Salt Lake Telegram | 1923-06-24 | Page 10 | Dempsey to Celebrate His Birthday by Hard Workout

Dempsey to Celebrate His Birthday by y Hard ar Workout Work GREAT PALLS FALLS Mont June 23 By ByA A A. A 1 P P. lack Jack Dempsey worlds world's heavyweight heavyweight heavyweight heavy heavy- weight champion after a strenuous workout tomorrow his twenty twenty eighth birthday plans to enjoy a full day of rest Monday and then begin tho the process process pro cess of tapering off ort for the defense of ot his title against Tommy Gibbons at Shelb Shelby Mont July 4 The champion went through h the equivalent of ot rounds of training this afternoon in addition to his bis usual hike In the tha morning r and n brisk calls calis i He e boxed six rounds o going two each with his heavyweight s sparring spar ar- ar ring p partners taking George Godfrey koe Jack Jk Burke and Harry Dra-ake Dra the English light heavyweight t on in order While he failed to score ecore a knockdown he had all three of his sparring span 1 mates a ali li punch dd drunk at t the finish finish- I and 1 the call of time welcome to them V Dempsey worked out In his outdoor ring under tinder the blaze of ot a warm sun but the canvas can floor of the ring was still sUII slippery as a result of tho the heavy rains and Dempsey's footing was un un- certain While struggling l In a clinch mi t ID with Godfrey df Dempsey almost slipped to his haunches haunch Godfrey the pound 25 negro gave Dempsey the best workout of ot the afternoon afternoon aft aft- t the champion showing to bettea better better bet bet- than ho hasIn hasin has hasIn ter tea advantage ad against him In several recent bouts Godfrey was unable to lay a a. glove on Dempsey for the first two minutes of ot their workout and only managed to connect solidly a a. half dozen times durIn during dur dur- In log ing their furious two round rounds In the two rounds Dempsey Dempse drove rights and lefts to the bod body with sue such force torce orce that Godfreys Godfrey's knees sagged ed an anat and at one time he ho was on the verge ol ci toppling to the floor as a. a result of- of p ot-li rl right to the chin I While tJ boxing I with Burke the burg heavyweight Dempsey lost h lotS his temper because of ot his failure to land with hooks Burke repeatedly outscored out- out scored the tha champion h keeping him oft b balance i et with t left jabs b to ef the head bead ddn a and atad l Dempsey whipping JC c could over vu a get right In close cross enough Ou before or orla to toland toland la land his punishing bO body smashes V Big I ISle Ben sf Wray of f Sayre Okla Okia ka with his 7 1 feet 2 IncItes Inches of ef tlc V ambition will wUl do his eating through a 0 tube taking liquids only as a 11 result of the twenty eight seconds he ha was In the ring with Dempsey Dempse yes yes- S Wray Tray whose right jaw was brok broI n t tjust Just at the edge of the mouth from the force torce of a crashing left hook that tha t knocked him out wa was waa removed to a n. hospital today under Instructions of ot the physician I attending h him The broken bro L ken Jaw was encased in to a plaster cUt it and two teeth were removed to allow lIoa for the e Insertion r O of a a. tube be through which Ic Wray must t ote be afe fed beT T The Tha roo only y fi food tood he will be able to consume for tor possibly two weeks will be soups soup and anil milk The Oklahoma homa giant propped up in bed accepted his fate with a Ii snide smile jolting Joking with callers caners by words he was forced to mumble because of ot the cast which held his bis Jaw III in place I