El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-22

NEW YORK. Nay 22--ComparinE
7 IN Jack Dempsey with champion Jess
/ willard it is interesting TO note that
where both have met the same op-
/ ponent the challenger's performance
was by far the best II does not al
ways follow that such a comparison
is q sure guide. but it certainly is one
OF the best to be had in forecasting
! the result Of a match in which the
/ principals never have faced each other
Results Differ.
There are four men whom Willard
I and Dempsey have met and the re-
suits were widely different All four
went the tull route with willard, one
wen q rcfee's decision over him. one
got a draw and the other two were
I outpOinted- Dempsey for his part.
I stopped all four and only one lasted
more than one round The four men
were Charley Miller, Gunboat smith.
l Arthur Pelky and Carl Morris.
I IL vas in Nay, 1913, that VII
lard met GunbOat smith In "a -
round battle at san Francisco. At
thnr time smith was At his best
while Willard also Fad had the
benefit Of considerable experience
in the ring.
He had outpointed Luther McCarty
and Arthur Pelky, and had knocked
out Soldier kearns, SO MAT he was
looked upon as the leading white
heavyweight OF the day However, he
lost a great deal Of prestige when he
persisted upon remaining on the de-
fensive for the full 20 rounds, While
the SHINY built Smith carried the
Claimed the Title.
willard claimed that the decision
in that bout was unjust 70 him, so
a month later he received chance 20
prove TO the FAR cOas- fans that he
was a real fighter. The big fellow
was matched 10 Charley Miller. a
giant who had little ability but was
popular because his peculiar antics
in the ring always amused the crowd
This time WIZARDS performance
was more disappointing than ever-
Miller chased him around the ring
during the greater part Of the sche-
duled four rounds. AT times Willard
fairly turned his back in avoiding his
opponents eager, but ridiculous at
tempts 20 land his weird swings and
at the end Of the contest the referee
called il CraW. II was because
Of this affair that the far coast fans
never have taken Willard seriously
Local fans remember Wizards
bout with Arthur Pelky- Feiky
was the more experienced Of the
two at the time, and the fact that
willard WIS able 10 outpolnt him
was q feather in the cap Of the
big fellow. The bout was very
slow affair and neither was I'm
any great danger OF taking the
count ut any time.
The MOrris-W Willard bout at the
Madison Square Garden in 1913 was
another poorly fought contest, in
which neither Of the men showed
trace Of championship FORM MOTHS
did not want 70 fight and Willard did
not know how 10 make him. As a
result the pair were clinched for the
greater part Of the 30 rounds.
Went Down Quick.
Morris was no more eager TO fight
when he faced Dempsey, but the lat
ter was so fast that Morris had no
chance to clinch. Dempsey blows
fell upon Morris from all directions,
and . the very first round the Okla
homa giant was battered down and
out Tn a previous bout Dempsey had
stopped Morris in six rounds
Arthur Pelky was even easier rcr
Dempsey. The latter just walked out
Of his corner and began knocking
Pelky down as fast as he could get
up. so thar the referee was forced TO
interfere before the first round had
gone two innings
Miller Also
Miller went the same way. only h.
had shot his left 20 the body and his
right 20 the Jaw Gunboat Smith
lasted two rounds with Dempsey and
most OF the time he spent picking
himself off the floor. He never haze