The producers news., 1926-09-24
THE FIGHT BY ROUNDS

THE FIGHT BY ROUNDS
Round 1.-Tunney led with shor
left and clinched in corner. The two
traded punches. Dempsey missed
left and Tunney drove right to Jacks
head. Dempsey drove both fists tC
Tunney's body and got left to head
They clinched. Tunney slipped right
to Dempsey's jaw and fell into 9
clinch. Tunney ducked right and
Dempsey fell into ropes. TUnney was
crowding Dempsey furiOusly as bell
rang.
Round 2.-Tunney ran back from
Jack but they clinched. Dempsey shot
left to head and two rights to body.
Dempsey chased Gene to corner. Tun-
ney was bleeding from mouth. Demp-
sey drove left and right to Tunney's s
head and they clinched. Tunney shot
right to Jacks head and Dempsey
missed left hook and received two.
rights to body. Tunney smashed hail
a dozen blows to Jacks head and a
furious body attack was in progress
when round ended.
Round 3.-Rain coming down in
torrents. Tunney backing away, Jack
chased him into a corner. Dempsey
ducked three rights. Tunney shot
right and left to- the champs jaw as
they clinched. The blow staggered
Dempsey. Tunney drove right to
Jacks body and Dempsey was forced
into the ropes. Jack chased Tunney
to his corner. Dempsey shot right
to body and got left to the head. The
round was featured by numerous
clinches.
Round A. 4.-Dempsey slipped left to
Tunney's jaw and knocked him into
the ropes. Tunney held on and later
retreated to his corner. Dempsey
was bleeding from cut over left eye.
Tunney stepped away from a left to
the body and shot right to Jacks
body and three more to his head.
Jack appeared little groggy.
Round 5.-Tunney missed left and
clinched. He backed away from
left hook and Dempsey ducked a
right and left to the head. The two
men, exchanged blows to the head.
Tunney missed two lefts to the head
and drove a left to Jacks body.
Dempsey was boxing cautiously. Tun-
ney tore a right to Jacks head back
ing him to the corner. Dempsey
missed a right swing and left hook.
The fighters occupied the center of
the ring as the bell rang. Dempsey
was splitting blood.
Round 6.-DempSey crowded Tun-
ney and missed left hook. Tunney
peppered right and left to head and
Jack chased Tunney across the ring
and smashed in a savage left to the
chin. Tunney hooked a left to the
body and right to head and clinched.
Tmney missed wild right to head.
Dempsey hooked left to head and
Tunney caught right and left to head. !
He shot two lefts to- Jacks face.
Tunney backing away as Dempsey
was fencing for an opening as the !
gong sounded. Both appeared strong.
Round dempsey crOuched as he
moved into Tnney They clinched. |
Tunney landed light left and danced |
away. Dempsey caught left hook to /
Iunney's eye opening a cash. Swap |
ping punches. Tunney drove two /
rights to head but received nothing
in return. TUnney shot left and right |
to head and Dempsey swung left to
chin. Savage exchange of blows in !
center of ring. Tunney got right to
head and backed away as round end
ed. The excitement in the arena was
great.
Round 8.-Tunney backed away and /
hooked left to head. He was short. |
with right to head. He drove two |
lefts to Jacks head and they clinched |
Iunney kept Jack away with five !
straight lefts to the face. Dempsey |
drove right to Tunney's head. Demp- |
sey drove both fists to Tunney's body |
which the latter claimed were low. |
Jack was forcing the fighting. Tun- /
ney shot right upper cut as they
cEnched.
Round g. Tunney backed away |
from right to head and the two e11-
blows. Dempsey missed wild
right swing as they clinched. Tunney
planted three lefts to head. Dempsey |
missed right to head and received two
let's to jaw. Tunney slipped right |
to body and right to jaw. Tunney
shot right to Jacks chin and right |
and left to jaw and then clinched. |
Iunney drove hard right to Jacks |
jaw. Dempsey's left eye was closing
and he appeared to be very tired as
he stumbled into the chair as the
round ended.
Round 10.-Tunney drove right to
lacks jaw and several other blows to |
head and body. Jack showed little |
steam and his knees were sagging as
he staggered to the corner at the
end of the round. Judges gave Tun-
ney unanimous decision.