The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-09-20

his eye and as soon as Firpo got up.
Jack med a rush across the ring and
caught Louis wild left and right to
the jaw and down goes the Argentin-
Ian In Jacks corner. 1t was plain
to see that Firpo was angry, fer he
got up and rushed at Dempsey shootin
out left and rights and bears him
across the ring and lands a mighty
swing stint him fiyin' thru the ropes
and down on the top av the Report
ers tables. The crowd was on It's
feet again and there were cries OF
Hes gone!" Not so as yez cud no.
tice it, In twinkling Jack wuz
up again and in the ring, but not
bit too soon for the referee had reach,
ed the count of NINE when Jack got
through the ropes. Firpo was on top
of him with a rush. He was like
mad bull, swinging away wild both
hands. / want to tell you right now,
Casey, 1t looked mighty bad for Dimp-
sey. His face showed that he was in
danger av loosin his championship
and all his friends. Fer that's what
goes wild a losers end. The public
wants nothin but winners. All ay a
suddin, Jack lets loose of mighty
blow and catches Firpo right on the
heart. 1t was a sockdolliger. They
spar an instant and the Gong ends
the round.
Dempsey was somewhat muddled
and with the terrible noise from the
vast crowd, evidently did not hear the
bell and let loose another smashing
drit tpI M
referee grabbed Jack and pulls him
away. He then realized the bell had
sounded and wint to his corner.
The crowd was terribly excited.
The buzz from them could be heard
long way. Dempsey being knocked
through the ropes had thin all CUES
sin | must confess | thought Jack
he'd met his master. Jack Kearns
himself, was working over Dimpsey.
He would look into Kearns' face wild
an expression of Take me out of
this" AS soon as the Gong sounded
new joy was put in the hearts of the
Dimpsevites, fer Jack slipped out of
his corner like a panther whin the
gong started.
ROUND TWO
He slipped across the ring where
Firpo was and whipped in short arm
lefts and rights, and they were sting
ing blows. Firpo came back wild a
smashing right to the body and elm
ches. They broke away and as quick
as a flash Jack steps in and lets drive
and lands two awful left hooks. Wow!
Casey, it was excitini Jack smashes
him all over the body and Firpo
clinches to save himself. Dempsey
shakes him off and drives in short
arm blows. One Nv thin sinds Firpo
to the floor in awful shape. This
was the first time Firpo failed to rise
quickly and it looked as though he
was all in. Whin the count reached
FIVE he got up and to the surprise
av Jack, he stint in a hard right to
the neck Jack seemed to pay no
attintion to it and seemed to have
the idea that he was soon to end the
fight. He closed in on Firpo and
pummeled him wild short arm blows
and then stepped back and made a
quick step in and landed smashing
blow amidships and it seemed that
Jacks big fist touched Firpos back
hard one to the jaw and Firpo goes
down like log. Dempsey, as soon
as he landed this flock of punches
turned and walked to the corner or
the far side.
Five, six, seven. eight, nine. TEN
ALL OVER. Jack rushes across tC
Firpo and picks him up and helps his
seconds carry him to his corner
There niver was SIGH wild scenes as
| thin that followed. In the scuffle
Monohan got away wild me "twinty.'
There were so many things that hap
pened that it would take me a week
| to tell yez of thin. So | will close
by sayin' at was a great night fer the
| Irish
Yours wild a punch,