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The sun., 1919-07-05
Dempsey Opens Way for Disqualification
By Leaving Ring on Timekeeper's Error

sight, this champion Of the world. fifty
pounds the heavier and inches taller,
rolling like a leAky barkentine in a
gale. the heaviness coming out of every
seam. The cut over the eye oozed blood.
Another right handler from Dempsey and
II began TO gush the crimson like an oil
we'll
Willard tottered to what looked like
another knockdown, but the bell again
came to his rescue and he CROPPED at the
ropes trying to help himself to his cor
ner. He got to his chair with trouble,
and again Walter Monahan gushed ad-
vice into the champions ear while Jess
retained his sickfy smile.
"He can't get you" Monahan con-
fided to the Kansan. but Willard looked
doubtful.
Came the bell for the third round
and Willard made his way to the scratch
with some grace. Dempsey jumped right
into the task with a left 10 the right
eye. Willard here organized his first
OF two dying rallies. He started to
send his right up to Dempsey's jaw.
II found the mark and Dempsey did not
like II.
Willard sent his left to the head and
his right again uppsrcut to thejaws- DsmD-
The sun., 1919-07-05

Had Willard made n claim against
Dempsey for his having rushed from the
ring mighty knotty problem would
have presented itself to the judges, for
by leaving the ring Dempsey disqualified
himself. But the fact remains that he
had left through mistake OF the ref
cree and the timekeeper
Much to the surprise and mystification
OF tho crowd the gong sounded for the
second round and again the perhaps un-
willing Willard went forward to stop
Dempsey. but the champion was mauled
all over the ring, although he got In a
few punches himself and at times ap-
peared to be regaining confidence and
aggression. But these bits OF rallies
were fitful and all too short. There
was little strength left in the champion.
He managed to hold Dempsey hard and
often, but Dempsey sent cutting smashes
TO the face that already had been re-
duced TO the general appearance OF u
fresh. raw steak.
willard Presents Pitiful sight.
Smashing, crashing and cutting went
Dempsey. Dodging. helpless. bleeding.
ssslinsI went Willard lt.NAa-s pttifni
The sun., 1919-07-05
Jack Dempsey Credited With Knocking
Out Jess Willard in Three Rounds
Special Despatch to THB srS.

TOLEDO, Ohio July Immediately the close of todays bout
between Willard and Dempsey how
lasted should designated the
interest.
The
for the victor in three rounds.
the sounded
the fourth The towel into the ring
before the the fourth round begin The
thing place New Orleans when Peter Mahe who fighting
of his the fourteenth round
Ftz is credited with knocking Maher in thirteen rounds
The sun., 1919-07-05
Only Record komw One Rou

fore anybody knew It. and in moment
the ring closed q mass Of mad humanity.
Men and women rushed to the new
king-hero worshippers, those who glory
In the power Of others: souvenir hunt
ers and perhaps more than all otherA
those who had mad desire to break
into the moving pictureA One young
woman with blond hair knocked out
three men in her delirious progress Into
the middle of the picture She even
shaded Dempsey out of the film.
Police Are Hurled Aside.
Some of the policemen who were to
have guarded against such an OCCUR
renee made their way into that mad
bunch and tried to get them out Of the
ring, but to no avail. The gang pi-
rouetted for the movies, then proceeded
to cut the ring canvas and the ropes Into
bits to carry away as souvenirs OF the
day when Jack Dempsey stopped Jess
Willard.
One peculiar specimen of man was In
high glee because he got . piece or can
vas with some of Wizards blood on II
Surely II takes all sorts Of men to make
a fight crowd.
After a while they got Dempsey out OF
the ring and soon the crowd too left tho
platform. The crowd filed out and In q
surprisingly short time none were left
except the sweating rows Of newspaper
men who were telegraphing to a sur
prised world the news of the fall Of the
King Of the Ring and the rise Of the
New Title Holder.
Willard motored quickly to his home.
Dempsey held court at the Secor Hotel.
where he and his encourage had dinner
tonight. Then came a wild night for
the Dempsey crowd, and a wilder night
for those trying to get out of hot Toledo
to their homes East and West.
"Youth Served" Says willard.
| In the short time available for state
| ment from Willard he said that he had
no excuses to offer Youth again was
served" said the retired gladiator. II
might have taken weight OF too fast
but at that do not think that even in
my best form there would have been any
excuses.
Dempsey lie a great powerful. clean
| fighter, and 1 wish him every success
AS for myself, have made my last
punch In the ring. never had any taste
for boxing and kept at It against my in
nermost wishes. Now I am through
What I will do remains for me to de-
| eide tomorrow"
Wizards going from the ring will ex.
cite no great regret in ring quarters
His loss OF the title Is the best thing that
could have happened.
Willard was not n popular champion
and he was not inclined to defend thu
title. Had he won over Dempsey HI
probably would have gone into retire
ment unbeaten. Dempsey, It is expected
and hoped, will defend his title agains
all Corners and will not ask a millioI
dollars for meeting any man who want.
a crack at the honors
Dempsey's next opponent will he thu
winner of the fight between Georges Car
pentler and Joe Beckett. the British
champion. They meet on September 2
Neither OF these men would have
chance against Dempsey. Beckett Il
expected TO win over Carpenter.
AS Willard trained for this night i
was evident that he either was over
confident and moderated Dempsey o.
that he had no hope of winning and wa!
taking tho shortest route through TIT
training grind.
The sun., 1919-07-05
Wizards Best Friends Mortified
At His IgnominiouS Defeat

