Arizona republican., 1919-07-05

range opened his heavy artillery and swung a jarring left to the jaw. fol- lowed by a right and left 10 the body. The almost superhuman power of the punches was immediately apparent A partly silly. partly stupid expression overspread 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 d left TO the mouth which he repeated to the eye The blows did not even cause his youthful nemesis to hesitate and lodging past the outstretched left as it snapped for the third time. he | whipped over a right and left almost | simultaneously, the blows landing flush on Willards jaw and for the first time in his championship career Will lard was dropped 10 the floor He was mp again at the count of six only to be sen. to the canvas with another right as he rose slowly to his feet, and the blood began to pour from his mouth.
 He turned away from his opponent who struck again twice with his right Willard falling on his hands and knees. When he arose Dempsey crowded him into a corner and with a right and left to the face sent him to the floor again As he arose fusillade of body blows dropped him in a corner where he sat when the bell terminated the round and led Dempsey to believe that Will lard had been counted out.
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 ROUND TWO--Dempsey started in where he left off and Willard with a big cut under his eye appeared to be in bad way.
 He managed to snap a left to Demp- seys face and puny right uppercut I to the chin. Dempsey replied with several body drives and Willard fell partly through the ropes. When he regainal his feet he stumbled into a clinch, but Dempsey easily tore loose and proceeded to batter him almost at will, the champion retaliating with but three feeble taps to the face during the melee. When Willard went to his corner he fell heavily into his chair and ' it was seen that his right eye was com pletely closed and that the right side of his face was swollen entirely out of shape while Dempsey was unmarked 9 Threw Up Sponge in Third . THIRD ROUND-The final session was simply a series of rapid-fire swings which fell on Willards face and body wkh pile-driving power, which left Willard completely helpless as he stag gered about the ring and wobbled along the ropes, utterly unable to defend him self. Blood bubbled from his mouth with every gasp for breath while the crowd about the ringside began to vel to Referee Pecord to stop it. Just as the bell rang and Willard collapsed into his chair he spat out a tooth and it was seen that he was in bad condi- tion. As he sat lolling from side tC side his chief second, Walter Monahan talked earnestly to him and when Will Llard nodded his head Monahan wake eC over and spoke to Pecord. The referet threw up his hands and hurried tC Dempsey's corner. He gesticulated 1T the uproar and finally pulled Dempsey toward the center of the ring before the new champion realized that Willard! seconds had thrown up the sponge. A. soon as he grasped the situation, ht started for Willard's corner and tn, late title holder arose and stepped
 weakly to meet him. They shook hands and Willard muttered something in reply to Dempseys remarks, anC the fight had passed into history.