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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-20
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
~ ALTIMORE, July 20.-The Bal
timore News publishes a signed
n article today by Spike" Webb.
L. boxing instructor at the Naval
Academy, describing secret
punch he says Jack Sharkey Will en-
plov in his fight tomorrow night with
Jack Dempsey. Webb states the
punch is known as the Navy double
punch" and is similar to the pivot
punch"
The article asserts Sharkey was
taught the punch by Lieut.. Mickey
O'Regan Of the Navy, who was the
first to recognize Sharkey's ability as
a boxer when he was sailor on the
u. S. S. Arkansas several years ago.
Webb adds: "Sharkey is the origina'
tor Of a dozen or more Of other tricky
wallops which makes him dangerous
to whoever his opponent may be"
First the user Of the Navy double
punch must be a boxer OF the ultra
scientific sort" Webb writes, land he
must have his wits about him when
il is attempted. 1t is especially Ell.
fective against a rip-tearing, head-on
fighter OF the Dempsey type. The
user of the punch in the heat OF battle
lures his opponent TO come In. II
is then necessary to sway the body
well to the left and twist 1t In
that direction the required distance
as to be in a position to use a back
hand punch with the right hand.
Having got this far the object OF
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-20
BETTER THAN In MALONEY
FIGHT, DECLARES SHARKEY

to make your opening for your right
with the proper use Of the left.
Fighting on this system. has
brought me to the position which is
now mine in the pugilistic world. With
the goal Of my ambitions in sight, 1t
is hardly likely that will change my
entire system of fighting. y
Never, since l have learned what
the game is all about, have I ever
tried to make myself into what is
known as a Knockout puncher-that
is, l have never tried to get my man
quickly with one punch. To be
deadly hitter of this type, one must
hit while flat on his feet to get his
full drive into his punch. When I
want to take a solid stance 1 think
l can hit just about as hard as any
man.
But you can only do this kind OF
punching at the sacrifice of your
speed, and my idea of attack is to al
ways keep speeded up and on the
alert in such a fashion as to never
lay yourself open to dangerous
shot if possible. OF course, you are
not going to evade them all and ex-
pect to get hit. For this reason I
have not spared myself in training as
any of my sparring partners will tell
you. When / do get hit 1 think
will know what to do. s."e
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'AS GOOD AS AT ANY TIME
In MY LIFE" HE ASSERTS
Will Q';t Forever If He Is Beaten, But Declares iii
Lick That >Sharkey in Two Punches
Appears to Be i'm Great Trim.

