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Show Weight of Willard 56 Pounds More Than The New Champion TOLEDO. O., July 5 There was a difference of fifty -six pounds in the weight of Jess Willard and Jack Dempsey when they entered the ring for their heavyweight championship contest yesterday. This was revealed today when all camouflage was stripped strip-ped from the Dempsey weight question ques-tion The new champion weighed ; 187 pounds while Willard scaled 243 Winning the world's championship had no effect on Dempsey today. He acted as if he knew It was coming to him and he exhibited nut iho slightest surprise. He was out of bed at six o'clock, motored to bis training camp for a visit with friends and then returned re-turned to his hotel quarters. Ho expects ex-pects to remain hero until he loaves to accept some theatrical work. The new champion has received a score of offers and expects U gu with the one offering the best inducements. One ofTer of $IuM0 for Z2 weeks was macfa Aim. "I am going o iry and be a uopular cfumpfon,"' Jack yard". 'H VifieTc lire rahfcc xnss a cbamiftaa wA wflT dc- fend his title frequently and I Intend to be that kind of a champion. I believe, be-lieve, however, that I am entitled to take a rest and make some money out of the title doing theatrical work. 1 want to lay off boxing for six or eight months to do this. But I will fight just as soon as a man considered a contender la found." Willard has definitely retired from the ring. He will devote his entire attention lo his oil interests. The defeated champion said ioday that rumors ru-mors that he was severely injured and ihat he was taken to a hospital w r gross exaggerations. The only injury he suffered was a deep cut over the ye and a badly cut mouth. He did not lose any teeth nor was his jaw fractured as reported. Dempsey asserted that he had no feeling toward Wijlard except that of I admiration. "Boxing is a business with both of us and W illard proved himself a game, square fellow all through the fight. He took an awful beating and certainly proved his sameness. "When 1 shook hands after the ficht. I said to him 'Well. Jess, its all over. I am sorry I had to cut you up so much.' " nr |