Hammond Times, Volume 7, Number 22, Hammond, Lake County, 5 July 1919 — Page 3

Julv 5th, 1919.

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IN THE 3RD Willard Quits Cold But Takes An Awful Punishment. By ED E. SMITH fSTAFF CORRESPONDENT I. N SERVICE1 - TOLEDO, O., July 5. He managed himself and he threw his own towel into the ring when he was licked. That in a brief line or two is the story of the total eclipse of Jess Willard, until 4:30 yesterday afternoon world champion. HE G-OT SOUS OINNTtTO. Jack Dempsey knocked the crown off! his head In a big hurry in the arena at Bayvlew Park, and no man in a cham-1 rionship battle ever received such a ! quick and such a completely decisive! lirkinfr as this big man from Kansas. He was forced to thow up the towel j and he threw it up himself. j NO STBSKQTH LEFT. I They asked him between the third; and the fourth rounds w hat he wanted j to do and. as he had lost all power of! speech, he reached over to one of his I helpers, seized a towel out of his hand j and with the one atom of strength left in that giant frame, tossed it in. I Along- with he course of the towel from the 'Willard corner over toward Pempsey's went tha championship of the world and the richest athletic plum in the univfl-se. A new champion had been crowned and undoubtedly with it the most popular champion since the old days of John Li. Sullivan. RE KNEW IK A MINUTE. "Willard knew at the end of a minute i that he was whipped. i A terrific right to the heart region I that didn't go more than a foot in its fiipht, started him on his way. He shook him to the heels and made him wobble like a bowl of Jejly. Came as could be Willard stood the shock and wcaved in only to get a left hook on his long chin that floored him! beautifully. That was the finish, although the referee did not so decide. DOWN.SEVEK TTSfTSS IN TIXST. Seven times Willard was down in the first round. j At the end of the third round the . champion, blinded and groping for his' corner, almost fell on his face as hej attempted to gain the chair that his eager seconds pushed under his withering frame. One of them caught him by the leg as he was dropping into total collapse nnd pushed him back into a sitting position. Willard had reached with two tired arms for the ropes in the angle of his! c orner. He missed both of them and ( staggered forward like a man drunk tO the last degree. He was through and' knew It. PREDICTION CAKE TUUE. The. prediction that he never would! stand to be knocked out came true. He wouldn't leave his corner and didn't listen to the advice of his seconds to fcve one more while at it. His face was a sight. The entire right side of it was sticking out like a case of mumps. The eye was completely closed and there was a ragged and bloody gash under it to tell of the visitations of that horrible Dempsey left. His right eye was rapidly closing and there was a manineal srlar to the swollen rupil that told of the eraziness of his brain. JESS DONE TO FINISH. The big legs that wouldn't stand roadwork in his training, were quivering and broken at the knees. His arms, which did not get the benefit of any bag punching, were flopping at his sides Just, as they had done in the training work that was done in such a half hearted manner. He was through done to a finish. He had managed himself, trained himself, and when the end came, still stubborn, and refusing the final touch of pity that a second might have given him. seized the towel and tossed it into the ring. Are you reading The Trmes?

