The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-07-04

hin Hf''iibr HHlFfNutItu the lHdttil
WILLARD BALD;
In the first round when Dempsey
hit me with a left hook. tried hard
10 continue but Was rapidly losing
my HtrenEth My eye was closed al
the end of the third round and / re-
allied that it would be useless Tor me
To continue. as / could hardly see. h
" hard to admit defeat. but Demnaev
is the hardest punchor 1 ever faced. q
JACK kEAItNS. manager Of the
new champion. saidi
"Jask is real champion. Ho
Knocked willard out twice. They
gave us the fight In the first round
then brought Us back with the bell and
Jack got him again in the third.
Dempsey will be popular champion "
EMpSEI SAID.
- told you l would knock him out
in the first round, and TO all lrtsnts
ana purposes that Is what / dld. He
book lot Of punishment In the next
two rounds. but was so feeble that l
hated to have TO hit him"
itingside, Toledo, July f.--rJess Will
lard and tack Dempsey met here this
afternoon In scheduled twelve round
boxing match for the heavyweight
championship OF the world. the s0,-
coo seats OF the arena we're little more
than half filled The first actual sign
that the big event OF the day impcnd-
ed came when workmen tossed new
mat into the ring to replace the one
somewhat damaged by the prelimin-
aries and by an exhibition OF bayonet,
pistol and knife practice by soldier
experts. with Major Anthony J.. Drcxel
Biddle who WIS also one of the Judges
OF the championship.
The thermometer stood az rs de-
ErccH. bat puffy breeze gave occas-
ional slight relief
James l.. Mclaughlin OF san Fran
cisco, who constructed the arena, sup
erintendod workmcn who went about
the ring testing and Tightening the
ropes, amoothing the mat and spfink-
ling resin over ita suriWic. The crowd
practically to "A man moved into the
nearer sints where vacant leaving
practically two tiers OF bleachers
around the entire amphitheator van
cant.
Dempsey was the first to enter the
ring. II WAS just three mlnuteh -
four. He chose the corner with the
sun at his back. Big Bill Tate, the
sparring partner. kept the sun off
the challenger with an umbrella.
willard came into the ring min
ute later. The champion was also
nfoitNttu AiNiA Nh' hiA--iia 80" - -
big umbrella.
Wizard Was seconded By Walter
Monnhan. Ike ONelli, Jack hempei
and Ray o. Archer, his business man
agcr
.anager Jack Kearns was In charge
In DempscyH corner.
lie was assisted BY Jock Malone
Jamaica Kid, Denver" JACK Dyer
BiI Tate ana Trainer Jimmy peforeHt'
humHVnfeu
Bemp-ey's hands and watcncu Mama
ger Naarns TIC on the gloves. befosest
went to Wizards corner 10 inspect the
bnndnges and tape and watched the
gloves being tied on his hands.
The officials were announced az =
o'clock. ollie Record OF Toledo the
referee. was attircd IA HieeNeesH
SHIRT. blue trousers and cap. lie
ncryously chewed gum white Wa''lhb
for the boxers 10 get ready.
Thsv were called into the center OF
the ring at a.oI to face a battery OF
kfter pictnres were made, Pecord
discussed tho rules with them anu
they shook hanoa aud returned 10 th""
corners.
Time was called nt 4;es ~.
fi2 In the sunshine.
At noon the vertical sun WIS serN-
lfNE Nl NiAN AANHANthAfNN
The breeze continued, but coniihea
,ts efforts TO Tutoring the ilare on
the arena. 1t did not di9 INTO the his
howl of the amphitheatrc.
The seats were filling steadily WIN
a crowd which to a man had discard
ed coats and largely. collars, bel-
uoin effect WAS produced ny the hu-
mprous spectators who covered thelr
heads with handkerchicis sufmouh'-
cd hy their hats.
Tho temperature In the press seats
v.as ffa derrccs in the sun, under
which everybody sat There was no
shade In which 90 take more con-
seNauve reading.
A small blaze was started ~ h'
ringalde by n cigarette stump. IL was
eNtlngulahcd with pail OF drinkins
wnter which happened 70 DE az hann'
The Limit In Fans.
A member % e. big party from i"'-
onto. whose train WAS parked nta'
another spcclal from California, re-
ported meeting the last word in ngnl
enthuslastics in the coast party. rms
man was totally blind, but paid slN',
dollars for n seat under III degree
sun Tor show which he conld only
Imagine from what his friends toil
ditst asta fsnui memories OF tights OF
earlier days before he was imprisoned
la darkness.
A brass band made spasmodic cf'
! forts 10 play jazz, but made sorry