The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-04
Final Outcome Never in Doubt
From First Gong.
Three Bloody Rounds End in
Title for Challenger.
GREAT CROWD SAW BATTLE
Aggressiveness OfOppOne Mt De-
feafed Pride of Kansas.
Jess Did Not Come Up to His
Oldtime Form.

Ringside, Toledo, July A.
Jack Dempsey of Salt Lake City
is the new heavyweight cham
pion of the world.
Dempsey, in three bloody
rounds, during which the issue
was never in doubt, attained the
worlds premier fistic honors.
n the first round Dempsey sent
home a body blow from which
the big fellow never recovered.
The gong alone saved him from
defeat in this round, for with
swollen cheeks, right eye
closed, Dempsey knocked him
down or threw him helpless
against the ropes seven times.
Dempsey thought he had won when
the gong sounded and had to be
brought back into the ring. Willard.
who lowered above his antagonist like
a lighthouse over a tug. acted like a
SEX man. He was beaten and knew
it. He swung wildly and feebly while
his relentless antagonist pounded
home blows like a great riveting ma
chine. There were cries of stop it, !"
"stop it." its mu- der"
less managed to last out the third
round and sank into his corner where
he was given spirits of ammonia He
revived. tried to smile and then his
scconds surrendered the match.
Wizards Story.
willard said: N the first round
when Dempsey hit me with a left
hook, I tried hard to continue but l
was rpidly alosing my strength. My
eve vas closed at the third round and
I realized it would be useless to con-
tinue, as 1 could hardly see 1t is
hard to admit defeat, but Dempsey is
the hardest puncher I ever faced"
Ringside. Toledo, July 4.-Jess Will
lard and Jack Dempsey met here this
afternoon in a scheduled twelve
round boxing match for the heavy
weight championship of the world
The 10000 seats Of the arena were
little more than half filled.
The first actual sign that the big
event of the day impended came when
workmen tossed a new mat into the
ring to replace the one somewhat
damaged by the preliminaries and by
an exhibition of bayonet. pistol and
knife practice by soldier experts with
Mai. Anthony j. DreXel Biddle. who
was also one Of the judges of the
championship.
The thermometer stood at 115 de-
grecs. but a puffy breeze gave Occa-
efoual slight relief
James L. Mclaughlin of San Fran
cisco who constructed the arena, su'
perintended workmen who went about
the ring testing and tightening ropes
smoothing the mat and sprinklinE
rosIn over its surface.
The crowd, practically to a man
moved into the nearer seats. where
vacant. leaving practically two tiers OF
bleachers around the entire amphithe-
ater vacant.
Dempsey was the first to enter the
ring. II was just three minutes tC
four. He chose the corner with the
sun at his back. Big BIZ Tate. this
sparring partner kept the sun off the
challenger with an umbrella.
Willard came into the ring a min.
ute later. The champion was also pro
tected from the blazing sun by a bis
umbrella. Willard was seconded by
Walter Monahan, Ike O'Nein. Jacl
Hempel and Ray o. Archer, his bust
ness manager.
Manager Jack Kearns was in charge
in Dempsey's corner. He was assisted
by Jock Malone, Jamaica Kid. Den
ver' Jack Dyer. Bill Tate and Trainer
Jimmy Deforest. Archer examined
the bandag ges on Dempseys hands anC
watched Manager Kearns tie on tn,
gloves. Deforest went to Willard
corner to inspect the bandages ant
tape and watched the gloves being tieC
on his hands.
The officials were announced at
o'clock. ollie Pecord of Toledo, tn