The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-07-18
Critics Say Long Layoffs Be.
tween Bouts Decreased Tun.
ney's Efficiency
FEARS OVERT RAINING
Chief Destroyers Of Energy
Are Worry, Excessive Elk.
ercise, No Sleep
BY HENRY L. FARRELL
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pionship fights figure that inactiv-
ity between the Philadelphia and
Chicago fights with Dempsey re-
duced the fighting. efficiency Of
Gene Tunney by q good Is per cent
and that his idleness since last Sep
TENDER will penalize him another Is
per cent.
They point out that Tunney has
boxed only 20 rounds in two years
and that ne hasn't gone Is rounds
since 1924 and that against q rugged
slayer like Heeney he will be seri-
ously up against it. They think that
the champion isn't working enough
either to get his wind and legs I'd.
justed for an unfamiliar distance
and that he needs new and better
sparring partners and more applica-
ton to boxing.
Gene Works Faithfully
It is true that, to 4 casual glance,
there is little around the training
camp to indicate that Z man is here
preparing to demonstrate again that
he is the champion fighter Of the
world. Tunney does his road work
faithfully and he is in the fine ply
steal condition that only . man who
lives a. carefully as he does can at
tain. But he doesn't seem to be
boxing enough and he doesn't show
anything in his sparring bouts.
He never was q fancy gymnasium
worker, it must be admitted, and
apparently he has always known
what he was doing. Critics told him
before the Philadelphia and Chicago
fights that he was training Ill
wrong, but their judgment did not
pan out.
Tunney admits that he hasn't
spent as much calendar time in pre-
pairing for his fight, but he says that
his great horror is that he will be
overturned and will 60 into the ring
stale.
Trained Harder Earlier
In past years, he said, he devoted
longer periods to intensive training
but he followed an easier program,
going on the road one day and box
ing the next, but this year he is 20.
ing on the road every day and box
ing with it.
He has a theory that to acquire
reserve strength and resistance in Z
sound, well-kept body it is not neces-
sary to do lot Of physical work.
1t is less harmful to do not enough
work than to do too much.
There are only two ways to con-
serve energy" he says. "They are
sleep and complete relaxation 1t
regular periods. You can't sleep all
the time, Of course, but you can re-
lax often when you know how. I
get my relaxation in reading and in
the company Of congenial friends.
When ! do not feel that am being
entertained or have to entertain
someone, I can get relaxation in con-
versation and in listening to others.
You don't have to stop doing every
thing to relax.
Worry Destroys Energy
THE chief destroyers Of energy
are worry, excessive exercise, loss
Of sleep and indigestion. never
worry, ! do not over exert myself,
I get plenty Of sleep and I am in
perfect health.
my legs are sound, my wind is
good and my body is strong. will
admit that my boxing has suffered
by idlensss, but there is
only one thing to do about
it, and that is to work out Of
it. I am doing that in my
own way and think I know the way
that suits me best. Three weeks be-
fore the date set for the fight had
had the gloves on only eight times
in almost . year. couldn't ret any
one to box with during the winter.
I know I will not be as perfect as
! was two years ago, but there is
nothing to be done about it,"
Isn't Flashy Trainer
To the inexpert eye Tunney gets
very little. out Of his boxing. Mays
and vidabeckhis chief sparring part
nefs, know him too well and he
knows them too well to give flashy
exhibition, but Tunney never did
fight his sparring mates or put on .
show - Dempsey did. But Demp-
sey had to do it because the custom
ers were paying for . show. Tun-
ney works free Of charge and he can
do ~ he wishes. Tunney says he
Is practicing with his partners in
stead Of fighting them and he can
carry ont his definite plans Of train
ing better with them than with
strangers. ~
Above all things, Tunney insists
he will make no mistake this time
and he confesses that : terrible mis-.
take caused the memorable event ii
the seventh round last year.
First Of ALL" he says, II made .
mistake in exchanging with Demp-
sey. ] knew better than that. But
the greatest mistake was that I lost
my temper completely and tried 20
knock his head of. Il IL dangerous
to lose your temper In any profes-
sional work."
"What did Dempsey do TO you
that caused you to burn up?" hs was
asked.
1T was that open letter that ap-
peared under his signature 10 On.
swered. 1T outraged me to think
that Q person who had been guilty
Of oil the things he Nod would pull
out . whistle and blow for tho eope
and II ineensed me % lost my tam
Per and went into tho rine 70 knock