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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1919
Page
12
In a sunbaked bout, Dempsey overwhelmed Willard in three rounds. Willard suffered severe cuts and swelling as Dempsey’s blows drove him to the ropes and to surrender, marking a historic prize ring victory for Dempsey.
The Associated Press reports a fierce match where Dempsey dominates Willard from Round One. Willard sustains a severe cut and continuous blows, collapsing or nearly collapsed by Round Three, after which the referee stops the fight and Dempsey becomes champion.
Dempsey predicted a first round knockout and delivered a rapid finish. Willard absorbed heavy punishment through nine minutes of action before a brutal right hand ended the contest. The new champion pushed speed and power from start to finish, with Willard offering brief resistance before the gong signaled action. Both fighters prepared under a sunlit canopy as fans watched the dramatic debut of the new titleholder.
Vincent Madonna captures the one hour motor paced feature at Revere Cycle Park last night covering 40 miles in two laps. Bobby Walthour finishes second after a fall in the first mile and George Wiley trails with tire trouble. Madonna leads Walthour by 10 laps as Wiley struggles. Other event results include a half mile pro won by Holbrook and Connelly, miss and out won by McKenzie and McKenzie, half mile novice won by Mackie and Replin, quarter mile handicap won by Weir and Barber, and five mile pro won by Chandler and Pardig with Upton third.
Duxbury July 4 Boylston Hutchins of West Medford won the 15 foot class at the Duxbury Yacht Club with Misa Emily Burns of Brookline second. Rollins Maxwell of Medford took Bay Birds with J R Read of Cambridge close second. The cats appeared for the first time. William Ellison's Midget won first.
Fragmentary OCR lists players and scores from a handicap medal play event. Entries include G. G. Folin 68, R 8 Phillips 757-8-69, A. M. Crosby 82-8-79, B R. T. Collins 103-23-8 23-88, and Nay Walker with 106tNay.
Jeff Smith of New York outpointed Mike Gibbons of St. Paul in a ten round boxing match today in Kansas City. Smith controlled the action with cleaner punches and steady aggression through all ten rounds.
In Toledo on July 4 a roaring 40 000 crowd watched Jack Dempsey and Jess Willard meet for the world heavyweight title. After a sun baked day of fanfare the fight opened with Willard landing early but Dempsey rising to the occasion as the pace quickened.
The account describes a dramatic first round where Dempsey delivers a series of powerful left hooks that floor Willard five times. Willard struggles, no longer able to see clearly, and the bell saves him at the end of the round. Dempsey dominates the match, and Willard finally concedes defeat in his corner, publicly acknowledging Dempsey as champion.
Boston players competed in a bogey handicap field of six at Ekwanok Country Club Manchester Vermont on July 4. A L Walker Jr Richmond County won with plus eight four up. R B Patten San Jose and C L Becker Pinehurst tied for second at two up. Other Boston leaders included W H Welborn Woodland and George H Crocker Country Club Brookline.
After Dempsey knocked out Jess Willard, talk centers on his next fight. Potential foes include Harry Wills, Georges Carpentier, and Joe Beckett, with gate appeal and racial dynamics shaping prospects.
In St Louis on July 4 Harry Wills secured a newspaper decision over Sam Langford in an eight round open air boxing match this afternoon.
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