Evening star., 1926-10-14

NO more, in these later nghtS, ulu
his crouching rush begin like the
emergence of a shell from a gun.
There was an instant of hesitation,
with the face turned in profile. In
deed, that turn of the head was
signal for the Dempsey rush. Wheth-
er, as most think, he was saving the
face which he must use in the
movies, or whether it was that grow
ing uncertainty of muscular move
ment which comes with maturity
probably not even Dempsey knows.
Mind Works Logically.
AIethodically. logically, slowly and
soundly-so, they say, the Tunney
mind works-the challenger formed
his plan of action. That was the
instant when the Dempsey jaw lay
open for a straight overland right.
and the Dempsey rush could be stop
ped at it's inception. Thereafter IA
months Of monotonous practice-on
sparring partners, on bags-to develop
that straight right. to perfect its
range so that its maximum power
would coincide with the instant OF
Conact.
It was all they talked about in the
secret conferences of the Stroudsburg
training camp. And as Tunney left
his dressing room that night Jimmie
Bronson gave him his last word.
Gene" he said, God put q boy IN
uniform over in France and preserved
his life to bring the championship of
the world to the A. f. +. Your pair
Of hands won't be the only hands In
the ring tonight, Gene. The first time
he ruSheS. give him the right with
all you've got, If it breaks your arm
Forty seconds after the bell rang
Dempsey rushed. And Tunney gave
him all he had. It missed the jaw
and the "eye tooth" and landed on
the cheek bone. Much discussion
through the thick atmosphere Of the
smoking room regarding the effect of
that punch. Some one had heard
from Dempsey camp that he felt its
effects for three rounds. And every
one recalled how, when he first went
TO his corner. his seconds began mas
saying him with hysterical speed.
Effect Was Psychological.
The main effect was psychologi-
cal. You could see it in his eyes.
They betrayed him. His rush was
the only way he knew to fight--see.
It had been stopped in the first round
with q blow like that. What was he
going to do neXt?" He rumbled his
low laugh.
There was some psychology near
IN worked on me that night-thouSh
it wasn't intentional. l was taking
a doze on the rubbing table when
they woke me up to get my official
instructions. The big vegetable eX-
planned how the rabbit punch and the
Kidney punch We're barred in Phila-
delphia. and all the rules about
breaking away. I knew that already.
Then, he said: And one thing
more This contest will be on the
level. and when it's over, l don't
want to hear any squawk from the
loser
"He looked at me hard and re-
peated that-'anS squak from the
loser Now understand me. I'm con-
Vinced he hadn't the slightest thought
~ being unfair. He'd just hypnotized
himself. like nine-tenths of the fight
ing world, into the 'idee fiXe-yeS, the
hampton of the world said that very
thing-'that Dempsey couldn't lose
But I wasn't going into the ring
with that thought in my mind. l had
10 do something dramatic. l rose up
On the rubbing table trying to look as
formidable as / could, and said AS
FOR the last insinuation, would you be
kind enough to repeat it, in just those
words, when you talk to Jack Demp-
sev?'''
By association, talk drifted at once
10 more unpleasant topic. All the
Tunney retinue believes that a GER
tain man In a certain public relation
10 the fight behaved most unfairly.
The talk grew pointed and profane.
The king spoke. and there was silence.
Would Like to Know Why.
HE wasn't fair. don't know why
he behaved as he did. But I think
hat when this big rush is over, I'm
going to call on HIM
He paused. and his hand frightened
slowly on his knee. You remembered
suddenly that this was the champion
Of the world that he could thrash any
white man on the civilized globe with