Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-24

apparently took all the fight out of
time form, however, but in spots his
blows were wild and lacked the usual
sharpness of delivery.
Dempsey made two or three game
attempts to whip over a finishing
punch, but Tunney managed to keep
his feet although he may have been
in distress two or three times.
Round One-Tunney was short
with left and they clinched in the
corner. After the breakaWay they
traded punches to the body. Demp-
sey missed a left and Tunney drove
a right to the head. Dempsey drove
both fists to the body at close quar-
ters. Dempsey hooked a left to the
head and clinched. Tunney landed
a right to the jaw and missed an
other to the same spot. They clinch-
ed. Dempsey backed away from a
right. Dempsey ducked a right to
the head. Dempsey crowded into
Tunney and got two light lefts to
, the head. Tunney ducked a right
and Dempsey fell into the ropes.
They traded rights to the head.
right to the jaw and was pounding
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bell.
Round Two-Tunney ran after
Dempsey. They clinched without
damage. Dempsey hooked a left to
the head and two rights TO the body
as Tunney retreated. Dempsey
chased Gene to a corner, Furnishing
him around. Tunney was bleeding
from the mouth. Tunney landed a
light left to the head. Dempsey
drove Tunney to a corner with a
left and right to the head. Tun-
ney landed a light right to the head.
They clinched in a corner without
damage. Tunney landed a left to
the head and they clinched. Demp-
sey missed a left hook but sunk two
rights to the body. Tunney backed
away and landed a half dozen
punches to the head. They were
engaged in furious body attack as
the bell ended the round.
Round Three-They boxed eau
tiously and Dempsey missed left and
right to the head without breaking
away. Jack ducked three lefts but
was nailed with a right to the jaw.
Tunney drove a right to the body
as Jack came in. Tunney nailed
Dempsey with a right to the jaw as
they clinched. The blow staggered
Dempsey. They exchanged blows to
the head and clinched. Tunney
planted a right to the body, backing
Dempsey to the ropes. They clinch-
ed at the edge of the ring. Tunney
ripped q right to the head and
chased him into a corner without
damage. Jack sunk right to the
body and got a right to the head.
Round Four-Dempsey got left
to the jaw, knocking Tunney into
the ropes. Tunney hung on as
Dempsey drove his fist to the body.
Jack chased the challenger into
corner, driving his left to the body:
Dempsey was bleeding from cut
on the left eye. Dempsey missed
left hook to the head. Dempsey
was short with a left to the head
and they clinched. Gene stepped
awav from a left. Tunney nailed
Dempsey with a right. Tunney
backed away from a right and land
ed three punches to the head. Tun-
new nailed Dempsey with a right as
the champion backed into the ropes.
| They were in the center of the ring
the round ended.
Round Five-They circled around
each other in the center of the ring.
Tunney missed left and they cllnch-
ed Gene backed away from a left
hook. Dempsey ducked right and
left to the head. They traded rights
TO the head in corner. Tunney missed
two lefts to the head; then he ripped
q left to the body. Dempsey was box
ing cautiously with Tunney in retreat
Dempsey hooked left to the body and
| got two let's to the head. Tunney tore
in with another right to the head,
hacking Jack to a corner. Dempsey
missed a right swing, and >Tunney
stenpedyrrF with short rights to the
face. Dempsey missed left hook and
they clinched. They were in the cen
ter of the ring when the bell sounded
Round Six-Dempsey crowded into
Tunnev and missed a left hook. Tun-
new peppered him with left and right
| to the head. Jack chased Tunney
across the ring landing left hook to
the chin. At close range they slugged
with Dempsey having the advantage.
| Tunney hooked a left to the body and
right to the head as they clinched
Tunney drove right and left to the
body. Tunney was wide with a right
TO the head. Dempsey hooked a left
| to the head and Tunney countered with
| a right and left to the head. Gene
stuck two lefts into Dempsey's face as
Jack weaved into him. Tunney was
backing away from the champion as
Dempsey was feinting for an opening
when the round ended.
Round Seven-Dempsey crouched as
he moved into Tunney. They clinched
without damage. Tunney la1ied