BY the Associated Press.
- ARATOGA LAKE, y. Y, July
20.-The calm confidence Of the
man physically and mentally
~ tuned to perfection gripped
Jack Dempsey today as the
once great car of the heavyweight
division hung up his training gloves
perhaps forever.
Behind the most powerful man mod
ern ring history has known, lay three
months of toll in the Ventura Noun
tains of California and three weeks
of grim battling here to rebuild the
splendid two-fsted fighting machine
that once ruled the world. Ahead OF
the 32-yearold warrior doomed the
most dramatic night of his career
the night when he must win or quit
the game he loves.
Eight years ago this month, pop
eyed youth of II thrilled as his idol
the young iron-fisted Jack Dempsey
crushed the great bulk of Jess Will
lard to win the world championship
in the suffocating heat of Toledo,
Thursday night in the Yankee Stadium
that same youth, Jack Sharkey of
Boston, who has been surging through
the heavyweight ranks that Dempsey
once did, will attempt to end once
for all the fighting career OF the man
he thought all-powerful.
81 am ready" Dempsey said today.
CAS- ready as at any time in my life.
If + lose there will be no alibi, no sec
ond comeback, and / quit forever the
game l love. / never have made an
excuse before and I won't start now.
But put it down in the book-I'll lick
that Sharkey kid in just two
punches"
Appears I'm Fine Fettle.
And the Dempsey, who ended train
ing today to depart for the scene of
the battle in New York, appeared fit
to do just that.
Three weeks ago Jack was fat, slow
of foot and sluggish, despite his early
training grind in California. He
weighed 205 pounds. There was a
pad of excess flesh around his abdo-
men and hips. His legs were heavy,
and the thickness of unnecessary
weight was on his shoulders.
But today the Dempsey who seeks
to storm a comeback trail too rugged
for any other former heavyweight
champion to conquer, is lean, trim and
vicious. Stomach muscles are hard
as nails. His waist is narrow, legs
are thin and speedy. Through his
shoulders and back writhe muscles
that stretch and f1ex under a sun
blackened skin that coferS not an
ounce of excess flesh.
Most impressive Of all Is Demp.
sey's mental attitude toward the COM
ing struggle. Strong as fiery
youngSter was he who wasted energy
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"AIR racketers representing the
- Bloomingdale, Mitchell and Gar
field Fairgrounds, were vic
Il torious in the opening round of
the girls interplayground sim
giles net tourney which was inaugu-
rated yesterday on the Bloomingdale
courts.
Judith Fishburn of Mitchell Park
defeated Margaret Moore of New York
Avenue, g. IS. in the closest
match of the day. Miss Moore seemed
on the point Of breaking through to
take the second set, with the score
SIS, but the winner proved the
steadier in the critical games.
Emily Harrington of Bloomingdale
disposed of Gertrude Mcdonald of
Park View, 6-3, 60, while Loveye
Adkins of Garfield dropped but one
game in her encounter with Irene Hol-
Inns of Burroughs playground.
Following this, Miss Harrington won
second-round match over Mildred
Hook of Rosedale, who had drawn a
bye in the first round. Miss Harring-
toms score in this tilt was 6-3, Go.
She was the only player to advance to
the third round.
Other first-round matches scheduled
yesterday afternoon were postponed
today or tomorrow.
Betty McDermOtt advanced to the
third round in the Twin Oaks elimina-
ton singles tourney yesterday when
she nosed out Sylvia Cooper. rs,
G-3.
Miss McDermott previously had fig
ured in a gruelling three-set marathon
from which she emerged victorious
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EX.CHAMP' In FINE SHAPE,
EXPERT TRAINER ASSERTS
Declares Former Title Holder Will Get Decision Ii
= Bout Goes Lmit-Terms Him Ful'kiedged
MISUNDERSTANDING an ''Apprentice." G