eye. Their handshake was the most for
NAL OF glove touches. This was In con-
trast with the time when Dempsey faced
Fulton at Harrison last summer. on
that occasion Dempsey scowled at his
man and looked him full in the face
while Fulton quaked and. turned a sickly
jaundiced yellow. Soon the fighters got
their Instructions the bell sounded and
the battle was on.
Just eleven and a half minutes later
n new champion was proclaimed. and
the now famous towel throwing act went
down into ring history.
ooh, the Big Bum.-
1t added a rather mean chapter to
n pugiistic saga in which are written
the peans of victory OF Sullivan. Cor
bett. Fitzsimmons and Jeffres-the saga
that tells of the seventy-five round bare
knuckle battle in which Sullivan de-
feated Jake Kilrain for that same title
which Willard tossed away with a towel
after nine minutes of actual ring work
the saga that tells of the twenty-one
round stand made by a thirty-four-year
old Sullivan against the youngstcr Cor
bett in 1892!
How Sullivan would have writhed had
he been at the ringside to-day When
that famous towel went sailing to the
canvas Tommy Ryan spat and gave
vent TO his feelings in a succinct. in
elegant but highly expressive phrase,
"Oh. the big bum!" This phrase is re-
peated over and over again in Toledo
tonight, "Oh. the big bum"
Tonight Toledo is even madden
maelstrom than 1t was last night, when
1t was thought that the limit Of munic-
ipal delirium had been reached. To-
night we have the crowd that came here
this morning from nearby cities and
everybody Is hunting meal and quick
getaway from this place.
We circulated among this crowd. try
ing to find, words of sympathy for Will
ard. but we must report failure.
He quit" was the general verdict re-
garding Willard. and so he did. pemp-
seys name was on every tongue. He Is
acclaimed as the greatest fighter who
ever held the title-a more formidable
bruiser than was Jonn l. Sullivan. with
the chances that ne will develop into a
great boxer, too. Dempsey surely will
be a popular champion II ne Is handled
right and he handles himself right.
Philadelphia Jack O'Brien. who pre-
dicted that Dempsey would win, said to-
night that willard had taken the count
OF sixteen the last time he went down in
the frst round. O'Brien said II re-
minded him of the time he stopped Fitz.
simmons but was jobbed out Of It
Maybe
ny DANIEL.
The sun., 1919-07-05
BRADY SHOWS SKILL
AS FIGHT PROPHET
Predicts Early Fall of Willard
and Jess ObIiges.
Special Despatch 70 THE srv.

ToLEpo. Ohio. July 4.-Wirlam A.
Brady. the New York theatrical man
who once managed Jim Jeffries, came
near calling the turn to-day. Before
the fight, at the Secor. Brady said that
he looked for Dempsey TO win in the
first round. Brady's friends were try
ing TO tell him that Willard would win,
but he positively yelled at them:
Don't tell me what Willard will do"
he said. II will tell you what Dempsey
will do. He will go right at this big
fellow and punch him TO pieces and
have IL over with before he can know
It. You are going 10 see the most sem
satIonal fight In the history OF the
heavyweight championship, mark my
words"
Dempsey came pretty close TO making
Brady real prophet.
The sun., 1919-07-05
LYNCH IS WINNER.
Joe Easily OutpOints Charley
Beccher In Jersey Bout.

Joe Lynch OF the West Side, who re-
Gently returned from Europe. easily out
pointed Charley Reecher. the former
amateur champion and brother Of Willie
Reecirer. in the main bout OF eight
rounds In the Armdry \, A. OF New Jer-
sey yesterday afternoon.
In another eight round bout Johnny
Dun knocked out Al Cook in the fourth
round In the final bout Phil Logan
won from Bobby Michaels on points.
The sun., 1919-07-05
willard Admits Defeat.

