Bingham Bulletin | 1919-08-01 | Page 4 | Arthur Pelky Discuses Willard - Dempsey Fight

ARTHUTR PELKY DISCUSES DISCUS-ES WILLARD-DEMPSEY FIGHT Big Canuck Who Accidently Killed Luther McCarthy and Has Fought Both Dempsey and Willard Now Works in DetPjot Factory. Detriot, July 28 "I have mixed it with both the big boys who recently earned a lot of easy dough at Toledo. July 29, 1912, I fought Willard ten rounds to a draw in New York City and some of the experts gave me the decision. Seven years ago Willard was no soft bird. "A year ago Decoration day I ran .Into one of Dempsey's wallops at Denver Den-ver and took a long sleep. He treated me just as rudely as he did the big .. champ at Toledo. The only diffenence : is I didn't do so much hesitating on . staying down. "Jess Willard was trimmed on the ' Fourth primarily because he was sii-; sii-; premely and foolishly overconfident. He. had never felt the floor and thot he never would. He won every fight in the past by leting the other man v come to him. The only time he ever . changed was at Toledo and look what happened. "As to Dempsey he is wildcat who devours bis prey under the Marquis - of Queeusbury code. But dont say he is small. That is not fair to his . opponents. Along side of Willard, yes. . But Dempsey Is a powerful 200 pound-' pound-' er and plenty big enough and young enough to reign for many years. "Although Dempsey put me out I am still heavyweight champion of Canada, and will box next month, the first public exhibition in a year. I like to box, but' my Chalmers factory job and my farm keep me out of fighting as a business.' Arthur Pelky is now employed in the foundry of the Chalmers Motor Company.