The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-07-05

Iell once against the ropes as DeIlp-
sey started to beat him He was sim
ply beaten to the floor with five or
six lefts and rights for the sixth
time.
Willard was a sight by this time.
HIS right eye was completely closed.
The right side of his face puffed, and
there was a rip under his right eye.
He arose once more and fell on Demp-
sey, who tore after him again. Blood
from Willard's face trickled down
Dempsey's back. They were both
covered with it by this time. Demp-
sey looked to be tired from the pun
melting. He had punched himself
weary.
Once again Willard was dropped
with a right.
He sat down with a terrible thud.
He sort of smiled in a silly manner.
His bloody face was battered almost
beyond recognition. People were
yelling stop the fight!" and Pecord
walked over to count again.
Willard was out. He was sitting
on the floor with his head dangling
on the ropes. He was so dazed he
could move neither hand nor foot.
Pecord might have counted a thou
sand.
Fans Cheer Dempsey.
1t looked as though he had been
counted out. There was a terrible lot
of excitement willard still sat there
as the timekeepers and seconds
howled and waved. People were
cheering frantically for Dempsey.
Pecord was called to the side of the
ring during the hubbub.
Willard was helped to his corner
BY his three seconds. He was not
walking. He sat in his chair while
Dempsey, thinking he had won, start
ed down the aisle. Jack Kearns rush
ed into the ring. Pecord waved to
Dempsey as the winner and then dis
covered that the bell had saved Will
lard. Bill Tate rushed down the
aisle. got Dempsey and brought him
back.
People asked one another what the
trouble was.
Policemen rushed up to the ring wav- !
ing clubs. Dempsey's hackers crowd !
ed around the ring and suddenly the |
bell rang again.
The fight was on once more.
willard Takes Beating. !
willard was tired as he came to the |
center. Dempsey almost knocked his |
head loose from his shoulders with a |
right uppercut Willard reeled but
the ropes held him up. Dempsey hit /
y
could not drop him again.
1t was a brutal exhibition. Demp- |
sey with lowered head punched him 1
with both hands at any spot he chose. |
II was just a question of how much |
Willard could take without being |
killed. He was knocked from post to |
post, his bloody head bounding this |
way and that continuously.
II was so uneven and one-sided that |
Iii 10
away.
Both Willard and Dempsey were |
covered with blood. Dempsey had |
not been hurt. but. his back was /
streaked with rich, red blood from /
Wizards nose and mouth.
The bell sounded as they were !
pushing each other in a clinch IN /
Wizards corner Jess was tired aud |
sick as he sat down. The bright sun |
brought out the blood marks on the |
canvas. Both mems gloves were /
soaked with it, too. Dempsey white |
trunks were spotted with il. Re |
porters al the ringside had blood on |
their hats and hands. willard was |
raining blood all over the pace.
He looked .ound-shouldered as he |
came up for the third round. His ]
battered face was an awful sight. The |
whole right side Of his face was puE |
ed up 10 twice It's normal size.
He fought the third round as well |
as he could. AMI took An unmercIul |
licking.
He was punched all over the ring !
but didn't salL lie reeied, grabb I'd |
the ropes and (eI on Dempsey, but he |
dIda't go to the Eoor.
Al, during the third round Willard /
bled like a stuck pig. He cook the |
hrrf I
beaten beyond all hope. There Evdsn': |
Z chance in the world for him.
UppercutS Didn't Land.
Dempsey went about his work |
quietly and carefully. Willard at
times tried his famous right upper |
cut, but he never landed it. When |
he missed he ran into stiff lefts and |
rights that must have scrambled his /,
brains.
All he did was TO take a punch af-
ter punch. minute after minute, and |
never land one.
Finally the gong sounded again.
Dempsey hurried into his corner and |
sat down. Willard. weak. tired and 1
sick, dragged his weary form toward |
his corner. He had just about got J
there when his knees sagEed, and he |
stumbled against the ropes. Monahan !
and HempIe grabbed him. He was
beaten TO a fragile.
1t was then that he asked what /
round il was, and asked that the |
towel be thrown in.
The arguments are going here good /
and strong. What round did Demp- |
sey win in? Some say four rounds, !
as they had already fought three /
others say he won in the third as
the fourth had not started.
The three roundl boys have the bet
ter OF the argument. Willard sat .
in. his corner after the third round /
but before the bell rang start ng the /
fourth he threw up the sponge. 1t
will go down in the record book as
q three-Tound fight.