Evening star., 1926-09-24
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ready to battle any man Rickard
selected.
It was the completion of a seven
year cycle for each of the gladiators.
In 1919 the raw and rugged fighting
power of Dempsey lifted him to the
world championship heights which he
successfully held for as long as any
man in the history of modern glove
fighting. simultaneously, Tunney was
laying the foundation Of his fighting
career overseas with the Devil Dogs. -
He was the champion Of the American
fighting forces and through a strug-
gle that had its ups and downs he has
reached the main goal. In the final
analysis, Tunney's determination, his
ability to overcome obstacles and his
GOODNESS were the factors that carried
him to the top. He gave spectacular
example of his daring when, without
warning and over the strenuous pro-
tests of his manager and Promoter
Tex Rickard, he few by airplane from
his training camp to the scene Of bat
tie. The idea that he was running
any risk on the day Of his greatest
ring test or that he was imperiling a
So, 600, 900 spectacle did not enter into
his thoughts.
Goodness Aided Him.
The coolness with which Tunney
stepped from the plane was with him
when he climbed through the ropes
to fight. It safeguarded him in the
few instances when Dempsey, flashing
something of his old-time power.
threatened to turn the tide.
Such was Tunneys defense, how
ever, that Dempsey never more than
threatened. In only two of the ten
rounds-the sixth and seventh-was
the champion conceded even an even
break by the big majority of critics.
It was due them more to Tunney's
very tactics than Dempsey's own
effectiveness.
Dempsey displayed none of his
famous dash AT the start. Whatever
aggressiveness he may have intended
was thwarted before the first round
was over Tunney was sure of him
self after the first few exchanges.
From then on. he held the upper
hand. He sidestepped, blocked or re-
treated from the champions rushes.
He moved inside of Dempsey's wild
swings with lightning speed to deal
battering drives to the head and body
that ripped the titleholder's face and
weakened his resistance.
The challenger punched the cham
pion at least four times for every blow
Jack delivered. In the fourth, sixth
and seventh rounds Dempsey con-
nected with left swings to the jaw
that must have hurt Tunney, but the
champion never was able to follow up
his advantages. He kept boring in,
weaving and bobbing, but his real
flashes were shortlived and usually
ineffective. Never regarded as an
able defensive boxer, Dempsey was
ready target for Tunneys jabs and
hooks.
Women Are Enthusiastic.
Probably more women saw Tun-
ney win the crown last night than
ever before saw q champion topple
from his throne.
Greatly outnumbered by the men,
they were plentifully sprinkled
throughout the vast crowds, and they
rooted just as hard for their favorite
as did the deep-throated men.
Thousands of women saw a
pugilistic contest for the first time,
many of them drawn to the great
Sesquicentennial stadium not because
Of any great interest in the maulers,
but to view and enjoX the spectacle
of such a great crowd of people
gathered in one spot. Most of them
soon fell victims to the enthusiasm
of others and rooted for one fighter
or the other.
It appeared that most of them
were in sympathy with the handsome
young Marine, who now sits on the
pugilistic throne. Many did not re-
strain themselves, but shouted at the