The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-09-07
DEMPSEY ENDS
BOUT W|THM|SKE
IN THIRD ROUND
Challenger 0utclassed. from
Opening of Fight
LARGE CROWD Is PRESENT
M ske Severely Punished During Short
Period Champion Permitted Him
to Say in Ring.

Benton Harbor, Mich, Sept, g.
Jack Dempsey, heavyweight champion
of the world demonstrated today that
he still retains the terrific punch thai
won him the title. He knocked out
Billy Miske of St. Paul, a fighter as
Ibig ana game as himself, in the third
round Of their ten round match. Three
hard smashes were sufficient to win
him between $4,000 and 100000 his
so per cent share of the gate receipts
Al the start OK the fight, his first In
IA 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 d-time light-footedness and
finished up by tax ng the fight in the
third round, just as he did in Toledo.
The third round went one minute 13
seconds
| Miske went down three times in
the less than two and one half rounds
OF fighting, In the second he meas.
ured his length on the floor for the
count of five. In the fatal third, driv-
en- to his corner under rain OF lefts
land rights TO the stomach and ch n
and challenger took the count Of nine
and had just regtiued his feet when
Dempsey, carefully measuring his
distance, finished the bout with a
fright hand punch to the chin
The fight was watched by one of
the most orderly crowds on record
lat championship match. Women
lin bright clothing were scattered
through the audience from the ring
de to the back fence where they
iperched alongside the wicked barbed
wires and outshone some of the sign
boards in attracting attention.
( In the opening round Miske landed
the first blow Both challenger and
champion measured each other with a
cautious couple of efts and rights.
none Of them seeming to punish much.
the crowd yelled at Dempsey to speed
lit up and Miske grinned. Dempsey
iorossed left to the jaw and followed
with a right to the stomach that fair
lily doomed with its solid compact.
Miske backed away and covered up
without showing signs of distress
/ Dempsey finished the session by feint-
ling with left to Miske's wind and
followed with a right to the head
The second round opened fast, with
the champ on trying hard TO rock
/ Miske's head with his left. Dempsey
found his opponents Jaw with a ter
rifle left that snapped Miske's head
back and left him dizzy, and before
he had recovered the champion
stepped in and bored upward with a
right blow that landed just below the
heart and sent Miske sprawling on his
side half slit ng.
Despite shouts from his handlers &c
take all the rest he could. Miske
struggled up at the count of five and
,lbacked away covering his stomach
/ Dempsey rushed and Mlske slipped In
for a clinch, but the champion kept
lone arm free and landed three short
Iarm blows on the chin. Seppinl
free. he swung with his left in felnt
land MiSke recoiled before the blow
which never landed.
Miske came up strong In the third
and fighting desperately with hi,
teeth gritted, he bored in with ;
rapid exchange, landing right tt
the body, but his speed proved hi'
eventual undoing for he failed tt
cover his weakest spot, the body
Dempsey matched speed for speed
and the round was still young wher
his swift travelling left found Miskel
stomach again and the challenges
went down At the count of thre,
he was on his knees, but plainl,
suffering from the punishment ant
he took the full count OF nine be
fore coming up.
AS Mske struggled to his feet
Dempsey stepped back, CAREFUL,
. measured his distance and bored NJ
ward with a right hand swing tina
landed squarely on Miske's chin Th
challenger fell like a log, lynn
parity under the ropes and witt
Dempsey standing over him, wa
counted out in his own corner.
At the cout of 10 the victor lfte,
the vanquished into the chair, hi
seconds showed into the ring. Miske
sitting in his corner being revivet
after the knockout, made this state
ment; Dempsey is a better MAJ
than | am That fellow hits to-
hard The punch theat floored nj
in the second round all but caved il
my ribs. never was hit so hard il
my life. The blow took all of TIL
steam out of me and had not re
covered from its effects when tn
third round opened, think Demr
sey is unbeatable. There isn't
heavyweight living that can stan,
Iup under his punches | fought tn
best battle | could but was whil
ped before really got started"