The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-06-24
tate UpPERCuTS
DEMPSEY, BUT IS
QUICKLY FLooRED
Challenger SiIences Critics as
to Knockout Ability,
By FRANK q. MeNke
lntsrnatlona, News Service staff Cor.
reppondent

respondent.
!, TOLEDO, Ohio. June 2I.--Can Jack
: Dempsey take fearful wallop-and
then go on for morel
can he punch with all the dynamic
pow@ credited to him1
Has no been travelling under wraps
snco his advent In Toledo
Well, harken 10 this talk
All through tho Dempsey training
camp sessions those who were skepttosl
as 10 Jacks ability TO whale Jess VIII
lard to state OF coma became Just Z
little more so. II was all because the
Utah Mauier' didn't seem 10 muss w
tent and. frrthermerc. Jack didn't
demonstrste an awful lot Of success In
batter1ns his way throulh the Ions,
snaky arms OF one Bill Tate.
Tate Wslehs.ooo PsuoSs.
Bill IL the dark warrior who stands
close TO six feet five. beams about $50
and Is called tho Black Jsss willard. s.
: lnasmuch - Jack. despite seemingly
frantic efforts. didn't spill Bill ever and
anon mayer even caused Pill TO do any
noticeab bic wobbiinx. II VAS figured by
better Of human beings-and that he
wouldn't even hurt Willard.
But all has changed. Sunday after
noon Jack Ksarns connected with the
idea q testing out Jacks Jaw when
forcsd into conclusions with q siashing y
uppercut So. without tipping Demp-
sey. no told Tate to Try TO drop Demp-
lArd's main stock In trade.
hit him WITH all you've got" ordered
Kcarns
In tho second round Of their session
Sunday. the totally unprepared Demp-
sey WAS frisking around with Tate
when--Eowie,
Then II HsppsnsS.
The negro started an upporcut around
his knees and drove II with pile driver
force against tho rim OF Dempsey s
What happened oh. Dempsey wig
Eied a bit, then ste1died himself and.
Vas he realized that Tate had trickcd
him. blind fury blsyed In his eyes He
finally lcaped at Tate but before he
could deal out q reward" TO the negro.
Jimmy Deforest called time" and the
afternoons work was over.
Dempsey had taken . punch pc rha re
% wicked Z waliop ~ Jess Willard can
.lb~rs,e-and not only hsd kept his
feet but had gone hack for more.
Dempsey osts Revenge.
The youngster. browsing around 10
find why Tsts had slipped him that un-
hooked for "haymaker" 1iecovsrsd the
Wvs"' Nnu p1n no u,u upvm
noon and Bill Tate, the innocsnt VIC
tin. still suffer- horribly from the
Hangover" effecta
Dempsey worked sasiiy--as usual
with Tate In the first round Of their
two. round exhibition Monday after
noon. And he started off the second
fore the half way marx had essn
Dempsey. The kid wss under warps
no more. HA remembered that Waiiop
that Tate had handed him--and he was
.xSSs.' S The asSs crowd s..p.d. p.mp..y
a.. Sssa :e.. e u .ns s.:,". :. ;: :S:
trSeedy vas headed his way, tried With
I'll his skill and his power TO fight of
Dsmpssy He pushed out the long loft
that aiways had held Dempsey away
but. Dempsey swept under u and was
on Tate. Tate tried 10 siinch but Demp-
sey shook him off. Hs faxed . swing
for the S stScwsss' mac. 1T, Tate drcppsd p NH his
Ming. ps"pssy let looss an overland
rAae oess psxr.
Bili .rsts. the giant. stAgssred--and
RI, % negro got to his f..t, announced
that no was quite ali right and although
ne looked lonGiasly at the umsksepsr
10 Signalled come ahead TO Dempsey
4 tigsr-like rush. . right feint for
the body, q iSff tlnf flashed out with
the speed Of an electric spark and Bill
Tate was 4 knockout victim. Not a
mere knockdown this time but q real
sure enough knoekout that caused tho
jamaica Rid, Dempsey ana. others to
hustle over 10 the prostntS Tate, lift
nim up and carry him 10 his corner.
YES. Dempsey can hit--syen H. the
shrewd Jack Ksar9p who h looking for
}nicler letting odls than 70 10 7
against his man, tsln jack he mustn't
Meanwhile the Dempsey stock 10
soaring and thoso who displayed q Ger.
tain willingness y wager that Dempsey
Won't drop. willard are getting a bit