Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-12-15
BRENNAN PUTS
UP GREAT FIGHT
Dempsey Knocks Him Out In
18th Round Before Crowd
Which Pays $209,00O
(Bx Associated Pressl

| New York, Dec 15-Bill Brennan,
| who was knocked out in the 18th
round by. Jack Dempsey, heavyweight
champion in Madison Sfuare Garden
last night, said todap that he intends
to ask another match.
81 am not satisfied that Dempsey is
my superior" he said. Dempsey
merely said: Brennan was tougher
than I expected"
Nearly $4,000 persons paid $209,
to see the fight.
Before he fell from a heart punch
in the 18th round, Bremen gave the
spectators tremendous thrill. For
Ii rounds he held his ground against
the champion. At times he even out
fought Dempsey, wading in grimly
under showers of blows, risl1ing ev-
nrything on the one chance smash
that would mean fame and fortune
to him. For the greater part of the
II rounds he had the crowd, society
women, club men, business men,
FOUNDERS, gamblers and the riff-raff
that follows the fighting game, upon
their feet, cheering for him. Once or
twice there were feetinG moments
| when it looked as if the heavyweight
; title, richest prize in all fstiana,
| might change hands. The champion
was bleeding from cut behind his
| ear and from the mouth. His white
silk trunks were smeared with red
Brennan, sturdy big man, with
mashed-in nose, the result Of many
fights, was no helpless calf tossed in
to a corral with tiger.
Most of the people had gone TO the
Gardan, expecting to see brief fur
ry of brown fists and the quick col
Javse of the Chicago man. Not over
three rounds was the general predic-
ton. The third came and passed
| quickly, aid Brennan was still up
righ; in the ripG ,swaying his huge
| fists desperately in the direction of
the 1.-THE Dempsey. But the champion
was slowly cutting him down in the
clinches. When their heads were lock-
ed together Dempsey used his hands
as man would a slingshot, batting
| Brennan swiftly on either side of the
| jaw with short blows that shoow Bill
down to his toes. Brennan showed he
| was game and not afraid to meet the
! champion at his own game when he
exchanged wallops at furious rate
in the second round. Near the close
| of this round Brennan came out bold
| ly. He smashed Dempsey with (.
good hard right The champion was
| bobbing up and down in curious
manner and he still seemed careless.
| He missed a couple of fierce smashes
and Brennan suddenly drove his head
| back with hard right. This blow
| bothered Dempsey, there is no doubt
J about that. His black hair tossed
| about his eyes as he flung up his
| round head and rushed i'll at Bill.
One minute and 81 seconds OF the
| 18th round had gone, however, when
Dempsey crouched to a low stoop, his
head, the black hair soaked and hang
| ing in strings below the beetling
brows, almost to Brennan's knees. He
| came up with quick jerk and his
| right hand shot out, sinking into
Brennan's white stomach. For an in
slant it seemed as if the glove had
| gene on into Brennan's body. 1t was
| for all the world as if Dempsey had
| stopped, picked up stone and let fly
! with it. Brennan's eyes WINGED. Jacks
! left followed the right into Brennan's
| stomach so fast the two blows were
almost one punch. Brennan crumpled
in the middle of his body and Demp
sey swung again, this time with his
! right. It landed on the back of Bren-
mans head and was the finishing
touch and Brennan went down.
From Brennan's corner came the
t voice of Lee Flynn, his manager tell
! ing him to take the count of nine. The
10000 people were up and shouting.
i Slowly Referee Haukop counted until
he reached ten. Then Brennan, who
was crawling helpiessly about the
! floor, lifted himself to his feet Demp-
sep walked over, put his arm on
Brennan's shoulders, mumbled some
| thing and walked away the winner
and still the champion.
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