The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-11-05
WITHOUT AN EQUAL
Jack Dempsey, the "Nonparsil," Won
His Ring Title.
HIS FUNERAL YESTERDAY
Fully 1000 People Attend and the
Floral Offerings We're Beautiful
A Sketch of His Life and
His Many Battles.

Portland. Ore. Nov. 4.-The funeral
services over the remains OF Jack
Dempsey were held to-day at st.
Francis church. Requiem mass was
sung under the direction of Father
Heinrich. Fully 1000 people attended
the services. The floral offerings were
beautiful
Jack Dempsey. the Nonpareil. was
born in County Kildare. Ireland. Dec.
Is. 1862. and came to America with his
parents when a small boy. The fam
lily made their home in Brooklyn, and
Jack was sent to school. where he
learned rapidly. At the age of IA he
was apprenticed to a cooper and be-
came proficient at the trade. In the
shop he was noted as a wrestler. He
was fond of all kinds of athletic
sports. and as an amateur wrestler he
won matches in New York. Boston
and elsewhere. He attended all the
boxing exhibitions. and studied the art.
acquiring great skill. He was very
quick on his feet. very cool in the
ring and a prodigious hitter with both
hands. In 1883 Dempsey began his
career as a professional pugilist. He
fought then as a lightweight. at i2S
been classed as more than a welter-
weight. although for years. and until
he fought Bob Fitzslmmons. he held
the middleweight championship. He
was the greatest fighter Of his weight
that ever lived. when he defeated La
Blanche he weighed las pounds; when
he bested McCaffrey he weighed 152.
Among those he met and defeated
q .fl a,
New York City. July 80. 1884. in p
rounds lasting 80 minutes; Tom Henry
for a purse of 81 600. in New York city.
in six rounds. lasting % minutes: Biay
Frazier. for a purse OF $500. In the AL
hambra. Nov. 20. 1884. In five rounds.
lasting Is minutes; Charles Bixamos.
for a purse of 81 900. at Sportsman's
Park. New Orleans, March 10.
1885. in Ave rounds, lasting Is
minutes: Jack keenan,. for a purse
OF 1000, at Golden Gate Park.
July 20. 1855. in two rounds, lasting IL
minutes; Dave Campbell. for a purse
of $1,000. in Portland. Nov. 2. 1885. In
three rounds. lasting 10 minutes and 80
seconds; Jack Fogarty. for a purse Of
$1,000. Feb. 2. 1856. I'm "a rounds. lasting
one hour and so minutes: Peter Mccoy.
TOT purse OF S1,VOO, AT Jersey Ctty.
Feb. "a. 1856. In six rounds. lasting %
minutes; George LaBlanche. The Ma
rine.' for a purse of $500 and the
middlewelght championship OF THE
world. at Larshmount. L. l., March Il.
1856, lasting so minutes: Johnny Rea-
gan. for a purse $1,000. near New York
cdty, In two rings. Dec. IS. 1887. In As
rounds. lasting one hour and nine min
utes: Dominick McCaffrey. for the
gate receipts at Pavonla rink. Jersey
City. Jan. 81. 1889. in 10 rounds. lasting
80 minutes: Billy Mccarthy. for
purse OF sl.S00. at San Francisco. Feb.
IS. 1889, in 2s rounds. lasting one hour
and SO minutes. On Aug. q. 1889.
Dempsey was defeated by George La
Blanche. The Marine" at San Fran
cisco for $2.500 purse. in % rounds.
lasting two hours and seven minutes.
and on Jan. II. 1891. at New Orleans.
for a purse of $4,000. and the middle
weight championship OF America. by
Bob Fftzsimmons. in IS rounds. lasting
49 minutes