The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-07-28
DEMPSEY PUTS
FULTON AWAY
IN % SECONDS
Right to Jaw Sends Plas-
terer Down and Out in
Sunset at Harrison.
ONLY 5000 SPECTATORS
Heavyweight Bout Fails to
Draw-Promoter Says
Loss Is $4,000.

Just thirty-three seconds after Fred
Fulton answered the gong in the first
round of his scheduled eight round bat
lie with Jack Dempsey of California in
the old Federal League ball park in
Harrison last evening. the giant Minne-
sofa plasterer was picked up limp and
semi Unconscious and carried to his corner
a fallen idol. Dempsey won by
Knockout In Jig time. swish! Bing"-
and It all was over.
Dempsey landed the haymaker In
twenty-three seconds after they had
squared off. Fulton. standing six feet
four In his socks and tipping the beam
al twenty pounds more than Dempsey.
lowered like an oak over the Califor-
MAN. Fred poked two light lefts In
Dempsey's face and the small man tore
in TO close quarters.
The beginning OF the end came right
then. Hugging in close like bulldog.
trying for the throat hold. Dempsey
hooked a savage left and right to the
body. Fulton WINGED and turned with
tho blow. sure sign that he couldn't
take IT,
Dempsey ripped one or two more
emashes to the body. bringing Fultons
10 the head His left swished up in
an arc, half hook. half uppercut. At
the same time he curled over a right.
II landed flush on the jaw like the ham
mer OF Thor.
Fulton Sinks to Canvas.
Fulton's knees sagged and he sank to
the canvas. The two were near the
ropes at the time and when the giant
Minnesotan went crashing down he fell
over the lowermost strand. There he
lay while Referee Johnny Eckhardt
droned the fatal ten over him.
While the referee was counting Full
ton. who was dangling across the lower
rope on his back made weak attempts to
roll over. Once he gained a sitting po-
e,tiom but fell back. During the count
the big fellow kept his eyes tightly
closed He was still "out" when he was
picked up and carried to his corner
Dempsey in the meantime easily was
the most composed man in the ring. In
side the ropes there was wild confusion.
Outside OF 1t the fans either stood up
dumfounded over the abrupt ending or
shouted and yelled like wild men. In
the midst OF It the Californian stood
calm and collected. He walked over TO
Fultons corner. The conqueror took the
few words of regret and consolation,
Fulton was too dazed to answer coher-
entity. He could not seem to realize
what had happened to him.
Ends in 80 Seconds.
FROM the time the men entered the
ring to the completion OF the count thir-
ty-three seconds were consumed. 1t was
one of the shortest bouts Of any impor-
lance In the history Of fistiana.
Though Dempsey by his knockout OF
Fulton has proved himself worthy OF
meeting Jess Willard for the worlds
heavyweight championship. the Califor-
MAN can lay no claim to the title. The
heavyweight crown will not pass to
Dempsey until he beats Willard or the
present champion formally retires from
the ring.
Despite the shortness OF the bout II
showed the hstic fans much 1t con-
vincingly proved the assertion that Full
ton could not Withstand punishment and
that any good puncher who could pene.
trate his defence quickly would stop him
It was too short to get good line or
Dempsey's actual ring ability, but lons
enough to show the Californian pos
sesses many good fighting qualities.
In the twenty-three seconds thai
elapsed before the Californian landed
the haymaker Jack showed he carried @
damaging punch in both hands. There
was force enough behind the lefts and
rights Dempsey drove wrist deep into
Fulton's mldsection to make the tower
ing Minnesota woodsnan vince and turr
10 avoid the blows When Dempsey
shifted 10 the jaw and delivered the
coup d'etat, both uppercutting left ant
overland right seemed to be loaded witt
dynamite. The left hand swing half lifted
the Giant Off his feet and the terrific
right that accompanied 1t battered hin
10 the boards like a felled steer.
Dempsey a Cool Fighter.
Dempsey has been called a rough ant
tumble slugger. The name Is something
OF a misnomer. That he showed by th'
crafty way he pushed in under Fulton't
left jabs and fought to close quarters
Dempsey is not skilful boxer. but III
Is cool, cunning fighter who knows
how to make tho most of his natura
fighting abilities.
Back In Dempsey's ancestry there 1!
an Indian strain in his blood. Hi
mother. in fact is one-fourth Cherokee
Perhaps 1t is the Indian strain tina
gives him the craft and cunning just al
Il IS the Irish In his blood that make!
him delight in fighting.
Jack Is true son OF battle. HI
wastes no time. but goes right to II
The echo of the gong still was In tn,
air when he came crowding and pushing
in on Fulton. The big fellow, half {
FOOT taller and possessing an enormous
reach, twice jabbed Jack In the face.
First Dempsey attempted to thrus
Fulton's long. lean left arm aside as
grizzly would cum aside an offending
barb. Then he crouched over, feinte'
bit with his head, swaying like
eoiled rattles Quick as a flash he Silt
around the barrier and lunged hard 4
the body with his left and right.
The easy way the Californian evade,
fNlton's celebrated left. coupled witt
the impact OF the damaging blow
Dempsey drove to the body. took tn
heart out Of the giant Minnesotan thel
and there, 1t was as II Fred had seel
MS aces trumped.
With his heart gone Fulton was cas-
prey for the stalwart slugger from tn
sunset slopes of the Rockies. Jack onl,
wasted enough times to land two o
threa more punches to the body an,
oTng the big fellows guard down. Wit
we Jaw an open target Fulton opene,
up with the big guns and ended IT,
inc way Dempsey finished F'ulto
showed the Californian lis somethin
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