Weekly journal-miner., 1919-07-09
One Round Really All

TOLEDO, July 4.-By virtue ot one of the speediest and most one sided battles which ever decided big. hstic event Jack Dempsey today became the worlds champion heavy weight boxer.
 To all intents and purposes he whipped the huge Jess Willard, ia vorite in the meager betting, in one round. Dempsey thought the referee had announced him winner and ac- tually left the ring, but was called back and the butchcry continued for two rounds more Jess, sitting in his corner with bewildercd look on his swollen face, failed to respond to the gong for the fourth round.
 Tt was no use to continue, said the ex-champion. My strength went from me in the first round.
 He sat there apparently the most surprised man in the United States at the moment. His right eye was closed and his right cheek swollen and blue with bruises. Blood covered him and his arms hung SO helplessly over the ropes that it seemed that a child might give him further abuse without arousing his interest.
 Dempsey was breathing hard when the fight ended. but it was from eX- ertion and not from eNhaustin. He had been using his. arms like trip hamer on his opponent for nine min utes in a temperature that sent the tneremometer 10 1l5 degrees.
 After the first few seconds the eY- perts did we'll to count Dempseys s blows. The challenger knocked the big fellow down five times in the first round. had him hanging helplessly on the ropes or draped over his own shoulders most of the time when he was not taking advantage of the count
 The crowd thought the fight was over in that round. Willard was down and the count apparently was about to an end when the gong sounded. It was a modest count which could not make itself heard, so many people and even Dempsey drd not get it. He crawled through the ropes and headed onto the shoulders of shouting fans when the truth was broken to him and he was hauled back.
 Such fighting as the Kansas ranch man produced was placed on eNhi- bition at the outset He had stood in his corner a picture of confidence. His smile seemed that of one who had a brief and not unpleasant task before him. He certainly was all set to go, for just before time was called, he was heard to remark:
 Lets get this thing over.'
 Dempsey presented contrast.
 None of the confidence of his statement appeared in his bearing.
 The man across from him out weighed him 40 pounds. The mood of the challenger was plainly thought ful and many ringside gazers said he's licked right now.'
 Dempseys first effective blow and the one which apparently settled Will 1ards fate were a right over Jess shoulder to the jaw, left to the body and a right to the jaw. Jess staggered. His eye was closing and he reelcd, and the challenger. with all the energy of his youth, began hitting him at will
 The attendance was below expec- tations. Seats were built for S0.000 and the estimate was that not more than half these were occupied. Spec ulators lost heavily. No betting was reported at the ringside nor was there much elsewhere.
 The heat of the day was terrific, in tensifed by the vast acreage of green lumber. During the preliminary bouts which lasted from II to 2:30 the ther- mometer jumped to l2O degrees. It showed no when Willard and Demp- sey entered the ring.
 It cannot be denied that Willard was in good physical condition and displayed gameness up to the mo-