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Fighting Fool Does Just As He Pleases With the Coffeyville, Kansas, Flivver at Toledo. By TAD STAFF CORRESPONDENT 1 N. SERVICE) TOLUDO, (A. July 6 With his right eye closed tight, his mouth torn. Joss Willard dragged his weary legs to his corner at the end of the third round with Jack Dempsey here yesterday and threw up the sponge. It was th-? first time in the history of the ling that a heavyweight champion refused to toe the mark with his challenger. WXX.X.AJ2.D BADLY PUNISHED. Beaten to a frazzle, outpunched and outfought at every turn, the big fellow was a sad sight. He almost stumbled and fell as he headed for his corner but Walter Monahan held him until the chair was put in place. Willard could not see out of his right eye. his mouth was open and blood pouring down his purple trunks as he fell into his chair. He looked around for a friendly face. He met Monahans. asked what round it was. They toid him the fourth was coming. They washed his puffed and bleeding face, brushfd his hair back a bit and just about as the timekeeper was to ring the bell again Willard ordered his seconds to toss in the sponge. NOTHING BUT A PUNCHING BAG. There never was such a one-sided fight as that which was put on here yesterday. Jess Willard may have been a great man. but he was nothing but a punching bag yesterday. He didn't land more than twice on Dempsey and the blows did not affect the young fellow at all. Dempsey was very cool all through the fight and went at it in a very business-like manner. He fought a clean fight, a clever fight and at no tune did he look like a loser. When the big fellows were ready for the fight, the trick gong which was set up by McLaughlin, the anna build-r, sounded, but Dempsey who was talking to Kearns in his corner, didn't hear it. Willard left his corner to go to the center of the ring but Referee record waved him back. SENT BACK SECOND TX2SX. Once more the old dinger cracked and Dempsey failed to hear it. There was a roar as Willard started for him the second time. Pecord once more told Willard to go tack to his corner. Dempsey turned around and faced Hie center of the ring. When the bell sounded for the third time both men were ready and the big fight was on. Willard was smiling as he toed the mark, but Dempsey. with his black hair and eyebrows scowled like a mad bull. He had his head lowered and ho looked at Willard's midriff instead ot his eyes. Willard led lightly with his long left. It caught Dempsey high upon the cheek. Jack danced away. Once again Willard led with his left and Dempsey danced away, circling the big ftllow. Then there was a swish tind a thud. Dempsey skidded and poked his left to Willard's head. The runch brought a lump like a robin's egg over Jess right eyebrow. He was wild-eyed, following the dancing TAmpsey. The latter, still looking at Willard's gloves, backed away toward his own corner and as Willard started to lead let fly with that wicked left again. It landed flush on Willard's chin. He rocked a bit. opened his eyes and then slowly settled to the floor. Thero was a wild howl. Willard was badly dazed. He sort of sat there four or Ave seconds. As Pecord tolled off the count he got up at five, but had no idea where he was Dempsey was leaning on the ropes. Before Willard was fully set a right hander crashed against his chin and over he went again. He was still in Dcmpsey's corner. Everyone was wild, hats and cushions were sailing trhough the air. Pecord walked over and started counting again. Willard. on his hands and knees, looked up at Pecord. but his expression was that of a dodo. He w as a sad looking sight. His right eye was puffed and blood trickled down his chin from a bust in the mouth. At the count of five he got to his feet again and leaned on the ropes. Kearns was yelling to Dempsey to take his time. Jack didn't seem to be excited at all. He walked up to Willard and socked him again. This time a right hander flush on the mouth send htm sprawling. Blood poured from his cut mouth. He sat there on the floor in a very Indifferent manner. Pecord started to count again and Dempsey stood over the fallen giant in a threatening manner.

Willard waved him away w ith his i right hand, but Jack didn't back up a step, record got to the count of fight before Willard was up this time. He then backed away along the ropes toward the neutral corner. Dempsey kept him th-r and rained right nnd lefts on him. He ripped at Jess' stomach, then switched to the head. Willard's face was a sight, but he took his beating like a man. He swung viciously at Dempsey and landed on top of his head. Dempsey rushed like a bull and dropped Willard for the fourth time. A left to the chin did it this time. Willard dropped heavily. He tried to get up. but toppled back again. Pecord eounted again and once more the Mir fellow got up to his feet. rempwy walked right nto the big man without the least fear. He tore for the bodv and punched at least ten hard rights and lefts into the stomach. They were back in that neutral corner again. Dempsey dropped Willard for the fifth time in this torner with a rlsnt-nand on the jaw. Willard fumbled the r.pc3 as he fell, trying to save himself. He smiled as he sat there looking at the referee. Blood was running down his chin as he lay wih one arm over the lower rope. He got to his feet again, but was unsteady. He fell or.ee against the ropes as Dempsey started to beat him. He was simply beaten to the floor with five or six lefts and rights for the sixth time. Willard was a sight by this time. His right eye was completely closed. The right side of his face puffed and thre was a rip under his right eye. He arose once more and fell on Poir.psey, who tore into him again. Blood from Willard's faco trickled down Dempsey 's back. They were both covered with it by this time. Dempsey looked to be tired from the pummelhng. He had punched himself weary. He sat down with a terrible thud. He sort of smiled In a silly manner. His bloody face was battered almost beyond recognition. People were yelling "stop the fight" as Pecord walked over to count again. Willard was down. He was ei'.ting nn the floor with his head dangling on the ropes. He was so dazed he could move neither hand nor foot. Pecord might have counted a thousand. It looked as thought he had been counted out. There was a terrible lot of excitement. Willard still sat there as th-i timekeepers and seconds howled and waved. People were cheering frsnticaly for Dempsey. Pecord was called to the side of the ring during the hub-bub. Willard was helped to his corner his three seconds. He was not walking. He sat in his chair while D'mpsey. thinking he had won, started down the aisle. Jack Kearns rushed into the ring. Pecord waved to Dempsey as tlTe winner and then discovered that the bell had savefl Willard. Bill Tate rushed down the aisle, got Dempsey and brought him back. People asked one another what the trouble was. Policemen rushed up to the ring waving clubs. Dernpsey's backers crowded around the ring and suddenly the bell rang ,-ain. f 9 - The fight was on once mor. Willard was tired as he came to the center. Demrsey almost knocked his head loose from his shoulders with a right uppercut. Willard reeled but the ropes held him up. Dempsey hit him w'ith everything he had, but could not drop him again. It was a brutal exhibition. Dempsey with lowred head punched him with both hands at any spot he chose. It was just a question of how much Willard pu!d stand without being killed. He was knocked from post to rest, his bloody head bouncing this w ay and that continuously. It was so uneven and one-sided that many spectators turned thear heads away. Both Willard and Dempsey were covered with blood. Dempsey had not ne.tn hurt, but his back' was streaked with rich, red blood from Willard's nose- and mouth. The bell sounded as they were pushing each other in a clinch in Willard's corner. Jess was tired and sick as he sat down. The bright sun brought out the bloody marks on the canvas. Both men's gloves were soaked with it too. Dcmpsey's white trunks were spotted with it. Reporters at the ringside had ble.od on their hats and hands. Willard was raining blood all oer the place. He looked round-shouldered as he came up for the third round His battered face was an awful sight. The whole right side of his face was puffed up to twice its normal size. He fought the third round as well us he could and took an unmerciful licking. He was punched all over th ring.

