Seward daily gateway., 1923-07-05
CHALLENGER BEST MAN CHAMP ION HAS EVER GONE UP
 AGAINST, HE SAYS

SHELBY, Mont, July 4.-IWenlS thousand enthusiastic fight fans Sd" lack Dempsey hold the heavyweight championship of the world despite +ha efforts of Challenger Tom Gibbons 1o wrest the crown from the husky title-holder.
 Snecial trains began arriving here Sunday morning, and at ten O'CLOCK on the Julv Fourth, $50 Pullman cars were marked in the local railroad yards o, the six miles of new track laid by Great Northern officials for the occa- sion. Sixty-fve special trains deliver ed their quota of fight fans, from eV- erv walk of life, while hundreds o1 cowmen rode their ponies up and down the street, thronged with trap pSrs miners. hunters, Indians and cosmopolite population from all cor ners of the world.
 Hotels and eating houses, roomng houses and tent colonies did thriy- 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 Iy $5O,O00
 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 fng 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 1S8 pounds, and Gibbons at 175A pounds.
 For the first three rounds honors appeared even with Jack having shade the best of the fourth round. Round 5.-Gibbons hooked a 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 a 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 cinch.
 4 Round 6.-Dempsey missed left and they clinched. Gibbons was box ing beautifully and seemed to be gain ing confidence every round. Gibbons missed left and they clinched, Gib- bons going to the ropes with a 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 left hook. but caught Dempsey with back hand swipe. Gibbons apologized and the champion smiled. Dempsey tried k left to the body but found Gibbons