The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-11-02

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BY JAMES (JIAAl
In the crop of heayyweights tbs
On Wizards crown there is no
much consideration by managers
possibilities. He was lanlky but
considerable speed, some footwork
sessing a punch with showers of S
get it on the jaw.
But something was missing, SOM
couldn't see. He might suspect it
done no good. You can build mus
hand, but you can't mend the heart
Mind you, I think it was more
moral than physical courage that
Fulton lacked. don't think he
was so .much afraid of punishment
as many persons believed, but,
somehow, once IN the ring he lacked
confidence In himself to finish the
other man.
He did not have the fighters IN
stinct. 1t is an instinct that have
seen carry men forward when they
were so beaten. they could not see,
could hardly stand, lost all realiza-
ton Of Just where they were. The
vanity OF being returned a winner
was beaten out of them. They
could no. longer think OF what 1t
vas going to c6st them in money
Il they lost. They we're far too
dazed for even that.
But something inside Of them
made them try TO go forward and
made them try to hit back at the
man who was beating them to a
pulp. They wouldn't stop until
Nature stopped them by uncon-
sciouEnesa.
Perhaps It made no difference
to Futon that night when he
met Jack Dempsey I'm Newark
whether he Rad q Ions heart or
not He might have gone down
Just the saEne-w0uld have gone
down just tho same, / am GER
tsfn. But not so pstiabIy, per-
haps.
His hesitation to begin, to show
the first flash Of fighting spirit,
brought him the worst humiliation
I ever saw a fighter get. He put
mp his excellent guard and wagged
his dangerous left, but was suddenly
bounced upon like big, lanky
puppy might be pounced upon by
. trained bulldog.
A right to the body, a left hook
to the jaw. a right-hand hook to
the jaw and in eighteen seconds Of
- cts II
andGo upon the mat!
The spectators Were so dazed by
the swiftness OF the thing, the col
lapse of the great big fellow, his
complete f1attening in such lightning
time, that they sat for as long as
the referee could have counted ten
again without utterfng a sound
before the big blast of cheering
came, and with it the realization
that here was young fellow stand
ing triumphant before them who
must be counted in the list of
those who had the right to look
upward toward The greatest crown
OF alt
Dempsey then went right out into
great stride. He whipped Toney
Zeller in no time, took on big Carl
Morris and sent him to sleep in
q few rounds with a left hook and
O right-hand cross and, after pick
ing up a nice, piece of change in
q transforming trip, took on Cum
boat Smith in Buffalo.
It took him only four rounds to
dispose of the GunbOat by push
ing q right-hand punch into his
middle that sent the big, strong
fellow Down for far moro than tho
count and gave the public q
chance to Judge of the mightiness
Of the power that was coming
into Dempsey's blows.
But then there came a match which
many thought might spell DeTnp-
sey's finish. It was with Battling
LevinslEy. It was not that it was
thought Dempsey was in such great
danger of knockout, but It was
believed by those who refused to
zee q conner IN him that Dempsey
would be shown up az a mere Sec
ond rater by Levinsky, who was a
very speedy, scientific boxer. He
didn't have much OF a punch, vet
was not despised as a hitter either.
But the main thing, the wise ones
SVb " bdyAS IAldL ASFlHGhy "Ouh
simply chop and tear Dempsey to
pieces, that the coming champion
could never stand up against Levin
sky's speed.
took Dempsey into training
again at Jimmy Dougherty's place.
known as Leipervtlle, near Phila.
delphia. We had worked there
three weeks when flu hit the town
and Dempsey got q touch OF it. He
then came with me to my Long
Branch camp, recovered from the
flu, and we went on with the train
Ing. I conferred my training then
on increasing his speed, both Of
hands and in footwork. He respond
ed in a manner that amazed me
over his previous achievements.
had some of the speediest
sparring partners take him on
down at the training camp, and
he began sizing up TO every one
Of them at their own game. He