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but didn't faH. He reeled, grabbed the ropes and fell ' on Dempsey, but ho didn't go to the floor. All during the third round Willard bled like a stuck pig. He took the pasting lik" a soldier, but he was beaten beyond all hope. There was not a chance in the world for him. Dempsey went about his work quietly and carefully. Willard at times tried his famous right uppercut, but he never landed it. When he mlsse.l he ran into stiff lefts and rights that must have scrambled his brains. All lie did was to tak punch after punch, minute after minute and never landed one. Finally the gong sounded again. Dempsey hurried into his corner and sat down. Willard weak, tired and si k. dragged his weary form towards his corner. He had just about got there uhn his knees sagged and he stumbled against the ropes. Monahan nnd Hemple grabbed him. He was beaten to a frazzle. It was then he asked what round It was and asked that the towel be thrown in. The arguments are going here good and strong. What round did Dcmpsry win in? Some say four rounds, as thry had already fought three. Others say he won in the third as they had not started the fourth. The three round boys have the better of the argument. Willard sat In his corner after the third round, but before the. bell rang staring the fourth he threw- up the sponge. It wil go down In the record book as a three-round fight.

ARY MEET WAS GREAT Joie Ray Lowers Two of His Own Marks and Scores Most Points. Kleven A. I. A. A. records were broken today in the second annual track and field meet at Glcason field. Tho Goodyear Tire and Rubber company of Akron won first place with forty points, winding up a perfect day by copping the relay. Gary was second with twenty-three points and Pullman third with twenty. RAY B BEAKS OWN EICOED. Joie Ray, Gary, broke two of his own records, won the shield for individual points, and registered three firsts. Frank Loeimis, Bre-mner Bros. Biscuit Co., Chicago, was a close second for individual honors w ith thirteen points. Ray walked away from his rivals in the mile and half mile, but in the two mile event Fred Cook of Goodyear forced the world's record holder to let out some. 10,000 WATCH CONTESTS. Hughio Palmer. Goodrich Tire, Akron, and state, champion in horseshoe pitching, wo r,the A. I. A. A. title this afternoon by licking Joe AVilkinson, Fristone, of Akron, in the finals. Palmer is seventy-eight years old. Ten thousand fans watched the contests. Joliet Steel Club won the industrial wrestling championships, scoring thirtyone points. Summary: 100 yard dash. Pierce. Goodyear, w-on: I.oomis. Chicago, sccemd: Beither. Geodrich, third. Time. :10 2-5. 880 yard run. Joie Ray, Gary, won: E. F. Marchal. Gary, second: Herold, Goodrich, third. Time. 2:00 3-5. One mile walk. Chrliis. Goodyear, won; Cummings, Goodyear, second: Heyman, Kin-stone, third. Time. 8:15 2-5. One mile run. Joie Ray. Gary, won; Herold, Goodrich, second: F. Kortmyer. Goodyear, third. Time. 4:4S 3-3. Shot put. A. Howes. Pullman, won: C. Weil. Firestone, second: F. Kortmyer, Goodyear, third- Distance, 40 ft. 5 in. Javelin throw. Griffith won, 156 ft. 11 in.; Thompson, second. 154 ft. 2 'a in.: Kortmyer. third. 140 ft. 10 in. Discus throw. Kortmyer won, 1 1 S ft. 11 in.; Dunn, second. 114 ft. 10 in.; Cobb, third. 112 ft. 9 in. Pole vault. C. Cox. Goodyear, won; Joe Gray. Firestone, second: A. Hirter. Miller Rubber, third. Height. 10 ft. 10 in. 440 yard dafh H. Osborn. Morris, won: Nedan. General Tire-, second: Johnson. Pullman, third. 120 yard hurdles. Frank Loom i 5. Chicago, wem; F. Rures. Pullman, second: IZ. Reid'I. Goodrich, third. Half-mile run Joie- Ray, Gary Tin Mill, first: Eddie Marohao. Gary Sheet Mill, second: William Ha.rvcd. Goodyear, third. Running high Jump F. A. Skihb Ball Park LEAGUE

