New-York tribune., 1918-11-29
Quaker ans
See "Heaviies" "
In asst Bout
St. Paul Boxer Keeling n
Closing Rounds, but
Sticks to End
By Fred Hawthorne

PHlLADE' PHIA, Nov. 2S-,yse.
Dempsey, our next heavvv.;ss.. sss.
champion of the world" failed 's' -
knock out Billy Miske. of st. p.s, !
in the main bout at the Olympia .
this afternoon, but at the end Of ~
six sizzling rounds Miske was H.
weary and reeling, and with his A.,
ebbing strength clinched desperss,,,
to stave off the finishing punch ~.
always lurked in the Utah ter,,,.
fist.
The fight was fast from star. :.
closing bell, and Miske stood tos =.
toe with his heavier opponent dur;r.
most of the milling and wsges .
plucky battle against great odds III.
weights were not announced bn, ;,
is probable that Dempsey carried .h,n.
fifteen pounds more fighting mater;s,
into the ring with him than Miske ''''
The clubhouse was jammed IN a..
ratters, men and boys standing ~. .,
the iron supporting beams nm nosr ~
the roof. If the flu germs are s.;l,
tavorlng the City of Quakers so '','
winter resort they must have sr;nr.s
a plenltude of Thanksgiving shsss
this Afternoon, for there was NM s''s
"hu' mask in the house.
'Boos" for Miske
Philadelphia fight fans have ....
Dempsey slip the sleep wallop to his
last two or three opponents with sueh b
ease and dispatch that they become
peeved If any of Jacks victims snr.
vlve the lirsr two rounds. So It vas
that when they saw Miske still sbls
10 mold up his hands after the fourh
session they started to "boo" as onlv
Phlladelphlans can, although the 81
Paul man was carrying Dempsey along
at top speed most of the tifne.
Mlske had the better of the onenino
round and the fourth was about ss
even break, but Dempsey earned the
honors IN the other four. and il, tho
last two rounds he had his man star.
gerlng from wicked uppercuts to tbs
Jaw and vicious right and left han6
drives to the ribs. 1t was those crush
ing blows to the body that sapped
Blliy's strength, and had Lew Griscom.
the persplrlng referee, been wee Bit
more aspiring in breaking the men
when they were locked Miske might
not have heard the welcome sound Of
the final bell.
There were five preliminary six
round buffets, and the crowd got a fine
and husky appetite for the turkey and
mothers pumpkin pie while the open
ing festivities proceeded.
Jack Thomson. a gentleman of color
and about 100 pounds of beef, knocked
out Jamaica Kid in the fifth round
with right to the tip of the chin, the
Kid, adding to the impact by rushing
IN to meet the Thompson hst.
Our own tar baby" Than Lang
ford, met up with one Jeff Clark the
"Atlantic City ghost" in the semi-fnal
bout, and the six rounds proved that
Sam IS quite through as "black
demon" jeff sent Langford down for
count of four in the first round. a
stiff clip to the chops doing the trick
Dempsey First in Ring
Dempsey was the first to enter the
ring, arrayed in dark striped bath.
robe. This he peeled off, and his sec
onds threw a towel over Jacks shoul
ders and began to adjust the gloves
The Mormon aspirant TO the Willerd
throne scowled across the ring ani
rubbed his feet impatiently in the rosin
The gentlemanly announcer started
the "hurrah" stuff by introducing
Dempsey as the recognized heavy
weight champion of the world" No
body seemed to recognize Jack. but he
did his best to look the part, and
ccOvrlaG lit+la M;=l-n 4hpn
climbed through the ropes and was sat
istied to be introduced as contender
Miske started right after Dempsey in
the first round, crossing two beautiful
right crosses to the side Of the jaw IS
they met in midring. The blows caused
Jacks head to bob sidewise, but the
Western heavyweight shook his bean
and bored in for more. Miske avoided
most of Dempsey's attempts to land by
clever ducking, and an the bell rang
he was entitled to the honors, although
no damage had been done.
The men wrestled about the ring ss
they clinched, Miske holding his Own st
the bulling tactics, but Dempsey carried
the heavier battery of punches ana
slipped across several jarring. upper
cuts as they broke away. He had the
round by slight margin
The third round saw both oat.iefs
standing in the centre, chest to chess,
and slugging. Miske asked no quarter
and got none, and when the oeli rang
thin stream of blood trickled from his
mouth as result Of Dempseys upper
cuts. 1t was Jacks round.
Dempsey drove a terrific rghs
the body as they rushed to the cen.is'
out Miske brought cheers from ths
fans when he shot over stlnglhs
right to the jaw Jack would not os
denied, however, and kept plunglng y
to close quarters. He missed maay
blows, as Miske ducked and clncaea'
and it was an even round.
In the last two sessions MlsKe ps
gan to show signs Of the severe O00s
punishment he had received and slossa
up perceptitly. He clinched at eEeit
opportunity, but when forced TO o'esA
fought back viciously. Another 'sI.,,
bic right just below the heart u s.s
fifth round caused Billy's knees % -
and be lurched forward and fell a~
Dempsey's arms. Jack tried to VIC
tie himself free, but Miske cluns =. =
him as closely as the mortgage Oh ~
old farm His seconds used the aas-
ing salts as Bi ~ sat in his chan: ch..
Al the start of the last round ME-.
left his corner with a rush ana ~.
ever stiff right clean to the jaw y.
Jack shook his head and storneo ~ i
closer. driving both hands to the 0ss.
with such force that it looked -, =
though M.ske could not stand up aau..
the attack The St. Paul man ~
dead game, however, and was stlii n II
his feet and fighting when the 0s'