The Washington herald., 1919-07-01
TITLE HOLDER
BETTER BOXER
Dempsey's S Hurricane Tech
nique Certain to Make
1t Real Fight.
by JACK MUNROE,
Written Specially for The
Washington Herald.

threw open the throttle of his ener-
ttiously that he finally nailed the
slippery Californian with a sweep
| ing left on the jaw as Jim was re-
bounding from the ropes where JEFF
had pressed him. JEFF had placed
| faith in combination of such box
ing skill as he had possessed and
| aggressiveness, but 1t had proved
| fruitless for twenty-three long
rounds. When he abandoned the
boxing tactics entirely and concen-
trated his power in speed alone he
attained the coveted prize which he
could not win with the art of box
| ing.
Overcome Boxing Superiority.
Willard is conceded to be a bet
ter boxer than his sensational
| challenger. but he Is no enlarged
edition of Young Critic. Dempsey's
hurricane technique is certain to
make ii real fight so that Will
lard's advantages as boxer will, i
think. be greatly dispensed with.
With Johnson. Willard's strength
was strong factor because the
dusky champion fought the kind of
battle which frequently staged
tests of strength in which Willard
always held the upper hand. But
Dempsey's style is at such a va
rance with that OF Johnson's that
there will be little of the rough
ing. pushing. and clinching which
marked the Jeffries-Johnson and
Willard-Johnson struggles. At any
rate both men assert that 1t will be
cleanly fought fight with each
striving for a knockout rather than
C. decision. Dempsey's speed and
the contention of Willard that he is
out to crumple his opponent in Jig
time should eliminate. to great
extent. the advantages of strength
and boxing skill which are sup
posed to rest with the champion.
sharkey's Speed Won.
But to revert for a brief period to
the topic of speed as an agency for
winning ring battles. 1t was certainly
this quality allied with robust strength
which enabled Tom Sharkey to score
over the resourceful Kid Mccoy. The
Hoosier Kid had fiattened the sailor
twice with his murderous corkscrew,
in addition to handing the mariner
three-for-one exchange of blows for
almost nine rounds. But he couldn't
diminish tough Toms speed, and the
persistent tar, always boring in. final
ly landed one of his vagrant wallops.
ending the battle.
Stanley Ketchers speed was a para
mount factor in the Michigan "Assas-
sins" amazing ring exploits. Stanley
was faf from being a boxer. But he
had something to deliver. and he
never allowed a bout TO drag. Stan
/ ley's plunging attack and his untir-
ing speed marked the undoing of
many a clever antagonist
Dempsey Weaving Attack.
Many contend that Dempsey will
never be able to get by Wizards long
and powerful left. which has held Nc
Carly. Moran and johnson at bay.
Nevertheless, ! think he will. Both
Ketchel and Fitzsimmons-to whom
| have likened. in some degree, the
present challenger found natural
means to circumvent the discourage
ment of a menacing left jab. Fitz
and Ketchel had their shifts. which
generally solved the enigma OF the
lab. Dempsey utilizes a weave" or
tossing of the head and body, which
proved battling to the swiftest of jabs.
Unless | am mistaken. Willard will
be confronted with a most confusing
object for that battering ram left of
his when he meets Dempsey, the
weaver" at Toledo on the Fourth. II
is simply a corroboration of the axi-
ON that in eight cases out of ten
real fighter can break up the de-
Tense OF the best boxer.
Fighter Beats Boxer.
The best boxer met the best
fighter when Corbett and Fitz-
/ simmons clashed at Carson in ~.
| For fourteen gruelling rounds
! freckled Bob took a hard beating
1 without complaint and with val
! orous fortitude. In the sixth round
particularly Bob. weakened by
Corbett's furnishing left jab, his
| lungs clogged with blood, slipped
! to the canvas almost out. He had
| considerable difficulty finishing the
round, and at the bell the Corbett
| supporters were Offering any odds
on their man. Fitz. however,
| startled even his most ardent
henchmen when he sprang from
| his angle of the ring at the bell for
! inc StNtHlns SoIShih6
! confident Corbett arising from his
stool. From then on Fitz. the fight
| er, grappled with the supreme
boxer with renewed determination
to break up Corbett's marvellous
I defense and deliver his crusher.
The opening arrived in the four
/ tecnth and Fitz reaped the reward
/ of his patient courage.
| Stanley Ketchell had an expert
euce almost pareIlel to that of
! Fitz at Carson when he met Phila-
delphia Jack O'Brien>in New York.
OBrien wasn't much behind Cor
bertt for cleverness. He had a
most tantalizing left jab which the
! dogged Ketchell bumped against
many times before his shift. quite
like that of the great Fitzsimmons.
stretched Jack senseless on the
floor a few seconds before the finish
! bell
Fitzsimmon's favorite demonstra-
tion of the shift" was to bring the
right to the jaw and the left to the
| solar plexus." To accomplish this
| his right foot served as an anchor
or brace while every fibre of his
ponderous body. topped by those
massive shoulders, was thrown into
the smash which he loosened. Fitz,
the fighter. found the best boxers
powerless against the ravages of