Show I DEMPSEY EASY FOR LANKY BOB I Bob Boh WI Fitzsimmons d defeated the O OI original Jack Dempsey in thirteen rounds at New Orleans on January 14 1891 It was I twenty-seven twenty years ago that the Australian Australian Aus Aus- gained his first worlds world's championship championship cham cham- by wresting the middle middle- I weight honors from the famous Irish Nonpareil I Bob had taken part In only a couple of comparatively unimportant bouts since landing In America and whITe whiZe I his boxing genius was recognized by wise ones he was still something of an unknown Quantity to the majority of the fans The battle battlo was epochal for it marked the triumph of science and skill ov over r courage and strength and presaged the coming triumph of Corbett over Sullivan The contest was waR for fOl the middleweight championship of the world the diamond belt held by Dempsey and of I which the winner was to get I Nowadays a champion makes a small fortune even out of his defeat but poor Dempsey got barely enough to cover his Imis expenses In every round but the fourth Fitzsimmons Fitzsimmons Fitz- Fitz simmons had the lead Dempsey was completely outclassed and took tool an awful I beating before he succumbed |