The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-15
DEMPSEY WHIPPED.

AWAY. Bob landed two let's on Jacks
face Bob landed a terrific body blow
with the right Jack landed his left in
the stomach and clinched. Bob landed
his left in the stomach again. Jack landed
his left on Bob's shoulder. Jack was
fought to the ropes and clinched. Jack
fell to the ropes with punch In the
stomach. He was groggy and looked
beaten. Bob landed right and left. This
was Bob's round. Jacks nose was bleed
Round Bob crowded Jack, and landed
his left on the nose. Dempsey swung his
right and landed. Bob swung his left and
landed on Jacks face. Jack clinched,
ducked and got away. Bob landed ter
rible right upper cut on Jacks nose, ana
put the left on his nose a moment later
drawing the blood again. Jack fell on the
ropes. and Bob landed the right on his
nose. Jack Rugged Bob around the body
landed right body blow, and did so again
and again. Bob landed a right swing, ana
punched Jack all over the ring. This was
Bob's round again.
Round Bob crowded Jack and Jack
clinched. Bob landed the right and missed
the same a moment later. Jack ducked
and ran away. Bob hit Jack all over the
ring. Bob landed terrible right swing
and Jack was groggy. Bob landed ter
on the stomach, and Jack WAS fought lnto
his corner and seemed to die hard. Bob
landed the left and right in Jacks stom-
acb. Jack swung his right around Bob's
neck. Bob hit Jack with his right In the
stomach. This was Bob's round.
Round 10-Bob crowded Jack ana landed
a right body blow. Bob landed terrible
right. and Jack clinched and pulled Bob
around the ring Jack attempted to upper
cut. but missed. and clinched Bob araund
the legs. Bob landed three lefts and Jack
nearly fell Bob hit Jack a left In the
nose, and Jack ran away. JACK rented
and Bob landed terrible right upper cut.
Bob landed left, and sent Jack down
Bob punched Jack in the stomach and the
gong saved Jack, who was down three
limes and nearly out Dempsey fought
hard but nature outclaSsed HIM.
Round blob crowed Jack and landed
two lefts Jack fell on the ropes. Bob
landed a terrible left. and Dempsey stag
pered Dempsey led for the stomach, and
Bob iumped away Bob landed two terri
BILE lefts and knocked Jack down. Bob
knocked him down again, let him gain
wind. and landed terrible right and left.
This was Bob's round.
The towel WAS thrown from Jacks
corner In token Of defeat, but II did not go.
IL was to fool FtzsimOns. Jack was
down. and as McAulIff did not expect the
gong. he threw up the towel; but when the
gong sounded, he had one more chance,
and said the throw up did not go; Jack
would try again.
Round 12.-Bob led right and left on
Jacks head. and punched Jack all over
the ring. Jack upper cut, Bob missed.
Bob fought fain, and landed left on the
stomache and face, and knocked Jack
down. Bob turning the fight on .Iack's
neck and knocks him down. Jack rose
grog9y This was Bob's round and
Dempsey was. bar a flute, doomed
champion of middleweiGhts.
Romnd I3-Bob went at Jack in
his corner and punched him right and left |
Jack clinched and Bob knocked him |
down. The nonpareil lay like log, after |
one or two vain endesvors to rise and |
fight on. Three gongs sounded the great |
est middleweicht's career to slumber-
Tomorrow's sun will shine on new mid |
dleweight champion and his name is |
Robert Fitzsimmons
The referee Alex Brewster, awarded |
the battle TO Fit8simmons Jimmy Car
roll Jumped at his protege and kissed him |
time and again. Jack Dempsey was badly |
punished-a swollen face, cut lips and !
nose, and a bad mark or two on his body |
were plainly visible. Fitzsimmons was
not scratched. The Australian won in a
walk. Dempsey, before the fight, was the
fayorite Last night the sentiment veered
around to Fitzsimmons. bat when the lat
ter arrived and was found to be thin and
wan. the betting changed and Dempsey
again became TO g. There was talk this
evening of unfairness, but it is believed
the battle was perfectly fair, Mr.. Alex.
Brewster, the referee, being regarded as
honest and upright man.
Dempsey was really never in the fight.
FitZsim mons punished him from start to
finish, and in the fourth round Dempsey
began to bleed and became groggy. There
was never a pluckier &C. test in the ring
than the one tonight. Dempsey was lick
ed from the start, but he did his best TO
win In the sixth round Dempsey's friends
realized tina the Nonpariel had lost, and
when Dempsey went to his corner his
faithful seconds were also cogniZant of
this.
A well known Boston sporting man, who
had wagered big money on Jack, at this
moment threw up his hands and begged
the seconds to stop he fight. But what
ever might be said, Dempsey was plucky
In the tenth round Fitz-
simmons picked him up after having
knocked him down. and said: Jack, you
are whipped; ] can't hit you" Dempsey
would not be downed, and insisted upon
fighting. Fitzsimmons after that did not
want to bit Dempsey, but the latter in
sisted, and he was finally Strengthened out
on the floor