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

singside, Sesquicentennial Stadium,
.psiladelphia, Sept. 23--(P1 - Gene
r,pney. the fighting marine, is the
heavyweight champion of the world.
4g. dethroned Jack Dempsey, king
fs- the last seven years, tonight by
Il ,lsshing his way to decisive victory
ten round match that went the
4 INIT and furnished one of the great
IS. upsets in boxing history.
Dempsey, only a shell of his old
.rhting self, was out boxed and out
1 bught from start TO finish, groggy
md bleeding in a one-sided battle
4 hat was decided in driving rain be-
ms a record crowd of 1872, 900 specta-
ms This great throng. forming a
cectacle unprecedented in sports an
,ls, paid close TO 100000 to wit
,ss a match that fell far from the
sensational heights expected of it.
Il Stunned at first by the amazing
stovness, the lethargy and lack of old
Isghting fire in the champions at
lack. the dripping throng cheered on
sne challenger as he steadily ham
1 rered and battered his way to tri-
II .Ilpl, pllillS ny pOAllbS lIldl saw lllIIi
tn overwhelming margin and earned
Him the unanimous decision Of the
lniges,
TunneN reaching the pinnacle of a
Hating career that started when he
AFas buck private in the ranks of
,sae Marines, fought a masterful bat
HE generating Dempsey at near
Hin every turn as well as out-punching
she champion with convincing ease.
lThe battling product of the sidewalks
Hi New York s Greenwich Village, at
stbe age of IS, fairly won his laurels
ird Clearly demonstrated his right
In the purple robes of pugilism.
But the handsome, rugged challen-
fger dethroned a man who came to the
lend Of the championship trail with
View weapons and less stamina to de-
alend his place at the top.
/ Dempsey entered the ring a to l
Savorite, backed as heavily as any
fchampion in history. Experts had
! proclaimed him fit, in spite of his
&three year lay-off, but except for a
! Isallant stand and a few flashes of his
Hold self, he was outclassed.
Dempsey was far from the furious
ffslter, the tiger man" who smashed
His way to sensational victories over
Mess Willard, Georges Carpenter and
fI1is Firpo. Gene was the devastating
lpench, the furious aggressiveness
ghat marked him as one of the most
sfared men in the ring.
4 Instead, he seemed in a daze from
&tta start, unable at any time to Sus-
'Taln his attack for more than few
! tsconds OCCASIONALLY he connected
With long left or right hooks to the
head and body, but those no more than
IaFred the challenger temporarily. AL
Irys Tunney came back, punching
: ,Nth rights and lefts from the Shout
1tI, rocking Dempsey's head with
hort but powerful blows.
Il 1t was Tunney's terrific right hand
thws to the head, chin and ribs that
ee:ided the battle. His blow, delivered
4 yyEs ramrod, broke up Dempsey's
4'lshes, opened cuts about the face
End finally, in the last round, closed
f1ss left eye completely.
Dempsey was sorry sight in the
Ea round as Tunney, realizing victo-
lyy and the goal Of his fighting career
rs IN his grasp, threw caution to the
ilds and dashed the champion about
! tlhs ring.
Inc champion, Dempsey, weaving
III bobbing, bored in, but he only sue
'EAded in taking a stream of punish
gent With eye closed, blood dripping
'om cash under the titleholder's
tsnt eye, his mouth was cut and he
~ Keeling, his knees Wobbly under
furious shower of Tunney's attack.
desperately as Tunney tried, how
AHG' he could not bring Dempsey
sEn The champion, as he had done
throughout the fight, absorbed his
F'1,tng without giving much ground.
final wild rally he called his
sa guns into play, the weapons that
ia knocked out most of the men he
~, raced. but this time they weren't
1lnded
me crowd gave Tunney tunult-
uS ovation before the judges de-