Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-15
DEMPSEY DEFEATS
BIG BILL BRENNAN
Heavyweight Champion Retains
Title. But Receives Big Sur
prise in Brennan's Work.

New York. Dec. 15.-Jack Dempsey re-
tanned the championship of the world ut
the end of his battle with Bill Brennan,
of Chicago. nj Madison Square Garden
last night. but Jack knew he had been IN
a fight. Fer IL rounds. longer than he
has ever taken since he won the title. the
blc Tough IriShman from the Middle West
stood foot to foot with him and sluggcd
and nummeled. Here was no big hulk
of a Willard. no human stepladder' OF
Fulton. no clumsy wCakhng OF AlIske,
such rs he had half frightened to death
before he got them into the ring and beat
them. but here was real fighter, hearty
.Iant of exactly his own size n little bit
less strong. perhaps hut not a whit less
brave. The end came IN the twelfth, with
right hook to the heart followed by
left 10 the stomach The time was one
minute and - seconds of the twelfth
Dempscy. the "supcrman." the ''un-
hcatable," 4" was n pretty sad-looklng al
fair rs he left the ring. even though ne
was n winner He was cut about the
mouth and about the left ear, and his
face was crimson from the blood drawn
bv Brennan's terrific punches. When
nc Chicagoan. who arose Just after the
count of ten" had been sigualed over
hlm. walked out Of the ring there was a
wild outburst of cheering for him II
might have been thought that he was the
winner. And we'll did he deserve the
shriek. and handclaps that followed ms
unsteady, but unassistCd, course 70 ms
corner and then to his dressing-rOom.
In winning from Bill Brennan last night
Jack Dempsey did not add anything e hls
nugilstic laurels. Far from it. For II
rounds he was forced 70 his utmost 70 hold
OF a courageous, determined fighter, who
gave almost rs good as he received. The
bout was determined hy q more or less
lucky punch for up to the time nc re-
ccived a wicked. cutting right hook 70 the
heart followed bv a left 10 the stomach,
fell gasping IN the twelfth. Brennan had
furnished the big pugIlstic surprise 81
1920
No one expected that Brennan would so
third rs far as he did. Most of the ex-
perts figured that Jack would win by
Knockout before the fourth round Was
over. But Dempsey had q battle rs he
never has hattled before. Tic had t. hght.
Fulton. Willard Miskc All rolled ~ 90
didn't give him anything Ike the trouble
that his antagonist Of last night untolded.
New York. Dec X Bill Brennan.
y ho was knocked out III the twelfth round
III lack Dempsey. the heavyweight
champion. in Madison Square Garden last
right. said today he intended e ask Tor
another match Il am rot satisfied nat
Dempsey i my superior he declared
The challenger. while saying that he
frt he had vindicatod himself, asserted lie
was surprised when he referee mOtOrod
i.Im - His corner. believing that he had
beaten the count III the twelfth. Dempsey
-td Brennan was tougher than | ex-
pr,t. l. lie stood up longer than thought
would His blows dldn hurt me at Any
tuc. but found him hard man = h't
l.1perlv Dempsey 5 manager SAID the
champion was not IN the best q condition
having trained too hard
Dempsey. expects T. leave for the Pacltlc
Coast tomorrow. 10 remain until late IN
February. when he viii come back -
New York 10 train for his match with jess
Willard on It Patrick day
The match last night br1Ee all records
for receipts for an indoor affair N this
country. according 10 unofficial estimates
TODAY The 1886 seats brought N
500. 50 30 This docs rot take into ac-
cWtut the receipts from about 900 tenn
I,orarv seats and 20C0 persons who OBJ
tanned standing room The match be-
tween Dempsey and " ,llar8 II al open air
arena netted S452,522, tie high water
mark
Deducting Dempsey share If 100000
and Brennan guarantee Cf SI7-OOu last
Iught the promoters estimated profit
after paving taxes and expenses probably
VII he about $4,000. II was unotfcIally
estimated The federal tax viii be approx
inately S2l 900 and the state tay SO 500