The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-07-05
DEMPSEY WINS
TWELVE ROUNDS

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Dempsey won every round but
the firth and nth. which went 10
Gibbons. and the ninth which was
even. Gibbons was az his best In
the fifth. hitting Dempsey with n
left hook and onc-two right hand
waiiop on the chin that shook
Dempsey. In tho nth no won by
stint OF cleaner punching.
The weights were announce
from the ring as Gibbons 1861
pounds and Dempsey as ISIS pounds,
and the difference In weight plainly
told In the long going. Dempsey
handling Gibbons like child in tho
elinches and punching much the
harder
Gibbons staying the limit with
Dempsey was considered a moral vic.
tory By the shelby fans. who were
out in a force of about 20. 600. They
were al Tor Glbhnna and they liter
ally carried him from the ring after
Il was over. Every time the ST. Paul
challenger landed punch the crowd
I yelled
Dempsey didn't look the tiger OF
the ring that he i said 10 have been
in former years az he worked care,
fully most OF The time and boxed
with the challenger.
Gibbons az no time was dangerous
and even In the three rounds that
he. showed up we'll no didn't bother
Dempsey any.
I In the 18TH round Dempsey opened
up and pumped punches into Gibbons
continuously and Gibbons hung on
like leech thruout tho period. hia
clinehing tactics keeping him from
a knockout.
The first round was slow. with
Dempsey forcing the fight and they
| clinched continuously. Gibbons roll.
ing inside Of the punches and hang.
ing on to Dempsey's left arm. drop.
ping his own right hand across his
stomach for protection. Gibbons
landed a straight left punch to the
nose just before the bell. the only
wallop he landed during the rounti.
II was Dempsey's round easily.
The second round was a repetition
OF the first. with Dempsey hitting
Gibbons at win in the clinches. II
wax rather tame session and II
scented as II both men we're trying
TO feel each other out. Dempsey had
the edge
Dempsey won the third round In a
walk, hitting Gibbons in the stomach
with some terrific punches. Gibbons
clinched thruout the round and did
no punching himself
Dempsey landed the hardest punch
Of the fight 70 far in the fourth
round when he caught Gibbons on
the chin as they came out OF a
clinch. II WINS the only feature OF
the period, which was Just the same
as the preceding ones.
Gibbons was Mt his best IT, the
fifth round, when he landed his left
hand effectively TO the chin. He
speared the champion on the chin
with three left hooks AZ the start OF
the round and II was the only time
during the fight that he opened up
at all. He crossed his right on
Dempsey's chin Just before the bell
and shook Dempsey up. Dempsey
was bothered by Gibbons skill and
he seemed puzzled in what to do.
In the next round Dempsey
punched Gibbons in the clinches with
both hands and it's a wonder that
Gibbons stood up under the punish.
ment He landed a right hand on
the side in the latter part OF the
round that knocked Gibbons thru
the ropes and before Gibbons could
get Strengthened around Dempsey
punched him again and the crowd
booed. Dempsey changed his mind
and let Tommy back in the ring
Kane yelled foul from Gibbons cor.
ner, but no foul had been committed.
| Dempsey forced the fight thruoui
the seventh round and Gibbons did
no punching to speak OF.
GIBBONS SHAKES