The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-08
Kearns' Absence From Camp Does Not Halt Action
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" HAIG oCl>F4aNH SPRlNGS, SARA rOGA LAKE, \, r., Sept, 7.-In the absence of Jack Kesrns who was summoned in hurry to New York that he might make certain affi- davita in tho heavyweight litigation begun by Harry Wills, the spiendor of this little cauliflower patch on the shores of Saratoga lake was well maintained Friday by Senator Wild Will Lyons of Pueblo, Colo, the self appointed best friend of Jack Dempsey,
 As most of the other members of the community are hopelessIy adicted to frayed sweater jackets and obso- lete trousers with travelling edges, the entire camp might have been given hours to use the technical phrase of "One-Eyed" Connolly, a man of wide experience in such mat ters, One-Eyed" Connolly has been given hours to get out of some of best cities and he became quite uneasy as the morning wore along toward noon and the coldly official state troopers in their gray uniforms, with pistols swinging from their belts, began to take an official interest in the personnel of the training camp.
 A0As OOnItOllS udu aDOuI HAQe up his mind, in fact, to entrain for other environment and had inter- viewed the Delaware and Hudson freight agent regarding the down. bound train when the Saratoga bus came shrieking around the bend, with prominent bump and bounced a welcome item of noisy magnifi- cence from the tall board on to the lawn of the hotel.
 Enter MT. Lyons.
 MT. Lyons, whose checker board chemise, boots, spurs and hair trousers were conspicuous at Shelby only short time ago, was scarcely recognized now in a belted jacket of gray. With harmonious trousers and a shirt, necktie and hat band all designed in the upper register of the treble clef.
 The champion rough and tumble orator took q posture on the hotel stoop and delivered terse 5-minute address to the hotel porter, beginning My assembled friends" and con- cluding with few thousand words of gratitude for this great welcom ing turnout by your little commun- ity."
 As Dempsey had not yet parted the canvas barrier which protects him from the rabble and vice versa, the senator and Connolly, who Is no mute himself, went down to the lake shore and engaged in furious workout. At the rugged, straight way style of oratory Connolly more than held his own, but when he clever senaor go his apotrophe warme up, Connolly was over matched. It was another case of a good loud talker meeting fast clever thumb thumper.
 Talked Up A Storm.
 As they talked the glassy waters of Saratoga lake began to stir, flrss with slight ripples, gradually grow ing to huge breakers which dashed aeiainst the shore and tossed the sMall craft perilously close to the rocks.
 What can be done?" cried T, C' Luther, the panic-stricken boniface, to Farmer Lodge. Tne wind, the wind-they blowing up a hurricane on the lake. The fish will die. Oh, the poor fish. For ~ years people have been coming here to catch them fish"
 If was really the Farmer" who averted disaster, although a passins $ deserves credit TOT an assist. The Farmer" seized the man and ordered him to set up ms camera.
 Now then" he commanded, blow off a flash bomb. Blow another,
 And as the exploding flash lights thumped duly against the atmo- sphere, the senator's voice proke, his gaze wandered. He saw the camera
 
 inc bank he ran to get into the nicture. The wind came to rest. The small boats settled into repose upon he undulating bosom of the lake. The fish wagged a reassuring all we'll"
 The hotel owner must have been slightly out of his mind by that time for he ran to his office safe to re- ward the huge sparring partner. As he door swung open a newspaper I'll to the floor. It was a special war extra on the battle of Appamatox. Suspends Business.
 Mir. Connolly's shoeshining firm suspended business Friday and it was reported that he had had business troubles with MT. Luther. The host denied that he was silent partner out 1t was reported that he had de-
 
 one in stock, Connolly decided that he best way out would be to sus- bend business. It was hard on his back anyways: Besides which, MT. Connolly had accumulated s3, which is his impairable retirement limit, MT. Connolly being no believer in great fortunes.
 Dempsey, apparently unknowing and not caring what transpires in the New York injunction suit, put In eight dilligent hours of loafine and worked nine rounds in the after nono, two apiece with Alex Tram bitas and Ray Newman. middle weights, and two with Bliyl DeFoe the feather weight. Then he had a round on the pulleys. one at the bag and one with his shadow.
 He gltded through his work swift ly and with scarcely long breath, meeting even the fleet little Defoe at his own speedy game.
 Dempsey himself admits that he Is not now nor ever will be again, the same superbly youthful and electric fighter that he was when he beat Willard, but he is incompara bly, peter than the sluggish and sloven- = ly boxer who fought Tom Gibbons at shelby only two months ago. He says he will simply go in and fight Ffrpo as he fights them all, expecting to meet a good. tough fighter and in tending to win as soon as he can,
 Dempsey has been told that If Firpo comes up for the seventh round he probably will be on his feet at the finish. too, and he seems to sub scribe to the same idea His bushes will be to beat Firpo to the pnch with a left hook or right cross to the chin-preferably the left hook, which Is Dempsey's best punch when Luis Angel first opens up and coks that Tight hand of his far back