New Britain herald., 1926-09-15
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DEMPSEY STARTS SECRET TRAINING
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Atlantic City, N. J. Sept. Is (P- With the gates closed to the public, Jack Dempsey started on the final stretch of training today for the defense of the worlds heavyweight championship against Gene Tunney in Philadelphia q week from tomor- TOW night.
 Guards were stationed at the en- frances of the Greyhound Racing Track with instructions to permit nobody to enter, with the exception of the newspaper correspondents.
 Dempsey will work out before the critics again tomorrow and on Fri day he will take another lay-off. Then, on Saturday. the mysterious part of the champions training will begin. When the workouts will be- come strictly private, with even the newspapermen barred.
 While there are all sorts of ru- mors afloat today that Dempsey, during the private workouts intends to perfect some new myst erious punch or defense, Demphey himself said he merely desired to go through his paces unhampered by prying eyes. Dempsey knows how 10 fight only one way. That Is to rip and tear in the same style that has char acterized all his championship fights. That's the way he intends to start against Tunney.
 Including todays workout. Demp- sey probably will have only four more training sessions. He will rest Friday and il is likely he also will lay off Sunday. He plans to work hard Monday and Tuesday, tapering off Wednesday with just enough work to keep his muscles loosened He may not go to Philadelphia un- til the morning of the fight, motor ing over in time to weigh in at ?. m. He may switch his plans, how ever. and invade the battle ground on the night before.
 Dempsey gave himself over to complete rest yesterday and his day of rest was not disturbed by the news from Indianapolis that an in- junction had been granted restrain. ing from fighting Tunney before he fought Harry Wills, the Negro chal- lenger under the auspices of the Coliseum club of Chicago.
 In fact, Dempsey was inclined tc pay no attention to the situation A few more legal entanglements, he said, meant nothing in his young life as he had been served with in functions and attachments along with his three squares every day. new court action. he said, means nc more to him than another fliyel does 10 Henry Ford.
 The camp was disturbed, how. ever, by reports from the coast that Dempsey's health was none too good Dempsey was inclined to laugh these reports off. His appearance and playfulness indicated perfect health. Tom Gibbons, for one, is convinced that Dempsey is no in valid. He said the champion ap- peared to be in as good shape as he was at the time he fought Gibbons fifteen rounds in Shelby, Montana three years ago.
 Two additional guards have beer stationed at Dempseys bungalow tt prevent any possible trouble. Int new officers are Jack Smith anc Johnny Frederick, detective ser geants from New York. Their du ties will consist of strengthening tho first line defenses. along with Mikt Trant and Fred Tapscott, Chicago detectives.
 Smith and Frederick are on Va cation from their New York police duties and joined Dempsey at th' suggestion of Promoter Tex Rick ard. He instructed them to remain at his heels until the champion en ters the ring. Dempsey himself ha no fear that Kearns, his former man ager. or anybody else will sttemp to harass him. but he does not wan 10 be disturbed from any outside in fluences on the nerve raklng days o his final training.