Omaha daily bee., 1920-12-16

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= Round One.
The men met in the center
Of the ring, Dempsey landing first a
right chop to the head. They ex-
changed let's and rights to the body
at close, quarters and clihched fire.
quen,ly. Brer nan worked '.>!t hooks
to the head, while Dempsey sent two
rights 10 The head, one of which mar
fowly missed Brennan's chin. Both
worked fast at close 'quar'ers. and
Dempsey scratched Brennan's right
eye with a lei. hook. Dempsey's
round by shade.
Round Two.
Dempsey landed light .right on
the neck, Brennan replying with a
similar blow on the neck. Then
they got into a snort arm nixup.
Dempsey missed left hook for the
head. Brennan hooked to stomach.
Short lefts and rights were ex-
changed at close quarter and Demp-
scy sent half arm left to the body
and brought it up to the face with
"a great deal of steam behind it.
Dempsey was short with rights to
thes head and Brennan got in two
half arm uppercuts oyer the heart.
They were in lively nixup at the
bell. Brennan. had a shade IN this
round.
Round Three.
They rushed into clinch and then
exchanged body blows. Both landed
short right upper cuts. Dempsey
ducked into right hook which was
followed by left and right to the
head. Dempsey then started after
his man with left and right hooks,
but seemingly did not put much
power into the blows. Dempsey
showed slight scratch over his
nose. There were few rapid ex-
changes~ with honors fairly even.
Dempsey crossed his right hard to
the ear, the hardest blow so far in
the fight. The champion. whether
Intentionally or not, missed couple
Of right hooks or>the head and
then brought his left to Brennar's
mouth, which was bleeding at the
close of the round. Dempseys
round.
- Round -Four.
They exchanged body bicws with
both hands and then laEded light
left and right hooks at close quar-.
ters. Dempsey blocked 4 left lead
for the face and sent short right
over the heart. There was a good
deal of ineffective work at close
quarters. 4
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. Then
| Dempsey met Brennan with lett
hook and shot Two vicious rights TO
The head. Dempsey was putting moro
steam into his blows at this stage
and hooked left and rights to the
face and head. Brennan was bleed
ing from the mouth when he went
10 his corner. Dempseys round.
Round Five.
After some short arm exchanges
and a clinch Dempsey, was eau
toned for touching his man lightly
| on the face in the break away.
Dempsey lodged from a right hook
and sent three hard rights to stom-
ach and ribs, forcing Bill into a
neutral corner. He hooked MS
right twice to the stomach and when
thew came to.the center OF the ring
again. drove hard right into Bren-
mans midsection. Brennan sent TWO
rights to the body just before the
gong rang, but it was Dempsey
round by good margin.
Round Six.
Thev fddled for half minute
tapping each other lightly. linen
Dempsey hooked his right to the
head and Brennan retaliated with
two right body blows. They ex-
changed hard body blows. with botn n
hands and Dempsey hooked stin
|1eft over the heart. In m'xup
Dempsey hooked his right to the
wind and blocked many attempts oy
Brennan with short-arm uppereuts
Dempseys round.
Round Seven.
Dempsey jabbed left to face and
hooked two hard lefts to the body
Dempsey kept jabbing with -his LETT
and missed a right hook. Bren-
mans returns were very light. After
some sparring Dempsey drove ms
right hard to the body, and hooked
short left to the ear. Brennan
sent his right to the bead, but re-
ce:yed a stiff punch on the nose
from Dempsey's right in return
Dempsey put two rights to the head
lust, before the bell. Dcmpsey's
round.
Round Eight.
After a few exchanges at clos.
quarters, Dempsey let go his left al
full length to the body. Then ht
tried a right cross which grazet
Brennan's chin. Brennan hooked
left to face and Dempsey hooked
left and right to head. Dempse,
missed another right cross, bu
came back quickly with right ar1t
left to head, shaking Brennan. Th'
going became a bit rougher at thu
stage with Dempsey Having the, bet
ter of the exchanges. They wer'
fighting in close quarters in Demp
sey's corner at the bell. Dempsey
round. o
Round Nine. y
After a moments sparring will
Dempsey on the ropes, Brennan
crossed his right to the head. Demp