Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1923-09-07
Jack Dempsey Knows and Now Shows
Weight Of Heavy Championship Crown
Five Years Of Title Totins and
Rich Living are Factors
Favoring Firpo
cIANT.KlLLER TODAY
Written specially for the Monte
Vista Journal by Robert Fuller.
Thru Autocaster Service.

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SARATOGA SPRINGS. N. r.
eept. 6.-When the hour arrives
that Jack Dempsey Is no longer
heavyweight champion OF the world.
down In his heart OF hearts he will
know WHY. He likely will offer
10 alibi. but instead will concede
although later. inquiring sports re-
porters will quote him and tell Of
many reasons for his defeat Per-
1aps none OF them will be correct.
Five years OF championship and
Dempsey Is different ringman
today. The weight Of a champion
ship crown Is much heavier than
even Jack himself will admit. But
10 a certain veteran sport writer
who has been constantly assigned to
Dempsey's camp. from the days at
ahe crown from Willard. up to and
including the present training siege
here for Firpo. 1t is noticeable that
Jacks shoulders are stopped . bit
under the load Of his honor.
In plain words. the Dempsey con,
fidence today lacks that sureness
which made him invincible In the
days when he had everything TO
win and nothing much to lose. HUI
man pride now makes the mere
thought OF giving up the kings seat
an occasion for doubling thoughts.
Dcmpsey's Coacrrn
At Shelby. Mont. when he WAS
preparing for Tom Gibbons. Demp-
sey never missed an opportunity to
ask close friends In the newspaper
game about what was going on In
the Gibbons camp?" Dempsey
knows, as every follower OF the box
1ng game knows. that the difference
IN ability between . champion and
. persistent challenger IL never very
great. Let = good challenger catch .
champion on an off" day and =
eitle 10 liable to change hands.
Maybe the scrap at Shelby Was
an "off" day for Dempsey. Thei.
again maybe II was that little lack
ps confidence in Dempsey-plus
eomethins else (which We are going
- tell you about) and which re.
suited in the upset to form-and
moral victory for Tom Gibbons. who
Vas still there st the end Of the nf-
fesn-round fight with the great
Dempsey.
Those who freely opined that
Dempsey could have won over Glib
oons with ease should have seen
Dempsey At Salt Lake City \ few
days after the Shelby fight. a. did
the authority for this article. He
was the owner OF a. pretty \ pair
OF black eyes Gibbons gifO -
anyone would care to see. And
Dempsey was glad that II was all
over.
But all this IL beside the point.
Dempsey beat Gibbons. maybe not
6mpresaiveiy. but beat him: and he
will. Of. course. enter the ring q
OtronE favorite to beat Louis Firpo
u New York on September ~.
The Toll os Wealth
The difference between the Demp.
~ OF today and the Demps OF
five ycsrs ago IL MONEY. Today.
Dempsey Ia wealthy man. For
the last five years he has been liv.
Sag on the fat Of the land. enjoy.
ing luxurtes and comforts which
we're entirely outside his ideas oi
possibilities five years ago. Then
TOO. there 10 the toll Of idleness'
which few are strong enough to re,
Sist. II 10 doubtful II Dempsey has
been . severe enough taskmasssr fos
Aimself to evade paying physically
Ioe Il.
Some critics say Dempsey |.
"wide open" for the first maa who
comes along with . real risht.hand
soek. Firpo has Il. His right hand
Vallop 10 really bis only fighting
assst. Il has bssa saoush. coupled
With bis great buik. the fact that
- has you3A's endurance and like
y ngAt.
Ton 0ibboas smseksd Dempsey
With Als right. Evsa old Bill Dren.
nan kept laytss . right up asaias,
0snDssy's Jaw before takiag the
4. o. All remember little osorss
CaSpeaties's right smash h ths
seeoad rovaa q Dsyis's Thirty
Assss. Il hsA DsaOssy lissy fes
. eeeeaa.
NDs's Wal1eQeag nleAs
Nov this psesoa plrpo \ liable
- stjek asoanl While With Dsap-
- 1RA - hA~ aAA ~ AANnha =.