Evening star., 1924-08-10

The fact that Bloomfield, one time
lght- heavyweight champion of Great
Britain, had been doomed as a poten-
tial threat to Jack Dempsey, turned
best the Britisher was able to do this
afternoon was to land four harmle
blows on his opponent during the two
rounds and 55 seconds the fight lasted
Given Terrific Beating.
The recumbent attitude which has
become SO popular a ringside manner
among British heavyweightS since
the war was exemplified to almost an
extreme extent by Bloomfield today.
Three times during the second round
he was fat on his back and only the
bell saved him from a knockout. At
the start of the third round he was
floored. but arose only to be put
soundly asleep with a hurricane of
blows to his head.
Early in the second round Gibbons
planted a smashing right uppercut
clean to Bloomfield's jaw, and from
what the outcome of the battle would
be. 1t was fierce, well timed smash
that weakened the Briton and tenn
porarily wrecked his powers of body
and brain. Thereafter he was unable
to defend himself adequately
Rocking on his feet with his arms
dropping, he was an open target for
the fierce attack which came instant
ly. The American rushed at the grog-
gy Britisher, -battering his head with
rights and lefts. one Of which toppled
him to the canvas.
Bloomfield was down for the count
of six. When he arose his relentless
opponent once more went at him with
both fists and down he went again,
this time for the count of nine.
Second Round Decides.
He staggered to his feet, only to be
smashed once more by q blow too
hard to take standing up, and he fell
through the ropes, his head hanging
over the pads and pencils of the ring
side newspaper men. There he lay
when the bell rang, his seconds drag
ging him back to his corner.
During the interval before the
opening of the third round there were
cries of stop it!' from the crowd but
out and take what everybody knew
was coming to him when the gong
rang for the start of the third round.
The Briton was a beaten man as he
met him in the middle of the ring,
shot a left to his unprotected head
and then followed with a right to the
chin and then another left to the
head.
Bloomfield toppled over again, but
at the count of four arose painfully
to his feet. Then, groggy and OBJ
viously beaten, he made his first and
only attempt to take the offensive, or
at least to fight back a little. Amid
an orgy of slugging, he landed twice
on Gibbons head. but the American
was so busy attacking with both
hands that he hardly noticed he was
being hit. Finally, a hurricane of
hard.hitting hooks to Bloomfield's 8
head put him down and out.
Bleeding and battered into un-
consciousness, he was still far from
sure on his feet when he walked diz-
ziIy to his dressing room a few min
utes later.
Is Novelty In England.
The open air fight was something
Of a novelty to England. where
weather is usually too unreliable. To-
day, however, was perfect, with
that was neither too hot nor too cool.
The promoters were disappointed
over the attendance. They had fully
expected to top the 100000, but there
was no last-hour rush. Ringside
seats all were taken. but although
the terraces were half empty, 1t was
by far the greatest crowd ever gath
cred in this country for boxing
match.
It was a good-humored, orderly
crowd that only displayed slight i'm
patience over some delays, for in
stance. when, owing to a misunder-
standing on the part of his seconds,
Gibbons waited until he entered the
ring to bandage his hands.
The inevitable result of the fight
was seen SO early that when the
knockout came 1t was accepted
calmly. The crowd gave the stadium
the appearances of "a gigantic picnic
ground There were many expen-
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