The evening world. Newspaper, July 3, 1919, Page 9

oa A Battle ‘Challenger for Heavyweight Title Forced to Overcome Many Upsets Before His Great Knockout Wallop Earned a Bout With Willard, NW the early part of 1915 an ambi- tious lad, twenty years of age, quit his job as laborer in the mines of Colorado and decided to don the padded mitts for better or tor worse. Four years later that eame led is being paid $27,000 to| ¢, dam the heavyweight champion of the world. William Harrison Demp- sey, better known as Jack Dempsey, is hie name, As mated above, Jack started his pugilistic career in the year 1915, His work in the mines had developed his muscles, and several brawis Jack nad with other miners were the cause ot his ring ambition. The first few fights he engaged in did not pay as much as he thought they would, and he was just about getting disgusted when offered a bout with a pugtila! named King Hancock, who had a fair sort of reputation in his own town. Jack sent the King kicking in the first round, and from then on he mado a final decision of sticking to the ring. He was matched up for several contests and went along in good shape when a middleweight from the West named Jack Downey defeated Dempsey for the frst time. The challenger for the heavyweight title did not win his contests by acienco. He was a hard fighter, always on the go, and his strength was the main faotor in all his bouts. In a later match Dempsey and Downey met again and the latter was knocked out in the second round. Jt was this bout which gave Dempesy eonfidence to seek wider fields and he came Hast with a great dea) ambition but very litle money. It has been rumored the train on which Jack came to the big city was not ® Pullman and did not carry any wvassengers. It was a freight, and as Jack was not on the payroll of the railroad he had to travel as best 4g could be under the circumstances. tn other words he rode the bumpers. Upon his arrival in New York the inatchmakers took one look at the \oy, and, while they gave him all sorts of encouragement, he did not ecure any matches. His money had cwindled to nothing by this time and he was disgusted with the pugilistic game. However, the Fair- igount Club, owned by Billy Gibson, van @ show every Saturday night, und Dempsey, trusting to fate, wan- slered to the Bronx. Andre Anderson | was billed as the headliner on the} cord and his opponent did not wuie @n appearance Dempsey dug wo Tom MeArdie, the matchmaker, end begged for a chanea to act as ubstitute. He explained his predica- ment to McArdle, told him he did ft | Sadee and Tom Riley were added to gee ee ee Dempsey’s Rise to Fame From Colorado Miner Against Odds! not have @ nickel and wan' chance to show the New Yon's fans | he was + de oy City was arranged and Dempsey was knocked cold in the opening round. This did not oe the ex-miner four out Al Norton in one round and Charley Miller rounds, After clearing up all the would-be with Bob MéAllister. the reputation of being a fast man, | | with all sorts of tricks up his sleeve and a nasty wallop, The bout was echeduled for four rounds and went the distance, but the decision was given Dempsey, and it was his show- ing in this contest which made the sporting word sit wp and take no- Gunboat Smith wag imported from New York to box Dempecy, and at the termination of the bout Jack at another decision in his favor. Carl Morris, who was consid- ered the legitimate “white hope” at the time, wae the next victim. He was also beaten in four rounds. Thes¢ two men met a short while later at a club in Buffalo, and Demp- | sey was declared the winner when | the referee had to stop the bout to save Morris. ‘New York.was the next stop and Jim Flynn the next opponent. This ;bout had gone out one round when Flynn wi was bei counted out, Bill Brennan | ten in six rounde, and Bull Dempsey’s knockout list. Jack had No trouble in securing work now and he travelled to St. Paul, where he met Billie Miske in a ten-round con- test. The majority of critics at the ringside gave the decision to Dempsey. The next six bouts were easy sail- ing. Dan Ketchell was knocked out in the second round and Arthur Pelky, Kid MoCarty, Bob Devere, Porky | Flynn and Fred Fulton were sent to dreamland in the first round, It was this last bout which made Dempsey the logical contender for the heavy- | weight title. Jack was not satisfied to | sit around doing nothing while wait- ing for a bout with the champion and after going to the coast to box for charity he returned East again and }aropped~ Battling Levinwky for the jcount in three rounds, knocked out Porky Flynn in one round and won a Six-round decision over Billie Miske. | His