The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-01-08

the ring ard 20 keep his eye sharp
and his hitting Judgment keen
| talked this over with Dempsey
recently.
What did you think OF me In the
Brennan fight" asked Jack.
"Why-you weren't up to form"
said.
HUH" snorted Dempsey. "Forml
| didn't have any such thing"
"If | had been the way ! was at
Toledo, or when | fought Fulton and
was full OF ambition, brennan
wouldn't have gone much past the
first round, The trouble was that
my ambition was dull, ] had the
title and only had to hang on TO It..
| had nothing to work for. I trained
| for the match three or four times.
and II was postponed. / got sick OF
/ training ana didn't care.
In the ring with Brennan ! wnf
Just slugging/ and being slugged
with no pep-no drive. had &c
drag myself instead OF having q
hold myself back. had to work
| hard to finish him. / was n bum
| II you want to know what | think,
What did you think OF the Carpen-
| tier fight?"
Great fight" said. You didn't
| have the Toledo spirit but you had
speed and strength and skill"
| 81 had nothing" said Dempsey,
gloomily II you want to know
what | think OF that fight we were
pair Of buns ] had To train hard
for two months for a fight | knew
| could win. For the first time in
, my life training was grind. ]
hated It. / had to do It, but II
made mo weary. II wasn't fun to
fight Carpentlcr--it was n job.
How many times would Carpen-
tier have hit me on the Jay at IT.
ledo? And how many times did
he hit me at Jersey city? That's
the anHwer. was strong and !
could take Il, OF course, but | felt
az II / was fighting Ike an old
woman. II Carpenter had been q
Jess willard that day "a have been
up against Il. Now you know what
| think about myself
I'm the old days when | could
| fight every week | was always In
shape and | loved fighting IL was
| sport every time l got into n ring.
only needed n couple OF days
/ training because ] was always TT.
/ Now my fights are 50 far apart !
| forget all about tn fun OF It, |
/ have to take off weight have to
/ go through training grind. And
I DN lHf llfllf lnt lltHl Utlf NpslfH
| along I'm tired OF the whole show.
Too Much Success
! "Some day some husky young fel-
| low will come along, Just the way
| ! did" said Dempsey. "and then per-
/ haps, IN have my turn being hit
/ on the chin. No man n too good
/ to be licked, when I feel that I'm
up against II the old ambition Is
| going 10 rise up in me and youll
/ sec fight while II lasts.
But II some good youngs'er gets
| me I'm going to be the first 10 con-
gratulate him. ] don't know much
/ but IN thank hin, because when
| that happens / car get away from
all this stage stuff ana showing OF
| and being held mp by all kinds OF
| takers who thing ~ ways 10 sue me
and try ~ grab my money IN
/ have chance TO get a farm IN
orange grove settle down and
/ live quietly with ms folks Ike Othor
people Gee' TIA u be the NE"
Az long Ns Dempsey feels that
way about 1t there's littlc doubt th'
high spot IN his career lies behind
n some great fighter came up, am.
bhion might stir In him again, and
ho m 'Rht prepare und fight with tho
[ old eager gpirit But even then hC
won't he starting from the perfect
condition he had when getting ready
for Toledo, and he may not reach
the same magnificent fighting form
As to whore Dcmpseys rival 10
coming from. that's hard 10 spy
Boxing has developed IN the navi
until some great fighters are bcini
turned out on cvry battleship Gooj
men may be developed In the club,
around the country. But, heavy
weight battles are not so much II
demand in the present day Of shor
bouts Little men give more action
Few big fellows appear even In the
best arenas. The public cares les,
for heavy hitting and more Tor spocC
and skill.
n isn't impossible that Dempsey
may have 20 retire eventually, AZ
unbeatcu champion. and purely for
lack ~ an opponent good enough {,
give him a real battle. Jcffries wa
N that Hv after knocking out Nun,
roe. ana history repeats Itself Ia IN,
ring as wei as anywhere else.