Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-09-07
DEMPSEY KNOCKS MISKEI
SILLY IN THIRD ROUND
AT BENTON HARB0R
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chin. The challenger fell like log,
living partly under the ropes and
with Dempsey standing over him,
was counted out in his own corner.
At the count of ten the victor
lifted the yanquished into the chai'
his seconds showed into the ring.
Mlske. sitting in his corner he
ing revived after the knock out,
made this statement:
dempsey is a better man than
I am. That fellow hits too hard
The punch that floored ME in the
second round all but caved in my
ribs. | never was hit so hard IN
NV life. The blow took all the
steam out of me and | had not re
covered from its effects when the
third round opened. l think
Dempsey is unbeatable. There
isn't a heavyweight living that can
stand up under his punches. |
fought the best battle | could but
was whipped before | really got
started
Dempsey's Statement.
Dempsey, after a bath at his
camp, Just outside the arena
made this statement:
II told my friends l would win
7 never had any doubt of it. Miske
Is tough and / trained and fought
him with as much caution as l
would fight any heavyweight. IA
did not hit me hard enough to seri-
ously hurt. The punch that started
him on his way was a smash to the
stomach in the second round.
felt NV fist sink into his ribs AMI
knew he was hurt. After that / was
confident | could end 1t whenever
| wanted to, but I fought carefully
and took no chances. The finish
came before l could get warmed
up"
, With a whoop the crowd had
come to see their Jack the Giant
Killer" knock his man cold an1
had their desire satisfied, started
to swarm over benches and heads
and anything else that stood in
their path to reach the ring. But
they never arrived. A squad OF
Michigan state constabulary with
sam Brown belts sagging under
the weight of revolvers and ear
tridges was there first and cleared
n path and formed a bodyguard TO
escort the victor out of the arena.
Soldiers Greet Dempsey.
Only two of the many that
sought to reach the champion as
he left. the ringside succeeded.
They were Major General John
Biddle, commander of Camp Gus
ter, and Colonel f. r. Day, his
chief of staff. u.
The three round fight for the
worlds heavyweight champion
ship closed a day of sport that in
oluded a terrific six round mill be-
tween Harry Greb, Pittsburgh, and
Chuck Virgins, Indianapolis
light heavyweights. and a serious
comic six round miX-up in which
Bill Tate. the elongated sparring
partner who has become a fixture
in the Dempsey training camps,
employed one of the longest arms
ever seen in a squared circle, to-
make Sam Iangford, Boston negro
heavyweight, keep his distance.
Tate won by'a shade, but not be-
cause Tangtord was not game, for
the visitor from the east displayed
an almost inhuman capacity for
turning wicked rights by interpos-
ing his head as an obstacle.
Langford entering the ring at
1874, reached almost to the arm
pit of the giant Tate, whose mighty
bulk sent the scales sagging under
his 230 pounds. E.-
Grcb-Wiggins Bout n Draw.
The Greb- Virgins set-to result
ed in n draw after q whirlwind
battle that kept the spectators on
their toes. Virgins employed the
Johnny Dundee hop, a kangaroo
leap that lifted him over Greb'si
guard time and again but the
blows he landed lacked the punch
needed to do any serious damage.
The arena nearly filled. Promo
ter Floyd Fitzsimmons said that
5 900 persons stood outside, de-
Ginning to come in and pay the $13,
$22 and 1913 demanded for about L.
600 seats that he estimated stood
empty. From friendly lookouts
perched on the high wooden walls,
they got their fight news.
Round One.
Miske hooked a left to the head.
They danced around the ring.
Dempsey hooked right and left
I'd the head as they came in.
Dempsey missed a left hook but
landed two rights to the head.
Dempsey drove a right to the head. |
Dempsey landed a light left to the
mouth. Dempsey hooked two lefts
to the head and they exchanged
punches to the body as they came
together In a clinch. The bell |
with both men fighting in |
the center of the ring,
Round Two.
They rushed into n clinch. Ref |
cree Dougherty had difficulty |
breaking them. Dempsey landed a
left hook to the chin and followed |
it with right cross He floored
Miske with right hand punch |
and the challenger took the count |
Of five. Miske fell into a Clinch to |
protect himself. Dempsey landed |
three lefts to the jaw on the break |
away and a half dozen hard rights |
to the body. The champion missed |
4 right swing to the mead and drove |
Miske into his own corner, hook |
ing him with a left to the chin.
Round Three.
Dempsey danced around the ring |
and hooked a hard right to Miske's
body. Miske landed a left to the |
Jaw and Dempsey swung right to
the jaw knocking Miske down. !
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