Judge — July 12, 1919 — page 10: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Political Cartoon Analysis This is an instructional boxing satire titled "Draws by Tex O'Rourke, with Earnest Jack Dempsey's Advice to the Recent Heavyweight Championship Candidate." The eight panels mock a boxer's technique, labeled with phrases like "Now the Book Says," "Make a Feint at Him With the Right," and "Then Punch With the Left." Panel 8 shows the boxer knocked down, captioned "Say, That Really is Stomach Wallop Ain't in the Book!" The satire appears to criticize someone (the "recent heavyweight championship candidate") for incompetent boxing, with boxing champion Jack Dempsey allegedly providing commentary. The joke is that despite following boxing instruction manuals, the fighter gets defeated anyway—suggesting theoretical knowledge without practical skill is useless. The specific political candidate referenced is unclear without additional context.