The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-07-05
Dempsey, Mad Bull,
Just Slaughters Willard

Willard waved him away with his
right hand. but Jack didn't back up
step. Pecord got TO the count of eight
before Willard was up this time
He then backed away along the ropes
toward the neutral corner Dempsey
kept him there and rained right and
lefts on him He ripped at Jess stom-
ach then switched 20 the head. viii
iard's face was sight. but he took his
beating like a man.
He swung viciously a Dempsey and
landed on top Of his head Dempsey
rushed like bull and dropped Willard
for the fourth time \ left to the chin
did it this time
Willard dropped heavily He tried to
get UP. but toppled back again. Record
counted again and once more the big
fellow got up TO his feet dempsey
walked right INTO the big man without
the least fear He tore for the body
and punched at least ten hard rights
and lefts into the stomach They were
back in that neutral corner again
Dempsey dropped willard for the fifth
time in this corner with a rignt-nand
on the jaw. Willard fumblcd the ropes
he fell. trying to save himself
He smiled he sat there looking at
the referee. Blood was running down
his chin as he lay with one arm over
the lower rope. He got TO his feet
again. but was unsteady. He fell once
against the ropes as Dempsey started
to beat him. He was simply beaten to
the floor with five or six lefts and
rights FOR the sixth time
Willard was a sight by this time.
His right eye was completely closed.
The right side Of his face puffed ana
there was a rip under his right eye.
He arose once more and fell on Demp-
sey. who tore into him again. Blood
from WIZARDS face trickled down
Dempsey's back. They were both Gov
cred with it by this time. Dempsey
looked to be tired from the pummelhng.
He had punched himself weary.
He sat down with terrible thud.
He sort of smiled in a silly manner.
His bloody face was battered almost
beyond recognition. People were yell
ing stop the fight" as Pecord wake d
over 70 count again.
Willard was down. He was sitting
on the floor with his head dangling on
the ropes He was SO dazed he could
move neither hand nor foot. Pecord
might have counted a thousand.
It looked as thought he had been
counted out There was a terrible lot
of excitement Willard still sat there
as the timekeepers and seconds howied
and waved. People were cheering
frantiealy for Dempsey.
Pecord was called TO the side of the
ring during the hub-bub.
willard was helped to his corner BY
his three seconds. He was not walking.
He sat in his chair while Dempsey,
thinking he had won, started down the
aisle Jack Kearns rushed into the ring
Pecord waved to Dempsey as the win
ner and then discovered that the bell
had saved willard. Bill Tate rushed
down the aisle. got Dempsey and
brought him back.
People asked one another what the
trouble was.
Policemen rushed UP to the ring way
ing clubs.
Dempsey's hackers crowded around
the ring and suddenly the bell rang
ain. SEQ
The fight was on once more.
willard was tired as he came to the
center.
Dempsey almost knocked his head
loose from his shoulders with a right
uppercut willard reeled but the ropes
held him up. Dempsey hit him with
everything he had. but could not drop
him again.
It was a brutal exhibition. Dempsey
with lowered head punched him with
both hands at any spot he chose. 1t
was just a question of how much VIII
lard could stand without being killed.
He was knocked from post 70 post. his
bloody head bouncing this way and that
continuously
II was 80 uneven and one-sided that
many spectators turned thear heads
away.
Both willard and Dempsey were COW
cred with blood. Dempsey had not been
hurt but his back was streaked with
rich. red blood from Wizards nose and
mouth.
The bell sounded as they were push
ing each other in clinch in Willard
corner. Jess was tired and sick as ne
sat down. The bright sun brought out
the bloody marks on the canvas Both
mems gloves were soaked with II too.
Dempsey's white trunks We're spotted
with ii. Reporters at the ringside had
blood on their hats and hands VIII
lard was raining blood all over the
place.
He looked round-shouldered as he
came up for the third round His bat
tered face was an awful sight The
whole right side of his face was pulled
up 10 twice its normal size
He fought the third round a 5 well as
he could and took unmerciful lick
ing
He was punched all over the ring,