Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-09-09
DEMPSEY RETAINS
HIS DREAM PUNCH
Knocks Miske Out in Third-Re.
quires Just Three Hard
Smashes to Win


him the title. He knocked out Billy
Miske, of St. Paul. fighter as big and
game as himself in the third round of
their ten round match. Three hard
smashes we're sufficient to win him be-
tween $4,000 and 100000, his fifty per
cent share of the gate receipts.
AT the start of the fight. his first in
fourteen months. Dempsey peeled off the
same worn and patched red sweater that
he wore when he knocked out Jess Will
lard. His face wore the same fighting
frown. he danced about the ring with old
time lightfootedness and finished up by
taking the fight in the third round, just
ms he did at Toledo. The third round
went ono minute. thirteen seconds.
Miske went down three times in the
less than two and one-haf rounds OF
fighting. In the second he measured his
length or tho floor Of the ring for the
count of five. In the fatal third. driven
to the corner under a rain of let's and
rights to the stomach and chin, the
challenger took the count of nine, and
had just regained his feet, when Demp-
sey, carefully measuring his distance,
FINISHED the bout with a hard punch to
the chin.
MANY WOMEN IN CROWD
The fight was watched by one Of the
most orderly crowds on record at
champion match. Women wearing bright
clothing were scattered through the audi
ence from the ringside to the back fence.
where they perched alongside the wicked
barbed wires and outshone some of the
signboards in attracting attention.
Delayed special trains held back the
fight and in the confusion of the long
wait. Miske, first into the ring slipped
through tho crowd. scarcely being noticed
a messenger from the champions camp
presently arrived to inquire whether the
challenger was in tho ring. This formal
ity or squared circed over, the messenger
hiked back to Dcmpsey's camp while
Miske waited ten minutes for the cham
pion, who drew an ovation as he marched
through the crowd. Miske's fighting toys
bore his initials elabora tely embroidered
in silk in left leg. Dempsey had the re-
Eular red white and blue costume.
FIRST ROUND
Mske was pale, his forehead wrinklcd
and his lips pressed tight has he sprang
to meet Dempsey with the opening gong.
He landed the first blow Both challen-
ger and champion mea sured each other
with cautious tattoo OF lefts and rights,
none OF them seeming to punish much.
The crowd yelled at Dempsey to speed it
up and Miske grinned. Dempsey crossed
left to the jaw and followed with right
to the stomach that fairly doomed with
| Its solid impact Miske ducked away
and covered up without showing signs
Of distress. Dempsey finished the ses-
sion by feinting with left to Miske's
wind and followed with a right to the
| head.
SECOND ROUND
| The second round opened fast. with the
champion trying hard to knock Miske's
head with his left Dempsey found his
opponents jaw with n terrific left that
snapped Mske'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 Misko sprawling on
his side, half sitting.
Despite shouts from his handlers to
take all the rest he could Miske struggled
up at the count of five and backed away.
covering his stomach. Dempsey rushed
and Mske slipped in for clinch 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 a
fent, and Miske recoiled before the blow
which never landed.
THIRD ROUND
Mske came up strong in the third and
fighting desperately with his teeth gritted
he bored In with a rapid exchange. land
ing a right to the body. but his speed
proved his eventual undong, for he failed
to cover his weakest spot, tho body
Dempsey matched speed for speed and
the round was still young when his swift
travelling left found Mske's stomach
again and the challenger went down. Al
the count Of three he was on his knees
but plainly suffering from the punish
ment. and he took tho full count of nine
before coming up.
As Miske struggled to his feet, Dempsey
stepped back, carefully measured his dis
lance and bored upward with rlgh
hand swing that landed square on Miske'!
chin. The challenger fell like log iy'ns
partly under the ropes and with Dempse,
standing over him, was couhted out u
his own corner.
At the count of ten the victor lftec
: the yanouished into the chair his sec
onds showed into the ring.
J.. MISKE OFFERS NO EXCUSE.
5 Miske, sitting in his corner beine
revived after the knockout. made this
g statement:
dempsey Is a better man than I am
= That fellow hits too hard. The puncf
n that floored me in the second rount
D all hut cayed in my ribs. ! never wa,
Q hit so hard in my life. The blow tool
all of the steam out of me and I ha
i not recovered from its effects whel
the third round opened, think Demp
sey is unbeatable. There is not
heavyweight living that can stand u
:, under his punches. I fought the hes
, battle I could but was whipped befor
!. | really got started"
y DEMPSEY after n bath at his camT
=, Just outside the arena. made this state
mnet:
IT told my friends | would win.
never had any doubt of it, Miske
- tough and ! trained and fought hir
with as much caution az I would fist
'" any heavyweight. He did not hit m
y hard enough to say ii hurt. The pune
o. that started him on his way was
- smash to the stomach in the secon
>. round. l felt my fist sink into his rit
- and knew he was hurt. After that
was confident could end II wheneve
I wanted to, but | fought CAREFUL
and took no chances. The finish cam
b before ! could get warmed up"
With whoop the crowd on hand
NJ see their Jack the Giant xii
ID knock his man cold. and who had ha
26 their desire satisfied started to swari
over benches and heads and anythin
IN else that stood in their path to reaC
~ the ring But they never arrived,
squad of Michigan State constabular!
or with Sam Brown belts maintaining o
o. der under weight OF revolvers ar
an cartridges was there first and clears
a path and formed bodyguard
nrt hn intn Of