White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1916-10-08
TEN ROUND BOUT
WON BY DEMPSEY
OF TERRY KEILlER
PROTEST AGAINST REFERKrS
DECISION AND CLAIM FRACAS
SHOULD HAVE BEEN DRAW.

| SHOUID HAVE BEEN DRAW.
Beginning this by writing at the
/ very top Of the story, 1t should be
announced that Jack Dempsey was
awarded decision over Terry Keller
In . ten round fracas at the Knights
Of Pythias hall put on Saturday night
for the delectation. amusement and
diversion Of the fight fans. This Ia
all very exhilarating to all except the
supporters Of the man who received
the short end Of the purse. To them
1t was like a wet blanket ON a Joy
ous life.
When C. w. Hicks OF Ruth raised
Dempsey's glove In the air, he Incl.
dentally tipped over . can Ono.
wait minute. A person simply has TO
be more classical. What's the uAe
Of college diploma II you have to
express all you know in baseball Ian
guage.
| Let's see. You remember that
beautiful Greek lady who opened .
box under the impression that there
was a pound Of assorted chocolates
in 1t and let loose q whole interna-
tional museum Of trouble. Dora
S0mebody-eh? Oh. yes, Pandora.
always fall down on that name. Any
how the box that Hicks opened made
Pandora's grief box look like little
boa of pink powder.
Kid Gray says in his "Elegy on
Country Boneyard.' MANY rose Is
born to blush when showered with
Mary Garden perfume. Only .
large congregation OF devotees of the
ring gam1 didn't blush when they
heard the verdict of the ring arbiter
What follows hereafter is merely
a minute diary concerning the move
ments of large throng who came
some distance to see the heavies per
form. Instead OF diary 1t should
have been a moving picture scenario
with the best parts written for the
supporters of Keller They enjoyed
weird rites up and \2wn the various
booze emporiums on Aultman street.
and one could hear many saying 1T
should have been a draw"
They shed the bright tinsel of JOY
and adopted somber exterior. There
was a source of ill-feeling over, the
outcome In the air. and buzz and
hum of conversation. although scenes
of violence were lacking. A goodly
portion of the fans was annoyed.
They were exasperated They we're
peeved- 1t was not much of purr
but no one seemed to notice it's de-
ficiency They were breaking the
peace that belongs to night.
With the grief of Napoleon on their
features, they exhausted the rudi
ments of investive in a way that
would make our old pal and infielder
in the literary league look like ten
cents in Mexican money
nt MOfuS btSPOudiiiE " oui 1Rh
seem scarcely equal to the task i'm
posed upon them. Some are halt.
Others are blind.
While they are all aged and de-
cripit the wear and tear of pugilism
is telling upon them.
The first two rounds were not re-
plete with action Neither of the
fighters accomplished much in the
shape of results. They were work
ing out under instructions to feel
each other out.
Dempsey was sent out in the third
to fight Keller. and landed fussill-
ade of uppercuts that left no doubt
in the minds of the spectators that
the advantage during the three min
ute period rested with him. The
fourth was even.
The fifth hustled with activity.
Keller devoted his energies almost
entirely to Dempsey's jaw and face.
and acquired a lead sufficiently to
give him the round. Honors were
even in the sixth.
Keller came out in the seventh
with fire in his eye. He had the
crowd cheering for him in this spasm.
He also had all the better of the
eighth He connected with Dempsey's
jaw on numerous occasions. but he
could not drop his sturdy opponant
The ninth was Dempseys He
|showered right and left hooks to the
head, which slowed up Keller, Demp-
sey came back strong In the tenth.
and forced the fighting. Keller being
on the defensive during most OF this
period.
In the opening preliminary Eddie