The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-07-31
Tho Dempsey ullJamos Fight
Takes Place After Many
Failures.
Twenty-Five Rounds Fought in Thirty
nine Minutes Dempsey Victorious
After Hard Struggle,
The Big Victor Presents His Plueky An.
tagonist With Fifty Dollars as a
Panacea.

NEW YORK, July 80,-After many post
ponements aud much trouble tho glove
hsht between Jack Dempsey and George
tulllames came off ut Greatkll's Point,
Staten Island ut five this morning. Tho
ropes and stakes were quickly placed
IN position, the wet, sandy soil being
so yielding as to almost cause the
pedestrians to fall down, but the men
were both determined to settle the matter
once for all, Dempsey weighed 1877,
stands five feet eight and one half inches,
twenty-five years OF age, Fulljames
weighed 1876, stands five feet four and
onc'haf Inches, thirty-two years of age,
John Blood and friend attended Full
james, Arthur Chambers and Matthew
watson attended Dempsey, with Ned
MaIIohan us referee and II. p. Rice time
keeper.
THE ROUNDS.
Round l-Fulljames led off at tho face
but went short, and Dempsey's straight
countered him In the mouth. Then
Dempsey got one on the check heavily,
drawing blood from Fulljames. This
claim was allowed. In the Clinch which
followed Dempsey cross-buttocked Full
james, and laid him across the chest;
Time, 1856.
Round Full ames made u play at
Dempsey's body, but always short, while
Dempsey's body blows all told Time,
500.
Round 3-Tho work was very light
until Dempsey knocked Fulljames down
by body blow. Time, 3:l3.
Round AFTER few light blows
Dempsey put In an upper-cut. This
round ended in ;08.
Round 5--Full James was short at the
body again, Dempsey hitting him on the
body, mouth and nose. Time, 2:l5.
Round G--All short armed work. Full
james got down to avoid punishment
Time, | 80.
Round 7--Fulljames was sent to earth
by flush hit on the nose. Time, 90 sec
onds.
Round 8-Agaln Fulljames received
general punishment, but managed to get
one or two blows in, Time, ;32.
Round 9-Much smuggling was INDUCED
in during this bout. Fulljamcs bleeding
freely from q cut over the eye. Time,
1;58.
Round l0-Dempsey planted his left
over Full James, face, but never used his
right, as 1t had been disabled In the first
round by one of Fulljames' blows. Time,
1863.
Rounds IL, ~, 10 and li--Wero very
short, invariably ended by Fulljame
going down or being thrown. He could
not reach his tall antagonist. This carly
his friends
WANTED HIM TO GIVE IN.
Round l5--Dempsey landed a straight
left-hander and knocked Fulljames down.
Time, l :02. The latter finding he could
not get foothold, took off his shoes.
Rounds lG and II were both short,
body blows prevailing, and Fulliames
went down.
Round IS-Fulljames was bleeding
badly from cuts over both eyes, but
fought gamely and fell from weakness.
Time, 81 seconds.
Round l9-Ful James tried to lead, but
fell from the force Of his own blows.
The round lasted 40 seconds.
Round 20.-Fulljames was hit on the
chin, ending the round in 80 seconds.
Round 2l-Dempsey got home three
blows on his antagonists nose, chest
and ear, the latter knocking Fulljames off
his pins.
Round 22-Dempsey led off and landed
one on Fulliames' nose. The next attack
was made on the chest. This sent Full
james down in a heap. His seconds
seeing their man beaten, threw up the
sponge. Fulljames protested, but his
hacker was satisfied he had done his best,
and took him out of the ring. AS soon
rs the referees verdict was given Demp-
sey walked over to his defeated antago-
mist and presented him with $50 BILL
The whole fight lasted thlrty-ninc min
utes.