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Show FIGHT FANS ARE SETTLING BETS Sensational Defeat of Willard Furnishes Unlimited Material Ma-terial for Argument. TOLEDO, O., July 5 Though a new heay weight champion has been crowned in .lark Dempsfv and the exodus exo-dus of fisht fans hai depopulated Toledo To-ledo hotels, controversy still rages over the sensational defeat of Jess Willard here yesterday afternoon. So many unusual anqles developed during the nine minutes of terrific fistic bom-1 bardment that scarcely two spectators saw the scene the same. The uncertainty uncer-tainty regarding the situation at the end of the firct round whm Dempsey left the rin believing that he had won with a knockout and the payment of such wagers as hinsed on when Willard Wil-lard was stopped, furnished unlimited material for argument So weak was the sound of the gong and so great the uproar about the ring that Referee Pecord failed to hear the bell and continued to count over Willard Wil-lard as he sat on the ring floor near a neutral corner, although Timekeeper Darbour ordered the clang when Pe-cord's Pe-cord's arm was falling for the seventh time The referee notified Dempsey that he had won and the Salt Lake City pugilist was well on his way to his dressing room before his manager overtook him and told him that he was in danger of being disqualified on a technicality for leaving the ring. The question of which round Dcmp- cr.v vrnn h i a t i 1 1 o xx. a a nlncir! hefnre several veteran ring officials by men I who had wagers at stake and the con-j census was that Dempsey stopped Willard Wil-lard in the third round, as the lat-ter's lat-ter's seconds tossed the towel of defeat de-feat into the center of the ring before the bell rang for the beginning of the fourth session. These same veterans pointed out several other interesting! features. They stated that it was the first time that a heavyweight eham-1 pion had ever admitted defeat without : leaving his chair as well as the short: est heavyweight championship combat in recent history'. In other respects the first few hours after the battle were much the same as those following the passing of past titles. Dempsoy was soon dressed and much in evidence about the downtown section, followed by a wildly enthusiastic enthusi-astic and cheering throng ot admirers. When he appeared for dinner at the leading hotel the corridors were a mass of swirling spectators who peeked at Willard's conqueror as he broke training and dined in a manner entirel different from the simple menus of the past two months. Willard Not Severely Hurt. At the same hour his dethroned oil ponent was resting in his temporary home In a residential section with his battered head packed In ice bags and cut off from communication with the outside world by a guard that even the telephone could not penetrate. He was examined by the boxing commission physician, however, soon after his return re-turn from the ring. The latter stated officially that Willard was not seriously serious-ly injured and would be able to appear in public as soon as his bruises and i other marks of battle had yielded to ordinary or-dinary treatment. Neither boxer had made any definite plans for leaving the city early today, but it was expected that Dempse would depart within the next forty-elghl forty-elghl hours in order to fulfill a vaudeville vaude-ville engagement, offered him in case he was the winner. Willard had originally orig-inally planned to go to New York to discuss d-rtain business plans immediately immedi-ately after the bout, but what effect the upset will have upon this arrangement arrange-ment could not be learned early today. to-day. Dempsey has no immediate idea of re entering the ring for there Is no worthv opponent in sight at this time. M is likely that he will endeavor to turn his newly gained ring laurels into commercial value as has been the custom of all modern holders of the title. Fight by Round6 Time was called at 4 09 1-2. ROUND ONE Willard landed the first blow, a light left to the head. The champion landed a right and left to the head. Dempsey hooked a left to Willard's stomach. Dempsey missed a left and right to the head. Willard snapped a left to the jaw. Dempsey knocked Willard down with a right to the jaw twice. The champion took a count of six each time and when he got up Dempsey knocked him down with lefts and rights to the Jaw. The challenger tore into htm and knocked him down for the third time, flooring floor-ing him with rights and lefts to the chin. Dempsy wins. ROUND TWO. Dempsey clashed with Willard in his corner, pounding his jaw with nghts and left. The champion's right ?ye was closed from the blows Dempsey Demp-sey landed. Dempsey walked around Willard carefully measuring him with I rights and lefts to the jaw. Wlllnrd ' leemed dazed Dempsey put three j lefts to the bad eye. Willard landed a 'eeble uppercut. Willard's eye was rapidly closing. Dempsey had to be I :alled back int othe ring for the Becond round because he thought he had won the fight Willard staggered to his rorner at the end of the second round. ROUND THREE. Dempsey hit Willard twice with lefts to the jpaw. Dempsey sent right to jaw and left to body, Dempsey pepper ing lefts to Willard's jaw without a return. Dempsey backed the champion to the ropes and hammered him with lefts and rights to the jaw and body j Dempsey hit a right and left to the head and had the blood streaming from the champion's mouth. Willard landed a stinging uppercut to Dempsey's jaw ! and Dempsey retaliated with a lpft to j the jaw. The challenger hit D 1234 the jaw Dempsey hit the champion with right and left to the jaw as the bell rang at the end of the third round on |