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Show DEMPSEY TRAINS I : FOR HE BOUT I Champion Regards Opponent as One of Toughest Scrappers Scrap-pers in the Game M BENTON HARBOR, Mich., 26. " H Jack Dempsey, world's heavyweight 'champion, admitted tod.iv that both he and Manager Jack Kearns had serious respect for Bllllv Mlske. the St. jpaui challenger whom Dempeey meets In a championship match here :t vv ek I from Monda v In anticipation of a jhard gruelling contest. Dempsey has 'settled down to a vigorous training 'i;' in. I N rapidly rounding into per- V ghting I on. lit ion. J "er.ii -.1 h h resardi Miske as a 1 . righto than Jess vVillard, w horn 1 ; Dempsey whipped In the third round I Of thMr memorable b.xttle at Toledo fourteen nionths ago. He Is an able Judge of the fighting oualltles of both jnicn. as he has foujrhf Mlske twice and failed to knock him out In cither I engagement. Idlaks Is as big as I am and per-haps per-haps will slightly Outweigh me when jhe meets me on Labor day." said Dempey. "I figure to go into the ring "inler the 190 pound notch. I hope to b at the same weight as I was when I fought Wlllard, 1S7 pounds." H Harry Orcb. the Pittsburg light heavyweight, will join Dempsey's staff of sparring partners within a coupla of dav 1 |