Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-07-05
DEMPSEY WINS HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE
WILLARD FORCED TO QUIT in THIRD
Challenger Completely Outciasses His Giant
Opponent-W1lard Never Receivers From
Bloody Blow In First - Knocked Down and
Thrown HELPLESS Against the Ropes Five
Tmes|Unable to Last Out Third Round


Toledo, July 4.-Bv virtue of one
Of the spee6ies and mnst une-siriec
nzr~ass winch 1arac event has eper
KNOWN Jack DampnEy, vino mEy
now wish % be known by his rru
voting name a william Harrison
DempEev, today became the worlds
champion hsavy-weigh1 boxer.
To al infants and PURPOSES he
whipped the huge jess willard.
fHvur1rs IN the msagre betting. N
one round Dempsey thought the
rstsree had announced him winner
and actually LEFT the ring. BUT ne
was called back and the burche-v
continued for TWO rounds more
when JeEk. sitting in his corner with
bswiiderad look OF his swollen
coun1snance. failed 10 respond 10 the
gong fur the fourth round
Il WIS No use 10 continue" said
the ex-cnEmplon. My strength
went t-um me N the first round"
He sat there apparently the MOST
surprised man II the Tinted States
al the moment. Els rEhr eye was
closed Rnd ms cneak was swoilen
and blue with bi-utses- Blood CIV
ered his hpcy and n2E a-ms hung SO
nslpiessiy over the ropes rhH; Il
scanned az Il 4 child might give him
further abuse without z-ouzlng his
xnsersEt-
Dem psey was breathing hard when
the 4gh; ended. but u wRs from ex-
e---ion and NET from punishment
Ee escaped aimnEt unhrr-- but. as
he had beam ualng his arms Nks
rrtp-hamme-x On thu znEtnmy uf his
opponent. far zine crowded M,nrrss
u . s,n cAEI asns rae snermnmetnr
. 10 asg-saA. his hsart WIS NTH
pumping n high prsasure and he
appreciated the breathing spen.
In the hrE few seconds of the
cnr-eHf II looked Ell Il the sxpsrrs
who had bean assigned To kaep de-
rallsc account Of all hipws struck
might cpme meRsr-ahty close % do
ing 50. but II wHE far q fraction Of
mnmanf only. AS II was they Gid
well To count Jacks blows. let alnne
how each was MADE The chal-
lenger knocked the hiE fellow down
seven times and had him hanging
helpleHEiy On the ropes Or dApsc
over his own shoulders most Of thu
time when ne was not taking adrRn-
taEs Of the count.
The crowd thought the fight WIS
over in that round Willard WIS
down for the seventh time and the
coun1 was apparently about ID enc
when the gDnE sounded. II WIS a
modest gong which couldn't make
itself heard before so many people,
and even Dem psey didn't get It EH
crswleu Through the ropes and WAS
headed OUT ontp the shoulders of
screaming fans when the truth was
broken ID n1m. and ne was hauled
back.
Such fighting as -nP Kansas
RancnmEn produced was placed GU
exhibition II the onset Ee $1,000 II
his cnraer a picture Of confidence.
Els smile seemed that of one vino
had q brief and not unpleasant task
before him. Ee certainly Was all Sci
Id 20. for Just before time WIS called
ne was heA-d ID remark:
Lets get this over with"
Ee measured the attendance,
which disappointed estimates by
about fifty pernsn1. with an ap-
pralstng eye.
Dempsfy presented q contrast
Nome of the confidence Of has train
ing camp statements appeared II his
bearing The man ac-oss from him
ourweiEned him forty pounds and
looked as big ane InpregnRhie as
Metropolitan hank building. The
mnpe Of the challenger WIS plainly
thoughtful and more tuHn one ring
side gazer whispered:
"He's licked right now"
When they were introduced Jess
Sc unrered over with the cordial man
ne- u upe desiring ID reRsEure a
yaungstsr, an6 1onk mis- hands II the
frisndlies1 WAY. Jacks hRndsnakR
waE friendly also bu1 Il WIS me last
token Of friendship from those
giu1eE a minute or SO later they
were using Willard for q chnpping
block and suIne II the crowd were
CRYING -S1np L. S1up n It's plain
murder"
psmpsey's first efTer1ive blows.
which apparently settled Wizards
fate were q right over Jess s SHOUT
DER ID -hs jaw. Ainng the BODY AND
a rlrff ID the JAW Jess staggered.
Els eye WIS cinHing and ne reeled
ana Lne challenger with al THE en-
ergy of nls pulsing youth. began nIt-
ing MIN al will.
The hea1 of the day was terrific.
Intensified as was by the vast
ACREAGE "a green lumber. During
the preliminary BDiIEs- which lasrsd
frurn Il O'Clock lii 2.Sn, a Herman
etsr exposed as the spectators and
fignrsrs were jumped 10 10 uegrees.
winch was tins limit of the Insrru-
ment Il showed 10 aegrses when
Willard and Dempsey entered the
ring.
While the passing af the heavy
u'eignt championship was one af the
most dramatic evsnts 0f MBdern ring
history II Was lacking enflrely in
high class haxing With the exnep-
non If the FIRST three snsppy left
labs with winch Willard opened the
nnu1es1, n WAS simply a series uf ter
rfir drives and smaanes. virtually
all of wflcn were delivered by Demp-
ssr.
The fighf ny rounds.
Round one-Willa doomed up Hike
q GoIiafh assainsf hlE FIVE INCHES