Seward daily gateway., 1923-07-07
CHALLENGER BEST MAN CHAMP ION HAS EVER GONE UP
 AGAINST, HE SAYS

SHELBY, Mont, July 4.-Iwen'v thousand enthusiastic fight fans saw lack Dempsey hold the heavyweight obamnionship of the world, despite the efforts of Challenger Tom Gibbons +o wrest the crown from the husky title-holder.
 Special trains began arriving here Sunday morning, and at ten O'CLOCK on the July Fourth, $50 Pullman cars were parked in the local railroad yards on the six miles of new track lald oy Great Northern officials for the occa- sion. Sixty-five special trains dellver- ed their quota of fight fans, from eV- cry walk of life, while hundreds ot cowmen rode their ponies up ana down the street, thronged with trap pers, miners, hunters, Indians and cosmopolite population from all cor ners of the world.
 
 houses and tent colonies did a thrlv- ing business and the little oil town for a day resembled a city of 100000 population.
 Two hours before the fight was scheduled to start, the crowd began pouring into the great arena. The tickets were collected by c. A. Ras- mussen. collector of internal revenue, who with 15 deputies represented the governments interest in the collection of the war tax on the seat sale. At the last minute ten thousand fans were admitted at $500 per head, the promoters deciding to let them in for that amount, as the necessary sum to be raised had been exceeded by near ly $50,000.
 After the fight had ended and Ref cree Daugherty had held up the cham pion's hand as winner, scenes of the widest excitement ensued. The crowd cheered Dempsey and cheered Gib- bons for his gameness, and it requir- ed the utmost endeavor of half hun dred deputies to prevent their dress ing rooms from being mobbed by their enthusiastic admirers. Odds were 3 to l on Dempsey. The challenger re- ceived a terrific beating at the hands of the champion, who made terrific effort to knockout his doughty oppo- nent and keep intact the record he had made to allow no opponent to stay with him more than twelve rounds. Dempsey's weight was an- nounced at 188 pounds, and Gibbons at 175A pounds.
 For the first three rounds honors appeared even with Jack having a shade the best of the fourth round.
 Round 5.-Gibbons hooked left to the jaw and Dempsey stepped back. They were doing all their fighting at close quarters, with Dempsey pound ing the neck and back Gibbons knocked Dempsey on the ropes with left to the jaw, and the crowd jump ed to it's feet yelling; Gibbons landed another and the crowd went hysteri- cal with excitement. Jack landed a heavy right on Gibbons rocking him badly and causing him to fall into a clinch.
 Round 6.-Dempsey missed a left and they clinched. Gibbons was box ing beautifully and seemed to be gain ing confidence every round. Gibbons missed a left and they clinched, Gib- bons going to the ropes with hard right to the jaw as they were coming out of clinch. Gibbons protested he had been fouled, and the crowd hissed and hooted Dempsey, who landed a volley of blows to the body, and the men clinched. Gibbons missed a left hook but caught Dempsey with a back hand swipe. Gibbons apologized and luS CudnpIOu 0u11lSu' DS1pS6y LT16Q a left to the body but found Gibbons hand in front of his glove. Dempsey landed hard right to the jaw which seemed to hurt Gibbons; the men were fighting at close quarters when the round ended.
 Gibbons fought well through the seventh, eighth and ninth rounds, but was weakening and had no chance to win. Veterans of the ringside recalled the sprinting tactics of Charley Mitch ell in his fight with John L. Sullivan in England. Gibbons made poor show ing at times, but at other times did the cleverest of fighting.
 Round 14.-Dempsey seemed less fresh as he came out of his corner. He missed right lead and they clinched.