The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-07-05
DEMPSEY WINS
CHAMP ONSH|P
Champion Jess Willard, an Easy Prey
to Challenger Who Has Bat
tie All His Own
Way.
GAVE UP AFTER THIRD
Willard Floored SIX Times in First
Round and Was All In
from the Start of
Bout
rBy II. c. Hamilton, United Pres:
Staff Correspondent

Staff Correspondent
RINGSIDE, TOLEDO. July Aft
er the widest first-round fighting OF
any world championship, Jess Willard
today surrendered the heavyweight
title TO Jack Dempsey: Willard was
actually finished in the first round.
The official end came after half
minutes rest between the third and
fourth rounds, when Willards sec
onds tossed a towel into the ring to
save Willard from defeat which was
certain.
The entire fight was riot After
feinting for a minute to feel each
other out, Dempsey hooked right TO
the champions jaw and dropped MIN
through the ropes for the count AT
the number nine Willard came back
TO be dropped again. The process was
repeated. Willard hitting the canvas
six times in the first round, which
lasted nearly four minutes, owing TO
the fact that Willard was on the
floor taking count when the bell
rang and neither principals nor Sec
onds or referee knew the round had
finished. The judges finally got at.
tention. In the meantime, however,
the count OF ten had been tolled over
willard, bur the count lapsed into
the rest period.
Dempsey'E friends and hackers
thought that he had won in the first
round. They swarmed into the ring.
and the fight was well into the fifth
minute O. time before the second
round started
At the end of the first round VII
lard reeIed 10 his corner With the
right eye completely closed and the
right side OF his face battered 10 a
ul,Iu. When the men were called to
the center for the start OF the second
round willard had trouble with the
side OF his face turned to Dsmpsey's
corner.
The challenger was On top OF VIII
lard in MS own corner before the
champion Knew the round had start
ed. Jess staggered forward and dur
ing the round struggled desperately
against time He cIinched repeatedly,
and as the round advanced, his head
appeared 20 clear and his ring gen.
eraIship stood him in good advan-
tage. Dempsey, with fine contempt
for the champions punches, disre-I
garded all previous dope TO go for
Wllard's stomach and again and
again measured willard with one arm
and swung deliberately for the jaw
with the other.
Willard tried 10 get close and
worked repeated rights and let's to
Dempsey's jaw. The challenger rock
ed his head with punches and came
on for more.
At the end OF the second II was
obviously only a question OF moments.
Willard had been beaten by the frat
punch that Dempsey landed.
The third round started under nor
NAL conditions and Wizards head
appeared 10 be clearing. With his
right eye completely closed, however,
he had absolutely no defense against
Dempsey's wicked left, which repeat
eddy chopped the PUPPY side of the
champions face. Willard was bleed
ing badly and staggered TO his cor
ner. AS his seconds crowded around
Willard at the end Of the third, he
told them he was done. A half min
ute later a soaked towel sailed into
the ring and the heavyweight diVi-
sion had new champion Of the old
school Of Sullivan, Fitzsimmons, ct al
Throughout the entire contest
Dempsey was the same serious, bust
nesslfke boxer that sat patiently in
his corner before the bell. It was
obvious that he knew from the time
of his first punch that the fight was
his He was in no particular rush TO
finish the job and, at a time when
wild swinging could have been con-
demned, picked his target for every
punch and landed on it. Willard was
practically defenseless from the time
of the left hook to the jaw which put
him down for the first count Of seven.
Round One
Willard led left for the jaw. Demp-
sey went with right to the stomach.
Willard stood confidently. WillaN
landed left and right to the head.
Dempsey took left on the nose.
ach. Dempsey hooked left to the
head. Willard fought back with both
hands as Dempsey went in. The
challenger seemed to gain confid ence.
Willard went down from left to the
jaw, took count OF seven and went
down again from a fierce left to the
jaw. Dempsey scored Willard again
with right and left. He was up again
in a minute Willard went down the
fourth time He went down the fifth
time from volley Of rights and lefts
Dempsey was smashing him all over
the ring. Dempsey hit him through
the ropes with left and right. Willard
went TO the floor in neutral corner.