Chapter Eighteen
The RoutineGranville, New York
July 2, 1926
For the next several weeks, Costello increased Kelly’s training regimen every few days. Although they had become an excellent team, their goals were very different.
Of course, Kelly’s goal was to knock out Jack Dempsey, while Costello had three goals: getting the host body in shape, teaching Kelly enough boxing skills that he would be able to survive the Dempsey fight, and trying to figure out how Kelly related to his ultimate mission.
To his credit, Kelly enthusiastically adopted all of Costello’s “modern” training methods. And as a result, Kelly became a new man. Each day, Kelly and Costello would rise at six o’clock and jog from Kelly’s home to the armory. Once inside, Kelly would do calisthenics of any kind or duration
