Salt Lake Telegram | 1926-10-01 | Page 1 | Dempsey's Poor Showing Was due to Poisonous Infection under Left Arm, Doctor Says

9 TY 0 Dempsey s s Poor k W w as s Due to P n Under Left Arri Doctor Says NEW YORK YOlU Oct 1 United Pr The Press The first serious attempt attempt to explain explain- Jack Demps Dempsey's ys y's poor POOl showing in the fight in In which he lost his worlds world's hea heavyweight v weight title to Gene Gone Tunney has been made by bythe bythe bythe the physician attending the ex- ex champion in his hotel here Dempsey remained in quarters quarters' today but Dr Frank II H. Russell at attending attending attending at- at tending him said he hEl is not seriously ill III and wilt will be around in about a week veele He lIe has has' not been een confined to bed Dr Russell said Dempsey Is suf sur suffering suffering suf- suf tc fering ing from flom an Infection under the left arnt ami pit akin to bolls boils which he contracted during training training- I I believe I when he entered ed the ring ho he was a man Int intoxicated by byth bythe bythe th the e poisonous mattel matter which affected his his' blood Dr HUl Russell sell said I I have no In advancing mg the l e 5 f if 7 theory that this infection had a an adverse effect on Dempsey's Densey's boxing and a depressing Influence on him generally Dempsey's only comment was t to repeat what he said alter after the fight figh I lost to a better man I havno have hav no no alibis Dempsey and nd all his retinue denied de de- de flied nied themselves themselves' to all callers caller throughout the the morning remaining behind locked doors in the Dempsey Dempse hotel suite If H the doctor called dalle none saw him In the meantime many rumors w ht around and there was much discussion as is s to the probable effect Dempsey's illness might have had night of the fight tight but there was not any ad additional word from anyone cl so to Dempsey beyond ass assurance rance that the Illness Was was as not not serious and was no not an n alibi fo for IQ Joss Joi or orthe the tWo title J S I