The copper era and Morenci leader., 1919-07-04
DEMPSEY CHAMPION IN THREE ROUNDS
 JULY. FOURTH


 sey in three bloody rounds during which the issue was never in doubt attained the worlds premier fistic honors by defeating Jess Willard.
 In the first round Dempsey sent home body blow from which the big fellow never recovered.
 The gong alone saved him from de- feat in this round for with swollen cheeks, right eye closed, Dempsey knocked him down on his own ropes seven times.
 Dempsey thought he had won when the gong sounded and had to be brought back to the ring. Willard who lowered above his antagonist like light house over a tug, acted like sick man. He was beaten and knew it. He swung wildly and feeb- ly while his relentless antagonist pounded him blows like a great rivet- ing machine There were cries of stop it'-Help tits murder.
 Jess managed to last out the third round and sank into his corner where
 
 revived, tried to smile and then his seconds surrendered the match. Will lard said 'Tn the first round when Dempsey hit me with left hook I tried hard to continue but I was rapidly losing my strength. My eye was closed at the end of the third round, and I realized that it would be useless for me to continue, as I could hardly see. Its hard to admit defeat, but Dempsey is the hard est puncher I ever faced
 Kearns, manager of the new champ ion said Jack is real champion he knocked Willard out twice.
 They gave up the fight in the first round, then brought us back with the belt and Jack got him again in the third. s
 Dempsey will be popular champ ion He said, q told them I would knock him out the first round and te all intents and purposes that is what did. He took lot of punish was so feeble that I hated to hit him.
 Time was called at 4.0S and one half Round one Willard landed the first blow, light left to the head. The champon landed right and left to the head Dempsey hooked left at Willard's stomach. Dempsey missed left and right to the head. Willard snappd left to the jaw. Dempsey knocked Willard down with a right to the jaw twice The champion took a count of six each time and when he got up Dempsey knocked him down with left and rights to the jaw. The challenger tore into him and only the gong saved Willard. Round two.- Dempsey rushed Willard in his cor ner, pounding his jaw with right and lefts. The champions right eye was closing from the blows Dempsey had landed Dempsey walked around Will lard carefully measuring him with rights and lefts to the jaw. Willard seemed dazed. Dempsey put three lefts to the bad eye. Willard landed a feeble upper-cut. Willard's eye was rapidly closing. Dempsey was cal led back into the ring for the second round because he thought he had won the fight. Willard staggered to his corner at the end of the second round. Round Three-Dempsey hit Willard twice with lefts to the jaw. Dempsey landed right to jaw and left to body Dempsey peppering lefts to Willards jaw, without return.
 Dempsey backed the champion to the ropes and hammered him with left hand rights to the jaw and body. Dempsey hit right and left to the head and had the blood streaming from the champions mouth. Willard landed stinging upper cut to Demp- seys jaw and Dempsey retaliated with a left to the jaw. Willard throws up the sponge at the end of the tnlrd round.