Tt is a common practice. reSdted 10
with sprinters and race horses l dld
the same thing when l tralnu rom
Longboat for that memorable race
in which we cleaned up against AL
fred Shrubb,. one of the worlds great
est runners. But that is another
story.
You see. when athletes get along in
years-athleticaily l mear1--they are
prone to spring" or pull" tendon.
You probably have heard Of race
horse Blowing" a tendon. 1t y to
prevent anything like this happening
that caused Dempsey to use the
bandageS.
They even sometimes run horses in
handages. Usually it is done with
the idea Of taking a chance at the
big dough-"
There is no question that this is
Dempsey's shot at the big dough. "
OF course. If he wins, then he con-
tinues right along to fight Tunney.
but this fight is the one that the big
dough" depends on. If Dempsey
misses he Is through. I DON'T expect
him to miss.
Dynamite i'm His Left.
Dempsey has a left hook to the
DOGy tndI Will uOupie oP oH'NO
BODY and his short left to the head IS
dynamite. The harder he is hit the
stronger he will come back.
On the other hand, I don't believe
Sharkey can hit hard enough to even
knock Dempsey off his feet.
From the style Dempsey now is
using I believe If he can not eaten
his man in few rounds he will save
himself and go the route to win. but
Dempsey will try to win as quickly as
possible. He says that would be
better for him, because then he is not
liable to get hurt himself.
AS I said. my only fear Is that
Dempsey's legs might go back on nm,
but they looked pretty good TO me
the last time l saw him in action. He
does not jump around too much and
he tries not to miss with the left hook.
He won't waste many punches in this
fight If he can help it. But II he
does miss with the left he will be in
a position to hit with the night to
the body. That is his deadly punch.
He will feint more IN this fight be-
cause he expects Sharkey to feint
lot.
Oh. mark my words. you will see
different Dempsey against Sharkey
than you saw against Tunney. Not
as good as at Toledo. Of course, but
pretty fair, pretty fair.
To sum up, Dempsey has the tools
and he knows how to use them.
Sharkey is an apprentice. and he is
learning rapidly, but Dempsey is a
full-fedged mechanic. I cannot see
how he can lose-barring an accident.
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recklesslv at every turn OF the train
ing grind because of youthful zeal
that could not be held in check. in
his place is the calm veteran, Conserv.
ing everything for the night OF battle
that means either fiStic oblivion or an
other shot at the title Gene Tunnev
won last Fall at Philadelphia.
Jack proved that point YESTERDAY
when he played nine holes OF golf in
4S. two under his best previous score.
His judgment Of distance in putting
was excellent.
Gives False Impression.
Only the rumor of an injured left
arm marked the final days Of Demp-
Sey's training. The story arose from
che visit of a newspaperman to Jacks
bungalow, a friendly greeting and
touch of the former champions left
arm which the scribe found vas in.
cased in bandaGes under his shirt.
Ever since the opening of training
here. handlers explained. Jack. after
workouts, has been wearing bandages
on some part of his body to keep
Iinaments and lotions from touching
his clothing. The bandages on Jacks
left arm have been there for week,
they said. because of bruises received
in blocking sparring partners
punches.
Most conclusive proof that the left
battery, Jacks most proficient weapon,
is not seriously damaged, came from
the ring actions of the former title
holder during the past few days.
These workouts. limited to bag-punch-
ing. exercises and shadow boxing, have
been devoted to sharpening Dempsey's
left hook. For II minutes Monday
and 9 yesterday. Jack smashed the
light and heavy bags around with his
favorite punch until the mornings
strained and the leather straps threat
ened to fly from the hangings.
Has Shown Marked Change.
The last two workouts Dempsey has
progressed with a rushing drive that
has appeared almost startling to the
few remaining war correspondents.
Weight seemed to slip from him sud-
denly, and speed infuse in him over.
night, as the vim and dash Of physi.
cal perfection arrived exactly at the
proper moment.
The sluggish Dempsey Of the early
week was lost in figure reminiscent
of Toledo and Boyle's Thirty Acres
days. Dempsey's weight, around 200
for a week, dropped TO 1913. and the
former champion is expected to enter
the ring scarcely 2 pounds over that
figure.
Dempsey's schedule today calls for
a trip to Albany about II am. He
will catch a train for New York, where
he will go into seclusion at a hotel
until the fight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-20
OLD DOMINION EIGHT
TO ROW IN REGATTA

