Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-07-05
WILLARD QUITS AS
GONG CALLS. HIM TO
FIGHT Attn ROUND.
BIG CHAMP JOINS LIST OF lexis"
AND CROWN PASSES TO DEMP.
sEY AT TOLEDO, ohIo-FiAsco
JULY 4.

Ringside, Toledo, July 5.-Jacl
Dempsey is taking bows today as The
latest champion of the heavyweight
boxing brigade.
Jess Willard quit in his corner aft
err three rounds. during which he was
knocked down seven time and punch
ed into a bloody mass around the face.
He was whipped from the jump and
rer had chance with the tremen-
40, cyclonic Dempsey. All of
the knockdowns occurred in the open
ing round,
Willard actually was counted out
once the last time he went down. But
he was saved by the gong, which
rang few seconds before Ollie Pc
cord had finished the count. Pecord
in his excitement stepped over to
Dempsey and lifted his hand in to-
ken OF victory.
Dempsey rushed back to his cor
ner, ducked under the ropes and
started to scamper down one Of the
long aisles.
Jack kearns the Dempsey mana
ger, had entered the ring during the
mixup, and heard the time-keeper,
Warren Barbour, shouting that Will
lard had not been counted out be-
fore the bell rang. Then there was
pie of seconds rushed down the aisle |
and brought Dempsey back
Jess Has silly Smile.
Willard, who had been punched
dizzy, was sitting in his corner with
a silly smile and did not know what
it was all about. He answered the
bell mechanically. They they went
ahead without much to ruffle the
situation.
Dempsey's long, swinging left
hooks did the business. They had
boxed cautiously for about minute
in the first round when Jack let one
of them that meant business. He
followed it with short right and
the two wallops knocked Willard
dizzy. He sank to his launches for
the first Touchdown he ever had re-
ceived
He did not know it, but there was
more to come.
Jess looked up at Pecord with a
dazed grin and took the count the |
first time. Dempsey was on him {
like a battering ram and hitting him
with everything There is no use {
trying to describe all the punches G
used In scoring the next six knock t
Downs. II
Jess Mind Blank. q
Jess took count a couple of :,
lines and on the other occasions got :,
Up quickly because he did not know :,
what he was doing.
His mind was complete blank =
lis legs were unsteady and it was
painfully evident that the end was
n sight.
Jess smiled family and was nailed h
With a volley othe chin that spilled >,
lim for the seventh and last time. II
less was sitting on the ring mat +,
When the bell rang unheard and was T.
SISTED to his corner, where they +,
to push him out for the h.
ext roand. a,
What FASTING he got for the +,
text two rounds. His right eye was k
losed and his face and lips and nose "
ruised and bleeding. Hitting him II
vas like swatting bloodsoaked NJ
PONCE. r,
All over the ring he reeled during j,
nat mad second round, which must la
ave seemed an hour long to hir
T. staggered from pillar to post
nth the relentless enemy banging y,
way with fury and accuracy. Jack Sc
'ouid switch his attack to the la
tomach occasionally, but did not ap. e,
ear to bother Jess much in that in
eslon. Dempsey licked the giant la
'fh punches from the chin up. 70
When the bell ended the second q,
tan2a, Wizards seconds worked In
ladiy on the bum eye. "a
The Last Round. oy
jess came forth after the minute; WI
est to take another horrible pun ia
iellng Around and around they W
ent, Jess occasionally poking out ia
is great arms in an attempt to land ri
real punch. But the steam was cd
one and Dempsey did not even Oh
1ahe his head when Willard was ia
ring at him hi
one willard right uppercut an. Oh
irently shook up Jack, but he was 70
oing great just few seconds later
7 the bell Willard numbered toward
is corner and was seen to stagger fu
st before he sat down. 70
a brief consultation with his sec De
lbs and they sent out word that he
"a taken sufflciency. TT
" IS the first time worlds cham
on ever lost his title by refusing
answer the bell.
a ~ As.l.A L.