The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-05-17
DEMPSEY NOSE
SEEMS AS GOOD
ASST EVER WAS
Farmer Lodge Lands Terrific
Blow on Jacks 'tSmeller"
Without Damage
BY JOE WILLIAMS


Hcnders onville, N. c., May Ill
sat at the ringsidc in the mountains
here today and watched one of the
biggest right hands known to boxing
collide squarcly with the most cclc.
brated nose of modern times.
The right hand was attached more
or less securely to the puissant arm
Of Farmer" Lodge, q 245-poundcr of
more than average distinction.
The horn, or bugle, as it is known
in swank circles, was the personal
property of Mr.. Jack Dempsey, heavy
weight champion, who issreturning to
the active business Of jaw-crumbling
after layoff of nearly three years.
When the right. hand thudded
against the champions beezer, or
snout, Dempsey looked over his SPAR
ring partners shoulder and called out
to me:
well. it's still there. isn't it. Joe ?"
The episode grew out Of q serious
academic discussion of remounted
noses and their durability under fire.
Much Talked Aboat
The champion, as everybody knows,
subjected his trumpet, or smellcr. to
the mcrcies Of plastic surgeon q
couple Of years ago and there has
been lot of loose conversation spill
cd on the subject ever since.
Among other things the claim has
been made. that paraffin was used to
build up the organ and give it that
hobby, collegiate touch.
Expert testimony was introduced to
prove that one solid punch would
cause the entire structure to collapse.
! thus creating somewhat messy, if
not dangerous, situation.
That's a lot of 0kra SOUP" de-
affin used in the operation at ALL AS
matter of fact the operation was q
| necessity, not q luxury. True the
nose was reshapcd slightly. but that
was an after thought.
Earlier in my boxing career I sui.
fcrcd . broken nose. The shattered
parts were removed but the cartilagin.
Gus parts were not restored and event.
ually they formed . barrier which
cloggcd my nostri1s and made breath.
ing difficult. / becante . chrenic sui.
fercr from colds and q doctor friend
suggested the operation.
well, went through with the oper.
alton and. when the important work
was finished, the surgeon remarked
it might help my breathing even more
So if the broad tip of my nose was
removed. l told him Ia, 60 to it. In
glad / did. 1t has helped me a lot"
Work Had Some value
Undoubtedly the operation ma!
been of some material value. Dcmp
sey has always had . cartilaginou'
formation in his nestrils. Most fight
crs do in fact.
You may recall tho audible whccx,
which accompanied Dempscy's worl
whenever he snapped into swift actior
in the past. haven't noted it once
There 50 far and there have been time.
when he stepped with lot Of speed
Just WHAT concentrated attack OF
the made.over nose would produce i.
not easy to say. Very likely it woull
crack under the strain. Even nose.
that have been left to grow and ex
pand in their natural manner are ca
pable Of standing only 80 much abuse
"I'm not saying my nose is any bet
ter than it used to be rs . result o,
the eperstion,r says Dempsey, 'sbu
I'm sure it's just IS good"
I've noticed Dempsey takes no par
ticular precautions against getting iii
ON his nose du ring the workouts, An
the hired punch-tossers here hi cam
Lodge. Farrell, Herman and Kelsel
tell me they have had no instruc
tions to lay off The rcmodclcd in
bsles..