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Pullman Car. first: E. Uhl. Goodyear, second; C. W. Tinker, Goodyear, third. Height, 5 ft. 9 in., new record. Two rmle.--Joie Ray. Gary Tin Mill. ! rst : I'r.-d Cook. Goodyear, second; K. Prey, Firestone, third. Tini. 10:15 1-5. new record. 220 yard dash. Fred Olson. G-jn ral Tire, first; H G. Osborn. Morris iz Co., t'hicjgo. sc,nd; Bernard SzolJ Gary W'Tks, third, lime, 23 seconds, nev record. 220 yard hurdles. Frank l..o-n- s, Premier Bros.. C'li cago. first: Tres I Iteiiif' r. Firestone, s(ccid: Albert Hc.;er, Miller Rubber, U.rd. Time. 27 secj .s, ii'w record. . Running broad -jump. Wllli-i-n A. Dowding. Gary Sheet Mill, first; Tre57 Pitt.'ng' r. Firestone, second: D. Ahfa-n.

Morris & Co.. third. Distance. 20 ft. 9i ! in. One mile run. Joie Ray, Gary Tin Mill, first; William Herold. Goodrich, Akron, second; A. M. Gerald. Pullman Car Co., third. Time, 4:48 3-5. Spectators Still In Daze At Results B7 FBANK G. MX NICE. rSTAFF CORRESPONDENT I. N. SERVICE1 TOLEDO. O.. July 5. The yellowing pages of pugilistic history chronicle many batles replete with sensational, brcathchecklng and weird moments, but nothing that even remotely approaches the clash of yesterday afternoon. A new day has been born since Jack Dempsey batered . Jess Willard Into a erumpled. gruesome looking human, but even now the thousands who witnessed it are still in a daze; still unable to i put into sequence every movement of that fact; still bewildered by the dramatic incidents of that spectacular, yet one-sided bout. But. though they cannot connect clearly every action In those three hysteric producing rounds, they are a unit In this one expression: "Jack Dempsey s!zs tip as the greatest punching heavyweight of all time the miracle man of the fistic world." And they are venturing the prediction i now that Dempsey probably will hold the throne longer than any other king that ever reigned in pugilism. While they chant the rraise of the hour, a wreck of a human being, with face battered almost beyond recognition, with body pummelled so that nausea still remains and with fighting spirit for"vr broken, rejnains In the seclusion of his cottage. And that human is Jess Willard the man of the boasted "concrete stomach" and "Iron Jaw" Jess Willard, the "unbeatable." Dempsey hit Willard nineteen times In the first round, thirty-one in the second and twenty-six in the third a total of seventy-six punches that went with crashing force against the head and body of the giant; a greater number of blows that Dempsey ever found it necessary to use In all his career to bring down a Goliath. Through the day. while nature slowly was healing the terrible Willard hurts that those punches caused, the broken c-champion said: "I have no alibi to o(Tr. A better man whipped me. It was not lack of condition. My system of training was all right for a man of my years. If I had trained otherwise I might have been be-aten worse. But in defeat I have the OIL

