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His handlers puess all the way from the first round to the middle of the fifth. They lJelieve II ! And they really believe it. The writer set out to learn, if pos-iibic, pos-iibic, exactly what Dempsey and those closest to him really thought. "I'm all right and I know it," Jack emphatically said as he chatted. "If anyone thinks I'm a hollow-shell hollow-shell they are all wrong. I think I'll win in three rounds by' a knockout and if it has to go the limit then old Joe Humphries will raise my hand at the finish because I'm good enough to go the limit if I have to do it." Dempsey, who I have known for a long time, was talking earnestly and not just making an heroic statement. He meant it. All the stories about. Dempsey's left arm being in laid shape the climax of all the rumors about the champion which havi g ne around in the last two weeks have no Will Win As Quickly As Possible, Pos-sible, Says Loquacious Lith ; , Paulino Bout Planned By Sharkey; Looks Good NEW YORK, July 20 (UP) Jack Dempsey mny1 be nfraid. of injuring in-juring his hands in training but it looks ns though Jack Sharkey isn't afraid of much of anything. In contrast to the careful conservatism conser-vatism in Dempsey's training, Sharkey's camp continued care-free and gay today with everyone fairly radiating confidence. Slam-Barg Boxing Yesterday afternoon the Lithuanian Lithuan-ian sailor who hopes to earn a chance at Dempsey's expense, of meeting Gene Tunney, went through u full program of boxing and gymnasium gym-nasium work, and he never pulled a punch it seemed. He cut loose a flock of blows at some of his partners, which showed he had plenty of faith in his hands holding out, for they landed with steam in them. Sharkey's managers said that they were pleased with the shape he is in both physically and mentally. Sharkey is not disposed to admit that be could be very much wrong about anything related to the business busi-ness of fighting but, according to some of his sparring partners, he feels he might have done better if he had trained in some cooler place than the hot-house on top of Tex Hickard's Madison Square Garden. While the experts are of different nnimons about Sharkey's method of training and the style of fight he snouid conduct against the former champion. Sharkey obviously is sure that he is going to knock Dempsey out. He has put himself on the soon after the Dempsey fight, market for a. fight with Paulino Sharkey and his manager insists that Kickard hasn't any claim on bis services after the Dempsey fight and that he will be free to i'iirht for any promoter. "Paulino? A Cinch!" Sharkey asserts Paulino, regardless regard-less of his victory over Harry Wills, would be a cinch for him and that be would take him in less than a round. He says that be took nil the fight out of Wills when he lcat him up last year and made him a set-up for any fichter. As far as physical appearance is concerned. Sharkey is in great condition. con-dition. He emitted a long laugh when he was told that Dempsey's handlers were going to nsk the boxing box-ing commission to take extra pre-cautions pre-cautions to prevent Sharkey from getting out on a foul. '"I'm not not looking fur any kind of an onl," he said. Impressions gathered by the critics during Sharkey's training I bat. he would elect to go out nnd -tuck with Dempsey were confirmed partially today by Johnny Puck-Icy. Puck-Icy. Sharkey's manager. "Certainly he's going out there to fiirht," he said. ''lie's never been on a bicycle before and he didn't fi-rnre on taking nnv ridps when be signed with Dempsey. The quicker he wins the better it will be for us and you can bet that, he's going out to win as quickly as he can." foundation whatever. For instance, yesterd-iy while it was true that Dempsey had his arm bandaged, he did the bulk of his bag punching with his left. Plainly he was getting it ready to carry a lot of responsibility Thursday night. Its ertain there is nothing wrong with it. Has a Lot Left Dempsey probably isn't the wild, fighting man who met WHlard and Firpo. But, as we talked and as I -saw him work. I couldn't help feeling feel-ing Jack has a lot left. Leo Flynn, Dempsey's manager, is ;is confident as Dempsey. "Just another little workout today to-day and we are all set to go," he said. "We are ready to fight now. We don't need any more boxing. "What's more, we are winners, we know what, we are doing and we can name the round." "The champ in one round." Jcrrv the Greek, his rubber and chief valet saiil. "That stuff that the champion's arm is hurt is what yon call the bind;. His arms are all okay, as you say it."' |