All or sudden willard signalled to
his second to cease their efforts. NO
use. throw In that towel" he COM
| manded little ONeil. and out went tho
! towel. O'Neil threw II in a sort of sur
reptitious way. There was no en-
thusiasm or an indication of real neces-
! sity in his quick toss of that blood
| smeared towel-there was almost a sneer
| in that toss.
While the towel rested on the canvas
the vast multitude once more found
itself bewildered. Again It came for a
| surprise, and again It knew not what to
| make of II. Most OF the crowd thought
that the towel had slipped out Of
o'Neil's hands. but the ringsiders knew
that the fight was over
They knew that Jess Willard. the
| Kansas Giant had answered the bell
| for the last time, that a new champion
| had been crowned and that the old one
had adopted n new way for a champion
to retire They knew that Jess Willard
! had babe the ring adieu-that he never
| again would put on a glove.
In trice Dempsey and his handlers
realized that Willard had quit and that
| the championship was Jacks. In a
| trice they began to shower congratula-
| lions on the new king and they began
to take of his gloves.
| Then It was that the throng realized
| what mad happened, and a series OF
yells, cheers howls-everything In the
repertoire Of men and women giving
vent TO their Joy split the ambient at
mosphere.
! Dempsey rushed from his corner over
to willard. who had risen without eff
| fort. TO meet the conquering hero.
You are great fighter. Jack" said
Willard. You ought to make a great
| champion" and with these few words
| Willard of Kansas started from the ring.
| Very few noticed him now. All eyes
were for Dempsey. and while perhaps
10000 orbs were glued on this cyno-
sure. Willard just eased himself out OF
the hlm He was out OF the picture be-
The sun., 1919-07-05
HYDE WINS NUTMEG TENNIS.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. July I'll. F.
Hyde OF Hartford. to-day won the Con-
neotiS9 ch wslsy Of re sDrior TS, defeating .
81. 2-S. A-a
The sun., 1919-07-05

sey stopped this rally with series Of
those Same old rights and lefts. with
a little variation In the form OF q cut
ting bacl<hander that always smeared its
way over Wizards right eye. VINO
and ring experienced
Dempsey Becomes Arm Weary.
As the round neared it's end Willard
again began to uppercut with his right
and one Of tho blows hurt Dempsey. Tho
challenger fell over against Wizards
body. Dempsey was arm weary from
punching Willard. particularly as he
had to keep reaching UP TO the Jaw
and eye.
with Dempsey getting tired from his
own exertions and Willard showing
some signs OF using his uppercut there
was q prospect of perhaps a more even
fight. Perhaps the champion would go
through the twelve rounds. Beaten men
had come back In other fights and scored
knockouts themselves. Why not this
hulking champion who was so pounds
the bigger man?
A loft to the head by Dempsey was
the final blow of the round, and as It
turned out, of the fight. The bell
sounded and they went to their corners
willard looked better than at any
time since the first round fusillade. He
wac calm and composed as he seated
htmrelf and his seconds began to wipe
the blood from his face and the perspira-
ton from his shoulders.
The sun., 1919-07-05

boxer OF the real. old fashioned type.
Willard was as much surprised as any
body This was not the Dempsey he
had been told would face him. and the
champion smiled.
The sun., 1919-07-05
A Formal Handmade.

With gloves adjusted and baby blue
ribbon carefully tied the boxers came to
tho ring centre to have their pictures
taken Neither looked the other IN the
The sun., 1919-07-05

Dempsey's wonderful display of game
ness earned him so much applause from
the crowd that he was promptly matched
with wild" Bert Kenney. Kenney was
as wild as his name implies and Demp-
sey knew but little more about boxing,
but he was the better hitter OF the two
and he gained the popular verdict at the
end OF the ten rounds.
After that Dempsey was matched with
John Lester Johnson. a big negro who
had had world OF experience, Dempsey
forced the fighting from start to finish.
took a terrible beating, but still was
going strong when the last bell sounded.
II was a remarkable showing for a nov
Ice and there was a rush OF local man
ayers to sign the newcomer to con-
tract. John Rsislsr, the manager OF the
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-11-17
PRINCE AND BISHOP WORSHIP
IN LITTLE WOODEN CHURCH
Heir to English Throne Communes
With His Maker In Rustic
Edl6cc.
IBy Awooiated Prerr. !

