Evening journal., 1920-12-15
DEMPSEY WEARS
Fighters CROWN
Brennan Takes Champion
Over Rough Road Until
He Loses in Twelfth
LONGEST BATTLE
-, FOR MAN KILLER"

NEW YORK. Dec "a UNITED Press J
The worlds heavyweight crown
still rests on the scowling brow Of
Jack Dempsey.
But the face under it was some
what altered today.
The left ear OF The champion was
mashed and torn, his lips were puffed
out and cut. his jaws were swollen
and his eyes We're puffy and red.
He was not on the pasture-like
Stretches Of Central Park this morn
ing lie was I'm he'd late. tired and
worn from going the longest distance
OF his career and from taking his
worst heating.
Bill Brennan, the big husky Chicago
heavyweight, stayed twelve rounds
with the "man killer" last night in
Madison Square Garden and in those
'twelve rounds he made the champion
work the hardest he has ever worked
and take more than he has ever taken.
TWO vicious punches in the stOm-
ach and a smashing right on his head
I'm the middle OF the twelfth round
folded Brennan up and he fcll on his
head and elbows In neutral corner,
knocked out.
He tried gamely 10 rise and stay out
the few rounds remaining but the
steady pounding on his heart and
stomach. rights and lefts that whack-
cd against him like blows OF an air
riveter had sapped every bit OF his
endurance.
Take the count" his seconds were
screaming from his corner. He took
the cOunt-because ne had TO.
Close 10 1900 spectators gathered
with the expectation OF going hOmC
early. Instead they stayed late ana
we're given the surprise OF their lives
Tho gallery gods way up In Inc
smoke clouds around the rim Of The
roof several times were In an uproar
with the thought they were seeing o
championship change hands.
The crowd was startled by seelne
the supposed easy mark the victim OF
the public's demand 10 see Dempsey In
action, rush out Of his corner In the
lrst round and crash the champion OF
the Jaw.
They were more startled 10 ser
Brennan carrying the 0ght TO tho
champion and leading all the time.
Brennan rocked the champion twice
with vicious rights In the seconC
round and brought a black scowl tina
barred the teeth OF Dempsey.
The third round passed and The
crowd began 10 wonder. 10 was won
derlng more and more up 10 Tho
tighih when the tide began 90 turn
Brennan had won the nrst lvi
rounds and was even up 90 that eight
when Dempsey got through twi
crushing blows 90 his stomach. Th
Chicago fighter WINGED with pain anl
went 20 his corner open-mouthed AM
tagged
From then on Dempsey won. Al
though tiring himself, the champion
had more endurance Tie had NOR
steam in his punches and moe
energy left 10 get around.
"D mpscy was a BIT 0verirained an
slow" Jack kearns said today.
The champion was drawn 20 a YER
fine point when ne entered the rina
Tie was pasiy In the face and didn
have a superiuOus ounce.
Tie was cold, too, and 70 took hin
five rounds 20 get warm enough
show anything like his form.
Against the rugged Brennan, Demn
soy had the same kind OF PROPOSE
iiOn Benny Leonard had with 10
Melling. another Chicago Iron man,
Dempsey had 10 beat him into sub
mission and he went TO the heart an
stomach 10 do 10.
Dempsey has had only two fght
I'm seventeen months He showed IN
results OF his inactivity. lie mlsse
freuueRily. His timing was slow an
his eye was or.
True. he wo nthe flght and retalne
ihe championship but ha lost a lot q
his color" He has taught the fan
to expect victory In a punch or s
er i'm a round or so and because h
took so long 10 get a hard. strOn
fighter the crowd fled out with On
thought that, somebody's gona 81
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