ALEXANDRIA,, Va, July 20:-Old
Dominion Boat Club will enter a
innior eight crew in the Southern
Rowing Association regatta at Baltl-
more on Saturday.
The crew will be named by Coach
Walter Thrall from BENJAMIN Minor
Tom Hulfish, Robert Whitton, Parke
Bell, Magnus Bales, Eddie German,
Alvin Friendlander. Walter Pierpolnt
and Jimmy Trout and will be piloted
by Louis Bell, coxswain. The Po-
tomac Boat Club of Washington and
the Virginia Boat Club of Richmond
are the only other entrants in this
event.
Magnus w. Bales. the Old Domin-
ion Boat Clubs representative on the
association regatta committee, has
announced the Ariel Rowing Club,
the host organization, has arranged
a luncheon and dance, both to fol-
low the regatta program. for the
oarsmen and association officers.
The first race will start at 2:4O
o'clock on the Patapsco River and
the finish will be just off the club
house of Ariel Rowing Club at the
foot of Light street.
Manager Ike Dreifus Of the Alex
andria, Bancroft & Washington Rapid
Transit Co. team has made drastic
changes in his team in preparing for
Sundays game with st. Mary S
Celtics. Tommy Connors, Mike
Moran. Johnny Bleier and Jake Driver
will be supplanted by new perform
ers. Morrison of Judd & Detweiler
Of the Washington Merchants League,
will play first base; Dulin of Wash
ington and Lee High will play Sec
ond and perhaps pitch. Edwards of
st. Mary's Celtics will lineup on the
hot corner to face his teammates and
Johnny GoetZ, formerly of the Mo.
hawks, of Washington, will break
into the outfield. Old men will play
the other positions.
Columbia Engine Company and No.
Motor Company mines will open the
series for the championship of the
Alexandria Fire Department Sunday
with a game on Hayden field at 8
o'clock.
Harvey Lunceford, Columbia En-.
CINE Company twirler, will pitch Sat-
urday's game against the MARYLAND
Athletic Club for st. Mary's Celtics,
according to Charles Corbett. Celt
manager. The contest will be staged
In Dreadnaught Park at $3.50 o'clock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-20

E,,tsn
conditioner of boxers.
VIEW YORK, July 20.-I pick
lack Dempsey to defeat JACK
VI Sharkey in the Yankee Staa-
ium Thursday night. thlnK
Demnsey will win by a knock
.o,,, IN five rounds or less. but pelle.e
that even IL the fight should go the
limit of IS rounds Dempsey VIII VIII
the decision. 50 INV
selection. ,r;o,,
carefully in his training. he mas
,ared himself down to fightlng 'iii-
no has stripped his decks Tor actloi.
7 believe he is in condition 10 go 'lle
entire route. Is rounds, ana Slo"
enough to win the decision IL ne nllus
It necessary to go that Tar l cel tasllns
look for him to beat ShdtheS oe'oie
the limit, however: 30, ,,oo,,
,,ucb made of the fact that Dempsey
IN his workouts, "spurted for 10 sec
cnds' and then eased up. Also there
was a wild yarn about an injured
laft arm. Boy. I only wish my ielt
vas as injured as Dempsey
Vow get it in your mind right that
- nennsev can travel more IMAM
IN seconds at top speed-a whole lot
wore. Dempsey has changed Oh Ia,e
i, Tho treatment of his sparrlng part
rers He no longer tries to KnoSh
,an, dead" He is older now ana ne
has more control. He reailzes 'Ie
folly of lighting himself out III oile
o., two wild rushes.
one IL prone to do that when young
and impetuous. Dempsey IS using MS
head more these days.
That Thing About Herman.
One thing is passing-aoou5, t ms
srulv c'Kid") Herman affair. All ',l,s
talk about Dempsey not belng apie
m knock him out is the BUNK pure
and simple. Why, l saw dempsey
hit Herman a crack in the stomach
50 hard the other day that 1t maze
. Herman's nose bleed. Others saw II,
TOO. Frank Blunt saw 1t. ana
frank. bv the way, has received
draucht from Luis Firpo to pet on
Demnsey. Gus Wilson pulled the
bell and Herman was just abe 10
stagger to his corner.
Dempsey's legs look good again.
They are the only things [ have been
Q. bit leary about. And while we are
on the subject of legs lets get TINS
thing straight about the "bandaged'
left arm. Dempsey not only band'
aged his arm at night, but also MS
legs. Then the bandages were damp
ened with a linament. This was done
to keep the muscles from stinenlng.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-20
Fights Last Night

