Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-12-15

he was more aggressive than ever. and
when he came out foc the twelfth round
he had an expression on bis face that
boded ill for poor BIZ Brennan. lie
looked as Il 20 say, 81 have let this thing
20 too far Got 10 go In and hnlsh this
bird right now" And he dished
smashing left hook TO the stomach. start
ing Brennan on his tour with the little
sOngbirds.
Then followed n terrific right over the
heart that turned Brennan pale. Blu,
Blll was game. lie sprFai his feet mud
tried 20 stay ~. Dempsey had to cuG
him down. and he managed this With
three rapidly delivered hooks behind the
left ear. The referee counted Brennan
out, tollng on the ten Just BIZ
tried 20 scramble TO his feet
\ moment or so later Brennan. having
been revived ia bis corner. shamhled
across the ring and congratulated his
conqucror. AS brennan left the ring ho
was chcered to the echo by the big
crowd. Dempsey followed him ont 81 the
arena and the crowd gave him more
hoOes than cheers That was the sort OF
ii mood the crowd was IN, probably be-
cause IL had been Jed 20 expect thar
Dempsey would display form to uphold
his reputation os the greatest OF heavy
weight champions or because Il thought
he let Brennan stay 70 get the pictures.
Exporting persons az the rngside re-
he entered the sing lie was pale whore
no IS usually ruddy. lie was hard as
nails, It's true. but he Old not LOOK Ike
the man who won the battle Of NAumee
lay. There IS one thing sure, and paste
this In your hat William Harrison
dempsey will have TO be ia better shape
than he was last night and hght n much
better fight when he meets Georges Car
pentier II he expects TO live mp 10 eN-
pectations. Carpenter, who "a far and
d. 4
mean man for Dempsey TO tackle ware
tie champion In no better dght!ng trim.
or should we say mood, than he was
last night.
NO INDICATION OF
GOING BACK.
Dempsey still has youth on his side.
He is at the crest of his manhood. and
his showing last night should not be
taken rs an indication that he is going
hack. There are several points TO be ad-
vanced in defense Of the champion
For one thing Jack had but one fight
that with Miske- between the time he
defeated Willard. and the moment he
stepped into the ring with Brennan. And
MiSke failed 70 furnish him with better
than pasteboard opposition.
Another thing: lie had his title to
take care OF. lie could not take chances
Of foullng Brennan when he had fifteen
rounds in which TO dispose Of his man
Lastly. this Brennan il one OF the hard
lest heavywei2hts proving on Dempsey's
trail. He proved 1t by taking Il beating
that earned him the $4,000 he received
for his share OF the gate" and his
courage and the way he carried the fight
to Dempsey In the early rounds won him
the lasting admiration OF every one who
saw the bout.
Jess Willard challenged the winner
by wire Jess is already matched with
Dempsey for March II and they will meet
In the same ring in which Dempsey de
feated Brennan. Perhaps Dempsey will
show better championship form and he in
better physical shape when he meets
Willard. 1t would hardly do for n
wise champion to overlook any bets.
The weights last night were. Dempsey,
1881 Brennan, 1917. John Ilaukup Of
Brooklyn was the referee and the Judges
were Thomas Shortcll, Brooklyn, and Joe
Rudy Of the New York A, &.
Ia the preliminary bouts Marty Far
rell outpointcd Frankie MCGUIRE Charlie
Weinert outpointed BARLEY Madden, and
Kid Norfolk won the judges decision
over Bill Tate.