The Washington times., 1920-12-27

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Here it is:
When Jack Dempsey was coming
he had nothing to fear. Like Ma
poleon's soldiers who were invading
Italy, Everything they wanted was
before them" They got it. So did
Dempsey.
He tore into his opponents with
the recklessness of youth.
There was none to stop him.
He slugged his way to the top.
There was none to stop him.
He ripped his way past Morris.
Smith, Levinsky. Pelky, Brennan.
Flynn and willard.
Then he was champion.
He was looked upon as the great
est man that ever held the title.
Surely he proved himself the most
daring slugger and hardest hitter
that division had ever seen.
HE BEGAN TO WORRY.
We figured that in the future he'd
perform as he had in the past. Like
all other champs in the big division,
however Jack began to worry. He
had to think OF his past rep and Of
us prcseHt MS pout WIN
Brennan was sort of disappoint-
ment although he won every minute
Of the bout and was the aggressor
throughout. Strange as it may
seem. all champs put up punk bouts
after winning the championship.
Look at Corbett. After winning
from John l.. Sullivan, he cinched the
worlds heavyweight title by stopping
| Charley Mitchell At last he was n
real champion. What did he do? He
| took Tom Sharkey on for an exhibit
| ton bout of four rounds in San Fran
cisco and put up a fearful exhibition.
| His first real fight was with Fitzsom-
mons and he lost in fourteen rounds.
Mr.. Fitzsimmons after he became
cock of the walk did stage work, had
| his picture taken every day, waited
and waited and finally picked up a
! sucker from the West by name of JEFF
! fries. Mind you, this was Fits first
! fight after he had beaten Corbett. He
met Jeffries and was stiffened IN
| eleven rounds.
| Then we had Jefrries the champion.
ESCAPED WITH LIFE.
| The first man he met after winning
the title was Tom Sharkey and he
barely escaped with his life after
! twenty-five rounds of milling. The
referee declared JEFF the winner, but
| to this day there are hundreds who
claim that the sailor got the worst
of the decision.
JEFF did nothing after that. He met
Jack Monroe, Gus Rubin. Jim Cor.
bett, Joe Kennedy and Hank Griffin
all men that he had fought before.
| His first real test was with Johnson,
and he was knocked out.
Johnson, after grabbing the big
honors. made miserable showing
with Ola Jim Flynn. The bout was
stopped, but it was n second-class
show. Then he took on Frank Moran
and went the full twenty rounds, tir-
! ing badly al the finish, but winning
the decision. A few exhibitions with
second-raters filled in his time be-
fore he met and lost to willard.
What did the latter do after he got
the title? lie met Frank Moran at
the Garden here and stumbled
through ten rounds lie was declared
the winner, but was handed no roses.
The first real man he met stopped
him. That man. was Dempsey
MORE ON HIS MIND.
Now, Watson, you get the angle, do
you not?
A champion doesn't seem to be HIM
self at all after he hits the crest Of
the road. He's the greatest, Of course,
but he has more to think about than
has the challenger.
Before the nght with Miske at Ben
ton Harbor, Jack was q bit worried
lie was afraid that his boxing might
not be right. lie inquired ,Lat his
long lay-on might make him wild ana
unsteady. He didn't night at all in
the nrst round. lie seemed content
to box with Mislie and see how THINGS
were. In the second. he seemed salts.
fed with himself however. AMI Ict
out a bit In tho third sure that ia
was the Dempsey OF old, he let fly