Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-01

III turned out tnat niSnt 10 see
lops in the old base ball park
As / said in yesterdays article
Dempsey was little nervous, but
worked in conjunction with the
sbeed-up style | had urged on him
IL he was nervous. you can bet the
other fellow always was, too.
my last word to Dempsey before
the bell, was: Tear at him and keep
tearingl Don't let your chin come
up from your left shoulder for al
the money in the world. Remember
this fellow viii kiss you on the chin
with his right if he sees it. Now go
and good luck | said. as | squeezed
hts arm afectionately,
3The bella Dempsey sails in like a
bnlldog. What a fight it is, but to
my horror. I see Dempsey beginning
to straighten up and trade rights.
And see a crack at Willard fading
lie had forgotten all about the weav-
ing in and the swayng that we had
spent so many hours teaching him.
Ii the Gunner could fcign him and
make him step back. he'd knock Jack
Geld He was up there, mark for
a. right-haud sock if the Gunner
could work him into position. And
yeu can bet your boots that he was
going to do Just that, You can't fool
abound with a hitter of Gunner's alb
shout instructions then. 1t might r
irt and in. knew it was coming an
calling for Jack TO keep his chin do
him. The crowd was going wild. Tt
The Gunner hadn't put over the. bis
for Dempsey had come up. a mark TO
The Gunner feigned, bluffed to lead
asleft to the belly and Jack stepped
hack few inches. dropping his guard
a shit as he did BAN! Over it went
The punch landed cleanly on the
peint What a sock it was? Kelly
and l shook like cold pups. We
gfabbed for each other, lost our bal
ance and tumbled from our little
perch on the steps leading into the
ring right out on to the floor.
Proves He Can Take 1t.
kelly was first up shouting,
what a belt and how he took it..
It's all right, Doc. He can take it.
sWhen the punch landed. Dempsey
qhivered all over. But he had a
lighters instinct. He fell right in,
fighting before the Gunner could set
FOR another. The Gunner worked
desperately to spear Jack with another
right, but before the referee could
separate them, the bell rang.
sThere was quick work to be done.
Kelly and rush across the ring and
carry Dempsey to his corner. He
was dead on his feet when we got to
ham. / slipped the smelling salts
under his nose and the Old Spider
was working like demon along the
line. Still he snored. If ever there
was a man out in his corner it was
Dempsey. Just before the bell rang
for the second round. he came to. He
was himself again and Kelly and
shouted words of advice into both of
his ears.
s"Son, you're the next champion Of
the world. You've got this fellow
dead in his chair over there. Tear
when the bell rings and keep tearing.
Keep that head bobbing and he'll
never hit you with another right all
night. The bell rang and they went
to it.
A Fight In All Its Glory.
"a fight in all its glory. The best I
ever saw Men ranted In crazy de,
lifium. Gone mad, 1 tell YOU They
had seen Dempsey going and now saw
him coming back and driving the
dangerous sailor all over the ring.
rDempsey went right on to victory.
Man, what a fight. When the final
bell came, Jim Griffin raised Denp-
sey's hand and they nearly tore the
place down. Those who had been
kidding me about my next champion
OF the world were the first to spill
themselves over the ropes.
Kelly and / rushed Dempsey to the
dressing room. He sat there strangely
quiet. He didn't seem to be in on
the celebration at all. Kelly remarked
that he had got a sweet sock in that
first round. Dempsy didn't even look
up. His head was down and he was
looking at the floor He remained this
way long after we had started to
unlace his fighting shoes.
suddenly he looked up and said:
k'Well Jack, l lost, eh?"
s"What do you mean, you lost. You
won, kid. You beat the great Gun.
boat Smith who was robbed Of the
decision over Willard in the same
ring. That makes you the heavy
weight champion of the world boy,
YOU are the champion right now.
You proved 1t tonight
sand" broke in Kelly you can
take it on the beard Boy, he kissed
ypur chin with a beaut and you didn't
bat an eye"
Didn't Realize His Victory.
dempsey didn't seem to realize that
he had won a great fight.
We got him dressed finally and
long afterward, on the ferry boat
going to Oakland, he spoke up and
said:
"What kind of a fight was It. JACKIE
Il remember that punch now. But /
don't remember anything that hap
pened after it. My mind is blank
on everything after that punch. You
know that stove over in the gym?
Well thought somebody had dropped
it on my head when the Gunner hit
rae. I couldn't understand how they
had dropped it down on me without
nay seeing them lift it. That's how 1
felt about it. 1t must have been a
dandy"
"You took it, boy, That proved to
me then and there that you're the
champion. No next about It. You
are the champion"
Still they wanted him licked They
sent for Carl Morris and little Jack,
now around 175 pounds punched big
740-pou7ld Carl all over the place for
four rounds. stepped right out after
tllat and claimed the title. / billed
Dempsey as the Only fighting cham
9ion the world had ever known.
Jack wanted to 60 home to Salt
lake City to see his folks and we
parted for the first time.
tGopyriEht. 1880
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