The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-07-08


round bout at Reno, and yet was able
to respond to the bell had his sec
onds been calloused enough to send
him again to the slaughter. Even
after the disastrous ending of the
first rounr Willard flashed a mo-
mentary comeback in the second.
which for a few seconds led to the
belief among his supporters that he
would weather the storm and carry
the battle along on even terms for a
few sessions at least. 1t was the
last flicker of spirit which was
stronger than the flash. Another
sweeping right arm smash that flew
over Wizards shoulder and landed
flush on his swollen, bleeding jaw,
took the last ounce of resistance out
of the giant and made his downfall
a matter of but minutes.
Dempsey Tore Into Willard.
An analysis of the newly crowned
champion shows nothing new in his
fighting methods. He tore into his
opponent at top speed as has always
been his fighting custom and simply
battered his way to the pinnacle of
pugilism by the speed of his blows
and the overwhelming power that
travelled from the huge shoulder
muscles down through the brawny
arms and into the clinched firsts ar
mored with five ounce gloves.
He made little rno attempt at
defensive work and not more than
five or six times during the nine min
utes of battling did he resort to foot
work to avoid Willard.
Once the new canvas was stretch
ed there was little delay in bringing
the principals into the ring. Demp-
sey appeared at 1855 o'clock and
Willard a few minutes later. They
were stripped ready for action. Will
lard wearing short, tighttitting blue
worsted trunks with an American
flag belt while Dempsey wore short,
loose trunks like those of a sprinter.
During the few preliminary details
both were covered with huge UNI
brellas to keep the sun from their
uncovered heads.
At nine minutes after 4, the weak
gong, which later caused so much
confusion, changed. and the bout was
on.
Round one: Willard loomed up
like Goliah against his five inch
shorter David, and opened the en-
gagement by pumping his long left
twice into Dempsey's face with force
enough to make the latter blink. The
challenger missed a swing. and slip
ping into clinch. landed three body
blows with his free left hand, carry
ing but little force. Willard had
him easily in a clinch and partly
turning him around. used his rapid
like left again. once to the head and
once TO the body after the break.
Dcmpscy's Heavy Artillery.
Then Dempsey, as if he had got the
range. opened his heavy artillery
and swung jarring left TO the jaw,
followed by a right and left to the
body. The almost superhuman pow
er of the punches was Immediately
apparent. \ partly silly, partly
stupid expression oversprcad the
champions face and as he rocked on
his heels. his whole body Quivered.
He pulled himself together and as
Dempsey crowded in again shot left
TO the mouth and repeated to the
eye. The blows did not even cause
his youthful nemesis to hesitate, and
darting past the outstretched left as
it snapped for the tihr time he whip
ped over a right and left almost sim
ultaneously, the blows landing flush
on Wizards jaw and for the first
time in his championship career.
! Willard was dropped to the floor.
He was up again at the count of six
another right as he rose slowly to his
| feet, the blood began to pour from
his mouth
He turned away from his oppon-
ent who struck again twice with his
right, Willard falling on his hands
and knees. When he arose Dempsey
I crowded him into corner and with
a right and left to the face sent him
to the floor again. AS he arose flu
silade Of body blows dropped him in
corner where he sat when the bell
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