The Washington times., 1926-09-18
TUNNEY T0LOSE
MILLER SAYS
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trainer permitted his protege to
stand f1at-footed while he punched
the big and little bags and not
only that but permitted him to
stand in the same place all OF the
thine.
If and when Tunney lands any
blows on Dempsey, and every single
battIer who ever faced Dempsey
has hit him ineffectively and fire.
quently-if and when this happens,
Tunney will more than likely be on
his toes or in other posture than a
vertical one.
Yet the trainer lets Gene stand
perfectly flat-footed to sock in his
left and rights to the body bag, and
he lets him stand still instead of
stepping around his target.
All wrong, say we, all wrong
answers the echo out Of the Pocono
foothills.
Again Mr.. Lou Fink offended the
trained eye in the process OF rub
bing the challenger down while We
interviewed him in the gambril- roofed
low stone building which is the
seat Of the Glen Brook Country
Club.
An oak wood fire burned in one
end OF the comfortably appointed
room while we buzzed with the
gallant young former marine, and
as we talked, Lou Fink applied the
ointment and looked more at us
than where he was rubbing.
He impressed as as not knowing
exactly where all the tendons and
muscles lay and simply seemed to
be passing the time Of day-or even
Ing.
Contrast with Dempsey
Understand us. This man Fink
has sole charge OF Tunney,s physical
preparation. Billy Gibson is merely
a business manager. As the chal-
lenger went from his light punching
bag to his heavier body bag, he did
al he liked, and received no advice
from his trainer. The whole routine
looked like q haphazard procedure
with no set program and no direct
ing mini
All this Is quite in contrast with
the minute detail which governs
champion Jack Dempsey's every
move, all charted and mapped by
the ingenious Jerry the Greek and
Capt. Charles Mabbutt, of the
United States Quarternaster Corps.
r1f you please.
We were not impressed with Mr..
Tunney's progress any more than
we were with the organization he
has behind him, which Is made up
lentireiy OF the aforementioned
Messrs. Gibson and Fink. both of
whom mean well enough and either
Of whom would cut off a hand to
see their boy become the champion.
They Just don't seem to have
functioning machinery back of them
which is going to achieve such an
end.
Back In Mr.. Gibson's suite of
rooms in the snug little Penn-Stroud
Hotel there are q couple OF young
sapps. neither of whom have
the shaving age, who an
swer casual callers impudently and
CURLY and pretend to be doing
something for the challenger but
who really are stepping on their
own feet.
How wei Gene Tunney could use
such man as Jack Kearns or
Captain Mabbutt or Benny Leonard
or Tommy Gibbons or any one Of
the numerous wise pugilistic profes-
sors who know how to piteh and
promote a training camp
Incidentally, both Gibbons and
Leonard are here, but in the ca
pacity of scribes.
So far as the naked and un-
dressed eye can discern, there is
nothing wrong with Tunney's con-
offended US mostly. is
his poor handling.
We do think he has not sufficient
nor the right type of sparring
partners. II only Tommy Gibbons
could be induced to put on the
gloves with him during the next
five days Of training, there might