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Show DEMPSEY BETTER BOXER THAN HE GETS CREDIT FOR, EDGREN CLAIMS GEORGES TELLS WORLD JACK ISM Utah Mauler" Explains Misconception of Vital Points for Kayo By Robert Edgren George Carpentler aald of Dampnr: "They told m h tniM not bog. but b la th bet boxar I vr saw." r often heard people eay tht Nmp,y een'f hoi; that he fa Just a Mir strong; fallow who hit hard. That 'em to bo a ffnral tmpreaalon, - fnunded on nothing mora than th fart that fiempaey doesn't atand In lha old Pos of tha Jem Maca aohool, hold hla !-t arm cut nearly straight ttoul or him. with tha rfght pressed agalr.et hta alda. elbow rrookad and glove laid aeroea hla stomach to act aa a bumper if haa hit there. Mjr opinion la that If Jack nmpay ran't bow. Boh Pltsslmmon and Htan-ly Htan-ly Retrhel didn't know a glnv from a horaeeho. Impey haa much of .Fltaelmmon and Ketrhel In hla art Inn. with trimming of hla own thrown In , I'p In tha Main wood a on ft hunting .trip thara waa plenty of lima to eht. an I aakad Damp for hla notion on povlng. ' Why." aald Jack, "thara ara only two thing In boxing. On I to hit tha -ether fallow, and the other la to keep .him from hitting you. 'My favorite point la the rlh on lha left eld, oyer tha heart, which la F ' w"h rlht pnnrh. Or "If I find It handler to uae the left. I ret him aomewher along the edge of tk rib and perhap on the aolar plei-Ma. plei-Ma. ,. "1 got Fulton that way. The flrt , left In tha body wa a knockout, and . th left and right on tha chin before ha eonld fall, war only Insurance against hi getting up again. "Th flrat punch I hit Wlllnrd w vr th heart, and that punch beat hlm. although ha waa ao strong and .gam that It took ft lot of snaking to flnlah Mm when I had him alerted. The Cheek Bone Punch "Another reaaoa why th body punch la th heat punch la that now. -day moat flghtera don't tni.i. . nythlns; but soaking th other fellow fel-low on the chin and tnoet any boxr vr his chin fairly well ''v.! ? wnt 19 h,t rn " ehln. J ."'j pD th body first te bring TTUIr-tuarrl down or make them benj over to where they'll be eaay to hit It never bothered m to fight fall men. Tney come down to my height when I gouhia them up with a body blow, sometime that on punch Is enough, one punch In the eolar piexu dropped ,trl Morris on hi no a. "In an ordinary scrap between fallow fal-low who area t professional boxers the on who can neliver a good body runeh wlna A fellow who Isn't a hoir J1" "5ctd bod,r Punch n aerena for It. ' "Thj knockout point on th bead that -erarnody knowa about la tha ch'n. Fut mayb you notice that t often . Und my flrat head punch a little high on the rhaekhon. mavb. That liecaua. Tm trying to drop on o'er ..,'' ,lOTt ,h ,M,B ha aide of the no.. a hatter knockout point than lha chla If you reach It. .. If your punch la chopping down. .It may grata tha chin, and a grating ,runch on th ehln l. better K. O. . J than a punch aquar on th but- i ..i"!!.eh.k po,T,t ,OT " ,UB,n akull. A hard wallop there may be dangeroua hut a faw little chop Juat make a fellow wootr ao h doean't Used Rabbit Punch on Carp "Thar what got Carpantl.r I liked veorg and didn't want to mark him - anocged him aut. of courae gnocklag hm out waa a part of th .game, eame It would b for aim M. knock rn out If he could. ."Lnd!ng punch Im a matter of . Wiaklng your man mov th way you want nlm to. o he ll leav opening. . and then b.lng in position to hit who "u et th chance. . "Tak that fight at Toledo: Lota of P?,?u.. "r ' 'lhtr can t tall bow hell fight until th fight at art a. Of rearaa a tighter can t be as dumb that he won't rhang hi plana If h eea a batter way to win, but I never ao into a fight without coming pretty pear knowing what th other fellow a 111 do and what I'll do t fool him 'and beat him to It. "At Toledo I knew that Wlllard would - J" "I.."" ,or " o fom In. cock-aura I d rush him and he'd up-percut up-percut mm. "Well, you alw.r. want to do what ' J.-.." . ' uy an't want you to do. W lllard wanted to let me lead and let Mm counter. Ro Inetead of leading. . 1 turned my back on him two or three !" ' "as afraid of him. and walked away a couple of atepa. ' Hm. '' til plan and ateoped e t after ma. and I turned and went Jf"J?"!ahi? " Jbb u4 tor-penned tor-penned him. 'It almoat a Important t get -away from punchea aa to do the aock- ing Nothing tires and discourages - m fighter Ilk. mlaalag with 7""d . punchea. H. feela like Fal.a fiuth when Bab pert to poke on aver th right field fenc nd strike out. I used to tl my hands down, ao 1 couldn't hit. and thaa having my apar- ring partner try I ock m. 1 had " duck and mov around or take a poke on th noas. and I don't ear any -nor for being hit than anyone , ale. I m not crasy. I learned how t keep moving ao ahy chin would be a bad target Tha' waving Muff get. me Inald. and you gal la. Ida n of the big a (Continued aa peg I ) th othar fellow, It'a eaay to win flirHa "Hpeefi la th great thin In btx-Ina, btx-Ina, When a man l4a It ha la lhmua-h. I'va 'aimoat always had an aHvantac tn i over the men I fvuaht 1 eoulfj pnnrh with them and hem tharn to It. Alt the ok ill In tha wurld lan't much ffood onleaa you have apeed with It. When I find myself loama: Jha old WO :nd snap in mv putM-hea, I'm tro Ins; to buy an oranco grove and quit . flahtlaar." I (Copyrtsht. 1J! fey Bell fyyadlcat. Inc.) GEORGESTELLS fCnntfnu from page 2 fellow's punches you have him as helpless ss a turtle turned on I's back. Muting Blows Discourages Boxer "Besides, swaying and ducktns; around the way I do lets you pull away with a pun-h If it dnea lend, anl taks all the kick out of It. "When I see a fighter with a big perk who hoida hia chin to tak a punch and thinks he's tough enough bfcauva It doean't knock hia he.id bat k. I know he's cucko-v I've aaea boners train with big gloves ae they woo 10 a t set hurt If they didn't move In time. Id rather have mv train era put horae-shoes horae-shoes In their gloves so I wouldn't forget for-get re move. "That's one thing a fighter's got to do keep moving. He's got to figure w hat s In the other fellow's mind gad then heat him to It. ' Thn! where speed comes In. If you move faster and kit harder than |