The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1920-12-18
KNOCKS OUT
BRENNAN N 18th ROUND

heavyweight champion pugflist OF the
world by a Of his knockout Of
Bill Brennan at Madison Square Gar
| den tonight.
Dempsey is still boss Of the heavies.
but he had to travel twelve hard and
| serious rounds to accomplish the task.
The twelfth round and final one
had just progressed l minute and ~
seconds when Dempsey sank his left
hand into Brennan's stomach, and
followed 1t with a crashing right-hand
blow to Bills jaw. Brennan went
down in a heap, while Referee John
ny Haukop started the count. The
champion stood back a few PAGES
watching the operations of the OFF,
cial, and, with his face smeared with
crimson. with cuts over his ear and
mouth, he surely did not present the
appearance Of a champion.
While Dempsey was the aggressor
throughout the greater part Of the
contest, Brennan surprised every
body by stepping along with the
champion at every inch of the way.
BRENNAN WORTHY FOE
Even right up to the moment that
Brennan received the crashing blow
in the twelfth round 1t looked as
though the challenger would stick 1t
through for the limit offifteen rounds.
In the very first round when Demp-
sey stepped out to take the measure
Of Brennan the latter furnished the
champion with the surprise of his life
by wading right into his work with q
relish. Dempsey tried his famous
shift, but Brennan retorted with we'll
timed left smashes that shook up the
title holder.
The second round found Brennan
working q series of uppercuts to
Jacks head and when he mixed 1t in
furious fashion with Dempsey at the
bell the great crowd was in an up
roar. as Brennan was indeed making
Q fight Of 1t. 1t was even-Stephen in
the third round. but after that frame
Dempsey started t draw away and
had a slight advantage In most Of
the other rounds. Several times dur
ing the journey Brennan shook up
Dempsey with singing right hand up
percuts, but the champion would not
be denied and kept stunning into his
heavier opponent with one object in
mind-that of getting over the finish
ing punch.
KEEPS HAYMAKER IN RESERVE
1t appeared about the ninth round
that Dempsey's sting had blown IT.
self. but as events turned out. he was
merely keeping the proper kick In
serve
Brennan was out in front at the
end Of the ninth round and fought on
ven terms with Dempsey in the
tenth. The eleventh was also a fur
ious round, and 1t was the stand that
Brennan made at this particular part
of the fight that led many to believe
that he would weather the complete
journey.
The twelfth round was the tough
spot for Brennan. He came out con-
fdently and approached the cham
pion. leading with his left hand. 1t
was here that Dempsey succeeded in
working through the old ''one-two"
punch, for which he is Justly famous.
Standing with both arms extended
at about the same distance from his
body. he tented Brennan into q wide
opening. Quick as a fash the cham
pion drove his left hand with terrific
force into Brennan's midsection and
with the same motion brought his
stout right around with a sweep. The
blow launched flush on Brennan'sjaw
and the contender was out of the pro-
ceedings.
Brennan made a great fight. going
every minute that he was In there
with the Utah mauler. While he suf-
fered the humiliation of q knockout
he was in no wise disgraced. Cheers
followed the beaten man until he dis
appeared into his dressing room.
The match broke all records for re-
ceipts for an indoor affair in this
country, according to unofficial esti-
mates. The 1885 seats brought in
$209,852.50. This does not take into
account the receipts from about 1000
temporary bleacher seats and 1000
persons who obtained stand room.
Deducting Dempsey's share of
100000 and Brennan's guarantee of
$4,000 lat night, the promoters esti-
mated profit, after paying taxes and
expenses. probably will be about $13.-
600. The Federal tax appropriated
$4,000 and the State tax $1O.500.
A CALIFORNIA KICK
Sir: I sat in q Los Onglaze park
counting earthquakes. An improvi-