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Show Dempsey Afraid of Going Stale for Title Battle Race Track Promoter Makes Bid for Dempsey-: Dempsey-: ; Will. Go. - . y average of If per person, whi1c net t0,000 from aales alone. In addition, ha declared that other attraction, such aa races, would be offered tha visitors. sooee pBOPt.t, nUlU) ATTBaNO. . For tha ettendanee ho estimate 1. persons from Vallfornta alone. He declared de-clared that, i0t from ban Diego. 12. from Io Angeles and from Kan Franeleco would wltno the fight. The remainder of the . wss allocated to the other otateo of the I'nloa. In tonchlng upon out Af stats attend nee, he polntsu out that two transcontinental transcon-tinental railroads run InU flan Diego, thua giving ample railroad facilities. In southern California, he asserted, the highways could not be excelled, a fact which would ,draw hundreds ef tourist, i and that ocean stesmere would be chartered char-tered for va yeses te bah Diego tn the event of the fight. Housing faciimeg ta San plego would be ample, ho eald ATLANTIC CITY, ?. J.. Aug. !T By A, P.) Lute Angel Flrpo la la excellent physical condition, tte believes hs hss mastered the art of getting all hi trength behind his plows and ho ha hown ability t absorb a deal ef heavy punching. Now he wants speed. Id fhs Flrpo camp Jack Dempsey Is likened to the clay bird that shoots from a tray, a flying object that can't bo hit by a slow man. Ho Luis Angel Is going la for speed. Todsy he started en a training program ta which every litem calls for speed.-' PlftrO TARE4 LONO JALNT. Ths Jaunt on the reaA was the longest and moat strenuous hs has taken. lie was out at o'clock. Joe McCann and Natalie Per a and the Black Ohst of Joplln wont with him. They started off ! In a walk, laereaavd to a dog trot and ; then, afaxted speeding. Sis miles sf this 1 and Luis Anse bulled uo. am 1 1 Ins and ' BARa'tOOA PF-INOa. If. T.. Aug. IT (By A. P. Training activities at Jack Dempsey'a camp were at a land at HI today, with Indications that the champion cham-pion would not reeumo work with the loves until Thuredey. The tltleholder. fearing the danger of going stale from too much work. (jelded that a layoff of t wo or three days will enable him to shska off the cold that has been bothering both-ering htm. Dempsey to renetdertng as twvltattot. te go oa a fishing trip. It I probe bl that he drill net do any bo log until Thursday. Wben ho resume work he I will have two and possibly three additions addi-tions to his taff ot sparring partners-Jack partners-Jack McAullff. th Detroit h-svy-welght. and Jack Renault, the Canadian heavyweight, who helped te uttlvetei Jack for the maUh with Carpenller two , veers aso. are expected to arrive tods a I firmer Ledge, a Minaosotao, la due Thursday. DPTMperr ftnowf ' " .( OF COLD, The c14 from which fiempeey Is suffering suf-fering was reflected in hi workout yes terdsy. when ho appeared to be alow In hi hosing with Jack Burke and Ueorge Oodfrey. The character!!. ggre1ve-nt.se ggre1ve-nt.se was mleetng. The largest crowd that aver witnessed a training camp i eesloa ef a heavyweight saw the work-ewt. work-ewt. j -VM FBANCIWO, Aug- 17. James W. 1 Cof froth, widely known promoter of race track meete and prise fight, explained today hi reason for sffrina to promote a Dempsey-Vt ills heavyweight championship champion-ship contest, according lo a aisned article ar-ticle In the ftan Francisco Chmntct. The subject was gone Into by Cof froth In reply to a queetlon by the Chronicle: "Why can Tijuana and Ban Diego af- i.ferd to offer halt a million dollara for fe boxing contest T" At least !. porefms would attend c 1 1empoey-WUle eontest. he declared, which, figuring upon- the baei of an breathing easily, awaiting hi sparring mstes, who were -e quarter of a mile behind him. The afternoon program. In addition to some oag punching and weight pulling, called for a many rounds ef sparring as th small corps of punch catchers could stand. But all i of the epevrrere are told to do so is a I pee ding up. , j |