By the Associated Press.
FARGO, n. Dak.-Billy Petrolle,
Fargo, knocked out Eddie Brady.
Brooklyn u. AL Van Ryan, st. Paul,
defeated Russie Leroy, Fargo GO).
Earl Blue, st. Paul, knocked out Bob
Gilbert, New Haven, Conn. ID.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.-Myer Grace,
Philadelphia. outpointed Jimmy Fin
ley, Louisville Q0).
LOS ANGELES.-Baby Joe Rams,
San Diego, and Johnny O'Donnell, St.
Paul, drew G0). Billy Grimes, Aus
tralia, beat Stewart Mclean, st. Paul
uO). frankie Pitcher. Los Angeles,
beat Twain Mark, New Orleans az.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-20
WOMEN in SPORT
BY CORINNE FRAZIER.

over Eileen Martin by score Of SIS.
4-6, Is. This match was by far the
most hotly contested encounter which
has been staged on the playground
courts this season. Both racketers
were exceptionally steady and each
showed a courageous spirit in pulling
out of tight places. -
Variations seemed to he In order at
Twin Oaks yesterday. Roselyn Row
ems defeated Julia Hunter in another
lengthy battle, ca. St, 6-3.
This and the Martin
match were both first round affairs.
IA
- sau4i
ROsedale playground racketers were
scheduled to start play this morning
in their annual tournament for the
singles championship of the ground.
Ruth Britt, director, will direct play.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-20
LEONARD SAYS DEMPSEY
&C. IS GOOD AS HE CAN GET

a bit methodical now He's no longer
the bulldog he used to be.
Leo Flynn will have a different job
on his hands than Jack Kearns had:
All Kearns had to do was take on
the leash and "sic EN-" and Dempsey.
bulldog like, few at his opponent and
the mix-up lasted till the opponent
dropped.
Flynn will have more to do than
Just take off the leash" he'll nave
to be a real second-and that's some
thing that Mr.. Leo P. Flynn can't do
anything else but! -,
Tomorrow I'll tell who I think will
win. why I think so, and how / think
the battle will be won and lost.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-20
MORE SEATS AT ARCADIA
FOR EVENTS THIS SEASON

While the seating capacity of the
Arcadia Auditorium will be increased
for the coming Fall and Winter sea-
son, extensive enlarging OF the build
ing will be deferred.
Washingtons professional basket
ball team will continue to play. its
games there and other attractions
similar to those staged the past sea-
son will be carded.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-20
5000, 900 MARK REACHED
IN GATE FOR BIG SCRAP

NEW YORK. July 20 R).-Tex
Richard announced today that the
advance sale of tickets for tomorrow
big fight had reached the 100000
mark. ..os
to draw approximately one and one.
quarter million dollars, the largest
gate for any non.championship hght
in history.
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emnsev VII Wn v Knockout Rounds Less De Forest Predicts
onscv E 7an achneade Ready C0neBac
CLEAR WEATHER is DUE
FOR TOMORROW'S FIGHT

NEW YORK, July 90 P).-
Typical "RiclSard weather" is fore
east for tomorrow nights battle
between Jack Dempsey and Jack
Sharkey.
In all of Tex Richards career as
promoter of championship boxing
contests only two have been post
pOned. His last bout ut Philadei-
pllia between Tunney and Dempsey
was staged in the rain.
Unless the forecast goes awry
Dempsey and SharlIey will meet at
the Yankee Stadium under "A clear
sky.
In the event of Indictment weather
Richard will hold the bout over
until Friday or even Saturday, II
necessary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-20
SHARKEY BIGGER THAN
RIVAL IN SOME WAYS

NEW YORK. July 20 P).-Jacll
Sharkey is bigger than Jack Dempsey
in the waist, thigh and wrist.
Across the hips the fighters meas
ure alike-42 inches.
Sharkey measures 35 inches around
the waist as against Dempsey's 81
Sharkey's thigh measures rs inches,
Il inch bigger than Dempseys, ana
his fist, 1O1a inches, Is u inch small
or than that of the Manassa Mauler.
wrist measurement of 8 inches
gave Sharkey 4 inch advantage.
They wear shoes of the same size
1011.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-20
lack IS A FIGHTER ONLY,
AND DOESN'T KID HIMSELF
Noted Writer, interviewing Former Champ, Finds
Man Who Rose From Brakebeams to Hobnob
With Society Is More Than Mere Bruiser.
BY CLARENCE BURLINGTON
KELLAND.

