The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1919-07-08
STORY OF HOW CHAMPION WILL
LARD MET DEFEAT.

RINGSIDE, TOLEDO, OHIO, July
4.-Jack Dempsey in three bloody
rounds during which the issue was
never in doubt attained the worlds
premier fistic honors by defeating
Jess Willard.
In the first round Dempsey sent
home a body blow from which the big
fellow never recovered. The gong
alone saved Willard from defeat in
this round.
Willard who lowered above his
antagonist like a lighthouse over a
tugboat, acted like a sick man. He
was beaten and knew it. He swung
wildly and feebly while his relent-
less antagonist pounded home blow
after blow like great riveting ma
chine.
Dempsey said: 81 told you I would
knock him out in the first round, and
to all intents and purposes that is
what I did"
There were cries of "stop it! stop
it" and "it's murder1
Unable to last out the third round,
Willard sank in his corner where he
was given Aromatic Spirits of Am
monia. He revived, tried to smile
and then his seconds surrendered the
match. Willard said,
SIN the first round, when Demp-
sey hit me with left hook, I tried
hard to continue, but was rapidly
losing my strength. My eye was
closed at the end of the third round,
and realized that it would be USE
less for me to continue, as l could
hardly see. 1t is hard to admit de-
feat, but Dempsey is the hardest
2uncher ! ever faced"
RINGSIDE, TOLEDO, July A.
Jess Willard and Jack Dempsey met
here this afternoon in a schedule 12-
round boxing match for the heavy
weight championship of the world.
The $4,000 seats of the arena were
little more than half filled.
The thermometer stood at 115 de-
but a puffy breeze gave occa-
sional slight relief.
Men In Ring.
Dempsey was the fist to enter the
ring. 1t was just three minutes to
four. He choose the corner with the
sun at his back. Big Bill Tate, the
sparring partner, kept the sun off
the challenger.
Willard came into the ring a min
ute later. The champion was also
uppercut to Dempsey's jaw and
umbrella. Willard was seconded by
Walter Monahan, Ike O'Neil, Jack
Hempel and Ray Archer, his business
manager.
Manager Jack Kearns was in
charge in DempSey'S corner. He was
assisted by Jack Malone, James Kid,
"Denver" Jack Dyer, Bill Tate and
Trainer Jimmy Deforest.
The Fight By Rounds.
ROUND Willard landed the
first blow, a light left to the head.
The champion landed a right and left
to the head. Dempsey hooked left
to Wizards stomach. Dempsey knock
ed Willard down with right to the
jaw twice The champion took ac-
count of it each time, and when he
got up Dempsey knocked him down
with swing to the jaw. The chal-
lenger tore into him and knocked
him down flooring him with rights
and left to the chin for third knock
down.
ROUND TWO-Dempsey rushed
Willard in the corner, pounding his
jaw with rights and lefts. The cham
pion's right eye was closed from the
blows Dempsey landed.
Dempsey walked around Willard,
carefully measuring him with rights
and lefts to the jaw. Willard seemed
dazed. Dempsey put three lefts to the
bad eye. Willard landed a feeble
uppercut. Wizards eye was rapidly
closing. Dempsey had to be called
back into the ring for the second
round because he thought he had won
the fight. Willard staggered to his
corner at the end of the second
round
ROUND THREE-Dempsey hit
Willard twice with let's to the jaw.
Dempsey sent rights to the jaw and