Salt Lake Telegram | 1927-09-12 | Page 16 | Secret Training on Schedule at Champ's Camp

i 5 Secret T Training On Schedule at Champs Champ's Camp Jim Jeffries Impressed by Tunney's Chances of Winning io LAKE VILLA Ill Sept 12 AP AI AIS AI'S S Secret cret training hidden even from Manager l Billy Gibson and and newspaper newspaper news news- paper men Is Gene Tunney's program program pro pro- gram from today On for the remainIng remaining remain remain- Ing ten days days' preparatIOn to defend his heavyweight championship I have my own Ideas of trainIng training train train- Ing said Tunney There are c certain r- r tam tain punches I want to to perfect and there Is no use letting th tho entire world know the style of attack I Iam Iam am going to Use In the Dempsey fight I made a study of Dempsey ey when he defeated Jack Sharkey and andI I Intend to tIght fight h him m according to the deductions I have made after seeing that tight fight Then there are other I want to do in private aside from boxing I have less than t o weeks before the tho fight and 1 I Intend to put in a strenuous week and take things easy for the last few days das before the C The ch champion said th the s secret cret workout was a part of his training which he had followed for several r years In midsummer heat Gene traveled tray tray- at a dizzy pace through flye flyer r rounds yesterday in what m may y e his last public ring appearance appearance before before be- be fore September 22 More Mora than fans men women and the largest argest crowd to see the cham- cham sin e e d pin In iii action ri since he arrived a at atthe I the Cedar Crest club ney speed through two snappy sessions ses- ses with Jackie Williams and and then punch Billy around as usual for three more The rounds were shortened to two mm- mm lutes utes each because of the heat B Before fore the boxing he did four full r rounds ith the light and heavy bags to warm up but he went to church Instead of doing his dally daily five miles on the ro road d In the morn morn- Ing The size of the purse and other matters relating to the right fight were with the champion and his manager by Tex Tec Rickard who came out to lunch with Tunney bringing his wife VUe and baby Maxine l Rickard Keen for such a great opportunity opportunity the pho photographers p pounced upon Bachelor Gene and had him hold the baby for several snapshots Gene managed to pose without much embarrassment but he iwas was obviously glad to hand the little girl girl back to h her r mother James J. J Jeffries who came arile out of retirement to lose the iH avy- avy weight crown to Jack Johnson In 1910 also posed for pictures wIth the present day champion and in a private talk with Manager Gibson he said he was Impressed with Tunney's Tunney's Tun- Tun ney's chances to win In 0