The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-12-15
BILL BRENNAN TO ASK
FOR ANOTHER MATCH;
DENIES SUPERIORITY


weight champion. in Madison Square
Garden last night. said today he in
tended to ask for another match. Il
am not satisfied that Dempsey is my
superior" he declared.
The challenger, while saying that he
had indicated himself asserting he
was surprised" when the referee mo-
toned him to his corner. believing
that he had beaten the count in the
twelfth round.
Dempsey said, Brennan was tough
er than I expected. He stood up
longer than | thought he would. His
blows did not hurt me at any time,
hut I found him hard man to hit
properly"
Dempsey's manager said the cham
pion was not in the best of condition,
having trained too hard.
Leaves for Coast.
Dempsey expects to leave for the
Pacific coast tomorrow, to remain un-
til late in February, when he will come
back to New York to train for his
match with Jess Willard on st. Pat.
rick's day.
The match last night broke all rec
ords for receipts for an indoor affair in
this country, according to unofficial
estimates today The 1885 seats
brought in s2O9,s52.5o. This does not
take into account the receipts from
about 1000 temporary bleacher seats
and 1000 persons who obtained stand
ing room. The match between Demp-
sey and Willard, which was fought in
the open air netted $452,522, the high
water mark.
Profitable Fight.
Deducting Dempsey's share of $780,
900 and Brennan's guarantee Of $685.
600 last. night. the promoters est1-
mated profit, after paying taxes and
expenses probably will be about 3d.
600, it was unofficially estimated The
federal tax will be approximately
$21, 900 and the state tax $10,500.
Last nights fight round by rounds,
follows:
ROUND ONE-The men got into
the center OF the ring. Dempsey land>
ing first, a right chop to the head.
They exchanged lefts and rights to
the body at close quarters and
clinched frequently. Brennan worked
left hooks to the head while Dempsey
sent two rights to the face, one of
which narrowly missed Brennan's
chin. Both worked fast at close quar-
ters and Dempsey scratched Brennan's
right eye with left hook. Dempsey's
round by 4 shade.
ROUND TW'O-Dempsey landed a
light right on the neck. Brennan re-
plying with a similar blow on the
neck. Then they got into a short arm
mix up. Dempsey missed a left hook
to the head. Brennan hooked left to
stomach. Short lefts and rights were
exchanged at close quarters and DemD-
sey sent a half arm left to the body
and brought it up to the face with a
great deal of steam behind it. Demp-
sey was short with right to the head
and Brennan got in two half arm upper
cuts over the heart. They were in
lively mixup at the bell. Brennan had
a shade in this round
Dempsey Draws Blood
ROUND THREE-They rushed into
a 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
st7rted after his man with left and
risht hooks, but seemingly did not
push much power into the blows.
Dempsey showed slight scratch over
his nose. There were few rapid ex-
changes with honors 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 for
the head and then brought his left to
Brennan's mouth, which was bleeding
at the close of the round. Dempsey's
round.
ROUND FOUR - They exchanged
body blows with both hands and then
landed light left and right hooks at
close quarters. Dempsey blocked
left lead for the face and sent short
right over the heart. There was
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.
Then Dempsey met Brennan with a
left hook and shot two vicious rights
to the head. Dempsey was putting
more steam into his blows and hooked
lefts and rights to the face and head.
Brennan was bleeding from the mouth
when he went to his corner. Demp-
Sey'S round.
Plays for Cody.
ROUND FIVE-After some short
arm exchanges and a clinch. Demp-
sey was cautioned for touching his
man lightly on the face in the break
away. Dempsey lodged from a right
hook and sent three hard rights to
stomach and ribs. Forcing Brennan
into neutral corner. he hooked his
right twice to the stomach and when
they came to the center of the ring
]: again drove hard right into Bren-
! mans mid-section Brennan sent two
rights to the body lust before the
gong rang but it was Dempsey's round
by good margin.
ROUND SIX-They fiddled for half
= minute. tapping each other lightly.
Then Dempsey hooked his right to
the head and Brennan retaliated with
two rights body blows. They ex.
changed hard body blows with both
hands and Dempsey hooked a stiff left
ever 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 SEVEN-Dempsey jabbed
left to the face and hooked two hard
lefts to the body. Dempsey kept
with HE loft and n,iScad