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Show Knocks Willard Down Third Time In First Round The Gong. i " i i i JIMS WILL MM). JACK I)i:.MPSi:V. Kpt'diil Tclt'Knim In 'I lie Sun. TOLISDO. ().. July I, :i:3l) p. nt A few Mown Itittl hi'iit , struck in the lu-Klnninu of the third iiitind of the twelve round cliiuiiplmililp fiitic enroiiutet liehvcen J:tcl l)iinpso ' tmil C'liiiittpliiti Jis Willttrd till afternoon when perlinps forty tlioiiMtnd Mpeclntors suelterin In it teiupernture of a hundred hun-dred nod twelve debtee wiw the eliniiiplon's second throw up 1 the tpoiiKi' and admit defeat at the hands of the challenger. I Tho fijfht wa iJentiwi'yV nil Iho way through. Despite I prodictioiiri ol nn attciidMiiie of ixty thouand poison, only 1 two-third of Hint niimlH.r veie in the hioiiii when the k i lik'lit oiiened shortly after 2:it() o'clock Ohio time. From tint tttai't of tin- IxUtle IVnipney forced tho fiKhtint,' knocking the champion Nt will nnd cliHthiK his iilit uye before the Hecind found had ended, lu the utomach one blow nil but finished Willntd in the ou.ii1 and only the roiik navod him from taking the count. I'ii-Ht IEounil Willanl landed the fif.st blow, it left to tho head. Doiupuy hooked left to Willard'rt stomach. Ho thou knocked Dumpxvy down twice for a count ol hIx with quick rlk'htH anil loft to jaw. I)umpoy then landed a riitht to WIN . lard's stomach, which dazed the champion. FliiriliM woie .sent in from tho tint; that Duiiipnuy had knocked out tho champion, but tint tojtorUi were uitoiioouh. Duinpnoy knocked tho cltMmpion down for the third time in tho first round with n blow to tho lioml. Tho boll rtiiiK. Second Hound I)emwy rushed Willard, iraiiiulini; hi jaw with rik'hts and loft. Tho champion's riht aye was closinK irom tlio blows Denipwy landed. Dojnpsoy wnlketl at Willanl, carot'ully mwiiuriiiK li' with rik'hts nnd lofts to tho jaw and f loot ini? him witth rights and loft to tho chin. Demjwoy' lound. l)Hiniwy hntl to ! cnllwl Imck into tlra riiiK fur thw aucoml round lwcnuso ho thought ho Imd won tho fight. Willanl Htaggorwl to hi corner at the end of tho imcoim! round. Doinikw) hwl Willsnl rushol with loft to tli jaw. DumiMoy sent a right to the jnw anil w loft to'tlm body. Dump-say Dump-say put'lefU to Willard's jaw without a roturn. At tho cUnw f tho fight Dompxoy wild: "I said I would knock WIIImwI out in tho first round and to all Intents and imrpobiw I tllil it. N took a lot of punishmont, but I boat him." Tho Mcoml himI third rouiuls woro repetitions of the motoillHtf lH.ut. It vas clear tb.-t Willard wub taking nunUhmant lw coul.1 not stand. When the gong sounded for rSlnv of tho fourth round Willard's seconds, who had boon in consultation w.J. the champion, threw up tho sponge ami tho longtalkod of fistic encounter was ended. At the owl of the fight Dompaoy was in fine shape, apparently none the worse for the few scattering blows landed by Willard during tho battle. Snorting writers at tho ringside seom to concur in the . t it t while it wan not a clean knockout, the champion- |