New Britain herald., 1926-05-12
(BY JOE WILLIAMS)

Henderson, \. C.. May 12.-I sat at the ringsidc in the mountains here today and watched one Of the biggest right hands known to box ing collide squarely with the most celebrated nose Of modern times.
 The right hand vas attached more or less securely 10 the puissant arm of Farmer" Lodge, 245-pounder of more than average distinction.
 The horn, or bugle, as it is known in swank circles, was the personal property of MT. Jack Dempsey, heavyweight champion, who is r"- turning to the active business Of jaw-crumbling after layoG of nearly three years,
 When the right hand thudded against the champions beexer, or snout, Dempsey looked over his sparring partners shoulder and called out to mo:
 Well, it's still there, isn't if, Joe?"
 The episode grew out of q serious academic discussion of rcmountcd noses and their durability under fire.
 The champion. as everybody knows, subjected his trumpet, or smcller, to the mercics of q plastic surgeon q couple of years ago and there has been a lot of loose con vcrsation spilled on the subject ever since.
 Among other things the claim has been made that paraffin was used to build up the organ and give il that hobby, collegiate touch.
 Expert testimony was introduced to prove that one solid punch would cause the entire structure 10 col lapse, thus creating q somewhat messy, if not dangerous, situation.
 That's a lot of okra soup" de- clares Dempsey. There was no paraffin used in the operation at all. As a matter of fact the operation was necessity, not a luxury. True the nose was reshaped slightly, but that was an after-thOught,
 Earlier in my boxing career l suffered a broken nose. The shat tered parts were removed but the Cartilaginous parts were not restored and eventually they formed q barrier which clogged my nostrils and made breathing difficult. I became a chronic sufferer from colds and a doctor friend suggested the opera ton.
 Well l went through with the operation and, when the important work was finished, the surgeon re- marked it might help breathing even more so if the broad tip of my nose was removed. l told him 10 go to it. I'm glad l did. It has helped me lot"
 Undoubtedly tho operation has been of some material value. Demp- sry has always had a cartilaginous formation in his nostrils Most fighters do in fact.
 You may recall the audible whecze which accompanied Dempscy's work whenever he snapped into swift action in the past. l haven't noted it once here so far and there have been times when he stepped with a lot Of speed.
 Just what q concentrated attack on the made-oycr nose would pro ducc is not easy to say. Very likely It would crack under the strain. Even noses that have been left tc grow and expand in their natural manner are capable or standing only so much abuse.
 I'm not saying my nose is any better than it used to be as Il re- suit of the operation" says Demp- scy, but I'm sure it's just as good. '
 I've noticed Dempsey takes nc particular precautions against get ting hit on his nose during the work outs, and the hired punch-tossers here in cLmp-Lodge, Farrell, Her man and Kelsch-tell me they have had no instructions to lay off the re- mOdolcd inhaler.