last battle wan staged at New | Orleans with Carl Morris on the re- | ceiving end. The bout was scheduled for twenty rounds, but a hard right to | the jaw sent Morris to slumberland in \ the opening round. BASEBALL. Hub Thormahien’s southside slants were solved go easily by the Senators| n (he early innings of the game with Yankees that Manager Huggins was forced to ewap horses in mid- siream and plant George Mogridge on the pitching peak in the sixth, New York's second southpaw, how cyer, was hit harder than the firet ond @ three-run assault on Mogridge in the sixth broke a tie and put the game on tee for Washington, A be- jated Yankee rally in the ninth was! spiked after one run had been scored, ‘The game ended with Washington on the right end of a 6 to 4 score, Hoge weakened in the sixth and seventh innings and the Bravés took advantage of his wildness and de- {cated Philadelphia, 7 to 4, The Red Sox evened up the series with Philadelphia, winning 4 to 2, Johnson hit a home run in the fifth. He also drove in the Athletics’ other run with a@ sacrifice fly. Collecting twenty bits off three Detroit pitchers for a total of twenty- nine bases, the Browns won, 14 to 2. Hivery local player made one or more runs. A remarkable double play in the ninth inning after Jacob caught a line drive, with three on the bases, and threw to second before the tying un could be scored, earned a 1 to 0 victory for Newark over Jersey City. After Cleveland had tied the score in the elghth inning, Chicago won in the ninth by a score of 6 to 4 by bunching two singles with two passes. Cineinnati, bunched hits and de- feated the Cubs by a score of 6 to 2 in the final game of the series, TENNIS, In the semi-firral round of the wo- men’e lawn tenis singles Suzanne the French girl, defeated United States, The score was 6—4, She also beat Miss Satterthwaite and will now face Mrs, Lambert Chambers in the final London Offer Gent Winner of Big Fight, LONDON, July 3,—Promoter Cochran to-day wired Jess Willard and Jack ws si 5, aw Dempsey an offer of a purse of $106 ont Zoran BE el 23.40 o the winner of their bout for an with either Georges Carpenter, Duropean wywelght champion, or Jim Beckett, itish titleholder, ‘The match would be held in November or December and scheduled for twenty rounds, The winner would receive 60 per cent. of the purae and the loser 40. Carpentier and Beckett already are matched for the European tile, The winner of this bout would meet the win- Bee aL Lovano W's Light. EVENING WORLD'S OWN SPORT HISTORY What Happens Every Day feated Cannon and Garland, United States, at 6-1, 7—6, 6—4, in the alim- |Ination rounds of the doubles cham- | plonship. Walter Morrill Hall, Middle States champion, reached ‘the semi-final round in'the singles of the Nassau Country Club invitation tennis tour- nament on ths club's turf courts at Gien Cove, L. I. He won his third match in straight sets, defeating Dr. Willlam Rosenbaum at 6—0, As a result of yesterday's play in the singles of the North Side tennis championship tournament at the Uni- versity Heights Lawn Tennis Club lonly four aro left in the competition |for the utle. Howard W. Robinson, | Idaho State doubles champion; Biot Bingen, the young Fordham star, and reached the semi-{ final round yesterday by fifth round victories and joined H. ford, who had reached the semi-final bracket on Tuesday, Robinson and Binzen are bracketed together in the up- per half, while Bassford and Kynas- ton will hook up in the lower half this afternoon. Percy ‘Kynaston eoaw AMERICANS VICTORS IN HENLEY REGATTA ON THAMES, ENGLAND LONDON, July of Boston beat D. 3.—-Paul Withington H. L. Gollan of the first Trinity crew, Cambridge, by two lengths to-day in the first heat of the Kingswood Sculls, in the Henley Re- gatta, The time was 9 minutes 16 sec- onds. ‘The weather was unfavorable. but a large crowd attended the opening day of the races, which are known as the Henley Peace Regatta. ‘Tho Royal Hontey. Ttegatta, which was discontinued when the war began, will not be revived until next year. At that fime the Grand Challenge Cup, won by rd in 1914, and other big prises ain be in competition. The first American Army crew beat that of the first battalion of the Cold. | stream Guards in the elimination heat for the Leander Cup, providing the keenest interest of the day's pro- gramme. in two | aspirants for pugilistic honors on the | Coast, Jack was signed up for a bout | ‘The latter had , Two Champions, Lightweight Benny Leonard. Being a Pigmy Alongside of Heavyweight Willard etigiencdocs Two-Thirds of Them Favor Wil- lard to Retain His Champion- ship To-Morrow. Willard’s a cinch. He's too big. Dempsey won't be able to hurt him. FRED FULTON. Picking a winner is like tossing a coin.