New Britain herald., 1927-07-08
Speaking of Sports

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 Jack Dempsey is the mystery man of the fight world at tho present time. The question about him sim mers down to whether he is total wreck or not.
 Evidently Dempsey has something left or else the experts wouldn't be using up 50 much time in talking about how good he looks both as to physical shape and his ring work. He has started his ferocious attacks on his sparring partners and has knocked two of them clean out al ready while he has two technical decisions over others.
 With Sharkey in New York today to start his training for the bout. comparisons will start flowing in as last as Niagara goes over the rocks. Sharkey has the favor of the fans because of his youth and his un- questioned ability in the ring.
 Dempsey is being doubted be- cause he was bust" in the fight against Gene Tunney last year. Had he beaten Tunney and retained his championship then, there isn't any the favorite to beat Sharkey when they meet.
 There seems to be something phoney about the conflicting reports emanating from the Dempsey camp at Saratoga. One has it that he is in poor shape. another is agreeably surprised at his showing. One has his sparring partners all "easy marks" while the others have them as real good men.
 To the interested fan and anyone who is interested at all in fighting. is interested in the Dempsey-Shark- ey go, there is nothing left but to wait rntil the night of the bout to see just how good Dempsey is.
 Maloney has warned Dempsey to watch out for Sharkeys left hand. Dempsey seemingly has adopted a campaign of body phnching that he will probably carry with him into the ring.
 This is borne out by the story that Sharkey cannot stand the ''gaff' when the punches are directed at his mid-riff and give Dempsey only a little of the punching power he ey in the stomach and if Sharkey ey In the stomach and Il onarkey can't take 1t there, he is beaten.
 If Councilman Sammy Sablotsky is successful in his campaign to get tennis courts built a the North End park. it won't be icessary for Jack Putterman and Ekor Rosenberg to trek all the way up to Walnut Hill park to indulge in the game of love-"
 It will also be possible for this pair to get their games started be- fore noon because they won't have 10 walk so far. All those in favor of the courts in the North End park say Aye"
 The prediction is made that soon New Britain will have a large num- Der of new baseball diamonds built ly the city. There is need for a number of diamonds at the present time.
 Every night the diamonds at Wal nut Hill park are taken by devotees of the great American game and little time Is left to teams outside of the league to get in practice sessions or games.
 Willow Brook park won't be a popular sports center for a long time to come. Despite the efforts 10 make the South End park a place where fans will flock. hardly anyone goes there now to watch any line of sports.
 Walnut Hill park is the mecca for lovers of baseball and it will remain so for a long time to come. A park in the eastern section of the town would be ideal and would probably serve the purpose for which Willow Brook park was intended.
 The North end has it's park. the West end has a park and the south end has park. Why not a park in the east somewhere beyond East street?