The sun., 1919-07-06
DEMPSEY A MARVEL,
SAY FIGHT EXPERTS
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was no indication that he was knocked
out in his chair when he stepped forward
to shake Dempscey's hand and tell him
that he was a great fghter-thus max.
ing II unanimous.
One Willard man told US that the for
mer champion had suffered fracture OF
the jaw. Investigation proved this to
be untrue. Another Karsan informed
us that II Willard quit he was fully jos
tihed, since he had a wife and children
and a long, easy life before him and
could not afford to take chances.
Why, then, did willard ever enter the
ring? II 100000 OF the public's money
is not enough to warrant asking $50
FOUNDER. a champion, to take chances
against a man fifty pounds lighter then
something Is radically wrong with the
ring, and such exhibitions should be
stopped.
Wizards going from the game-he is
through for goodwill benefit boxing
greatly Dempseys acquisition of the
title should help 1t, since he is likely to
meet all Corners Willard never did like
fighting. He went into the game be-
cause he needed the money. When he
had considerable OF the coin of the
realm he turned down tSrer aftr oner
| because he sckened at the Thought or
going into the ring to be roughed and
hurt. It took an OFFER of 100000 TO
lure him out of his retirement. II was
! worth that much TO boxing to get him
out of the title.
Retirement VIII Benent Game.
Willard never was aggressive, but his
actions in training here gave the I'M
preston that against a rusher like
| Dempsey he would adopt rushing tactics
himself from the start. Had Willard
| gone right out and fought IS he did
| in those delectable shadow boxing erhi-
billions of his at a quarter the head we
think he might have beaten Dempsey.
Had Willard cut loose with those upper
| cuts we believe that he would have given
Dempsey a great night.
| But he quit in the ring, just as he quit
In his corner. An effort was made to-
day by some to blame WIZARDS down
| fall on his alleged lack OF condition. we
do not know just how well Willard was
conditioned for this fight. He looked
good to us, and he looked and sounded
good to the doctor who examined him
| only a few days ago. But condition did
not figure in this battle. We think that
Willard would have done and received
lust what heidi even II he had been as
we'll conditioned as he was when he
faced johnson at Havana.
Did Not Train Properly.
That Willard did not train properly
there is no doubt lie might have
weakened himself by taking OF weight
| too fast. He started his real work too
| late, dilly-dallying In California to pose
| for the movies when he should have been
here working even harder than Dempsey.
When he did get down to training here
he favored himself lot and let down as
soon as he found that his paunch was all
gone and that was down to 2iS pounds
From every angle II becomes evident
that the Kansan threw down his hackers
( and the public and there is no sympathy
| for him.
! Willard could not be found to-day.
Even Richard did not know what had
become of the former champion. 1t was
said that he had gone TO Lawrence to
his family.
dempsey already is swamped with the
ntrical offers. One from the coast offers
$4,000 week for twelve weeks in
vaudeville There is an offer to box
Carpenter in Paris and an offer to box
In London against the winner of the
Beckett-Carpentier night. which is to be
held on September 2.
"You may be sure that I will keep
Jack fighting all Corners" said Jack
Kearns. his manager. I'VE can make
the most money fighting. Bring them
on
Barbour ExOnerated.
In our story OF the night yesterday
We put some blame on Warren Barbour.
tho timekeeper. for the mixup at the end
OF the first round. which led to Demp-
sey leaving the ring with the impress
sior that he had knocked Willard out.
Barbour TOLD the writer to-day that he
49, AAn - n
when Pecord had counted seven over
Willard, but that the bell was 80
small that nobody IN the ring could hear
! It. Then Barbour had to use a whistle
and put the bell into the discard. This
exonerates Barbour of any blame for
the incident, which ror a worlds heavy
weight championship battle was rather
bush league"
.wiilarrs having thrown In the towel