Show THE TE LIGHT SPORT LIGHT By Dy OR RICE Copyright 1923 l 23 New York YorkI I Tribune Inc Trademark I Re U 1 L 8 I Palen r 01 Of- Of I There la is one feature of Jack Dempsey's condition which near nearly I every one has overlooked sa say Gus Wilton the tho trainer who ij 1 directing the tho champions champion's program They all harp on the fact tact that I Dempsey has done no competitive boxinG for tor th three roe years On the theother theother other hand Dempsey has had about as much competitive IS as Tunney Tunny or Wills I had charge chargo of his European trip when ho he went across the tho th last time Ou this trip he met all comers corners In al- al almost almost al almost most every country he visited lu admit they were not beat world ore er but they were the best En- En En land Ene-land land land Germany and France Franco could offer They were at nt least on a aI apar apar apar par with the tho Floyd and I Clem Johnsons that Wills VilIs has hasmet hasmet hasmet met Some Some Some-of ot of them were big MS nn and 1 rugged and some ot of the them CI lair boxers But Dut In each ca there there was enough competition to keep Dempsey from dropping back 1 KEEPING FJ IllS IUS PUNCH i It was on this tills trip Wilson continued that I knew that Jack Jeck had not lost any ot of Ills bi punching power lie met mot two 0 op- op opponents op opponents In Germany who over six feet teet weighing around pounds In each case ho he used 16 ounce gloves cloves which are aro almost asble a ac big and as ns soft as pillows Yet wearing these padded pillows h 1 stopped both men mon In a round or two dropping them as If It he ho had landed with his baro bare fists It takes a terrific punch to drop a 01 20 2 with 1 ounce 16 gloves I I have havo hav never seen any one ono else elso who could do It He lIe was hitting i as hard on this trip as he lie had I back In 19 1321 1921 I when hen h he met Car Car- Carpentier Car He lie Is a 0 natural puncher ono one who has tho knack and ho he will be a hard natural puncher UI up through his hia last lit fight If It It Is five lve years front from now ANOTHER REASON There Thero Is another reason renson wh why his year three rest from tin the championship hasn't hurt hUlt him Wilson continued In In the last year he ho has been boxing numer numer- numerous ous exhibitions all around the tho United States from California to Florida a He lie ha has been boxinG these exhibitions with good rUgged sparring partners who were Instructed to fight ficht back A boxing exhibition rarely means anything But Dut with Ith Dempsey ho he has hs the gloves on In time the ring an exhibition is tho the same samo n as any other fight He Ho moves mo fast and ho hits hard and ho puts a alot alot lot ot of spirit Into it all nil He lie has 1 taken his share ct ot punches In these exhibitions 9 anti they have ha kept him from softening up Ail AU together In the tho last two years 1 believe he has done as much ac no- ac- ac actual actual ring work as either ot of his challengers I WILSO WILSONS WILSON'S S 'S SH SIDE E Gus Wilson i Is the tho th Alsatian who trained and handled handed Georges Car Car- Car lentier for many years He i Is not nol only a shrewd experienced train trainer cr er but also ono one on of ot the tho best of ot the boxing directors who s seems ems to mow exactly what Dempsey needs All Jack needs from now on ho he BaS sa s Is more mor boxing smaller faster men His physical condition is practically perfect Ito He HeI I is hitting hard enough to beat bent any nn- anybody anybody canI body bolly He Ito Is still fast but he ha can by improve provo by by hitting at smaller movine moving faster targets When he roaches reaches the point where lr be 10 can nail a Il shift shifty fast moving welter or middleweight with either cither right Ill or left he h will be all alt set For when either his left hook or his right hand smash reaches the chin chinor chinor chinor or the tho body bOlly something i la Is going coin to give way It Is merely a matter now of ot greater accuracy hooked to his speed When you have hav a a box box- boxer box boxer er Cr who I can lilt hit It as ILS hard and ns as fast as Dempsey can and ond get him to hitting smaller targets accurately accurately you ou have havo all that Is needed to win any fight ficht A good rood welter welter- welterweight weight and a good middleweight are aro both great creat helps when It comes to building up speed peed and accuracy accuracy accuracy acy and you'll find that even the tho fast welterweights haven't any any- anything anything thing on Dempsey when it comes to speed either cither with the th hands handsor handor I or with the th feet I I THE rilE TWO HANDED rAllY PART Wilson admitted that It often a trainer gets a a chanco chance to handle handleI I a a boxer who slugs slues lugs hard with either hand There was a time he h said when whon Georges Carpentier was a flue handed two handed hitter He lie bas ha h nl at- at al ways had a great creat right but In his career he also had a pull pull- pun left But nut he h caved ed In tIme aide of his left and never was wasI able to use It effectively after after- afterward ward Dempsey DempslY has lies been fortun fortun- tort fortunate fortunate un- un ate In having two Iron fists near near- nearly nearly nearly ly every hard hitter In ring his imis- history his history tory has bas trouble with his hands but Jack with all nil his heavy leavy slug slug- slugging ging never has been bothered In ia any way with either cither hand I be- be believe be believe lieve ho could swing on a hydrant without skinning his knuckles When you OU figure the trouble al alk the the others have hav had ht light heavies and heavyweights the tb condition of Dempsey's hands at nt the th see ago of ot 31 Is one one of ot the tho remarkable features ot of tho the game Rame It would not moan mean much m uch It if he ho had been beell a light hit ht hitter hit hit- hitter ter But Dut he can cant can't even pull a punch In his training 1 There Thero are ard ar tio two 1 details Which havo made mado mad this possible First FirstI I Dempsey learned hoto how ho to hit An And I with this ho h has been largelY n a body puncher Ho lie rarely does nI I much target shooting for the tho jaw until the body punching has an opponent at nt le least st partly And groggy AnI An ho he Isn't shooting any wild swings for tor the th top of the th head Ito must know what the tho average pugilistic dome Is n of |