Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-12-15
CHAMPION Is VICTOR
IN 10 OF IL ROUNDS


blows. Dempsey showed n slight
scratch over his nose. There We're
few rapid exchanges with honot5
fairly even. Dempsey crossed his
right hard to the ear, the hardest
blow so far in the fight, me
champion, whether Intentionally OF
not, missed a couple of right hooks
for the mead 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 landed light left and right
hooks at close quarters. Dempsey
blocked a left lead for the face and
sent a short right over the heart.
There was a good deal OF inef-
fective work at close quarters.
Brennan sent his right twice to the
head. The champion came back
with a stiff left to the face and
short right cross to the ear. Then
Dempsey met Brennan with Q LETT
hook and shot two vicious rlshts
TO the head. Dempsey was putting
more steam into his blows at TINS
stage and hooked left and right to
the face and head. Brennan was
bleeding from the mouth when he
went to his corner. Dempsey
round.
Round Tiyc--After some short
arm exchanges and a clinch Delnp-
sey was cautioned for touching ms
man lightly on the face in the
breakaway, Dempsey doaseu
from a right hook and sent three
hard rights to stomach ana rlps'
| forcing Bill into a neutral corner.
He hooked his right twice to the
stomach and when they came TO
| the center Of the ring again drove
| a hard right into Brennans MD
section. Brennan sent two rights
TO the body Just before the gong
rang but Il was Dempsey's round
| by q good margin.
Round Six-Thev fiddled Tor
half minute, tapping each otner
lightly. Then Dempsey hooked ms
! right to the head and Brennan re-
IA lated with two right body blows.
They exchanged hard body blows
with both hands and DEMPSEY
hooked q stiff lief. over the heart'
In a miX-up Dempsey hooked ms
right to the wind and biockea
many attempts by Brennan WIN
| short arm uppercuts. Dempseys
round.
Round Seven-Dempsey jabbed
left to face and hooked two hard
lefts to the body. Dempsey kept
iabbing with his left and missed a
right hook. Brennan's returns
were very light. After some spar
ring Dempsey drove his right hard
to the body. and hooked a short
left to the ear. Brennan sent ms
right to the head but received a,
stiff punch on the nose from
Dempseys right in return, Demp-
sey put two rights to the head Just
before the bell. Dempsey's round.
Round Eight--After a few ex-
changes at close quarters Dempsey
let 90 his left at full length to the
body. Then he tried a right cross
which grazed Brennan's chin.
Brennan hooked left to face and
Dempsey hooked left, and right to
head. Dempsey missed another
right cross but came back quickly
with right and left to head, shak-
ing Brennan up, Inc GUMS Us
came a hit rougher at this stage
with Dempsey having the better of
the exchanges. They were fighting
in close quarters in Dempsey's
corner at the bell. Dempsey's
round.
Round Nine--After moments
sparring with Dempsey on the ropes
Brennan crossed his right to the
head. Dempsey came back with
left and right to head. Then he
drove a long right to the stomach.
At close quarters Dempsey sent
half dozen short lefts and rights
to the body, and kept after his man
with left jabs. Dempsey ducked
/ into short right 'uppercut. but
sent back left and rights to ihe
body. Brennan hooked left to the
face and two rights to the head.
Dempsey shot short left to the
body. They were soarring at the