Evening star., 1918-07-28
PUTSFULTON OUT
IN OPENING ROUND
Jack Dempsey Knocks Out
Wizards Alleged Rival in
Just % Seconds.
LOSER NEVER HITS BLOW

HARRISON PARK, New
ark, N. J., July 27.-Jack
Dempsey, who claims California
as his residential state, won a
surprisingly quick victory over
Fred Fulton, the Rochester,
Mimi, heavyweight, in twenty
three seconds at the Harrison
Base Ball Park here this even
ing. Some of Dempsey's friends
who heard him say before he en-
tered the ring that he would
knock out the big Rochester
man in short order" thought
Dempsey was overconident,
but he made good almost as
soon as the two men squared Oft.
Fulton lowered over his op-
ponent when Referee John P.
Eckhardt of Atlantic City was
giving them final instructions.
Fulton's face wore a cynical
grin, while Dempsey scowled a
bit, but looked the more con-
fdent of the pair.
Dempsey Rushes His Man.
The moment the bell called the men
from their corners Dempsey rushed at
Fulton and took the big fellow by
surprise, landing hard right swing
under the heart and hooking his left
to the stomach. These blows made
Fulton vince and the bigger man
was unable to defend himself with
Dempsey at such close quarters Ful-
tons long arms swung helplessly over
Dempseys head, but Dempsey sent IN
two short arm body blows Then he
stepped back about a foot and hooked
his left to the Rochester giants head
and swung his right to the point OF
| Fulton's jaw. The big man tottered
and fell sideways to the floor OF the
ring, his head resting. on his rfght
arm. which pinned down the lower
rope of the three which encircled the
ring. There was scarcely a SOUND
from the big crowd of spectators when
the referee began counting the sec
onds over the PROSTATE man. Fulton
tried Intellectually to raise his head
l
lever, but as the count progressed his
head fell back again almost over the
side of the ring floor. There he lay
until Eckhardt tolled the ten SECONDS.
after which Fulton's seconds actuaiiy
dragged their man to his corner.
| Dempsey in the meanwhile was
easily the most composed man in the
ring or the arena He walked over
Ito Fulton's corner and took the Dig
fellow by the hand. but Fulton was
%,1
| seemingly was unable to realize what
had happened in such a brief space OF
time.
Fight Lasts Just % Seconds
The actual time that the one-sided
fight lasted was twenty-three seconds
and Dempsey had won the right to the
worlds heavyweight title. in case
Jess Willard relinquishes claim TO IT,
in exactly twenty-three seconds
When announcer Humphreys was
about to introduce the men to the
spectators. Dempsey. who was born at
| Manassa, Col. and became known TO
pugilism while living in Salt Lake
City, requested the announcer TO say
that he claimed California as his ma
tive state.
Dempsey turned the scales at 1ss
pounds and Fulton was twenty POUNDS
heavier. Dempsey says he is going
| west next week 10 IeSuliS HE ~ -
shipbuilding and will not fight In the
ring again until the war is ended
| Moving pictures of the contest were
taken and they will be presented TO
the government for the amusement
of the United States soldiers and
sailors at home and abroad.
Willard Wants to Fight Dempsey.
LAWRENCE, Kan. July 21.-'Td
like to fight Dempsey" was the first
comment of Jess Willard. heavy
weight champion, when he learned
the outcome of the Dempsey-Fulton
fight at Newark tonight
.I am not surprised at the result,
he continued. "All you have to do
is to hit Fulton to have him down.
willard declared his belief there
would be no more major boxing
events until after the war.
DEMPSEY has a rough road pc.
tween him and the championship.
asserted Willard. 'He is not going
to win the championship in twenty
three seconds. nor in an hour anu
twenty-three seconds.
"Just as soon as the war is over
r am going to take on Dempsey, or
any other claimant. 1 have not re-
tired from the ring. and have no
intention of doing anything OF the
sort"