—TEX RICKARD. . Willgrd should beat Dempsey twelve rounds.—FRANK MORAN, Dempsey in three or four rounds.— GUNBOAT SMITH. in great punch will be too mugh for Dempse: MIKE GIBBONS. Looks like Witart to me.—TOMMY RYAN Willard, He looks as good as the day he beat Johnson—MATT HIN- KLE. Dempsey won't be able to overcome Willard's size—TED LEWI8, Dempsey fighting Willard \s like a cow going against a locomotive,— TOM O'ROURKE. Dempsey will be the next world's champion,—BILLY GIBSON Willard should win, He knows more now than when he beat John- son.—TOM JONES. Dempsey is a wonderful fighter, He'll prove this against Willard.— JACK CURLEY. Willard is altogether too big and powerful for game little Dempsey.— HONEST JOHN KELLY. Willard in a walk. Just like duck soup for the champion.—JIMMIE JOHNSON, Dempsey in about five rounds, Willard won't stand up under the hot pace the challenger will set.—JIM GUIDER, Willard’s great size will be the de- ciding factor.—CHARLES J. HAR- VEY Dempsey all the way. Hope yillard doesn't quit.-SCOTTY MONTEITH. Dempsey next heavyweight champion, Willard’s great ph, advantage will not overcome youth and speed of the challenger.— TEX O'ROURKE. Dempsey won't be able to over- come Willard’s strength.—WILFORD CA Willard te condition {s a wure thing, MAXEY BATMENTHAL, Looks like Willard sey, mind you, L like Demp- I like Dempsey. can hit and ts fast, — TOMMY M'TAGGART. Willard will kill him, It's a cinch, JOHNNY M'TAGGART. Lae ald NEW INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE % Butily Po, 500 M43 375 327 Chioage, 2 s GAMES TO-DAY | Brooklyn at New York, Philadelphia at Boston Bt, Louls at Pittsburgh. Cinsinnat! af Chicage, Willard’s experience, strength and, Willard’s weight and all und will win for him.—SAM DID. Dempsey for me, Willard can't ossibly be as good as he was.—| 20CTOR ROLLER The bout will go the limit and Willard will not lose his title, JOHN J. M'GRAW. — I, WHAT OTHER BIG FIGHTS DREW. Prinetpals, Johnaon-Jeffries. Jeifries-Sharkey Jeffries-Corbett, Ce itt Wolgast-Nelac Gans-Britt, Hitzaimmon By Hi hea el N TonsanacKretabel., Nelson- Britt Burns-Squires.. Corbett-Sullivan. Papke-Ketohel ‘ ‘Promoted by Tex iiickard Willard dg too big for Dempsey and the first Aghter of real class Jack has Bi TIN. He has the} fighter.— e boy for me gorking The young fellow ifshe has a big heart.—JIMMLE FITATMMONS. Dempsey will not only win but win quickly. RICHARD CROKBR, I think Dempsey — will ARCHIBALD SBLWYN. Dempsey all the way—nothing to JIMMIE DOUGHERTY. Willard is my choice, —JIM THORPE. Willard for me, a good boxer.—CASEY STENGLE, | I like Dempsey as a fighter, for he sure is one, but Willard is too big for him.—-RUBE MARQUARD, Willard will knock Dempsey out or ity A big fellow and} } i} but don't thin® he'll | too reach the big fellow.—SAM HARRIS, | NAM/ He has cleverness, | | the ‘fight will be a draw.—ROSS YOUNG I've got to string with the young fellow. You can't beat youth.—ED- DIB GRACE, Willard ts my choice. Hoe looks too much for Jack.—LEON AME! Dempsey has youth and Willard will have the time of his life trying to knock that out of him.—GHORGH ODOM 7 I'm afraid Willard will win. I'd like to see Dempsey come through and hope he dges,—RABBIT MAR- AN VILLE. I do not think there is anything in Dempsey’s record that makes him look like a winner.-AL, H. WOODS, I'm not an expert on boxing, but apsey is mY guess,—SENATOR JOHN J, DUNNIN( p and tuck affair SSEMBLYMAN JAMES H, CAULFIELD, Jr, Dempsey will not be able to get] through Willard’s defense,—WILL- ARD MACK | Willard will win the fight. He is | strong for Dempsey.—TOM Mc- RA I can't see how Dempsey will win. OSWALD KIRKBY If Willard trained faithfully he's cineh,—EDWARD_ ARLINGTON hink #0 much of Willard’s chances AMERICAN LEAGUE, GOowby, dipenialgpinpis Fulton Who Was Knocked Out by Dempsey Says Jess, Is Too Big for Jack. I gave odds I Uke Dempsey.—PAT Dempsey 1s the greatest two handed the world.—WILLIEB hitter in SHIELDS OPINIONS ON PROBABLE WINNER OF BIG FIGHT on the bout.