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hooks. but seemingly did not put much
power into the blows. Dempsey show

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power into the blows. Dempsey show
cd a slight scratch over his nose.
There were n few rapid exchanges
with h0nors fairly even. Dempsey
crossed his right hard to the ear, the
hardest blow 80 far in the fight. The
champion, whether Intentionally or
not. missed n couple Of right hooks
for the head and hen brought his left
to Brennan's mouth. which was bleed
ing at the close Of the round. Demp-
sey's round.
Fourth round-They exchanged
body blows with both hands and then
landed light left and right hooks at
close quarters. Dempsey blocked a
left lead for the, lace and sent a short
right owe the heart. There was a
good deal of ineffective work. at close
quarters. Brennan sent his right
twice to the head. The champion
came back with a stiff left to the face
and a short right cross to the ear.
left hook and shot two vicious rights
To head. Dempsey was putting more
steam into his blows at this stage and
hooked rights and lefts TO the face
and head. Brennan was bleeding from
the mouth when he went to his corner.
Dcmpsey's ound.
Round fvc-After some short arm
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cautioned for touching his man light
~ on the face in the ~breakaway.
Dempsey lodged from a right hook
and sent three hard rights to stomach
and ribs. forcing Bill into a neutral
corner, he hooked his right twice to
the stomach and when they came to
the center of the ring again drove a
hard right into Brennan's midsection.
Brennan cent two rights to h body
met hofnrn tho DnnD rang hnt n was
DemDsey's round by n good margin.
Round Six-They fddled for half a
minute, tapping each other lightly.
Then Dempsey hooked his right to
the head and Brennan retaliated with
two right body blows. They exchang-
cd hard blows with both hands and
Dempsey hooked a stiff left the
heart. In a mixup Dempsey hooked
his right to the wind. and blocked
many attempts by Brennan with short
arm. uppercuts. Dempsey's round.
: Round Scven-Dempsey jabbed left
to the fac and hooked two hard lefts
to the body. Dempsey kept jabbins
with his left and missed a right hook.
Brennan's returns were cry light.
After some sparring Dempsey drova
his right hard to the body. and hook
ed a short left to the u r Brennan
sent his right to the head. but recciv-
cd q stiff punch on the nose from
Dcmpscy's right ins return. Dempsey
put two rights to tho head Just before
the bell. Dcmpscy's round.
Round lIight-Aftcr a few ex-
changes at close quarters Dempsey let
go his left at full length to the body.
Then he tried a right cross which
grazcd Brcnnan's chin. Brennan
hooked left to face and Dempsey
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sey missed another right cross. but
came back quickly with right and left
to head. shaking Brennan up. The
going became II bit rQnghcr at this
stage. with Dempsey having the bet
ter Of the exchanges. They were
lighting in close quarters in Demp-
sey's corner at the bell. Dempsey's
round.
Round Nine 49, After "a moncn's
sparring with Dempsey on the ropes,
Brennan crossed his right to the
head. Dempsey came pack with left
and right to head. Then he drove a
long right to the stomach. At close
quarters. Dempsey sent half a dozen
short lefts and rights to the body and
kept after his man with provoking
left jabs. Dempsey ducked into a
short right uppercut, but sent back
left and right to h body. Brennan
hooked left to the face and two rights
to the head. Dempsey shot a short
left to the body. They were sparrinG
at the bell. Brennan had IA shade in
this round.
Round Ten - Dempsey danced
around. prodding left to the e and
face. with Brennan turning around in
the center OF the ring. Brennan miss
cd II left hook and Dempsey drove
right to the body. Dempsey SEM
three short u%ppercuts to the face and
hooked three lefts to the head while
Brennan was holding with his left
At close quarters Dempsey used shorl