The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-07-05
CARPENTER and
BRITISH BOXER
may MEET JACK
But They'll Have to Show
Speed First, Says RiCkard,


new hcnyywGEht champion has been
crowned Ia Jack Dempsey and the ex-
odus u Fight fans huH dcpopu'atcd
Toledo h'trls. controversy sin rages
over the sensational defeat Of Jess
willard hero Yesterday So many un-
usual angles developed during the nine
minutes ~ terrific hstif lomhHrdmcnt
that scarcely two supCtafors saw tho
gnrdiny the situation at the end OF tho
first round whom Dempsey lett the
ring believing that he had won with =
knockout and the payment ~ Auch
Hasers ns hinged ON when Willard was
stopped, furnished unlimited material
for argument
Gong Scarcely Heard.
No weak was the sound of the eonp
and so great tho uprolr about the ring
that Referee Record failed 10 hear tho
ben and continued 10 count oyor Willard
ns he Slt uu the ring floor near a ncu-
tral roincr. although Timex ecper Rar-
boar ordered the claug when Pecord's
1tm wnr falling FOR the seventh time,
Tho r"ferr" notified Dempsey that he
had won and tho Salt Lake city pugllst
was we'll on his way 10 his dressing
room before hts manager overlook him
and told him that he was IN danger ~
being disqualified ON techuicallty for
leaving M" ing The question of in
which round Dempsey won his title.
was placed before several veteran ring
officials hr men who had whgcrs Mt
stake and the consensus wns that
Dempsey stopped willard In the third
round, - n" ut'crs seconds tossed tho
towel of defeat into tho center ~ the
ring hr'o"" tho h.U rang for the be-
ginning OF tho fou.th session
These same veterans pointed out sew
cral other interesting features They
stated 'h't " was Tho first time that
n heavyweight champion had evsr adj
m'ttcd d'f"dt without leaving his chair.
Ms well Hs the shortest heavyweight
combat ~ modern ring history
Jack Followed by Crowds.
N other respects the first few hours
nuer the hattie were much the same
Us those following the passing Of past
tube Dempsey va, soon d,csscd and
much IN evidence about the downtown
section, followed hv vlldly enihus-
ins'c and cheering throng of admirers.
When h" appeared fnr dinner ~ tho
leading hotel tn" corridors were mass
~ sSirlng spectators who pecked At
Ntllprds ,nqucfor Rs Do broke train
lnc and dincd IN wnnncr entirely
different from The simple menus OF tho
past two ron'hE
At tho s1mr hour his dethrored on.
ronut was ros'ing IN h., temporary
homo IN 70 residential section. with hi,
Wv, ~, ,'"u l''.N'N ~ ""EN w"
cut 90 rom communication With me
outside world hv RuHrd TINT oven the
tclophor' could not penetrate lto wns
examined Nv the boxing commission
INN ,,',,, ,,"","'f'r, S,,,n P''f hl- I',
,.,,N inWI 'l' .IiE. IN" lHil'i r'Hlrf
T,ti,v,,iN ~, in,. ,,h, "L,'tu "t' ,'' t''''"'lN
public ns noon as hla hrui s- ard ether
marks Of battle had Yielded 90 ordinary
treatment These bruises w.re mostly
nyb, n,a c,,,,o, ,Ii.,,. ,'ut NY 'ns
iadiss, hn, ,"n Nv 'he
wb"ro nS,e u'. 'HnNv" l'' ,'tpa
r,-uthoc 49,, vere ,r. s,.'. r,., ~
,ho rro,u'i.r. ,rl n',,r,,,,
Otnpsey INTO Nou'9N' 'e.
.,,.,,,'',sI '"Arr VI u ''".' uny ''iu.''
l1ns i0r '"tNing t'r 'ltH earl. today
sht !, ~ ,Npen'd id!' 'rnI'.F would
l,, "rd .,.'', I,p, u'', i' .,'"1' N'u's
III ",u,r 10 lHi"I NuN'' WE engage
N,nnsr yIf,,i o.I,'...nl,.. me- W. lh,,
10 g. 10 Nrw l,"rl in dIsrns9 certain
.'N"'sN rRhH hn.'dAicb Htie' the
nvut b'' Nn"t erect the upset viii
h.NS T.. ,p.n ,t a,lLtnfemtF coIid not
Wv H. ,'1, nou '',V lol,' ~ ms c.nnec-
uom " c1n he said - confident was
Will1rd 'h.t he would defeat Dempsey
ma, nc nnd 'oinplriel preliminary plans
~ "'tNhIhe moving picture company
"Uu sur " N'trH nt dramas Ia witch
nlt ring IoWeas would be OF great
Vllue me h,3ws ~ the more youthful
opponent are believed 10 have shattered
lhis 'chtine a. they d,d Tho champions
shb cuum" "t tho conqueror of Jack
'"rhN"h
benpSey mas no immediate Idea ot
r-cnitring the ring, for there il 20
WOi'hy opponent In eight at this time.
II - llholN he VIII endcavor 10 turn hit
h'"if gained rims iRurcls into com.
merclhl value ns he's been the custom
OF all modern holders Of the title.
Ready TO Fight Again.