Omaha daily bee., 1921-07-03
By JACK DEMPSEY,
Heavyweight Champion of the World

Copyright, 1891. by King Features Syn
dieate. lnc)
Jersey City, N. j., July 2.-(Spe-
cial Telegram. 1.-The heavyweight
championship of the world remains
in America. Europe sent into the
ring this afternoon the greatest ring
battler she has developed in DO
years, but he was a little too light.
a little too small, too frai1, really,
to take back to his home land the
first crown of the universe.
Victory came to me this afternoon.
And defeat was the portion Of
Georges Carpenter OF France. But
in defeat there is glory for the game,
splendid boy who gave me one of
the very toughest battles of my life
time.
What a fast fellow Carpenter Is.
How clever, and how he can hit with
only l72 pounds backing him up. He
crashed the old Highlander to my
head in the first and caught me flush
on the chin with it in the second
Not once, but twice. Those punches
shook me up, but they really meant
the beginning of the end of Carpen-
tiers dream Of pugilistie conquest
OF the world, for when he hit me
twice in the second with everything
he had and / stayed on my feet, |
knew / couldn't lose the fight. l
abandoned the early caution, for l
had nothing more to fear, and went
out to cut him down in a hurry.
The end came in the fourth.
Promise to America.
1T was my promise to America
that I'd fight to the last ounce oi
energy within me to keep the title
here and / have redeemed that prom
Use. | put the best that was in ms
into the fight this afternoon and !
won, as l promised, in the earliest
moment that it was humanity possible
for me to turn the trick.
"And, now, I hope that the stories
that | was going to carry the French
man, that | was going to quit to him
in the second, third or sixth round,
are stilled l pledged my honor
with promise of an honest effort and
| gave the best | had.
The Frenchman surprised the
crowd with the opening bell rush.
But / was prepared. had been told
he'd come out and swing right with
everything he had in the hope OF
catching me off-guard, and so drop
me if 1t landed, but he didn't land.
Il fought through that first round
with more than usual caution. I had
l2 rounds to finish him in and |
wasn't going to take any foolish
chances with wild rushes. l let him
lead and l was quite pleased when
ever he came into clinch, for |
knew that in the clinches | could
smash and batter away at his rather
slim body. ! didnt get in really
clear shot in the first because |
didn't do much opening up. | was
waitir~ for the opportunity to pre-
sent i. elf. But no real one came
into sight. So, the first ended with
Georges wearing a red nose and a
Redeemed body from clinch battering.
Strong in Second.
1t was in the second that Carpen-
tier showed the stuff that has made
him the idol of France and the great
est fighting man in Europe. He kept
coming in and trying with the right
He missed. 49,
A few of the lightning drives and
then one of them landed. Like a
flash he drove the same hit to the
same spot, and III confess with all
honesty that he socked me just about
as hard as anyone has hit me in
years.
He came in and landed glancing
third, and his rust carried us into
clinch against the ropes. I guess
he thought he had me on the skids
then. but I'm a rather tough west
erner with jaw that can stand up
under some tough hammering.
Georges continued to rush me
after the clinch, but it didn't do much
good. The crisis was over. had TAX
en- all he had, was on my feet full
of fight and absolutely sure of vic
tory.
Perhaps, had l tried, / might have