The North American Newspaper Ali
auce wanted to present the two Jacks.
Dempsey and Shar<ey. to its readers pre-
clsely as they are. So 1T asked Mr.
Kelland to interview them. Mr.. Kelland
formerly n sporting writer. has since
won additional distinction by his books
and magazine articles. Notable among
these are his Scattergood Baines stories.
Mr. Kelland's interview with Sharkey
appeared yesterday. Herewith the Demp-
sey interview is printed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-20
By JACK SHARKEY.
YEW YORK, July 20.-Now that
L the hard work of ira ming iS


M the hard work of training is
NJ all over, here is something
4 that l can safely say am
in shape to put up a better
fight than 1 was for my bout with
Jimmy Maloney.
I think Jack Dempsey will be fac
ing better fighter than did my
Boston rival, so if the ex-champion
ticks me then all the more credit is
due him. think I am improved over
my last fight in two important re-
spects-I am stronger and L am hit
ting harder.
Some of the newspaper boys are
inclined to think 1 am too confident,
and that my confidence will lead to
my undoing. Well, if you are not
sure Of yourself, who should be, but
that it will lead to my taking any
foolish chances, that is something l
think it is foolish to even think of.
All during my career as a profess
sional boxer. 1 have trained myself
with this idea in mind That is to
take as few of my opponents best as
possible, and to hand out as many of
my best in return. My idea of boxing
is to blind your man with lefts, and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-20
BY BENNY LEONARD.

w WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS,
Saratoga Lake, n. Y, July
wv 20.-WeH, Dempsey has Of
v Y ficially finished his training
= L. l,n++Io nit SharkeN.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-20
Ry JIMMY DEFOREST.

Former trainer OF Jack Dempsey ana famous
conditioner of boxers.
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do not mean that he is not Of good
intelligence. I would rate him as of
natural mental ability above the ordi-
nary. But it is direct, never a devil
GUS mental ability. He travels In the
shortest distance between two points.
For instance. he could not carry" an
opponent. Which, in the parlance of
the ring, means to allow a beaten OPP
ponent to linger past his hour. In
deed not. Dempsey would administer
the coup de grace involuntarily, as
a natural reflex. He Is in there to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-14
De BRODES ON TRIAL
ON MURDER CHARGE
Former Attorney in Department of
Justice Accused in Death of
Mother.

George DeBrodes, 27 years old, a
former attorney in the Department OF
Justice. was placed on trial today be-
fore Justice Hoehling and a jury in
Criminal Division ! to answer an in
dictment charging murder in the first
degree in connection with the death
of his mother. Mrs. Frances G. De
Brodes, June is, 1928, at III c street
northeast. The defense will claim that
the young lawyer was subject to
epileptic seizures and in one of them
he struggled with his mother for the
possession of a pistol and the weapon
was discharged, causing her death.
DeBrodes was held at St. Eliza
beth's Hospital as insane from the
time of the tragedy until July IA last.
when he was released on habeas
corpus. He has since been in jail
awaiting trial.
r. J. Dougherty. a boarder at the
same house, testifying for the Gov
eminent, told Of hearing the shot, and
that looking over the railing of the
stairway from the third floor, he saw
DeBrodes lying on the second floor,
laying as though in a At, mumbling
that he had "shot his mother" After
the witness had dressed he went to
the second floor, where he saw the
accused in custody Of the police. De
Brodes appeared as one coming out
of a fit, the witness asserted, but
refused to answer the questions of the
police. The case may go to the jury
late this afternoon.
Attorneys Wilton ]. Lambert, Ru-
dolph n. Yeatman, Arthur G.. Lambert
and Austin F. Garfield appear for the
accused, while the prosecution is be-
ing conducted by Assistant United
States Attorney James J. O'Leary.