The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-11
Jack Dempsey Found Fogarty
a Game and Determined Fighter
BY JAMES J. OoRBETT.
Copyright. Is17 by King Features syndicats Ine)

Editors note: This ia the eighth
II a series Of articles which Mr.. Cor
aett 10 writing concerning the pusi-
,stic Tfe of Jack Dempsey, the best
owed puRilist in the history OF the
ing. The next instslnent will ap-
GEAR tomorrow
Jack Dempsey went into the ring on
February 2. 1885. against Jack Fo~
zarty, weighing 143 pounds: his rival
tipped the scales around lSG, And Fo-
sarty. agurinR that his advantage in
ouik would enable him 90 wear down
Dempsey, assumed the aggressive at
he outset But in so doing he made
I Krfsvous blunder.
Whenever Fogarty rushed, the MIN
ale-f footed Jack always got out Of the
ay Of the heavy swings. And every
me that FoEsrty got close TO Domp-
4sy he was rewarded with a singing
sh to the nose or the mouth. Demp-
seys 3abbing split Fogarty's Hp in
shs third round. closed an eye in tho
eighty and broke his nose in the tenth.
nut FoRartY was game to the core
nd despite his handicap. sever
topped boring In. He hoped elindly
n land 8 hAyrnaksr upon the jaw Of
s unmarked rival But with ridicu-
Gus ease Jack Dempsey avoided each
al every sleep producing punch that
precision kept tapping away on the
iatured mouth, the swollen nose and
he battered eye Round after round
vent BY without any deviation from
D@mpesy's course.
Several times Dempsey scored
anockdowns and mi ght have finished
the contest Immediately aftsrward had
he cared to rush Fogarty and take a
chance on finishing him, But that
aFF oh
AK. Ha never went out 10 put a man
20 sleep until he was absolutely Ger
ain that he had worn his foe down
% a point where his resistance was
at the lowest ebb.
After Dempsey had hoored FogeFty
n the twentieth and had the Phia-
Stephan in semt-helpless condition,
dempsey asked FoEnrty 10 quit. He
.itdn't want to deal out further pun
Ishrnent 10 hts staggering rival. But
Fogarty muttersd refusal Thhn
Dempsey appealed to FosRrty's acc
ends to throw in the sponge In token
Of FoKartys defeat They ignored
him Many times during Fogarty's
career he had been IN condition
seemingly as hopeless. but had rallied
and won His seconds and hackers
feIt that he might duplicate his per
formance against Dempsey. But no
8Idnt
Dempsey aoorsd Fogarty again in
he twenty third. Jack cent crush
sng right handler to FogAyty's Jaw in
he tventy-nfth and Fogarty dropped
q gain But the Philadelp hiau had oour-
age that wRs sublime and Eafnsnens
Rat WAS wonderful bleeding and
ALTERED. he got up again and made
eehle effort to resume II was vain
fort The end came In the twenty
p o.
ny left which dropped Fogarty I'M
aonscious-and ended the tight.
Immediately after Dempsey whipped
lack Forarty agitation was started
sor battle between the "Nonpareil
and George LeBlanche, the Marine
who then was the champion of New
England, and who was ranked By
some az greater hghter than the
+Nonphreil"
ought around I5o pounds while Demp-
4Y beamed only about l43 ringsids.
M 1rieNnan eagerly agreed to q matcL
With the Marine and shortly after
...... ...iclrs were signed, The bat
lie was for a purse Of $500. and pos
sssion Of the Police Gazette diamond
1eIt. which was donated and which
AS embleuat!c Of the middlewetshl
championship Of the world, The ute
llaf then was IL HpNbA "Rt' "''''
Dempsey and LseBjanche claiming II.
The date set FOR the battle was
farch l. 1888 No place wae deslg-
ated IN the articles II being under
4tood that the fight was to take place
n some isolated spot outside Of New
= ork city, fres from police interior
nc@-
The Dempsey r. blanche battle at
once became the greatest theme OF
discussion IN sporting circles. No mid
alewelght match up 20 that time ever
provoked 40 much betting. Scores OF
rell-known Boston and New England
,portsrnen backed LeBlanche to the
NIT Of their hankrolls. They found
reaAy takers among the fans In New
York. in Philadelphia, tn the Middle
Vest and along the PAcihc coast who
we're almost solidiy behind Jack They
realixed that their idol would have { q
mot" f.eBiauche from ten to ffteen
pounds. huJ they mad utter confidence
m Dernpsey-s ability to whip any man
Within twsnty ave pounds OF his own
eight
And their confidence was not mis-
place6.