New-York tribune., 1920-12-15
Kid Norfolk Ciues Bill Tate
Bod 1roau,cing in 10 Rounds

not fall. Another right to the law had ,d
brennan reeling. Dempsey worked him
toward neutral corner and shot across
anoIher right to the head. But in spite
oi thsi punishment, Brennan was fight
ing back gamely when the bell rang.
NINTH ROUND-Brennan came ont
20 take chance and planted a hard
right on Dempseys head. DEMPSEY
bounded away and sent a straight LEFT
to the jaw. Brennan missed an earnest
SWING to the head and stopped more
stTaagnt let's with his chin. Brennan
seemed to be tiring, while Dempsey be-
came came more active: There was wild
Durst OF cheers from the gallery as
Brennan sent Dempsey's head back
with a stiff right uppercut, but Demp-
sey retorted with right to the body
Again Brennan shot hard right uD-
percut to Dempsey's jaw as the bell
rang.
TENTH ROUND-Dempsey reached
Brennan with left to the body in the
opening Of the tenth. Brennan was
stl!l trying hard to keep in close. The
referee was forced to pull them apart
from clinching. Holding Brennan with
MS lett, Dempsey shot two rights to
brennan's head and the crowd Missed
Dempsey staggered Brennan with a
hard right to the jaw and the end
seemed near. Dempsey's left ear
was bleeding from the effects of a hard
right.
Brennan Comes Back Strong
ELEVENTH ROUND-Dempsey came
out in the eleventh scowlinp sayaeelv
his ear was still dripping blood. Bren
nan banged it again with a right and
shot two lefts to the Jaw. Brennan
just missed q hard right swing to the
jaw and Dempsey shot right to the
eye. A left to the chin by Dempsey
shot Brennan's head back. Brennan
was pressing close and trying for the
BODY Dempsey landed a right to the
body and Brennan came back with
sey bombarded Brennan's stomach with
choppy rights just before the round
ended.
TWELFTH HROUND-Dempsey' white
tights were red with his own blood as
he came out of his corner Brennan
! Jared the champion with left to the
| jaw, but Dempsey sent back hard LETT
and right. Dempsey landed on the pit
Of the stomach, and Brennan sent an
other left to the champions head.
Dempsey stepped in with left and
right to wind and drove a hard right
over the heart and hooked his left to
the stomach. Brennan crumpled and
almost doubled up and as he tottered
toward the foor, Dempsey sent him
sprawling on the ropes with a right
smash on the head. Brennan rolled
about on the floor of the ring while
Referee Haukup counted off the ten
seconds. The time of this round
was 1857.
Brennan First in Ring
40 II.
tights and green sweater, entered the
! ring. He seemed white and nervous as
he settled into a chair in his corner
Dempsey climbed into the ring and
shook hands with Brennan in passing
The ring was cluttered up with q small
army of Photographers. Leo p. Flynn.
Brennan's manager, hovered nervously
over his charge.
Dempsey was wearing his usual ring
| scowl. He smiled family as Joe
Humphreys announced him as heavy
weight champion of the world. The
weights were announced as Dempsey
I 1881, Brennan 1877. Billy Houkop, Of
Brooklyn, appeared in the ring rs ref
cree. Flynn fumbled with a sponge as
he went over to examine Dempsey 3
bandages.
Humphreys tried to display the dia-
mond studded belt, but the crowd be-
came impatient. Dempsey scowled
darkly at Brennan as the men posed
ously and picked at the green sweater.
He seemed bewildered The ring was
cleared at 1885.
Houkop called the men TO the center
for the conventional conference.
Willard Sends a Challenge
The top gallery of the Garden was
filled with the first rush and the in
terror started to accum ulate the thick
smoke haze without which there could
be no championship bout. Joe Humph-
ries. the human soghorn. circulated
around the ring exhibiting a challenge
TO the winner of the main event on be-
half of Jess Willard. Willard is sched-
uicd to meet Dempsey March II next
here.
Visiting correspondents were thick
and there was q double row of experts
reinforced by telegraphers. About $3.50
the holders of s25 seats began to roll
up to the Madison Avenue entrance
entrance, and furs and polished shirt
fronts were badly crumpled in the bat
tie to gain admission. But it was q
good crowd
The sporting contingent was well
represented and easily recognized
Filmdom and the current meeting OF
baseball magnates helped to crowd the
box seats. 1t was apprent that the
Garden would be crowded to capacity
or that the stream would continue tc
pour in until the Fire Department
closed the doors.
Farrell and Mcclure Battle
Because Of last hour moving pic.
ture contract the bouts were held under
binding glare of mercurial lights
that all but blinded those close to the
ringside.
Promptly at $3.50 the boxers for the
first preliminary entered the ring. Out
side the late corners were being
blocked by hordes of optimistic as.
pirants at crushing the gates. The re-
serves cleared the avenue.
The first preliminary was furnished
by Marty Farrell, Jack Kearns's middle
weight, and Frank Mcclure. The first
blood Of the evening appeared on the
countenance Of Mcclure. Farrell drew
it with some profusion with a success.
sion Of left jabs in the second round
The red continued to pour from the
bruised nose OF Mcclure as Farrell re.
peated the left jabs at will
. The bout became a trihe more mussy
!. in the third as Farrell continued to
work the left jab varying it with a