Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1927-07-16 | Page 5 | Dempsey Rests for Big Bout

DEMPSEY RESTS FOR BIG BlO BOUT Flynn Orders Utahn to Forget Boxing Until Until- Day of Scrap S LAKE N. N Y V. July 16 O By B The Associated Press Jack Jack Dempsey will not put on another glove until he enters the ring rini with Jack Sharkey at the V a n k c c stadium next Thursday c The announce announce- announcement announcement 1 ment that the for- for forner forI I ner ncr champion champ ton t 4 would quit boxing j 1 six days before thc the battle that will de decide de- de dedde cide clde a challenger I A. A A A K- K KH H for or Champion Gene cA A Tunney in Septem- Septem p i jj t ber er was made to- to tog toay g jay ay by Leo P. P I Pi F v N w- w kt- kt Flynn Dempsey's LV I t L- L LT 11 T 1 M U N ri rlynn manager after a n nIon Jl it Ion o 0 n fl g conference with trainers and handlers The move mo one of o the most radical in training history came as a n distinct surprise to the camp although no notice no- no Uce tice was given gt late last night that Jack would substitute a 1 round of o golf for the usual workout today Dempsey is on edge right now Flynn said ald In making known knO the de de- de decision decision We must take no chance on him going stale Right now Jack is down downto to pounds the very weight we ex expect ex- ex expect him to fight Sharkey Just enough exercise to keep mus mus- muscles muscles cles des limber Umber and road work to guard against loss hoes of wind is Dempsey's pro pro- program program program gram until he leaves for New York Tuesday or Wednesday For the most part he will rest and boll boil out under steam vats ats to leave lea him in a vicious fighting mood Never before In the history of ma ma- major maJor major jor heavyweight battles has one of the principals hung up his Ills training gloves at this period of the preparatory preparatory preparatory tory grind The custom is to train until one or two days before the fight bringing physical condition slowly to a concert pitch in the hope of attain attain- attaining attainIng attainIng ing perfect timing of punches and judgment of o distance the tho shortest pos pos- possible pos pos-I tibIa sible time before the tho match I