Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1919-07-10
ROUND ONE.

willard Owned Five Times.
Willard doomed up like Goliath
against his fiye.inch shorter David, and
opened the engagement bv pumping
his long left twice into Dempsey's face
with force enough to make the latter
blink. The challenger missed q
swing. and slipping into clinch
landed three body blows with his free
left hand carrying but little force.
Willard held him easily in clinch and
partly turning him around, used his
rapier-like left again, once to the
head and once to the body after the
break.
Then Dempsey. as If he had got
the range, opened his heavy artillery
and swung Earring left to the jaw,
followed by a right and left to the
body. The almost superhuman power
of the punches Immediately was ap-
parent. 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. o. Dempsey
crowded in again, shot left 10 the
mouth and repeated to the eye.
The blows did not even cause his
youthful nemesis to hesitate, and
lodging past the outstretched left as
1t snapped for the third time, he
whipped over right and left almost
simultaneously, the blows landing
hush 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, only
to be sent to the canvas with an.
other right as he rose slowly to his
feet. The blood began to pour from
MS 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 q corner, and with q
right and left to the face sent him to
the floor again. AS he arose fusil.
lade ofebody blows dropped him in q
corner where he sat when the bell
terminated the round. and led Demp-
say to believe that Willard has been
counted out,
ROUND TWO.
Ex-champion's Face Battered.
Dempsey started where he left of.
and Willard. with big cut under his
eye. appeared to be In had way. He
managed to snap a left to Dempsey's
lace and q puny right ,ppercut to The
chin. Dempsey replied with severa,
body drives and Willard fell partly
through the ropes. When he reea,ned
his feet he stumbled into a clinch. hut
Dempsey easily tore loose aud proceed.
ed to batter him almost 1t will. the
champion retaliating with but three
feeble stabs to the face during the
melee.
THIRD ROUND.
Willard Quits.
The, final session was simply a
series OF rapid fire swings which fell
on Wizards face and body with pile
driving power which left Willard com.
pletely helpless. He staggered about
the ring and wobbled along the ropes
utterly unable to- defend himself.
Blood bubbled from his mouth with
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crowd about the ringside began to yell
to Referee Pecord to stop It. Just a.
the bell rang and Willard collapsed
In his chair he spar out q tooth and
1t was seen that he was In bad condi.
ton. AZ he sat lolling from side to
side. his chief second, Walter Mona
han, talked earnestly to him and when
Willard nodded his head Monahan
walked over and spoke to Referee
Pecord. The referee threw up his
hands and hurried to Dempsey's cor.
ner. He gesticalated in the uproar.
and finally pulled Dempsey toward the
center Of the ring before the new
champion realized that Wizards 500
ond had thrown up the SPONGE Al
soon ~ be grasped the situation be
started for Wizards corner ana the
late title holder arose and stepped
weakly to- meet him. They, shook
hands and Willard muttered some.
thing IN reply to Dempsey's remayks,
and the nght had passed into history.