The Alaska daily empire., 1920-09-07
DEMPSEY PUTS
 K. 0. ON MISKE
 IN THIRD ROUND
l7,000 See Challenger at Champions Mercy in
 Labor Day Fight.

 7-Jack Dempsey, champion heavy weight pugilist of the world, knocked out Billy Miske, challenger in the third round of their scheduled ten round championship fight here yes terday afternoon after having him virtually at his mercy from the open ing gong.
 demanded for the thousand seats that was little more than third gone A hard right to the jaw had floored the challenger for a count of nine As he rose totteringly to his feet the champion crashed over another right to the chin and Miske again crumbled to the floor, completely out.
 Seventeen thousand fight-mad fans witnessed the battle while five thous- and more, unwilling to pay the price demanded for the trousand seats that stood empty, crowded around the gates of the arena and heard the roar of excitement and applause which announced that the champion retain ed the laurels which he won two years ago when he seized the crown from Jess Willard, Jack Johnson's cOnquerer.
 Fight In Vapor Bath
 The titular battle was fought in steaming vapor bath. The all-night rain of Sunday had given way yes terday afternoon to hot sun which rolled the moisture up in waves from the sanded floor and dripped in streams from gladiators and specta- tors alike.
 Dempsey weighed in at 1S7 and Miske at 1S9 Each had taken off nearly fifteen pounds during the strenuous three weeks training pre- ceding the fight and both entered the ring virtually physically perfect.
 Wranele over Referee. James Dougherty of Philadelphia, counted Miske out, his selection as the referee having been finally agreed upon Sunday morning after several days wrangle, which at one time threatened to result in the bat ties being called off. Chairman Big ger, of the State Boxing Commission, first announced that Dougherty could not referee because he was not licensed in Michigan but receded from this position and consented to issue the referees license after Jack Kearns, Dempsey's manager, had de- clared he would not allow his man to enter the ring unless Daugherty was chosen.
 Bill Tate, negro heavyweight Of New York, Dempsey's sparring part ner out boxed Sam Langford, Bos- ton Tar Baby, in six round pre- liminary.
 The detailed description of the championship battle follows:
 Round One NIiske hooked left to head after which fighters danced around the ring for nearly a minute. Dempsey hooked right to head missed left Dempsey drove right to head and right and left to mouth. Dempsey hooked two lefts to head. Fighters exchanged punches to body as they came together in clinch Round end ed with both fighters in center of ring.
 | Round Two
 The two fighters rushed to a clinch and referee had difficulty in breaking them. Dempsey landed left hook to chin and followed with right cross which floored Miske. Miske took count of five and arising went into clinch. In the break Dempsey | landed three lefts to jaw, half-dozen hard rights to body, missed right swing to head.
 Dempsey drove Miske into corner with left to chin. Bell stopped round.
 Third Round
 Dempsey landed hard on Miske's ! body. Miske landed left to jaw Dempsey swung right to jaw knock ing Miske down for the count of nine. As he rose to his feet Demp- sey swung over the finishing blow with right to the chin. Mske crumb- led up in his corner, completely i knocked out