Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-07-06
Kid Graves Predicts Boxing
WlllC0me1nto It's OWnAgain
Says Cean\Life of Dempsey Won Fight-First Punch
Broke Wizards Jaw-Stomach Punch Tore Muscle
Expects Legislators to Pass Boxing Bills.

saving the champion from a clean,
one-round knockout. The bell ap-
paratus would not work satisfactory
ly and Record gave ]. Warren Bar
bour, the time keeper, a whistle
which he blew instead of ringing the
bell. The whistle saved Willard in
the first round.
Makes Wonderful Comeback.
Dempsey tore into him in sec
ond, but Jess made a wonderful
comeback and stalled his aggressive
opponent off for the full round
though taking terrible punishment
Enough to drop the ordinary man.
the third round was repetition of
the second. Dempsey was after his
man all the time and staggered him
a couple of times with fearful blows
to the head and body. Willard
reeled helplessly, but Jack could not
put him down. i At the end of the
round Willard staggered weakly to
his corner and fell into his seat
Could Not Rise.
When time was called for the
fourth round he tried to- rise and
found it impossible to get on his
feet His seconds realized his con-
diton at once and tossed the towel
III the ring.
Unable to leave the ring unaided
Willard was assisted from the plat
form by his seconds. He left the
ring with his right eye completely
closed: His left eye rapidly closing
and his right jaw sagging where it
had been broken by Dempsey's firse
terrible left hook. The right side of
his face was swollen entirely out Of
shape and was fast discloring. One
of Dempsey's wicked slams to the
body had torn loose one of Will
lard's great stomach muscles and
he was splitting blood. 1t was dis
covered later by a physician that
one of the muscles had been broken
and this was the cause of the former
title holders continual splitting of
blood
First Punch Decided Blow.
1t will be remembered that l pre-
dlcted that the man who landed the
first good punch would be the WIN
ner. The result Of the bout and
the manner in which it was ac-
complished, bears out by prediction.
| did think that Willard would be
able to prevent Dempsey from
landing the first good one. But |
also stated that it might be possible
that he would fool US. He did.
Willard could not stop the vicious
attack and fell in a heap when the
first good one landed on his jaw. 1t
was as expected. A repetition of
the Ketchell-Papke affair. The first
blow to a vital point decided the
battle as it did in all the battles of
the middleweight title between the
wonderful Southpaw Steve and the
Illinois Cyclone.
Toledo Seems Dead.
Now that the mill is over, Toledo
seems dead, All the tense excite
ment that has been predominating
for SO long, is gone. Crowds of
fans are leaving almost every hour
by boat, train and interurban lines.
The hotels are rapidly emptying and
the old order of things is about to
resume its well regulated way.
A title has been won and lost in
this city and those who saw the
battle will never forget the scene.
Seventy thousand bowling persons
jumped to their feet while the giant
Kansan was on the floor, and again
to cheer the victor when Wizards
seconds threw his towel into the
center of the ring. 1t was a sight
never to be forgotten. More than
one man in the arena made the
statement that he would never for
get it.