The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-07-12
JACK GETS
LAUGH
BY JACK DEMPSEY
Copyright. 1927. King Features
Syndicate. Inc


SARATOGA, N. Y, july 12.-
"The hollow shell" thing is be-
ginning to provide me with a lot
of laughs.
The experts who bounced in
and out Of my camp, all have
given me the 'look over" and
have stated that looked good on
the surface" but Immediately
thereafter, have made wisecrack
about "you can't tell by sur
face conditions; it's what is I'M
derneath that counts" OF course
it's what is underneath that
counts, / don't profess to have
any technical knowledge of medi-
cine nor of the symptoms of ILL
ness, and all that. B.. common
sense seems to dictate that if
fellow is lick inward. and if
his organs are not functioning
correctly, that his dition shows
on the outside.
When ] vas training for Tommy
Gibbons in Great Falls, four years
ago. / wasn't right at any time.
really right. And it didn't take any
student of medicine to find that
out. 1t showed in my workouts,
and 1t showed in my face. l didn't
have any healthy look, and fur.
thermore, had no speed and no
stamina in my training camp days.
When l was training for Tun.
ney, went along alright for
the first few weeks, but after
that, the organic trouble began
to bother me and it showed
plainly in the later days Of my
training.
1t manifested itself very plainly
on fight day, and / certainly didn't
look right to a few thousand peo-
pie when | climbed into the ring.
was sick inwardly and was sick
outwardly, and as convincing proof
of what l. said before, here are
two instances where | was not
right inwardly and where the eff
feet was noticeable outwardly, So
1t would seem that Il am the sort
Of fellow who shows outwardly
whether he is alright inwardly-or
not. Yet, the experts come around
to my camp, look me over, say that
I look good-and then sigh deeply,
and say that outward appearances
don't count; you can't tell how
things are within.
II 1 have anything wrong with
me, it certainly would show in my
face or in my ring actions. The
boys are fair in saying that l
"gook all right And they also
de clare that | am working as
speedily and with as great show
of durability as can be expected at
this period of my training. But
they " ont concede that am right
that j. really can make the grade
and heat Sharkey. because of that
funny little notion they have about
you can't tell what is, within.
think they take this atti-
tude because they all figured
that when I came East from
Los Angeles, I would look like
a wreck and that they predicted
in advance that l. would be about
30 pounds. overweight or 30
pounds untIerweight. and that
1 would be old and feeble. sur
fering from fallen aches and =
few other things.
When threw little surprise
into them. they conceded that ]
had surprised them. but they
haven't as vet hacked down from
their earlier Judgment about me,
1t was their carrier story that |
never could make the grade again
for a ring battle against tough
opponent. and. that being their
story, they mean To stick to 1t as
long as they can.
But on the night of the 21st, I
guess will convince them that l
am right inside as well as outside.
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