The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-12-15
DEMPSEY
HAD HIS
HANDS FULL
Fight Fans Surprised When
Bill Brennan Makes Good
Showing in II Rounds
BY JACK vEIoCK

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. catch as catch can guessing contest
today. !
Jack IS stiM the worlds champion
and 100000 richer as a result OF MS
tvelve-round knockout victory over
Brennan. He is also the latest
lang in puzzles.
The showing OF the champion
against Brennan was a big surprise.
When they met before Dempsey won IN
SIX rounds. Last night ma stood
up twice as long and gave the cham
pion q hammer and tongs sort Of fight
rat won the plaudits OF some $4,000
aght fans away from the titlehoider.
What the light fans want 10 hno"
Is How come
Jack kearns. manager o. the cham
p.on. said after the bout that Dempsey
u as q bit too finely drawn. He looked
It at that, and he was nervou as a
race horse while he posed with Bren-
nap for the Camera men, his legs a
uemble as he stood facing the Chica-
soan. lie did not look like the same
old Dempsey.
Throughout the i ounds i appear
Cd 10 some at the ringside that Demp-
oGE LdAkE4 70 AGAE IL q ~ 0EE8
lngs. Some whispered that maybe he
vas BUSY making a good movie OF the
bout. The pictures Will be worth a lot
~ money in New York state. The av-
elage man who saw the fight, however.
s willing 10 admit today that Bren-
ran gave the champion tho battle OF
his life and that Dempsey did a big
nights work in knocking him out.
At times Dempsey showed a fash OF
the form he displayed against Fulton.
willard and other opponents. He
would lash out with a right OF a LETT.
shooting the blow home with lightn-
tng-like speed and rocking Brennan
with the force OF il. Yet he wasn't
Judging distance as OF old and Bren-
mans head kept swinging from side TO
side in a manner that made him an
awkward target. At close range. how
ever. Dempsey %pummeled the Chica-
goan unmercifully and there were
times when il seemed that he surely
must go down. At no time during the
fight was Dempsey IN distress. In the
zenith round Dempsey's left car was
Gu, and bled %profusely. In the eleV-
cnth Brennan opened a cut on his lip
ard made him look messy. But ne
wasn't hurt. II anything he was moro
aggressive than ever and when he
came out for the twelfth round he had
an expression on his face that boded
I'LL for poor Bill Brennan.
He looked as If to say:
II have left this thing go toofar.
Cot IS get in there and finish this bird
light now
And he did.
4 smashing left-hook 10 the stomach
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Little song birds. Then followed d ter
rihc right over the heart that turned
Brennan pale. But he was game. lie
spread his feet and tried to stay up
Dempsey had to cuH him down and
he managed his with three rapidly
delivered hooks behind n left car.
The referee counted Brennan out. toll
ing off tbs ten" just as Bill tried to
scramble to his feet.
A moment or so later Bsennan. hav-
ing been revived in his corner. shambl-
cd across the ring and congratulated
his conqueror. As Brennan left the
ring he was cheered to the echo by the
Dig crowd. Dempsey followed him out
OF the arena and the crowd gave him
more booes than cheers. That was the
sort OF a mood the crowd was In.
probably because 1t had been led to OK
pect that Dempsey would display form
TO uphold his reputation as the great
est Of heavyweight champions, or be
cause it thought he let Brennan stay
TO get the pictures.
He was pale where he Is usually
ruddy. He was hard as nails. 1t IS
true, but he did not look like the man
vho won the battle Of Maumee Bay.
There is one thing sure-and paste this
in your hat:
William Harrison Dempsey will have
Is be in better shape than he was last
night and fight a much better fight
when he meets Georges Carpenter r
he expects to live up to expectations.
Carpenter. who Is far and away SUI
perior to Brennan. would be q mean
man Tor Dempsey to tackle were the
champion In no better lighting trim.
or should We say mood, than he was
last night
Dempsey still has youth on his SIDE
He Is at the crest Of his manhood and
his showing last night should not be
taken as an indication that he is going
back. There are several points TO be
advanced in defense O. the champion.
For one thing he had but one fight
that with Niske-between the time he
defeated willard and the moment he
stepped into the ring with Brennan.
And Miske failed to furnish him with
better thar pasteboard opposition.
Another thing: lie had his title to
take care Of. He could not take chances
OF fouling Brennan when he had nr-
teen rounds in which to dispose Of his
man.
Lastly. this Brennan Is one OF the
hardest -heavyweights prowling on
Dempsey's trail He proved IT by TAX
ing a beating that earned him the
$4,000 he received for hts share or
the gate" and his courage and the
way he carried the fight to Dempsey
in the early rounds won him the last
ing admiration OF every one who saw
the bout.
Jess willard challenged the winner
bv wire. Jess Is already matched With
Dempsey for March II. and they ,gilI
meet in the same ring in which Demp-
sey defeated Perhaps Denp-
sev will show better championship
form and be in better physical shape
when he meets Willard. II would hard
Nv do for a wise champion TO over
look any bets.