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS. w.
VA. Nov. 16.-The modest little wooden
church which nestles among the pine
trees on the mountain side here prob
had q capacity congregation today with
tho double attraction OF bishop
preaching and royal prince as one
Of the worshippers. When the Prince
OF wales entered the edihce every seat,
for him and his suite, was occupied.
Among the trees. outside the church
the old.fashioned buggies Of the noun
tain folk were tied alongside the lux
urious limousines of the resorts socia I
colony. Little. groups of the noun.
taineers and their familioa gathered
near the church to watch the prince
as he entered and left the bufldinp,
but With the courtesy for which they
crowd the royal visitor. From CON
siderable distance they watched silent
~ the young man whose path in life is
so very different TO their own. and
then drove off to their distant farm
The sermon was preached by Biston
WI, WILLIAM am, L. Gravatt of West yirginia,
tshaafastly 70. go to Jerusalem" Tho
distance nDs;t.ance Of the sermon was the ne.
ont stg or every man, prince or pens
az ~ - the close of the service the prince
"aea Mt the door Of tho church to
IrHieet the bishop. who surprised him bv
d de,,.ns MN that he had been intro
when t no nm I'm. once before in London
seven o' WAS boy or
The afternoon was devoted 10 rolf
anu s. on the links tho prince had his
line "9 - i II of the day, this
Private Christopher Neisnn ne ~ |ai'
cashire FusiIeers. vi 'he Lam
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-11-17
OFFICIAL COUNT SHOWS
MORE VOTES FOR G|LP|A
Second Canvass Of Warren County
Results Makes Important
Change.
CHARGE BOYS DREW PISTOLS
Winchester Police Have Difficult
Time in Rounding Up Youths.
Other News Notes From Various
Points In State OF Virginia.

WINCHESTER. Nov. 16-Kenneth N.
Gllpin. nominated recently by the
ties TO succeed himself in the House
or Delegates. was reelected by a larger
majority than Was at first reported, ac-
has just been announced in the two
counties. The Warren County vote had
to be counted twice on account of
home county (Ciark) by Ell majority,
and Warren, the home county of his
opponent. Charles a. Fordt independ-
i1y of 47s. Mr.. Gilpin said today he
had no detailed statement to make
concerning his candidacy for speaker
that he had received a number of addi-
tional pledges OF support for the posi-
ton. He is e1aving early this week
In the interest Of his candidacy.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-11-17
SCOUTS WILL Be GUESTS
OF ROTARY CLUB TONIGHT
Nearly 1000 Richmond Youngsters
TO Parade From Capitol Square
to Blues Armory.
OPENS $4,000 CAMPAIGN
Business Men to Canvass City for
Funds to Support Organization
During Next Three Years-Goyer-
nor Lauds Juvenile Soldiers.

Nearly 1000 hoy Scouts and 200
Club. beaded by band. will march
before 6 O'clock to the blues Armorv.
North Sixth Street, where the young.
sters will be the guests of tho Ro-
tarians at 4 banquet and fun carnival.
This event will usher In the Scouts
financial campaign. which starts to-
morrow morning, and will continue
through Friday nighl. Within this
period 1t is expected TO obtain pop
ular subscriptions to q fund OF 1885,
0oD. The money will be used for the
maintenance of the Richmond Coun-
ell, Boy Scouts OF America, for the
next three years.
ToniYht's banquet promises to be an
unusual treat for the Scouts. as we'll
as for the Rotarians. Under the di-
rectlon Of 4. Elwood Tragic. chair
man OF the Rotarian entertainments
committee, n lively program and a
tempting menu have been arranged.
Thirty Teams Organize.
Early tomorrow morning thirty
teams. embracing about 200 workers
win start out from Scout campaign
headquarters, $40 East Main Street, 10
canvass the city. They will conclude
their work on Friday night Each
day at O'Clock the teams will meet
at headquarters to submit their re-
ports OF progress made. Luncheon
viii be served at this hour.
Subscription cards for use IN, the
campaign have already been distrih.
uted among the workers. Scout Com
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-11-17
HARDING EXPLAINS LOAN
VALUES OF COTTON CROP
Fluctuatlon Of Prices. He Says, Must
lie Considered In Making
Allowances.
my Associated Press. ]


