Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-29
DEMPSEY PUTS FULTON
 AWAY IN SHORT. ORDER
Californian Sends Big PIasterer to the
 Floor in Just g Seconds.

Jack Dempsey of Salt Lake City, rushing from his corner, landed 9 right swing under Fred Fulton's heart, following up with a left hook to the body in the first round of their sched- uled eight round fight at Newark on Saturday night. Fulton seemed to be lost as to what to do against the sud- den onslaught and Dempsey kept boring in and at close quarters Full tons long arms went wildly over Dempsey's head. Dempsey stepped back about foot and quickly hooked his left to the head and crossed his right to the jaw sending Fulton down helplessly to the floor of the ring with his head hanging over the lower rope. Fulton tried to raise himself or his right arm but his head fell over the lower rope and he was counted cut in this position. The official time of the actual fighting was B seconds Some of Dempsey's friends who heard some say before he entered the ring that he would knock out the big i Rochester man in short order" thought Dempsey was overconfdent. but he made good almost as soon as the two men squared off
 Fulton lowered over his opponent when Referee John P. Eckhardt of At , lantic City was giving them final in l'structions. Fulton's face wore tt cyni . cal grin, while Dempsey scowled a bit but looked the more confident of the pair.
 | The moment the bell called the men | from their corners Dempsey rushed at 1 Fulton and took the big fellow by sur | prise, landing a hard right swing un- der the heart and hooking his left to the stomach. These blows made Full l %0J ,I
 able to defend himself with Dempsey at such close quarters. Fulton's long arms swung helplessly over Dempsey S
 head but Dempsey sent in two short
 arm body blows. Then Jack stepped back about a foot and hooked his left
 to the Rochester giants head and
 swung his right to the point Of Full tons jaw. The big man tottered and
 fell sideways to the floor of the ring his head resting on his right arm
 which pinned down the lower rope o1
 the three which encircled the ring. There was scarcely a sound from the big crowd of spectators when the
 referee began counting the second: over the prostrated man. Fulton trieC Intellectually to raise his head and body
 with his right arm as a lever but a: the count progressed his head fel
 back again almost over the side Of tht ring floor. There he lay until Eek
 hardt tolled the 10 seconds after whicl Fulton's seconds actually dragged thei
 man to his corner.
 Dempsey in the meanwhile was
 easily the most composed man in tht ring or the arena. He walked oyer tC
 Fulton's corner and took the big fel
 low by the hand but Fulton was tot
 dazed to talk coherently and seeo1ingl!
 was unable to realize what had hap
 pened in such brief space of time.
 The actual time that the sidet
 fight lasted was 23 seconds and Demp
 sey had won the right to the world heavyweight title in case Jess Wiilart { relinquishes claim to it in exactly 3 ) seconds. } When Announcer Humphries wa about to introduce the men 70 tn D spectators, Dempsey, who was borl 9 at Manassa. Col. and became know as a pugilist while living in Sale Lax o City, requested the announcer to tsa,
 that he claimed California as his na
 tive state.
 , Dempsey turned the scales at. IS pounds and Fulton was twenty pol1nd
 heavier. Dempsey says he is goin
 west next week to resume his trade a
 shipbuilding and will not fight in tn I ring again until the war is ended. 0 Moving pictures of the contest wer } taken and the will be presented t o o the government for the, amusement c Q the United States soldiers and sailor Q at home and abroad.