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left to the chin, but rose to count
of nine.
Dempsey hooked to chin as Miske
rose, knocking him out completely.
The PreIlmnaries.
[By L. R. Blanchard. United Press
Staff Correspondent
RINGSIDE, BENTON HARBOR,
Mich, Sept. 6. Preliminary.
In the first three rounds, Tate
piled up nice lead on points. He
held Langford off with his long left.
poking him continually in the face
and following up occasionally with
a right to the same place. Lang
ford's only chance was at in-fghting,
and practically the only blows he
landed were rights to the kidney.
Neither fighter was inflicting much
damage.
Tate finished the sixth round bout.
an easy winner on points. In the
fifth he drew blood when he cut
Sans lip slightly. Tate was too big
and strong for the tar baby, simply
holding him off with his left and
giving Sam no opportunity for a good
smash at the body. The bout was
ino-decision affair
After the first preliminary. fighters
invaded the arena for a panorama,
and there was prospect for another
wait before the second preliminary.
Chick Virgins took the ring at
4:24 p. M, and was forced to wait
for his opponent, Harry Greb. The
fans were making little disturbance.
Virgins entered the ring without a
reception.
Greb entered the ring at 1926 and
! Immediately donned the gloves.
There was demonstration.
The weights were announced as
Greb 1904, Virgins 1854.
1t was announced the winner has
been challenged by Eddie McGoortie.
There was action from the start of
this bout
The Second Preliminary.
Virgins used jumping-jack tactics
in the opening round which was even.
Both landed with rights and lefts.
lGreb did some damage with several
body blows.
| Greb easily took the second round.
His right met Virgins several times
!, in mid air and Chuck's body redden-
led quickly under Harry's mauling.
| In the third round, Greb was as
fresh as ever and landed several
blows to the body under which Wig
gins appeared to weaken somewhat.
Grebb took the fourth round easily,
after slow start. He landed re-
peatedly with his right. Both men
were bleeding slightly at the mouth,
but Greb was the fresher OF the two.
| The fifth round was Greb's easily,
though ne missed several bad rights.
Virgins landed several neat ones
with his left to start the sixth, but
Greb responded with rights to the
face that opened a cut over Wig
| gins left eye. Greb was the aggres-
Isor throughout the last round, driv-
ing Chuck around the ring and crowd
ling him to the ropes where he landed
heavily with lefts and rights. 1t was
tGreb's round and fight. The bout
pleased the crowd, which rose to
stretch in anticipation of the big
match.
| Billy Miske, hardly waiting for
Greb and Virgins to leave the ring,
entered at 4:5S p. m. HIS entry was
almost unobserved, but he quickly
drew the crowd to it's feet as ne
stepped into the ring.
| He smilingly took the center of the
ring, twisting about to please the
host of photographers who tagged
him into the square circle. Mlske
was accompanied by Manager Reddy,
Jack Heinen, Johnny Tillman, Marty
iO'Farrell, and Ike Bernstein, his
trainer. 1t was not until Miske leah
ed over the ropes to talk to some
friends that large portion OF the
crowd REALIZED who he was. nAily
was smiling and apparently unwor-
Eried. He took the southeast corner
! of the ring and awaited the champs
arrival The crowd was silent
Miske Impassive.
| Miske had been kept waiting four
teen minutes. but sat impassively in
his corner. waiting the champion.
Dempsey entered the ring at 5:l3.
He drew more applause than any
fighter appearing on the bill hereto
fore. He was clad in white trunks,
but had discarded the traditional
bath robe for a short red sweater.
He leaned against the ropes in one
corner to submit to the demands of
the Photographic army.
He shook hands with a few men in
the ring, but ignored Miske until the
challenger advanced to his corner to
shake hands. They met seriously,
and posed silently with Tim Bigger
and then the referee, Jim Dougherty.
They were photographed shaking
hands across the referee, Miske with
a mechanical smile on his face,
Dempsey his usual sombre fighting
self
The announcer occupied the time
the fighters were lacing on their
gloves, by introducing number Of
fighters including Charlie White and
Johnny Coulon, and Dennis O'Keefe
Harry Greb aided Jack Dempsey in
.lacing on the gloves over his heavily
bandaged hands. Dempsey's face
was covered with days growth of
whiskers Miske appeared groomed
for reception.
AS they waited to be called to the
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