Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-05
Details Of the Fight

Dempsey appeared in the ring at
3:55 o'clock and Willard a minute
later.
At nine minutes after four the
weak gong changed and the battle
was on.
Round willard doomed up like
a Goliath against his five-inch short
err David and opened the engagement
by humping his long left twice into
Dempsy's face with force enough to
make the latter blink. The challeng-
err missed a swing and slipping into
a cAnch landed three body blows
with his free left hand carrying but
little force. Willard mad him easily
in a clinch and partly turning him
around used his rarier-like left
again, once to the head and once to
the body after the break.
Then Dempsey opened his heavy ar
tillery and swung a Earring left to
the jaw, followed by a right and left
to the body. A partly silly, partly
stupid expression overspread the
champions face and as he C on
his heels his whole body quivered.
He pulled himself together and as
Dempsey crowded in again, shot a
left to the mouth and repeated to the
eye. The blows did not even cause
his youthful nemesis to hesitate, and
lodging past the oustretched left as
it snapped for the third time, he
whipped over a right and left al
most simultaneously. The blows
landed flush on Wizards jaw and for
the first time in his championship
career, Willard was dropped to the
floor. He was up again at the count
of six only to be sent to the canvas
with another right as he rose slowly
to his feet. The blood began to pour
from his mouth.
He turned away from his opponent
who struck again twice with his
right, Willard falling on his hands
and knees. When he arose Dempsey
crowded him into a corner and with
a right and left to the face sent him
to the floor again. AS he arose a
fusillade of body blows dropped him
in a corner where he sat when the
bell terminated the round.
Round 2-Willard appeared to be
in a bad way. He managed to snap
a left to Dempsey's face and a puny
uppercut to the chin. Demp-
sew replied with several body drives
and willard fell partly through the
ropes. When he regained his feet he
stumbled into a clinch, but Dempsey
easily tore loose and proceeded to
halter him almost at will, the cham
MON retaliating with but three feeble
stabs to the face during the melee.
When willard went to the corner his
right eye was completely closed.
Round g. The final session was
simply a series of rapid fire swings,
which fell on Wizards face and body
with pile-driving power, which left
Willard completely helpless. Blood
dubbed from his mouth with every
gasp for breath, while the crowd
about the ringside began to yell to
Referee Pecord to stop 1t. Just as
the bell rang and willard collapsed
in his chair. he spat out a tooth. AS
he sat lolling from side to side his
chief second, Walter Monahan. talked
earnestly to him and when willard
nodded his head, Monahan walked
over and spoke to Record. The ref
cree threw up his hands and hurried
to Dempsey's corner. He g~esticulated
in the uproar and finally pulled
Dempsey toward the center of the
ring before the new champion real
lied that Wizards seconds had
thrown up the sponge. AS soon as
he grasped the situation he started
for Wizards corner and the late
holder arose inc stepped weakly to
meet him. They shook hands and
willard muttered something in 'e-
ply TO Dempsey's remarks, and the
fight had passed into history.