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knowledge that it tok a good man a mighty good man to send mo down." And Demrsey, what has he to say? "From the first moment I saw Willard in a gymnasium that was two years no I felt that I could whip him: I felt t'ip.t he was just mr.de fur me. And yesterday I j-rovvd that belief to the wjrld. When my fist punch landed in his stoniaeh and my second went crashing inte, his jaw. I ktiiw that I had liiin: 1 knew that iho hour nad arrived .vh:n I would reach the crest uf the pugilistic world. "Willard wasn't an easy man to whip. I hit him harder in that first round than I ever had to hit any other man. But I felt that he could not stand up under long pounding and he didn't. There is an old saying that "They al go if you hit them hard enough.' and Willard was no exception. "Now that I am champion I mean to be an active one. I'll take on any man-

ana every man who wants to try con-1 elusions with me. rm ready ritrht now! to fight anyone In the world on Labor Day. It's a case of first come, first served. But no one will be denied a fight." While Dempsey Is being feted and cheered in this man's town, those who still remain of the immense crowd of yesterday are slowly piecing together the scattered fragments of that fistic (Continued on rage seven.) SMITH DEFEATS GIBBONS IN BOUT "KANSAS CITT. Mo., July 5. Jeff Smith of New Tork outpointed Mike Gibbons of St. Paul in a ten round boxing match here yesterday, according to the news writers. Smith had the better of the second, sixth, ninth, and tenth rounds, and Gibbons had a shade the better of the fourth. The others were even. DENNIS O'KEEFE DEFEATS COMIKEY IN WATERLOO GO WATERLOO. Ia., July 5. Tommy Comiskey. St. Faul welterweight, lost to Dennis O'Keefe of Chicago in a ten round bout today. The navy battler had the decision from the fourth round on and it is entirely probable that Comiskey would have been forced to take the count in two different rounds had the gong not sounded at the opportune time. HARRY GREB WINS. r INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE TULSA. Okla.. July 5. Harry Greb. of Pittsburgh, holds a referee's decision today over Bill Brennan, of Chicago, as a result of their fifteen round bout here yesterday. STECHER BEATS LEWIS. r INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE1 OMAHA. Neb., July 5. Joe Stecher's body scissors and wrist lock gave him two falls and the match in his wr?stlirg contest with Ed Strangler Lewis. Karl Caddock, the heavyweight champion, was the referee. JOLIET WRESTLERS VICTORS GARY, Ind., July The Joliet Steel Club, with 31 points, won the American Industrial Athletic Association's national mate championships yesterday. The Gary Works was socond. MOTOR CAR

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Hammond Country Club President Wallops the . Field In Golf. Well. It was a great da.y at the Hammond Country Club and while nobody was looking President B. J. Steelman slipped away with the sweep stakes, shooting a 90 gross with an 18 handicap. "Pro" White will now begin to show Mr. Steelman down so far that he may be a plus man in the next tournament. W. E. Russell, who is pTayir.gr tlv game of his young life, shot ?8 la th-! flag tournament, putting his flag on the eighteenth green. Harry Call, of Gary, was second with 97 strokes n t!v seventeenth fairway. In the approaching and puttin contest for women. Mrs. C. G. Ringwell and MrHarry Call, of Gary, won the honors. The result in the sweepstake for m -.i was: Sweepstakes. IS holes handicap, wen by B. C Steelman, rross 90, handic-i 18. net 72. 45-45. Tie for second. J. Sawyer, 4S-47, prof. 95, handicap 16, net 79: Jos. G. Ibach Jr.. 48-49. gross 97. handicap 18. nt J. W. Smith, fO-53. gross 103. handicap 24. net 79. There was a great display of firework to crown the day's celebration and a very enjoyable dancing party. JOE BURMAN WINS OVER KID HERMAN WITH .'KNOCKOUT BENTON HARBOR. MJch.. July 5 A crowd of 2.500 fight fans yegterday afternoon saw Joe Burman knock o-it Kid Herman in th firnt few seconis of fighting: In the seventh round. A left hook to the Jaw4 sent Herman down, unable to rise. Three times before the knockout Hwmn had rundown under stinging trlgrht Jabg from Burman. Both boys went fast pace, but Burman howed superiority in skill and ability In hitting-fhis opponent. A semi-wtndup between Sailor Friedman of Chicago and Teddy Murphy of the utockyards went eight rounds with honors about even. In the sixth round the referee etopped the bout, telllngthe crowd Friedman was not fighting. Then Friedman tore in and outfought the Irishman. Friedman outweighed bis opponent ten pounds. Kid Tono and Johnnie Haydow-n conducted six round swatfest as n preliminary. E. A. McAuley, secretary of the Michigan boxing commission, was at the ringside. He told th crowd that boxing in Michigan depended largely on the conduct of the fight fsn. Take The Times and keep touch with the whole world. OIL $3.75