Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-09-07
Is
Winner III
Easy Fight
Champs Terrific Swing Lands
Knockout Blow i'm Third
Round-Miskc Downcd
Three Times g,
Many Women See Match

Sept. O.-JaCk dempsey, heavyweight
champion OF the world, demonstrate .
today that he still retains the terri
tic punch that won him the title. He
knocked out Billy Miske OF ST. Paul.
a fighter as big and game as himself.
in the third round OF their l0-round
match. Three hard smashes were sui,
| ficient to win him between S50,00U
and 100000, his so per cent share oi
! the gate receipts.
At the start of the fight, his first
i'll II months, Dempsey peeled off the
same worn and patched red sweater
| that he wore when he knocked out
! Jess Willard His face wore the
same fighting frown. he danced about
the ring with old-time liRhtness OF
/ loot and finished up by taking the
fight in the third round just as he
did at Toledo The third round went
| minute and IS seconds.
Miskc went down three times fil
the less than two and onc-half rounds
of fighting. In the second he meas
/ urcd his length on the floor for the
count of five In the fatal third.
driven to his corner under rain OF
lett and rights to the stomach and
chin. the challenger took the count
OF nine and had just regained his
ieet, when Dempsey. carefully meas
uring his balance, finished the bout
with right-hand punch to the chin.
Many Women in Crowd.
The fight was watched by one oi
the most orderly crowds on record
at championship match Women
in bright clothing were scattered
throughout the audience from th,
ringside to the back fence, where
they pcrched alongside the wicket
barbed wires and outshone some o.
the sign boards i'll attracting atten
ton
Delayed special trains held hack
the fight, and in the confusion of the
long wait. Miske, first into the ring
slipped through the crowd scarcely
being noticed A messenger from
the champions, camp presently ar
rived to inquire whether the chai-
lenger was in the ring This for
lnality OF the squared circle over, the
messenger Hked back to Dempsey's
camp while Mi5ke waited 10 min
utes for the champion, who drew ar
! ovation as he marched through the
, crowd. Miske's fighting togs bore
his initials elaborately embroidered
t i'll silk on the left leg. Dempsey
, had the regular, red. white aud blue
: costume.
Miske Lands First Blow. VI
Miske was pale. his forehead
! wrink1ed and his lips pressed tight
as he sprang to meet Dempsey with
the opening gong. He landed the
first blow. Both challenger and
champion measured each other with
a cautious tattoo of let's and rights,
none OF them seeming to punish
,, much. The crowd yelled at Dempsey
to speed it up and Miske grinned
,, Dempsey crossed lift to the jaw
I and followed with a right to the
stomach that fairly doomed with its
solid impact. Miske backed away
and covered up without showing
,sssns OF distress. Dempsey finished
tie session by fleming with left to
Mikes wind and following with a
flP't 10 the nead.
+ The second round opened fast
with the champion trying hard to
rock Miske's head with his left.
Dempsey found his opponents jaw
with terrific left that snapped
Miske's head back and left him diz-
" aAi before he had recovered. the
Champion stepped in and bored up
ward with right blow that landed
Just below the heart and sent Miske
sprawling on his side. half sitting.
Fighters Clinch.
!, + Despite shouts from Els. handlers
to o take 6ll the rest he could: Miske
| backed away covering his stomach,
, Dempsey rushed and Miskc slipped
| III for clnich but the champion
, kept one arm free and landed three
short arm blows on the chin. Step
ping free, he swung with his left
IN feint and Miske recoiled before
, the blow which never landed
Miske came up strong i'll the third
and. fighting desperately, with his
teeth gritted, he bored in with a
rapid exchange. landing right to
the body, but his speed proved his
: eventual undoing. for he failed to
cover his weakest spot, the body
Dempsey matched speed for speed
aud the round was still young wheu
his swift-traveling left found Miske's
stomach again and the challenger
Z went down. At the count of three
, khe was on his knees but plainly suf-
; fering from the punishment and he
took the full count of nine before
> coming up.
As Miske struggled TO his feet
: Dempsey stepped back. carefully
| measured his distance and bored up
: ward with right-haud swing that
landed square on Miskc's chin. The
challenger fell like log. living part
ly under the ropes and with Dcmp-
scy standing over him. was counted
; out iii his own corner.
l Says Dempsey the Best Man.
At the count OF 10 the victor lift.
ed the vanquished into the chair his
seconds showed into the ring.
Miske, sitting in his corner being
revived after the knockout, made
] this statements.
Dempsey is a better man than r
I am. That fellow hits too hard. The
punch that floored me in the second
round all but caved in my ribs.
never was hit so hard in my life.
The blow took all of the steam out
OF me and had not recovered from
, its effects when the round opened. I
, think Dempsey is unbeatable. There
isn't heavyweight living that can
) stand ~ under his punches.
; fought The best battle could. but
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