South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-09-20
Tanning With
Farrell
BY HTNRY l.. FAIRFIELD

NEW YORK. Sept. IS Jack
Dempsey's next big fight most prob
ably win Doe with Harry Wills. his
coIored challenger
Wills is The outstanding figure
amoug the contenders for the
heavyweight championship and
only the race question has prevent
cd him from getting his chance for
the title
In considering what chance wills
has 20 win the title. the physical
condition OF the champion is the
most important matter.
Ring worms are now asking how
Dempsey has been behaving him
self since he knocked Carpenter
out what he did I'm Europe and
what me is doing now i'm the line
of dissipation.
To has been said and IL has been
printed that DEMPSEY has been go
ing the way Of the bright lights and
that ne IS following the footsteps
~ former champions who knocked
out themselves.
AS far as the writer knows.
Dempsey has not been misbehav-
ing I'm the first place he doesn't
look il and dissipation always shows
I'm saFging lines Of the face and in
Gatted muscles Of the body.
Also liz must be considered that
Dempsey's reputation makes him n
conspicuous figure wherever he
moves Ire hardly could be Wild
and keep it quiet very long.
a. good Instance Of this fact Is
shown I'm the case Of a man who
holds the same position I'm baseball
that Dempsey has I'm the ring
Every move the star baseball
player makes around New York IN
a spicy way is known the next day
among the circles that have their
ears to the ground for racy stories.
No such yarns have been spilled
about Dempsey.
Dempsey is seen around cabarets
frequently IN New York. He dances
and STAYS up late. Taxi drivers. the
best sources OF scandal In the
Roaring Forties." say they have
taken him from cabarets TO his
hotel az three. four and five o'clock
In the morning, but chat he never
showed signs of having anything
20 drink and that he was seldom i'm
the company Of the opposite sex.
II viii be recalled the comment that
went around Europe over the cham
pion= small thirst for wines.
Jimmy DeForest. who trained
Dempsey for an his big fights and
who IS one of the best authorities
ON condition FRI the world says he
does not believe Dempsey is dissi-
rating
IT- never cared much for drink
.re he smokes only occasionally
and 7 know that be never was fond
W fast Twins 7 have known Demp-
sew for years better perhaps than
any other person and I do not be-
'Ieve he VIII fall for any kinds OF
abuse. His only danger IS from
inactivity He has always led such
.a strenuous life that ne blows up
when ne does not keep himself
busy
While ne may have trouble I'm
training back into the same fne
condition Of 1919 In Toledo and
I1921 i'm Jersey City. Dempsey viii
/ not Dee bothered with that iinx Of
other making weight He
lean step into the ring az any weight
/ he desires
Benny Leonard IS the most out
standing example today az the
weight problem Many wise ring
I followers believe that Leonard is
I through a. a lightweight and that
ne WIFI lose the next time he has
20 meet FIRST class opponent as
1876 pounds.
The question is often asked -
Leonard can make the lightweight
llfmit. why doesn't he Jump into the
I we--ervv rht class2
The answer is SIMPLE Leonard IS
a-zt and last a business man and
there ISN'T a nickle On the welter-
weight class. compared 20 what he
can get as a slipping lightweight.