WASHINGTON. Nov. 1G-Denying
persistent rurIors 20 the effect that the
Federal reserve banks have contem-
plated the recall OF loans made on cot
ton or the future Issuance OF loans. W.
J.. G. Harding, Governor Of the Fed
eral Reserve Board. In u letter today
to Senator Smith, Of South Carolina,
stated the only change made in the
position OF the banks regarding cotton
loans was tendency to stricter ex-
animation into the grade of cotton
shown by the receipts pledged as col
lateral. THE bank will not assume
the value OF oven % cents pound"
Mr.. Harding said unless the receipts
do Indicate the grade or other salts
factory evidence Is furnished as 70
what the grade is. There are so many
different grades of cotton and the
spread between the value OF tho low
est and the highest grade is so great
that II seems to me that some know
ledge OF the grade Is necessary In
lending intelligently on cotton as col
lateral"
Mr.. Harding declared there was
nothing to warrant the inference that
25 cents pound was to be regarded
as a maximum salable value for loan
purposes. adding: I'VE know that some
long staple cotton recently sold in
New Orleans at 75 cents pound, and
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-11-17
PLAN MEMORIAL BUILDING
TO HONOR U. S. FORCES
Estimntes Place Cost OF New York
Structure at Approximately
$4,000, 900,

NEW YORK, Nov. 16.-Plans for the
great memorial building TO be erected
by the Victory Hall Association In
Pershing Square. covering the whole
block bounded by Ferty-first and For
ty-second Streets and Park and Lex
inEton Avenues were announced to,
nignt. The building which is lntehueo
as memorial to the land and sea
forces Of the United states and the
allied nations engaged in the war.
including the auxiliary services az
cnntrhuIed their services or money.
is to cost approximately $io.ooo,ooc.
Membership in the association Is 70
he graded according to the amoun.s
..ubscribcd. Those who pay $40 annu-
ais arr 10 be known as annual mem.
bers; those subscribing less than sloo
are to be associate members; those
who give 800 or more actve men
bers. and those who give $1,000 pa
irons.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-11-17
FORMER SHERIFF
ENDORSES TANLAC
"Money Couldn't Buy the Good
1t Did Me-" Says Hon.
A. r. Anderson.
LIKE DIFFERENT. MAN
Never Felt Better In His Lite
Than He Does Now, He
Declares.

Money could not buy the good Tan
lac has done me, and 1 gladly recon-
mend 1t for what 1t has done In my
case" said Hon. Archie R Anderson.
of Houston, Texas, Ex-Sherih OF Har-
ris County, recently.
Mr.. Anderson Is unquestionabIy not
only one Of the best known, but one
of the most popular, men who ever
held public Office in the State of Texas.
After serving as Deputy Sheriff of Har-
derson YVES elected Chief Of Police of
the city OF Houston. He had occupied
this office only short time when the
Sheriff OF Harris County died. Mr..
Anderson's friends persuaded him to
make the race for the unexpired term
elected. He was honored with re-elec-
tion seven different times and served
the people in this important Office for
fifteen consecutive years. Then Mr.
Anderson declined reelection and re-
tired to private life. He cast his lot
large property owner. and foremost
citizen of that interesting and pros
porous city.
II was in a rundown condition"
continued Mr.. Anderson, land had no
appetite Mt all. I could hardly sleep
at night and never felt like getting
up In the mornings. I was so tired.
had the worst form Of indigestion,
suffered all the time from gas on my
stomach. and was continually belching
up undigested food. I had to take my
coffee without sugar, as when I drank
It with sugar I would Just belch for
hours. would bloat and swell up
like was poisoned and suffered with
neuralgia pains of the worst sort, and
nothing seemed to help me only in a
temporary way. I juBt can't tell you
how did suffer for the past four years
and up to the time began taking
Tanlac. few weeks ago.
when ] read the estimoniaIs of
aone who had been relieved of trou-
bles like mine just felt like couldn't
make mistake by taking Taniac, and
1t has done even more for me than I
had expected. i began to feel better
AFTER taking my first bottle and have
Just now started on my third, and I'm
different man already. I sleep like a
log now and eat Just any and every
thing l want without the slightest dis
comfort afterwards. ! am glad to in
dorse Ia Mac because 1T does the work.
and I'm telling all my friends Just
what I'm telling you. l never felt
better in my life than do since taxi
ing Tanlac ! am willing for you to
publish my statement and let every
suffering person who may wish bencfit
icine." 'i'eo
Tnnlac Is sold in Richmond by Trar,.
drug GO. and Grant Drug co.-Adv
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-11-17
Want simpIIs,ed Form.

DANFiLLE. Nov. 16.-The committee
Oh nfteen citizens appointed by the Dam
Nille Chamber OF Commerce and the
Young Mems Business Club to make
INQUIRY into different forms Of city
government permissible under the Vir,
REPORT covering their Inquiries. and rec
ominend that Danville adopt the simpli-
ned couneilmanic, form; that is to say.
elected at large with pay. appoin,ment
by them or a city manager to SUPER.
S SMs the administration of the city.e
a. tha ana the right Of recall vested
recommends that the Office OF Mavor
ana police magistrate be separated.