The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-08-08

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When / knocked out Fred Full
ton nine years ago, some thought
Il was on the level, some thought
Freddie took dive and others
thought had slipped Freddie q
double cross The argument never
has been settled to the satisfaction
Of the arguefs, but the boys have
STOPPED debating about that one
because they've had so many new
fights Of mine to battle about.
Ont IN Toledo knocked Jess
Willard down seven times In the
first round. The seventh time
he didn't get up. There was
D lot Of noise and cOmmOttOn
while the referee was cOnnttng
over Jess. When he reached
Sten" he awarded me the Job
OF being heavyweight champion.
So / Just hoped out Of the
ring and was proceeding to the
dressing room to put on my
championship toys and begin
work.
But when / was about half way
there the referee discovered that
the bell had rung. ending the round.
before he had hit ten" So the
fight wasn't over. They called me
hack into the ring. and we con.
tinued fighting after the third when
willard seconds tossed In the
towel.
When the shooting was al over.
quite q few folks said that
didn't legitimately win the title;
that disqualified myself by get
ting out Of the ring before the
. fight legally had ended They said
Il didn't make any difference at
iii whether the referee had made
4 mistake and that because OF his
mistake, had climbed through the
ropes and quit the ring after the
first
Dempsey should have been dis
qualified they said.
These fellows never have been
convinced TO the contrary, and
~ this day. plenty Of them con.
chanlp:on, Which may be true.
mi. anyway, got the tin hat
fiat goes with the title and
little gold to tint it-and that's
the thing that counts.
When failed to stops Tom Glib.
hons in Shelby. Montana, ] was a =
clIsed OF carrying Tom. To this
day there are a few hundred
thousand folks who think that Tom
ma i played q brother act. and
that I was nice and gentle with
him there so that we could do a
little fighting some other day. In
gome other place, for bigger
money.
Even though that conclusion
was shot to pieces by the fact
4hat we never fought again. the
iSova still insist that that's their
story and they are going to
stick to IT.
When Luis Firpo got unclubby
and solted me out of the ring,
plenty Of the customers-Wl1o did
hold 8 watch on the fight--said that
Isawas out Of the ring anywhere
from Is seconds to two weeks and
that Firpo should have been given
the title. They never have stopped
debating on just how long It took
mo to get out of that ring ana
hack into it again.
But that crowd Insistsan
NH F9WAtH AU8A&g@@tO ~ - WSHA$ WNS
that it was "'IOnger than ten
seconds" even though not one
~ them held q watell and WAS
merely guessing. whereas the
ring officials. Wh6l ruled was.
not out for ten SECONDS. didnt
do any guessing at all.
When Tunney gave me shellack,
inr In Philadelphia, even the fellow
who proclaimed before the battle.
fhat i was lust bum" and
figured that Tunney would give me
afFreal laeing. promptly began to
rage the neighbors and slip 1t to
Them that | had faxed the fight,
that / simply couldn't have lost
NV title on the level.
And now they're saying that |
vvon from Sharkey by sInacking
4 him below the Mason & Dixon line.
T'nn wondering what they'll quar-
rel.abOut after fight Gene Tunney
the next time?
fgopyriRtt. 1A37. King Features
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