
with a big smile. Jack had to stop In
his dressing and stick out his hand with
a ouizzical look. There followed the
presentation of a diamond stud ded gold
match box from the Elks Lodge OF Long
Branch. the speech being made by Col.
Emanuel Tanenbaum of the New YORK
City Police Reserve.
Friday will be q day of rest In so far
as training Is concerned. Jack VIII 90
no road work or bag punching. Instead
he will spend the afternoon at golf
at the Atlantic City Country Club,
where he will try thirty-six holes with
the local champion. Tom Wootton.
Speaking on the referee question, Jack
Kearns remarked:
'The laws OF New Jersey require that
the referee be one who Is licensed, and
hope to see one picked from the state
of Jersey who is fully capable. Tha
referee question viii be fully settled
in another week.
Dempsey will resume boxing and
training Saturday, when he will take OH
Jack Renault, the Canadian champion
and Martin Burke. who has been away
on account of a contest in Ohio.
Asks IL Georges Can Hit.
The heavyweight champion to-day
wanted to know II Carpenter fought
from a crouch or hit from standing
up position and the position from which
he started the dangerous right hand
punch.
When told that Carpenter fought
from a standing position rather than a
crouch Dempsey asked
els he hard to hit? II / can hit him
] can lick him."
Dempsey was told that Carpentier
was a sharp, accurate hitter and was
liable to whip anybody he could rea ch
with the first punch. The champion
after thinking for a second. remarked
that he had plenty Of speed himself and
was hitting with greater force than
ever.