The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-06-06
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TUNNEY WINS
BY KNOCKOUT
OVER GIBBONS
Rights to Chin Put st. Paul
Man To Canvas For First
Time in Career

New York, June Gene Tunney
Of New York. American light heavy
weight champion, knocked out Tom
Gibbons Of st. Paul, heavyweight
tide of the middlewcst, in the Eth
round Of a ID round bout last night
at.the Polo Grounds.
A -light to the chin in the flnai
round sent Gibbons down for a
count Of seven A similar blow
floored him again Immediately for the
full count. the first time in his
meteoric career he has ever had the
fatal ten counted over his horizontal
body. A coatless crowd of $1,000
TANNED the ball park for the match
Tunney, who won the light-hcavy-
weight championship of the A. f. f.,
when serving with Pcrshing's army
in France, fought the greatest light
OF his career. flooring the man who
remained upright for ID rounds
against Dempsey and lifting himself
to a high peak in heavyweight puglI-
istic circles.
Before the Knockout, Tunncy pep
pcred Gibbons with cutting lett
nab, almost closing his left eye and
bringing the blood from his nose and
mouth.
IunnCy Is Aggressive
Tunncy fought an aggressive tlght
from the start. Tossing off his man
It le. of defensivencss which has SO
prominently dotted his exhibitions
in the past, Tunney fought openly,
taking in order to give and giving
generous quantities when he was
able to mass Gibbons characteristic
crouching defense.
a
aggressive and then he poured a
furious attack into Tunney that
threatened to sweep him from his
sturdy legs but it was short lived
The St Paul veteran was firing and
he put his all into one final charge
in the eighth round, but when it had
spent itself the youthful Tunney was
still vertical and driving in for more
This seemed to discourage Gibbons
and the end doomed in sight for him
Tunney assumed the lead at the
start and for seven rounds forced
the fighting and kept on top OF Glib
bons. Then Gibbons made his on'
lorn stand of the fight. hut his limb
and the welcome bell ended tn
storm and Gibbons crawled bacl
into his retiring crouch neve
again to emerge until Tunney top
Piled him for the full count.
Judgment is Good
Tunney used good judgment IL
fighting Gibbons. He boxed cautious
ly at first, endeavoring to solve Glib
hons plap of battle. Once he de
ciphered this he threw his usua
caution to the wind and appeared
eager to mix it with the st. Pau
IN
much respect for Tunney's tantal
ed the New Yorker to chase hin
damaging blows.
The end was tclegraphcd in tn
eighth round when Gibbons made hi
supreme effort to turn the tide an
failed. From that point on he weak
ened slowly, until, exhausted by tn
consistent punishment Tunney wa
handing out. he collapsed from
weak right and took seven before h
could raise himself to his totterin
legs.
Then Tunney tore in again and
similar-blow knocked out the vetera
and virtually ended as colorful an
as honorabl career as ever leaned o
the ropes of a prize ring.
Gibbons Much Changed
Gibbons was only a shell Of tn
Tom Gibbons who once kept his bal
ance for Is rounds with Jack DemI
...sey in Shelby, Mont, in 1923. Fl
fought with the effort of vetera
but against the youthful Tunney h
was no match.
Tunney was unmarked except for
slight cut on his lip from whic
blood trickled during the latte
rounds. Gibbons left eye was SLOW
ly closing when the fatal 10 sount
cd. His nose was bleeding and h
mouth cut and his legs were fa'
weakening. But for three rounC
he carried on by sheer perseverance
holding on as long as his legs wou
function and only giving up whe
his task appeared hopeless and h
legs useless.