New-York tribune., 1919-07-05
Bell Saves Old Champion
| From Early Knockoutat
|, Hands of Youthful Con.
tender Before $4,000
Howel Tossed In
| At End of Third
Beaten Fighter Dropped
| Seven Times in First
| Round by Lighter Foe
By w. O. Mcclellan

1 By w. O. Mcclellan
/ TOLEDO, Ohio, July "A towel
Iasssd into the ring from the corner
lk&ers Jess Willard houndered on q
ihpsl With his right eye closed and q
rsut st blood gushing from his
kpinE mouth, WAS the signal that q
NV heavyweight champion had arrived
Hare this afternoon. Tbs signal of de-
hast ame just a few seconds before
kme for the bell to ring for the fourth
kound.
IN the three rounds Willard was
hiven AZ terrible beating as ever was
kereived by a champion. 1t was practi-
tally over in the first round, when
X2ck Dempsey sent the huge Willard
Eto the mat with terrific left hook to
Ifaw. Willard was down seven times
Ixuring this round. When the bell
iyang for the end Of the first he was
half way ont of the ring in a neutral
Garner, beaten, bewildered and CHASTITY.
The bell could not be heard in the
din, and most of the $4,000 screaming g
spectators thought that it was all over
and that Dempsey had won in a round.
| 1t seemed that no human being could
stand the punishment that Dempsey
iaave Willard in that round.
4 But Willard came back and fought
He tried the famous straight left, and
3put all of the force of his saggine
frame under the right uppsrcut with
(which he killed "BullD Young in Lo.
1 angeles. But his blows did not daze o.
jar Dempsey.
Willard Floored Often
When Willard dropped for the frs
Qme there was a bewildered and in
s.edulous grin on his face He coule
3ot believe it He sat on his launches
saeming to marvel that such a thinf
soud have happened to him. Then be
scowled and came up, only to be
fooTcd again. Dempsey followed him
xeientlessly, driving terrific blows to
Is jaw. Down went Willard again,
Ind again he houndered to his feet
tolding his legs apart to keep his
balance.
In the second round Willard's right
eye was closed completely and the
b.ood flowed freely from the cut un-
uerneath- He glared defiance out of
fae other and he foundered forward,
hshing ponderously but in vain at
Dempsey. More than once Willard
rocked and held his feet only by super
human Will power.
In the third round Dempsey lashed
. terrific left hook to Wizards jaw.
The champion rocked and swayed like
ehuge pine that is falling under the
blows Of an axeman. But he kept his
1eet and fought while his heavy jaw
sagged down to his chest and the blood
poured out Of his mouth in a crimson
hvulet.
s&Ihe big mans face was ghastly. !
haze seen nothing in the ring like it
with the exception of the bruised and
battered face Of Battling Nelson when
be was beaten by Ad Wolgast at Rich
mond, Cal.
Giant Drops Into Stool
When Willard sagged into the stool
N his corner after the third round j,
vas plain that the fight could not las,
much longer. The blood hungry were
e'amoring for Dempsey to finish it
frd it was certain that Dempsey woulc
nnjsh II decisively IL not fatally ir
mother round or two.
ssSuddenly a towel was hurled to the
centre Of the ring. 1t was crimson ir
Places from the blood that had beer
Rsuring out Of Wizards mouth. There
vas a gasp Of amazement from the
tfowd- The next instant the ring wa.
7g.ied with screaming crowd, which
helnded a number of hysterica,
xonen.
=. xney crowded around Dempsey
sa~ing ct him. They bent the bar,
saas held the ropes and they cut the
FoDer to bits TO carry away for sou.
feaafs. Women streamed down from
ing higher points Of the arena and
nsaanded pieces Of the rope.
Inere is no alib1 from the champion
as was no hollow shell. II he had
not been In the best OF condition he
.oad have died there in the ring un-
ssE me terrific punishment that Demp-
~ administered to him.
and ne had stout heart, this cham
,sn shat was. Nobody expected him
= est up again after ne was knocked
aeNn Tor the first time. He droppsd
1esa lsom two blows delivered Amos,
sAnsously--the left hook TO thu
snd ths punishing right 10 The
TAsn, when hs rose, hs was