Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-05
THE FIGHT BY ROUNDS

ANAAA II
Round One-Shoo1 hands in the
center of the ring and clinched after
dempsey hooked a left to the body.
dempsey landed three lefts to the
Dody and right to the head. Demp-
sey shot a straight left to Gibbons
lace as he backed away. Dempsey
swung a left to the jaw, forcing Glib
pons to retreat. Gibbons hooked a
lIght left to the head and repeated.
dempsey hammered Gibbons about
the body and short rights and lefts
IN the clinches. Gibbons mouth was
bleeding. Gibbons hooked left to the
Jaw and shot over a right. In a
ciinch Dempsey logged him with a
right uppercut. The referee broke
them and Dempsey missed a right to
the head.
Round Two-Gibbons was short
with a left and they clinched. On
the breakaway Dempsey tried a left
10 the head and Gibbons clinched.
Dempsey pounded Gibbons Son the
back of the head in the clinch and
nailed him with a right and left on
the breakaway. Gibbons held Demp-
sey's arms IN the clinch to protect
his body. Gibbons hooked a left to
the check, cutting Dempsey's right
eye. Dempsey brought his right into
Toms mid-scction in the clinch. Glib
bons missed right. Gibbons hooked
solid left to the head and Demp-
sey rctahated with the same punch.
Gibbons backed away from two lefts
and clinched. They were locked in
a clinch pounding each other at the
bell. o
Round Three-Dempsey drove
right md loft n 40
cllnchcd. Dempsey repeated with the
same punches and then nailed Glib
bons on the jaw with a left hook,
forcing him to clinch. Gibbons
tented and backed away. Dempsey
was short with a left but connected
with a right. He battered Toms
body with a right. Gibbons landed
TWO lefts and swung a right to the
. Jaw. Dempsey was short with a left.
He attempted to swing Gibbons off
his feet, but Gibbons clinched.
Dempsey landed a right and left to
the body. Tom pounded the cham
pion's midsection as they came to-
gether. Jack drove a hard right into
Toms stomach. He landed another
right to the same spot. Gibbons
swung right to the jaw at the bell.
Round Four-Dempsey hooked a
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The champion punched him around
the head with rights and lcfts in
| close quarters. Gibbons backed
into corner to avoid two lefts.
When they came out they clinched
and Dempsey hurt him with body
punches. Dempsey took a left hook
back of the ear. The champion sunk
his right into the body. Gibbons
took hook on the forehead and
clinchcd. Dempsey landed a left
hook and took solid left in return.
Gibbons hooked left to the Jaw
and right to the head. Dempsey
was punished severely with short
body punches at the bell. Dempsey
was bleeding from the old wound
over the left eye.
Round Five-Dempsey missed a left
to the body as they fell into a clinch.
Gibbons poked two light lefts to the
head. Dempsey missed a left and Tom
clinched. Gibbons hooked two lefts to
the head and the crowd cheered. Glib
bons landed third left without re-
turn. Dempsey rocked the challenger
with right and left to the head and
nailed him with a solid right TO the
jaw. forcing him to clinch. Gibbons
danced away. forcing Dempsey to fol-
low him. Tom poked Il left in Demp-
sey's face. Dempsey landed right to
the body and Gibbons left to the
ribs. Dempsey shot left to the head
and Gibbons did the same thing. Glib
bons hooked a left to Dempsey's eye.
Round SiX-Dempsey's left was
short in a clinch and Referee Dougher-
~ was forced TO go between them.
Gibbons danced away from Dempsey's
beads. In the clinch Dempsey hit Tom
on the chin with short rights. Gibbons
ducked a left and his head went
through the top rope of the ring.
Dempsey pulled him back and the
crowd boocd. They traded 1efts to the
head before clinching. Gibbons missed
left and in the clinch pounded his foe
on the back of the head with rabbit
punches. Dempsey hooked right and
left to the body. Jack shot a left to
the jaw on his shift and shot left to
the body. Gibbons nailed the cham
pion with left hook to- the chin when
the round ended.
Round Scven-Dempsey drove right
to the body and left to the jaw. AS
Gibbons came in, the champion hooked
him with right to the chin. Glib
bons hung on and backed away after
the breakaway. Dempsey swung an
other right to the Jaw. Gibbons hooked
him with a left at close quarters. Glib
bons ducked left to the head. Glib
bons backed away from hard right
swing. In the clinch Dempsey hooked
right and left to the challengers body
and head. Gibbons backed into the
ropes to escape punishment. He APP
peared to be weakening under Demp-
sey's savage body attack.
Round Eight-Gibbons missed two
lefts and Dempsey hooked a left to the
chin. In the clinch they exchanged
punches to the head. Gibbons whipped
over two lefts to the head. Dempsey
drove right to the body and a left to
the head. Dempsey landed left to
the head, and Gibbons smashed the
champion with left to the chin. He
nailed Jack to the same spot in clinch.
Dempsey smashed Gibbons with left
jab. Tom backed into the ropes and
hooked Dempsey on the head with
left. Gibbons swung right to Jacks
chin. AS they clinched. Dempsey drove
short rights and lefts to Toms face.
Round Nine-Dempsey tented ana
Gibbons backed away. Following 1t to
cIinch, Jack was short with left. Tom
danced away from lefts and EXCHANGED
lefts with Dempsey. Gibbons landed
light left to the body as they came TO-
rather Tool. hooked q left TO the body