The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-09-20
FORMER CHAMP
HAS MORE PEP;
NEW AMBITION
Old Confidence Has Returned
to BOxer-1s Sure of
Comeback
DOING HIS WORK GRlMLY
Same Tearing, Smuggling Style
That Nailed Willard Again
Plainly Evident
DOING HIS WORK GRIMLY
Dl CHARLES W. DUNkLEY

Lincoln Fields. Crete, H., Sept. 90.
--(AP)--To all outward appear
ances, peace prevailed in Jack Demp-
sey's training camp today peace
for everyone with the exception Of
the former worlds heavyweight
champion himself, who was bubbllng
over with nervous energy in strlk-
ing contrast 10 his harricd mental
upset Of Il year ago. just before
fighting his losing battle with Gene
Tunney in Philadelphia.
The Jack Dempsey Of today is a
changed individual. Not only is the
old CLEAN back IN Jacks eye. but
much Of his piayfulness has return
ed reminding his admirers, and even
neutral observers, that there is as
much difference between the Demp-
sey Of today and The Dempsey of II
months ago a. there rs between day
and night.
Rcgains Former Pep
The present day Dempsey, no
longer worried with lawsuits and the
menacing threats Of his former man.
ager, Jack kearns, is more like the
Dempsey Of the Firpo days four
years ago The critics say he has
improved SO per cent over his men,
tai and physical condition When he
fought Tunney in the rain at Phila-
delphia, and that he is % per cent a
better fighter than when he Knocked
put Jack Sharkey two months ago.
Since knocking out Sharkey,
Dempsey's old confide ice has re-
turned, dispelling all doubt in his
own mind whether or not he could
really come back, whether he could
all but paralyze a foe with his gloved
fists, and whether he could take a
punching and still remain on his feet.
Dempsey is satisfied in his own
mind that he will upset all prog
nostications and regain his priced
worlds heavyweight title when he
meets Tunney in their battle at
Soldier field Thursday night.
Dempsey has been working grimly
to convince the world that he can
come back.
His weight today was within a
few ounces q the 1877 pound mark,
indicating that he will possibly
weigh around 1875 pounds at weigh
ing in time Thursday afternoon.
Dempsey, in his training, particu-
larly in the last few days has shown
that he is SO close to being the
Manassa mauler Of old, that his
friends can hardly distinguish the
difference. His legs looked good, he
moved around the rim. speedily, with
the same old weaving crouch and in.
side the ropes he was the old glover.
ing, char, ing vicious Dempsey Of the
primitive fighting instinct. His left
hooks, often called the greatest ir
the heavyweight history, found their
mark as accurately -er.
Is Still Slugger
The talked-about efforts to trans.
form Dempsey's ring style-if there
ever were any such efforts-have
seemingly gone. The Dempsey who
fights Tunney this week will be the
same aggressive, tearing smuggling
man who nailed Willard at Toledo
Miske at Benton Harbor and later
Carpenter and Firpo in the east.
His punch-timing las been accu.
rate. He still is using with a dev.
astation to which his sparmates at.
test that short right VIII. i travels
at few inches, yet connects with
crushing force to the body.
With the training gloves slowed
away, Dempsey planned to take shor
hikes over the roads today and to-
morrow and to indulge in light SEES
sions with the punching bags to keel
his muscles loosened up for the mex
As hours. He was host yesterday tt
$50 school boys from the suburb o.
Harvey. shaking hands with each.