Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-07-19
SHARKEY Says HE IS READY TO
MEET EX- CHAMP AT ANY STYLE
OF MILLING He MAY INITIATE

NEW YORK, July 18 @-It won't
make any difference to Jack Sharkey
what sort of tactics Jack Dempsey
employees in their battle next Thurs
day night at the Yankee stadium.
The Boston sailor is ready to meet
the ex-champion at any style OF
milling fancy stuff or roughhouse
SIugging. He said so today and ac-
cornpanied the remark with a jerk
Of the right hand, at an imaginary
chin.
Furthermore, if Dempsey has any
surprise naneuvers calculated to upset
Sharkey's plans of battle, he is vast
ing his time, in the sailors opinion.
In effect, Sharkey said today:
Dempsey might as well come out
and fight. This secret stuff won't
do. I'll know him anyway"
anyway Sharkey figures it out
and he has nonchalant way of
discussing the fight as if he was a
third party to the subject-he will
win by Knockout.
'If Dempsey ruShes me from the
start trying to break through quickly
he is doomed to disappointment--I
will be waiting for him with more
punches than he ever saw before.
Dempsey said once he saw a half
dozen Firpos before him after taking
the South Americans first punch.
Well, he will be trying to pick me
out of dozen Sharkeys after he has
sampled my wallop.
II Dempsey doesn't open up at
the start, but lays back for an open
ing, I'll lefthand him to pieces and
knock him out, anyway"
Sharkey's. cool confidence has won
him a lot of backing but his almost
indifferent fashion of training during
the past week has also stirred some
Skepticism among expert observers.
Outwardly the sailor seems in the
finest trim He has way of snap
ping at those conversing with him
that causes his handlers to wag
knowing head and remark:
He's on edge"
Some of his followers seem bit
fearful, however, that he may overdo
his attitude OF careless confidence.
Today Sharkey put more pep but
not much punch into five rounds with
three sparring partners in the glass
enclosed gymnasium atop Madison
Square Garden. Displaying his GUS
tomary clever footwork, Sharkey
threw volley of right crosses during
two rounds with Paul Cavalier, then
tried his left on Johnny Urban, at
the close of their two round setto.
At times, however, Sharkey was miss
ing badly, even though obviously
pulling his punches. He finished
work with a round against Leo Gates,
the Indian heavyweight, and three
rounds of rope skipping and bag
punching.
Comparing Sharkey's workout with
their impressions Of Dempsey, several
who have given the critical eye to
both men offered this conclusion:
Sharkey is unquestionably much
the faster but unless he's keeping it
under cover, he hasn't a punch to
compare with Denpsey'S. The sailor
seems to have plenty of stamina,
especially as he has been training
in more confined quarters than
Dempsey His defense looks good for
everything except a smart left hook
and Dempsey has that.
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, Sara
toga Lake, N. Y, July 18 ga hint
Of staleness, warning that Jack Demp-
sey has reached the razor edge of
physical perfection, showed today in
the former champions final lengthy
workout for the match with Jack
Sharkey in the Yankee stadium
Thursday night.
Crossing the critics in action as
he has in announcements, Jack today
worked seven rounds without sparring
partners, despite word last night from
headquarters that the big fellow would
face his bixing mates today for the
last time before entering the ring
with Sharkey. Jack belted the light
and heavy bags for two rounds apiece
and worked single rounds at the
pulleys, shadow boxing and in ring
calisthenics.
Dempsey was slow to "work up
a sweat today, even after the idle
ness that extended over two days
of the weekend. But once warmed
up Jack worked with vim and vicious
ness, clubbing the hefty leather sand
bag with short, thudding socks that
sent the 200 pound dummy swinging
almost to the roof of the tiny open
air enclosure.
The surliness of approaching fight
ing mood was evident as Dempsey
lodged drilnly around four sparring
partners who were working out in
the ring during the session of shadow
boxing. Jacks lips were drawn in
two thin, snarling lines against white
teeth, eyebrows lowered in the famous
black scowI of the "man killing
Dempsey" as he hooked and stabbed
at an imaginary Sharkey. At the
close of the drill the former title
holder was perspiring freely and
scarcely breathed above normal. His
weight is "about 200 pounds" in the
opinion of handlers. Jacks poundage
has not been announced officially.
Tomorrow Dempsey plans to pare
down the drill to about four rounds
of ring exercise and bag punching.
He will do no more boxing.