The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-12-15
DEMPSEY LANDS KNOCKOUT
ON BRENNAN IN TWELFTH
CONTINUED from nage II


On stomach and face, TO the evident
amusement Of the spectators. who
cheered the Norfolk Kids untirins
efforts. A hard left smash drew blood
from Tate's nose in the seventh round
and the only points Tate scored were
earned by an occasional jab to the
aggressors head
The judges decided that kid Nor
folk had won. While half a dozen
photographers got into the ring to
ne ready 10 snap the principals IN
the big event, when they arrived. the
moving picture men were on both
sides of the garden, busily grinding
out yards OF film.
Principals Enter Ring
Four powerful lights suspended from
the roof high over the ring made
the roped enclosure as bright as day
light
Brennan entered the ring at 1888,
his green trunks peeping out from
under crimson sweater.
Announcer Humphreys announced
'~~b'PHNN 1S VIC utSt hilbihb
heavyweight champion ever known.
Brennan was introduced as from Chi
caso and the most popular heavy
weight in the middle west.
The weights were: Dempsey 1888;
Brennan 1877.
The Fight BY Rounds
Round One-The men got into the
center Of the ring. Dempsey landing
first a right chop to the head. They
exchanged lefts and rights to the
body at close quarters and clinches
frequently. Brennan worked left
hooks to the head, while Dempsey
sent two rights to the head. one Of
which narrowly missed Brennan's
chin. Both worked fast at close
quarters and Dempsey scrached Bren-
mans right eye with left hook.
Dempsey's round by shade.
Second ROund-Dempsey landed a
light right to the neck, Brennan re-
plying with a similar blow on the
neck. Then they got into q short
arm mixup. Dempsey missed a left
hook for the head. Brennan hooked
left to stomach. Short lefts and rights
were exchanged al close quarters and
Dempsey sent half-arm left to the
body and brought II up to the face
with great deal Of steam behind it.
Dempsey was short with right to
the head, and Brennan got in two
They were in lively mixup at the
bell. Brennan had a shade in this
round.
Round Three-They rushed into a
clinch and then exchanged body blows.
Both landed short uppercuts. Demp-
sey ducked into q right hook. which
was followed by left right to the
head. Dempsey then started after
his man, with left and right hooks,
hut seemingly did not put much
power into the blows. Dempsey show
ed O slight scratch over his nose.
There were few rapid exchanges
with honors fairly even.
Dempsey crossed his right hard
10 the ear, the hardest blow so far
in the fight. The champion, whether
Intentionally or not, missed couple
Of right hooks for the head and then
brought his left to Brennan's mouth
which was bleeding, at the close OF
the round. Dempsey's round.
Round Four-They exchanged body
blows with both hands and then land
ed light left and right hooks at close
quarters. Dempsey blocked a left for
the face and sent a short right over
the heart There was good deal OF
ineffective work at close quarters
Brennan sent his right twice to the
head Champion came back with q
stiff left to the face and short
right cross to the ear. Then Demp-
sey met Brennan with a left hook and
shot two vicious rights to the head.
Dempsey was putting more steam into
his blows at this stage and hooked
lefts and rights to the face and head.
Brennan was bleeding from the mouth
when he went to his corner. Demp-
sey's round.
Round Five-After some short arm,
exchanges and clinch, Dempsey was
cautioned for touching his man light
ly on the face in the brealsaway.
Dempsey lodged from right hool;
and sent three hard rights to stomach
and ribs. Forcing Bin into a neu-
tral corner, he hooked his right
twice to the stomach and when they
came to the center OF the ring, again
drove q hard right into Brennans
mid.section Brennan sent two rights
TO the body, Just before the gong
rang, but II was Dempsey's round
by q good margin.
Round Six-They fiddled for half q
minute. tapping each other lightly
Then Dempsey hooked his right to the
head and Brennan came back with
TWO right body blows. They exchang-
ed hard body blows with both hands
and Dempsey hooked a stiff left over
the heart. In mixup Dempsey
hooked his right to the wind and
blocked many attempts by Brennan