Show Is Jack Jack Due to Follow These Old Kings Into Oblivion W 2 DEMPSEY HAS HELD TITLE LONGER THAN ANY HEAVYWEIGHT IN HISTORY BUT NOW APPEARS IN FOR TOUGHEST BA TILE IN HIS RECORD BREAKING CAREER WHEN HE TACKLES TUNNEY DEMPSEY DAIY JACI 1994 4 f 1 j er ft C I I S t i I JoH SON jt 91 3 I fo 1897 S TACK ACK DEMPSEY has ruled the tho th JACK pugilistic pu 11 tlc parapet longer than any heavyweight champion In Iii history history his- his history tory Jack has been on the throne more than seven years That quito Ii a a span In any athletic endeavor I Ranking HI next to Dempsey is 18 I Jack Johnson the tho toothed gold rold colored boy boy- Johnson led ld the parade a little little less than seven years earB or from December cr 1908 to tol l April 1915 HIS lIE IF THE TIIE THEN Jim Situ Jeffries perched atop tM tho ladder from 1899 1133 when hen wh n he h whip whip- whipped whipped ped pea the lanky lob Bob until 1905 1305 when ho he h retired bo- bo bo cause of lack lael of ot formidable ble chall challengers engers or challengers of o any ny typo hpe for tor that matter In 1010 1 10 Jeff Jett was enticed out Of retIrement however going down before Johnson who two years year before had handed tommy rommy Burns Durns a trouncing Durns came Into the honor In 1006 10 by besting Marvin Hart who had bean beon given Jeffs Jeff's tio tl la- la litter after at r stopping i Jack Jaek Root Of ot the other othor heavyweight kings Jim Corbett held tho the title till leo ea years r Corbett shocked and otherwise other upset the th pugilistic fraternity by putting the th t groat John I IA L Sullivan affectionately re- re re referred furred to ai as the th Boston Strong DO Boy out of o commission In 21 rounds at New Orleans In tn 1892 In lit 1897 lt 7 Corbett met fiat the th Huby Robert nobert Fitzsimmons In theIr thel memorable battle batti at Carson City Nov Noy In the th fourteenth Fits came through with his famous plexus and Corbetts Corbett's solar plexus punch and star went out Two years after winning the th crown lt tackled the tho th young youn gIant Jim a It boilermaker by trade Jeff Jett was too much for forthe forthe the frail trail and anil in the eleventh round Bob was kayoed kayoed- the title titie of ot course passing to Jen Je Jeffries JeffrIe met th them m nil all for tor the thO n next few ow Sharkey leato years Sharkey Fits Corbett twiCe tee twit Jack Monroe and 80 00 on 00 Jle JIo beat every ovary opponent sent against him and then as Dlen men retired nn IN 1013 Jus Jese Je WIllard the mastodon train the tho Kansas Hansas plains reached top tep heights hl tit nt Havana Cuba lii In 1919 1915 Willard stopped the th La ElS Smoke Jack Jaek Johnson Johnon on that oc- oc oc occasion casion calon to He H dl did it In 2 26 Grounds rounds From Froni then until the th Demp Dempsey oy brush at Toledo In 1319 1019 Willard around as the th champion champon of the universe The fhe Th famous clash dash at nt Toledo Is stilt fresh freh In tho th minds of ot flaW followers follower Jack outweighed hi nearly CO 80 pounds and s a midget pitted against the th Willard hulk nh all hut Jut knocked out the tho champion In the th first round A AIt It was Dempsey gave eav ave Willard sucha such I a be beating In throe three session was was- unable for or didn't care to como come out for tor the th fourth round Starting Starling with the famous John Johl JohlL JohnL JohnL L Sullivan we ive w find the th heavyweight weight heavy weight kings kincs ruled their division In this fashion Sullivan two Corbett five fled two Iwo Johnson six Willard four and ani Dempsey seven to seven to date Now the tho big bl- question concern Ing the Is Will Dem Demp Dempsay p- p say sey continue as emperor of the tho pugilistic domain domain or or will wili he h folloW Corbett and the rest re t Into oblivion It will All 11 be b answered Sept Sopt 2 23 a when the tit champion goes coes Into the ring In iti hIs hi round 10 titular bal bat bat- tb tio with Gene Geno Gen Tunney ex ex and 1 foremost challenger lot for th crown wn so 0 long held by the tho th Man Man assa aesa Mauler no |