The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-07

Benton Harh0r, Mich, Sept t.
The big fight yesterday lasted Just
- Jack Dempsey, worlds heavy
weight champion. wanted It to last
three rounds-and It was several
minutes after the man who propels
the crunching lists and left the
arena that Billy Miske the man
who would but couldn't b cham
pion. sat Imply in his chair In the
corner Of the ring blinking bis eyes
To wakefulness.
Those thousands-there probably
were $4,000 Of them seated around
the 1S-foot ring Of Floyd F1tzsim-
mons area-saw the master Of fist
men turn out q job that forever
should put damper on any sus-
picion that Jack Dempsey Isn't the
most wonderful heavyweight In the
world. Carefully. cody and grimly
Dempsey played the game. playedsit
TO a Hstic perfestion which satis-
fed the big crowd that had paid
more than $4,000 at the gates
Miske's Best Fails Short.
Miske, the st. Paul fighter, the
new Miske," they had called him,
who had weathered two limit. bouts
with Dempsey before 'today's con-
test without feeling the sting of
the knockout medicine stacked in
the champions fist, did all that
any fighter could do yesterday. His
best fell far short Of success, and
so he rolled his face in the resin
Obvious to what had happened. ip
the second minute Of the third
round. That was tie end Of his
title aspirations.
There will be others to try what
Miske tried today, and they, too,
will fall just as did Billy, because
the man has not been made who
can endure those murderous
punches Of the champion and re-
tain the ability to think.
I. 1t was just one minute and thir-
teen seconds after the third round
had started that Dempsey shot
right hook to Miske's Jaw with all
the force he could put behind it.
That chin was an open target, for
Miske was arising from the can
vas, to which he had been knocked
by a left hook nine seconds be-
fore. a
No Ned for a Count
The st. Paul challenger had talk
en- q nine count and was wabbly
and helpless when he started to
straighten up after regaining his
feet. But Dempsey didn't wait for
Miske to stand erect. He simply
took three steps forward. saw the
target. and popped it That was
Referee Jim Dougherty Of Phila-
delphia didn't need to 60 to the
trouble Of counting this time. but
formality demands that procedure.
90 Dougherty said mine and out"
The champion listened to the
count, then quickly leaned over and
picked the fallen Miske In his arms
and carried him to the chair in his
corner. Dempsey waited long
enough to see Miske WAS coming to
after q liberal dose OF cold water
had been poured on his head, then
hoped through the ropes>and away
to his dressing, room. probably
thinking Of future victims. 3;
Great Fight Throughout.
1t was q great fight - long as it
lasted. in which respect it measured
up to the prediction Of yesterday:
That It went 80 far as It did was
due solely to Dempsey. for it was
evident as early % the first round
that all attempts by the challenger
to play the defensive weren't worth
pack Of pins. Billy got through
the first round safely and sanely,
although he was outpointed by the
champion, but be was enabled to
do 80 because he had the discretion
to mix ofYense and defense.
But when the second round
started Billy grew q bit more am
bilious, more willing to take a
chance. He snapped few punches
with the title holder. Then about
mid round something happened.
Dempsey. coming in close. hooked
one Of the hardest punches that
ever reached human frame to
Miske's left side right under the
heart 1t was . terrific right hand
ed wallop and the force Of the i'm
pact could DO heard all over the
arena
Lifted on His Feet. g.
Miske was lifted clearly on his
feet and landed on the floor i've
feet away In a sitting posture. He
eat on the canvas look Of pain on
'is face. He got up, but that ter
DC punch had stung him to injury.
hs body showed Q crimson bruise
a. big a. q baseball. That was the
1rst time in the nine years Of his
fghting career that Billy Miske had
been knocked OF his feet. That
right hook that knocked the st.
Paul man to his launches was the
hardest punch l have ever seen
landed. The only wonder is that
Miske was able to continue fighting.
But Miske took only . three count
from Referee Dougherty and jump
ut his feet. His mind Wis clear
= was hurt. His courage, how
" was still there but for some
~ =, Miske gave up any idea OF
snisLg dsfensively. Perhaps he
thought that II Dempsey could deal
that sort OF treatment despite