—HANK MORAN, Willard From Cowpunche Into W World’s Alode “Into 1911 for Hig: Johnsob'a’ defeat of “the beavywelght cham- Reno, July 4, 1810. Tales wealth that would reward 1 could lick the Bik. negro r Willard to give up cow- Punctiing ‘for padded glove punching. | He rode im from the sage brush to Oklahoma City and without the Mightest knowledge of ringoraft be- wan rustling around for opponents. ‘The only asset the defending cham- pion had at that time was tremen- dous size, strength and nerve. The local promoter, believing Willard'’s mastodonic build would be an attrec- tion, put bim on with Louis Link in February, 1911, That was Willard’ fret appearance in the roped arena. Jess was #o ignorant of ‘the gam then that in swinging his long arms be fouled Link and lost the decision. Undaunted by this discouraging art, Willard took boxing lessons. fed #0 much that in two met Link again this tiara ithin the next five months t on) ‘Western sm yet won fout matchés by knockouts and the other two on points, The following year he decided to come Kast and mateh bis strength with some of the leading hepvies in this part of the country. March 23, 1912, Willard knocked out John Young in aix rounds at Fort Wayne, Two more kmockouts in the Middle West and the former cowpuncher decided to hit the big trail ta New York. Willard blew into town a total He pt for his victories out West unnoticed here. pa deed f- com ving considerable confidence in hi a. flatly refused all offers to remarkable in Willa ring secord that he is ome world’s champion who never competed in a preliminary beut. Jess determined to pla: game and let his huge loca) promoters. His cha: came when ay Gibson, then taan- ager of the Garden, agreed to put him on with Arthur Pelky in one of three star bouts, Willard’s unusual build attracted a steat deal of atten tion, but his boxing ability was in- ferior and he barely managed to out« point Pelky, } At that time Luther McCarty, a and ked him out in the third | Ro, take part in preliminaries, and it is| J led merely as a setup. But Big Jess fooled Luther. For wre rounds McCarty tore after ‘illard, who simply leaned back and blook. hing at his forts to swings at , Meanw! {nfuriated opponent's him down with crashing jaw. In the final rounds when Mes Carty tired from his frantic work, the giant novice took the eo and MoCarty was ep in being on hia feet at the finis! That victory established the ex. Oklahoma cowboy as a Fon ons | factor im the white hope tournament, As none of the other heavies was @nzious to mingle with him, Willard drifted out West once more, where he stopped Frank Bower and Jack Leon in four and six rounds, this time Willard’s fame had the Coast = California promoters sought bim tackle Gunboat smith. They vere slened for twenty rounds. Jess, seem- afraid. to come in close to the get the decision, Willard’s stock fell with thts show- ing. It went still lower when al. lowed Charlie Miller to draw v him a few months later, In this bout Jens paceety turned his back to Miller when punches began coming rapidly In his dtrection, After beating Al Williams, Jess went to Los Angeles for @ long fight with Bull Young, a hasky chap who had displayed considerable skill wrestling befdre taking up boxin, id after round Jess battered his weary opponent, When on the point of a knockout he purposely let up and allowed Young to weather the storm, As the spectators jeered Willard for letting his helpless opponent stick: #0 a Young caught the giant's blow Mush on the jaw. He sank to Ce Me 14 and never regained consciousness, Willard was arrested on @ oharge mansiav \ter, but was finally a charged ‘Wiitaru'a next opponent waa Boer whom he outpointed in @ te: bout in Milwaukee, After stopping Ji Read in two hts to New York. “Carl then in hie heyday and he was matched to meet Willard in the Garden, The bout was disappointi: both [are continually holding and Plain. & Seas of each other. that he left the city im @ jiffy, ve never to return, In Buffalo Jess defeated One ite Davis and George Rodell, or wey eral more bouts Willard obtained a match with Jack Johnson. He trained during whieh time he turned down all chal- for the battle nearly a year, What you pay out your good money for is ft} stakes, sixteen to quality, to-day with ¢ day invitation tournament Shackamaxon Club. Taking age of the holiday and the ely of playing a one fingstccoutwes in district, a large tive players teed-o; ing round to-day. will be run off to«morrow semi-final inary rounds day, Many difficult water holes the Shockamoxon course Dlayer who equals the 72 par going some. Jarry K. B. Davis, played ‘in the interallied golf ment in France, was feated some of the Btates players of the the Seotch The Ardsley “Chub ‘ment has planned an bration tournament to the opening ef the sew links row, and of course celebrate Independence Day, 8. Robinson, Secretary of has announced three events purpose of ‘aed hen ed the iHome of model play at elgute items of m play at ron and one of thirty-atx holes, The Hackensack Go Golt carrying out a general Set eaeoteey gage in a con prise. It will be an. eighteens Dandicap, foursomes frem fi twosomes from.tenth tem. 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