The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-06-06
FIGHT BY ROUNDS

Jack Mcdonald. q colorcd heavy
weight. went down and out in the
third round OF fight with an Italian
boy from the suburbs. who responded
to the name OF Johnny Rosso, In the
preliminary.
Bud" German. the Hessian soldier
nf pugilism. who has been sparrtng
partner to both Gibbons and Tunney.
was next In the ring 10 meet Jack
Demave. German won the decision
over Demave after six untldy rounds.
Bob Lawson. them VASCULAR pick
md shovel yirtuoso from Muscle
Shoals. Ala. won the decision from
Ray human. a white boy who was
one OF Dempsey's sparrlng partners
while he was training at Saratoga
for Firpo.
ROUND ONE
Gibbons missed a left TO the head
and blocked series OF lefts 10 the
body. They clinched. Tunney sent
light right 10 the kidneys and
two light left jahs TO the face. Glh.
hons walked into a clinch. Glib
bons locked Tunney's arm and as
Gene sent left to the head. Both
ducked left jahs. They felnted for
Is seconds. Gibbons shot left to
the face and Tuuney left to the
body. They SPARED. Gibbons block
ed two iefts 10 the body. Tunney
sent a short right 10 the heart.
Tunney sent a left 10 face breaking
out OF a clinch. Gibbons missed
left swing TO face. Tunney was
short with a left to face. and
short, stiff. harmless round closed.
ROUND TWO
They Tented. Tunney sent a left
10 face. They clinched. Both miss
cd left jabs. Tunney grazed Toms
chin with a left hook Tunney
sent sharp left and right TO the
Jaw. Tunney made GIbbon- miss
left and sent both hands to the
heart. Tunney missed a right swing
10 the jaw. Gibbons blocked left
and right TO face. Gibbons landed a
left jab. Gibbons ducked both fists
at the head and raised q left upper
to chin in a long clinch. Tunney
stopped him with a straight left TO
mouth. Both missed right swings
10 head. Tunuey. as usual. was
rountering 10 the other mans
leads. Gene raised solid left TO
jaw. Gibbons missed left swing.
Tunney ripped two left hooks to
mouth and one TO body. They were
both short With their swings IN
this round and neither one showed
enough punch TO recommend him
TO empsey's attention.
ROUND THREE
They stood In the middle OF the
ring and tented. Gibbons missed a
left lead to the face. Tunney ripped
a sharp right TO face. Gene pun.
rnelIed Toms face with short rights
in cilnch. Gibbons missed a left
lead. Gibbons swung a left to Jaw.
another landed on the ear. Tunney
fired left and right TO Jaw. Glib
bons crouched. They traded left
jabs. They cIinched. Gibbons was
set back on his heels as the round
ended.
ROUND FOUR
Gibbons ran into clinch. He was
short with left to face and Gene
ripped his left to body. Gibbons was
short with left and right to body.
Tunney missed right swing and
punished Toms ribs in q clinch.
Gibbons got in two lefts to the head
and blocked ar light to the heart,
Gibbons sent right to heart and left
10 solar plexus. Gibbons blocked
two rights to body. Gibbons swung
off balance with a left hook that
missed. Gibbons stepped in and sent
left to jaw. Tunney sent left to
face and got straight right to
heart. Tunney caught Gibbons with
right that had his weight behind IT..
ROUND FIVE
They fiddled in the middle Of
ring and both blocked leads for
the face. Tunney sent right and
left to jaw. Gibbons nailed him
with a right swing to jaw. but
Tunney gave him another hard
swing to the face. Gibbons turn
ed his back and rushed TO the
ropes where he got caught under
the up strand. Gene let him come
at and chopped him with both
hands TO face. Gibbons blocked n
right 20 face. Tom blocked a left
and two rights to face. Gibbons
sent left to the body and n
right to. the Jaw and blocked two
counters to the body. Gene sent n
right to Jaw and then left to
the body and left to face. Tunney
mauled Gibbons face with short
hooks in a clinch. Tunney was
outspeeding Tommy, mailing him
frequently with light punches and
was making II look like a prelim.
mary.
ROUND SIX
A light breeze came mp as tho
round began. Each sent left TO
face. Tunney stepped back and
closed In at a. right chop on the
chin. Gibbons delivered right to
face and Gene was on him so fast
that Gibbons had TO lower his head.
Gibbons missed right swing. Tun.
noy ut.Jabbod him at long range.
Gibbons grazed Genes head. Tunnoy
peppered Toms face with short
linches. Gibbons got in n right TO
Tho body. Tunncy's mouth was
bleeding. Gibbons round.