The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-20
Odds Continue in Sharkey's
Favor Despite Dempsey's
Great Confidence.
THEY MEET THURSDAY
Dopesters Uncertain About
Tactics of Boston Pug.
BY HENRY L. FARRELL
United Press STAFF CORRESPONDENT

NEW YORK, July 2O.-Jack
Dempsey and Jack Sharkey. the
principals in another one of Tex
Richards million dollar shows,
billed for the Yankee stadium
Thursday night, were resting today
near the scene of battle.
Sharkey finished his work Tues
day in the hot house on the top of
Madison Square C den and Demp-
Sey came in today from White Sui
phur Springs, where he trained for
what he hopes to be his great come
back.
While the trainers of the two
fighters were planning to put their
charges through the last limbering
up exercise, the fatigued clerks in
Rlckard's office were laboring
through a basket full of last order
demands for a seat in the front
row."
Seat Sale Enormous
Richards private Office was too
busy to figure any definite sum on
the advance sales, but AL Luce, his
business manager, said he was sure
they had taken in more than $780,
GOO and the unreserved seats have
not been placed on sale yet.
Sharkey was still an eight to five
favorite in the betting today Com
misSioners who take and place bets
predicted that the Boston heavv-
weight might be better than two to
one before they enter the ring. The
rumor about Dempseys crippled left
arm, which has been exaggerated,
has influenced the betting odds.
II there is anything the matter
with Dempsey's left arm or his
right arm or his left leg or his
right leg, this writer is as blind
as a bat. Leo Flynn Dempsey's
manager, did say in Saratoga in
the presence of the writer that
Dempsey's muscles had been sore
and that bandageS were USED on him
at night, but he certainly did not
say there was anything serious.
Feels Sure of Strength
Dempsey repeated Tuesday night
that he expected to win in less than
four rounds, but if the right had to
go the limit he was sure he could
win the decision.
Il don't know where they get the
idea that I can't go more than a
few rounds" Dempsey said. "kwena
twelve hard rounds against Bill
Brennan and went Fifteen rounds
against Tom Gibbons and don't let
anyone tell you that Gibbons was
a cinch then.
THAT stuff about my bad arm is
the bunk. I feel just as we'll now
as I did before the Firpo fight and
you newspapermen seem to think
that that was my best fight"
While there is a lot of Sharkey
talk In the air there hasn't been as
much betting as usually can be ex-
pected on big fight. The smart
money knows how Dempsey will
fight, because he never has fought
any other way.
Sharkey would be a four to one
choice if he went out to make a
distance fight of it, but he's no
better than an even money be- if he
goes out to slug with the former
champion.
Dempsey Best Puncher
Dempsey isn't any hollow shell
and he's in good shape and as long
as Dempsey is able to stand on his
feet he can knock out any heavy
weight in the business with one
punch. Sharkey is no one punch
killer and he has been defeated more
times than Dempsey. If he elects
to trade punches with Dempsey he
will get the worst of the trade unless
he has some hidden dynamite that
he hasn't shown up to this time.