The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-07-08
Jack Dempsey Now Worlds
heavyweight Champion
Wins Easily.
WILLARD HAD NO CHANCE
Ex-ChampiOn Really Was Whip.
ped in First Round But Battle
Was Fought on into the Third
Round.

Toledo, July by virtue of one
or the speediest and most one-sided
battles which ever decided a big fis-
tic event, Jack Dempsey, who may
now wish to be known by his full
voting name of William Harrison
Dempsey, Friday became the worlds
champion heavyweight boxer
TO all intents and purposes he
whipped the huge Jess Willard. fav-
orite in the meagre betting, in one
round. Dempsey thought the refer
ee had announced him winner and
actually left the ring. But he was
called back and the butchery con-
tinued for two rounds more when
Jess, sitting in his corner. with be-
wildered look on his swollen counte-
nance failed to respond to the gong
for the fourth round.
1T was no use to continue" said
the eX-champion. my strength
went from me in the first round"
He sat there. apparently the most
surprised man in the United States
at the moment. His right eye was
closed and his right cheek swollen
and blue with bruises. Blood COW
cred his body and his arms hung so
helplessly over the ropes that it
seemed as IL a child might give him
further abuse without arousing his
interest.
Dempsey Almost Unhurt.
Dempsey was breathing hard when
the fight ended, but it was from ex-
ertion and not from punishment. He
escaped almost unhurt, but as he
had been using his arms like trip
hammers on the anatomy of his op-
ponent for nine crowded minutes in
sun that sent the thermometer TO
10 degrees his heart was still
pumping at high pressure and he
appreciated the breathing spell.
In the first few seconds of the
contest 1t looked as if the experts
who had been assigned to keep de-
tailed account of all blows struck
might come measurably close to do
ing so, but ii was only for a fraction
OF a moment After that. the ex-
perts did well to count Jacks blow,
let alone take note of how each was
made. The challenger knocked the
big fellow down five times in the
nd hnI
helplessly on the ropes or draped
over his own shoulders most of the
time he was not taking advantage of
the count
The crowd thought the fight was
over in that round. Willard was
down for the fifth time and the
count was apparently about to end
when the gong sounded. 1t was a
modest gong which could not make
itself heard before so many people.
and even Dempsey did not get it. He
crawled through the ropes and was
headed out onto the shoulders OF
screaming fans when the truth was
broke to him, and he was hauled
back.
willard Confident at Start.
Such fighting as the Kansas
ranchman produced was placed on
exhibition at the outset He had
stood in his corner a picture of CON
fdence. His smile seemed that of
one who had brief and not unpleas-
ant task before him. He certainly
was all set to go, for just before
time was called he was heard to re-
mark:
Lets get this thing over"
He measured the attendance,
which disappointed estimates byl
about so per cent, with an appraising
eye.
Dempsey presented a contrast. |
None of the confidence OF his train |
ing camp statements appeared in his
bearing. The man across from him
him 40 pounds and !
looked as big and impregnable as a |
bank building. The
mood OF the challenger was plainly |
and more than one ring
side gazer whispered: Hes licked |
right now"
When they were introduced, Jess