Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-07-06
DEMPSEY -SHARKEY FIGHT WILL
. NOT BE POSTPONED. SAYS TEX

NEW YORK, July 5 (P-Sugges-
tions that the Dempsey -Sharkey fight
July 81 at the Yankee stadium might
be postponed because of DempSeys
worry over the tragic death OF his
brother or to inability OF the former
champion to get into condition by
that time were spiked today by Tex
Eickard.
The promoter declared there had
been no consideration of post
ponenent, that none was contem-
plated and that none would be made.
He declared there was no doubt
Dempsey would be in condition for
the battle. He exhibited a telegram
received today from the former cham
pion, saying: Firmly convinced
will be rit and ready by the 2lst.
Positively no postponement."
Jack Sharkey, after preliminary
training in the Maine woods and in
a Boston gymnasium, will shift his
preparations to Madison Square Gar
den on Friday. Sharkey reported he
weighed 1873 pounds today and would
require less than two weeks to be
in top-notch condition.
of tickets has just opened Rickard
disclosed today that orders already
have passed the $350,000 mark. The
promoter looks for a complete sell
out of the parks capacity 10000 to
make a gate of $1,250,OOO, a record
for non-champ pionship bout.
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS S,
SARATOGA LAKE, N Y, July tF9
To-day was "socking" day in the
training camp of Jack Dempsey
where the former czar of the heavy.
weights is drilling for his drive back
to the title throne.
Speed had its place too in today's
six rounds of boxing but the fire
slowly returning to DempSey'S at
tacks could not be held in restraint.
In 20 seconds of one round, Jack
sent Eddie McNGullin, rugged New
York middleweight, flying through
the ropes and into the laps OF news
papermen with q terrific LETT hook
tC the chin The punch travelled
less than a foot yet Eddie had to
be carried to the dressing room where
he dozed until the days work was
done.
Dave Shade, Jacks pal from Cali
fornia, climbed into the ring after
helping catch NcNIullin coming out
and forced the big fellow to fight
three furious minutes. Dawes weay-
ing style, emulating the type of at
tack Jack Sharkey is expected to
employ in the Yankee stadium July
81, kept Dempsey bobbing in and
out, ripping punches from all angles,
but it was only in the final minute
that Jack really caught up with the
coast boy. Then he nailed Dave in
q corner and drove three cinch left
hooks to the chin that left the flashy
nliddleweight feeling his way from
the ring when the gong sounded.
The remainder of the session,
equivalent to ten rounds OF boxing,
was completed with workouts of a.
round apiece against Johnny Saxon,
Allentown Joe Cans. Marty Burke,
and Jack TIildebrand, a light heavy
weight from Syracuse, N. Y, who
has replaced Carl Carter, Chicago
negro, on the payroll. Jack worked
a round each with the light and
heavy bags, yanked the chest weights
and spent several minutes doing
ring calisthenics and shadow boxing.
Continuing to show daily improve
ment, Jack today had his short
punches under nice control and
showed no tendency to swing from
the hip Down off his toes onto
the balls of his feet, Dempsey
ploughed around the ring in his old
stiff legged style. Under instruc-
tions from Manager Leo P. Flynn,
Jack practiced knocking down left
leads with his right to make open
ings for the short left hooks that
damaged McMullin and Shade so
badly. He was ON the road for two
hours this morning and had a half
hour pull on the lake this evening,
DIR. w. G.. FrahlicK, New York sur
geon, representing Tex Rickard, ex-i
amined Dempsey today and announc-i
ed his physical condition as "splen.
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