The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-19

Jack Dempsey's overwhelming victory over Billy Miske demonstrates just once again his amazing fighting ability.
 Through all the years that the boxing game was endured. pugilism has hoped for super-fighter. One generation fol- lowed another, and no such man ap- peared The world has produced great hitters, who were slow a-foot or who lacked scientific ability. It has produced men of science who lacked the puncsi. Fighters have come to the fore who were both scientific and great as hitters. But they couldn't take'a punch themselves.
 But now it seems that pugilsm at last has a view of man who answers every demand that has been made for the ab- solutely perfect fighting machine, or who soon will answer it. Dempsey has the lighting heart, something that only one fistic gladiator in every hundred possesses. He loves to fight: he would rather go into a ring and battle some tough opponent than do anything else in life. His great est joy comes when bell rings that sends him into action.
 IN A CLASS APART
 As a hitter, don't think any, man ever lived who was in Dempsey class. John L. Sullivan could lash out with terrific fury and power. But Sullivan was, after all is said and done, a ne-punch man, His "right-hand ripper" was the real weapon. He could hit men with other punches and with the other hand. And he knocked a lot of them out in that fashion. But his main reliance was the old right that swept into an opponent from the peculiar Sullivan angle.
 Dempsey crashes men into defeat with either hand-from any angle any dis tance. He's toppled foemen easily with six-inch hook as he has with long right drive. He knocks them out with blows to the jaw and blows to the stom- ach Whenever he hits solidly tae target falls. His punch is practically irresistible in it's power.
 Fitzsinlmons was a terrific hitter. But great as he was I don't think that he can be classed with Dempsey. For the Utah Mauler" has done things with his fists that I don't think Fitz. John l.. or any of the others could nave accom- plshed.
 Dempsey is fast, amazingly fast. was startled when I saw him in action year ago And those who saw him then and saw him again in Benton Harbor were more amazed For if Dempsey was shifty in Toledo he was bewildering, phantom like in Benton Harbor Miske. touted as a speed marvel himself, was like lum- bering longshoreman in comparison with the champion.
 LACKED ABILITY
 The one fault that many round Witi Dempsey-the something it was said he lacked-was boxing ability. But in the first round on Labor Day. Jack Dempsey came from under cover and displayed boxing ability that baffled his opponent He outboxed Miske every second of every minute in the first round. And Miske, mind you, was supposed to be-next to Carpentier-the greatest heavyweight boxer in the game.
 All along it has been the claim Of the Dempseyites that the champion. if he so liked, could outbox any man in the heavyweight ranks It was said he never resorted to boxing because he preferred to go out, slug his way, and end the battle in the fastest time possible. Those who claimed that he was boxer certainly knew what they were talking about, be- cause Jack Demjsey on Labor Day showed to the world that if the need ever came to box his way along he could hold his own, and then beat the greates. boxer in the world.
 And so we have Dempsey, great box CT, a slugging marvel, the fastest heavy weight afoot man with a fighting heart and of proven ability to take punishment. What more is needed to answer the title of super fighter"