The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-05

lis Frank q. Mcnhc
Toledo. Ohio, July 4--Jack Demp-
~ IL king Of the pugilistic world TO-
n naxAy--and a greater champion never
lived
The U,Ah gladiator, nghtinS the
snost sensational battle Of Ids meieo-
/ r4c career. battered Jess Willard
\ ffom powerful, mighty looking
1 human into . bleeding and awfui
mnn IN three rounds of fighting.
willard after returning TO his cor
nor. collapsed in his chair, was
I Ne1xed with ITS OF nausea and seemed
ahouf to lapse into Inconsistencies
when his seconds ended the battle oy
toAsin9 a towel into The ring.
And by that token Dempsey rose TO
the sublime heights in his chosen pro-
feszion,
WIZARDS showing. was the most
pisiful of any champion Of all time.
D<mpsey's the most rem arkaole ana
snoss amazing in pug.listlc annals.
Throughout the nins minutes OF
6ehtanx, Willard never landed a really
solid blow upoa Dempsey. Ana
through those nine minutes Dempsey
Hi willard with such crushing, ter
rfAse force that long before me second
ruund was over the crowd began 70
shrek 20 tbs referee
step it--ssop IL
Jack starts Right in.
The echo of tie FIRST gong hardly
had died away before Dempsey
sAurcked terrible attack that
Quickly closed Wizards rlshs eye.
smashed his nose. sasned mis- lips in
many places transformed hts whole
face into a NEEDING horrible mass and
made his haSy one splo;ch OF red
II wasn't = aght---iG was 4 slaugh-
Ter
The n-s.swo punches that Deup-
Soy landed meant Fhe end FOR VIII
lard. The chslls niger. lodging several
sshe of She giant. rushed in suddenly,
whipped a mighty left TO The stomach
and followed 'e1th flashing right to
she body
Taps began 10 hugie then over the
rugtlissic greatness of Jess willard
Al that hrsy blow. landed upon the
nre time concrete" stomach IF the
kansan. ne sagsca under the impact
Ard when that right handler landed
.n the sar of willard had termed
~ proudly q concrete jaw the
\ champion staggered, and then fol-
fawed the most sensational incident
ever witnessed in the first round Of
1 M championship struggle in all his
tpry
willard. hurt. and realizing it. tried
no rush into 4 cilnch. bu, Dempsey.
4 with the agility OF q panther, swept
away and then rushed back against
1 Willard A left to the stomach, an
other. then right and then a right
@fe the head sent Willard reeling
4 ~ ward Dempsey huri. another
right handler at the giant and Jess
4 Willard dropned 10 the canvas for the
tarst time in his long ring career.
The referee stood over him and be-
San to toll off the count willard took
Nix and then stumbled TO his feet.
Dempsey charged and Willard at
4 -Israpted 10 elinch-Rut Dempsey was
not 10 be denied Another ripping left
went into Wizards stomach and
down he went again. He came UP to
lie mel with volley of blows that
sent him back--he lpless--onto the
ropes.
Pecord did not begin count--~and
therein. according TO many ring critics
ne pulled a ''boner." For tho rules
are that when a man rs helpless and
hanging on the ropes with his heels
& or the Nat of the ground he can be
considered knock down victim
Dempsey stood off waiting---and no
one knew for what. AT last willard.
his face asmear OF blood dragged
I himself from the ropes and tried TO
fall into another clinch But Demp-
sey stood away and sent a right
I crashing to the head, Willard dropped
i again. but. dazcdlv climbed to his
1 feet and staggered across the ring.
Dempsey followed and dropped hirn a
nth time.
Once more Willard got up, only to
be dropped by two lefts to the body
and 4 right TO the head
And then came the most peculiar
4 Incident that ever took place at a
championship battle.
Saved BY Faint Bell
While the big crowd shricked in de-
ftrtum and while Willard -ruveliei al
I his feet Ollie Pecord the referee. be-
ran 10 toll off the count. He seemed
TO have reached the fatal ten for
he stopped counting and pushed
N Dempsey back into his corner
At once pandemonium broke loose,
The crowd. assuming that Dempsey
Il hAd won with a knockout. vent In
sane in its action II surced toward
the ring and some in the ringside ii :
steton tried 10 climb through the
Nr0pes and embrace Dempsey who was
ntanding in his corner All the while
SSNE1ilArdS seconds were assisting the
yF3th every means TO bring him back TO
IA 1emhlance OF his old self
Dem paey wins, Dempsey wins
ehr1eked the mob.
But Dempsey hadn't won--not then
For Pecord and some of the other
N folks ordered back the crowd that at
ss fempted to climb through the ropes
md almost before the crowd realized
ghAt had happened the fighters walk :
ESA4 10 the center of the ring and began
N Quaring away for a second round
|SS What happened What happen :
And then il Observation-Disclosures
~ n demanded the crowd. And then
{kWAS announced that Pecord hadn't
Su1te completed counting out Willard
6eore the bell rang. But no one
&14nd the bell which was pronounced
record even before the battle be
~ and which sounded but family.
IN AAompeey. realizing that he was a
&otn winner. played things safely
&N0&h the second round He
- with rush AT willard and
Aed several ripping blows 10 the
ma body. just TO stun he cham
little more. One driver sent
8ooltng to the ropes another
Ne him hack near to Dem psey's