The Monett times., 1919-07-11
DEMPSEY WINS WORLD
CHAMPIONSHIP HONORS
New Champion Almost Unhurt in
Brief Encounter But Former
Champion is Blue With Bruises

Champion is Blue With Bruises
Toledo, July 4.-By virtue of ont
of the speediest and most one-sidet
battles which ever decided big fisti,
event, Jack Dempsey, who may now
wish to be known by his full voting
name of William Harrison Dempsey
today became the worlds champion
heavyweight boxer.
To all intents and purposes, he
whipped the huge Jess Willard, favor
ite in the manager betting, in one
round. Dempsey thought the refree
had announced him winner and actual
ly left the ring. But he was called
back and the butchery continued FOR
two rounds more when Jess, sitting
in his corner, with a bewildered look
on his swollen countenance, failed to
respond to the gong for the, fourth
round.
at 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 his body
and his arms hung so helplessly over
the ropes that it seemed as if a child
might give him further abuse without
arousing his interest.
Dempsey Breathing Hard.
Dempsey was breathing hard wher
the fight ended, but it was from ex-
ertion and not from punishment. He
escaped almost unhurt, but as he had
been using his arms like trip ham
mers on the anatomy of his opponent
for nine crowded minutes in a sun
that sent the thermometer to 110 de-
grees, his heart was still pumping at
high pressure and he appreciated the
breathing spell.
In the first few seconds of the con-
test it looked as if the experts who
had been assigned to keep detailed ac-
count of all blows struck might come
measurably close to doing so, but it
was only for fraction of moment.
After that the experts did well to
count Jacks blows, let alone take
note of how each was made. The /
challenger knocked the big fellow
lown five times in the first round and
lad him hanging helplessly on the
'opes or draping over his own shoul-
lers most of the time when he was
lot taking advantage of the count.
Willard Down Seven Times.
The crowd thought the fight was
,ver in that round. Willard was down !
or the fifth time and the court was y
about to end when the
,ong sounded, and even Dempsey did
lot get it. He crawled through the
opes and was headed out into the
holders of screaming fans when the
ruth was broken to him, and he was
auled back.
Such fighting as the Kansas ranch
nan produced was placed on ex-
ibition at the onset. He had stood in
is corner picture of confidence. His
mile that of one who had a brief and
OF unpleasant task before. He
was all set to go, for just be-
ore time was called he was heard to
emark: 'u'E< Fs V--
"Lets get this thing over"
He measured the attendance, which
estimates by about so
er cent, with an appraising eye.
Dempsey presented contrast.
lone of the confidence of his training
amp statements appeared in his
earring. The man across from him
him forty pounds and look
d as big and impregnable as a Metro
olitan bank building. The mood of
he challenger was plainly thoughtful
nd more than one ringside gazer
"He's licked now"