The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-07-05
DEMPSEY GIVEN
PLAUDITS Due TO
new CHAMPION
Discussion Still Raging Over
Exact Manner Of Passing of
Crown-Willard Receivers.
(By Associated Press)

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heavyweight champion has been
crowned in Jack Dempsey, and the
exodus of fight fans has depopulated
Toledo hotels, controversy still RACES
over the sensational defeat of Jess
Willard here late yesterday afternoon.
So many unusual angles developed
during the nine minutes of terrific
fistc bombardment that scarcely two
spectators saw the scene the same.
The uncertainty regarding the situa-
ton at the end of the first round
when Dempsey left the ring believing
that he had won with knockout and
the payment Of such wagers as
hinged on when Willard was stopped,
furnished unlimited material for ar
gument.
So weak was the sound OF the gong
and so great the uproar about the
ring that referee Record failed to
hear the bell and continued to count
over Willard as he sat on the ring
floor near a neutral corner, although
timekeeper Barbour ordered the clang
when records arm was falling for
the seventh time. The referee noti-
fled Dempsey that he had won, and
the Salt Lake City pugilist was we'll
on his way to his dressing room be-
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told him that he was in danger of be-
ing disqualified on a technicality for
leaving the ring.
The question of which round Demp-
sey won his new title in was placed
before several veteran ring officials
by men who had wagers at stake, and
the consensus was that Dempsey
stopped Willard in the third round, as
the latter's seconds tossed the towel
of defeat into the center Of the ring,
before the bell rang for the beginning
Of the fourth session. These same
veterans pointed out several other in
teresting features. They stated that
1t was the first time that a heavy
weight champion had ever admitted
defeat without leaving his chair, as
we'll as the shortest heavyweight
championship combat of modern ring
history.
Dempsey Is Cheered.
In other respects the first few hours
after the battle were much the same
is those following the passing Of past
titles. Dempsey was soon dressed and
much in evidence about the down
town section, followed by a wildly en-
thusiastic and cheering throng Of ad-
mirers. When he appeared for dinner
al the leading hotel the corridors were
a mass Of swirling spectators who
peeked at Wizards conQueror as he
broke training and dined in manner
entirely different from the simple
menus Of the past two months
At the same hour his dethroned op,
ponent was resting in his temporary
home in a residential section, with his
battered head packed in ice bags, and
cut off from communication with the
outside world by guard that even the
telephone could not penetrate He was
examined by the boxing commission
physician, soon after his return from
the ring. The latter stated officially
that Willard was not seriously injured
and would be able to appear In public
as soon as his bruises and other marks
of battle had yielded to ordinary treat
ment These bruises, while mostly
superficial we're wildly impressive
during the fight and caused great con-
sternation In the ladies' box at the far
edge of the arena, where more than
a hundred of the feminine sex were
the SPECIAL guests Of the promoters and
principals.
Neither boxer had made any def
mite plans for leaving the city early
today, but it is expected that Demp-
sey would depart within the next 4S
hours in order to fulfill a vaudeville
engagement offered him in case he
was the winner. Willard had original
ly planned to go to New York to dis
cuss certain business plans Immediate
" after the bout, but what effect the
upset will have upon this arrangement
could not be learned early today. In
this connection, it can be said that so
confident was Willard that he would
defeat Dempsey, that he had com.
pleted preliminary plans to organize
moving picture company and star
in a series of film dramas in which
his ring prowess would be Of great
value The blows Of his more youthful
opponent are believed to have shat.
tered this scheme, as they did the
championship claims Of the conQuereI
Of Jack Johnson.
Jack Will Coin LaureIs.
Dempsey has no Immediate idea OF
re-entering the ring. fer there is nc
worthy opponent in sight at this time
1t is likely that he will endeavor to
turn his newly gained ring laurels in
to commercial value, as has been the
custom Of all modern holders of the
title. 1t is known, however, that he
is ready to defend the championship
at any time and 1t is quite likely that
q hunt will be started to find a suit
able and drawing antagonist within
a few months.
Tex Richard, promoter of yester
days battle, when approached on this
matter denied that he had any inten
ton of undertaking such a venture at