The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-07-05

feet but Gibbons clinched. Dempsey
landed Il right and left to the body.
Tom pounded the champions mid
section as they came together. Jack
dug a right into Toms stomach. He
landed another right to the same
spot. Gibbons swung right to the
jaw at the bell.
ROUND FOUR-Dcmpscy hooked Il
left to the stomach and Tom clinchcd.
The champion mauled him around
the body with rights and let's in
close quarters. Gibbons backed into
a corner to avoid two lefts. When
he came out they clinched and Dcmp-
scy hurt aim with body punches.
Dempsey kept pounding Gibbons on
the back of the head in the clinches.
Dempsey took a left hook back of
the ear. The champion sunk his
right into the body. Gibbons took a
hook on the forehead and clinched.
Dempsey landed left and a solid
left in return. Gibbons hooked a
left to the jaw and a right to the
head. Dempsey was furnishing Tom
severely with short body punches at
the bell. Dempsey was bleeding
from the old wound over the left
eye.
Crowd Cheers Gibbons
ROUND FlNE-Dcmpsey missed a
left to the body as they fell into Il
clinch. Gibbons poked two lcfts to
the, head. Dempsey missed left
and Tom clinchcd Gibbons hooked
two lcfts to the head and the crowd
cheered. Gibbons landed third
lett without return. Dempsey
rocked the challenger with right
and left to the head and nailed
HIM With solid right to the jaw
fohlng him to clinch. Gibbons
danced away forcing Dempsey to fol-
low him. Tom pokcd left to Demp-
seys face. Dempsey landed a right
to the body and Gibbons a left to
the eye. Dempsey shot left to the
head and Gibbons did the same thing.
Gibbons hooked left to D.mpsey's
eye.
ROUND X-Dempscy's left was
short in the cinch and Referee
Dougherty was forced to 20 between
them. Gibbons danced away from
Dempsey's leads. In the clinch
Dempsey hit Tom on the chin with
short rights. Gibbons ducked left
and his head went through the top
rope of the ring. Dempsey pulled
nm back and the crowd booed, They
tried lefts to the head before clinch-
ing. Gibbons missed left in the
chnch and pounded his foe on the
back of the head with the rabbit
punches. Dempsey hooked right and
left to the body. Jack shot left
to the body. Gibbons nailed the
champion with a left soak to the
chin when the round ended.
Gibbons Wcakens
ROUND SEVEN-Dempscy drove 4
right to the body and left to the
jaw. AS Gibbons came in the cham
pion hooked him with right to the
chin. Gibbons hung on and backed
away after the breakaway. Dempsey
swung another right to the jaw, and
Gibbons hooked him with left at
close quarters. Gibbons duckcd a
left to the head. He backed away
from hard right swing. In the
clinch Dempsey kept hooking right
and left to the challenger's body and
head. Gibbons backed into the ropes
to escape punishment. He appeared
to be weakening under Dempsey's
savage body attacks.
ROUND EIGHT-Gibbons missed
two lefts and Dempsey hooked 4 left
to the chin. In the clinch thew ex-
changed punches to the hea, Glib
bons whipped over two lefts to the
head. Dempsey drove right TO the
body and left to the head. J,emn-
sey landed left to the held and
Gibbons smashed the champion WITH
a left to the chin. He nailed Iack.
to the same spot in clinch. Dcmrs.
sey smashed Gibbons with left lab.
Tom backed into the ropes and hook
ed Dempsey high on the head with
left. Gibbons swung a right to
Jacks. chin. As they clinched Demp.
sey brought short rights and left
to. Toms face.
Jack Can't Find Tom
ROUND NINE-Dempsey tented