Evening star., 1926-09-24
FIGHT BY ROUNDS



stepped forward for a consulta-
ton.
As the round started Dempsey.
with a scowl on his face. rushed
out and drove Tunney to his own
corner. Dempsey again rushed.
Jack sent a terrific left to the jaw.
Dempsey kept rushing in and
drove Tunney into his own corner.
Dempsey went in and Tunney
swung a hard right to Dempsey's
chin. Dempsey weaved in again
and Tunney was short with right.
They boxed in the center of the
ring for a moment, then Tunney
missed right for the head but
ripped two rights to the body.
Dempsey jabbed Tunney away, and
then Dempsey lunged over the
ropes after missing a left swing.
Tunney rushed in again and sent a
heavy right TO. the chin. In ter
rife exchange Tunney showered
left and right swings to Dempsey's
Genes only mark in the exchange
was q bleeding mouth.
Between rounds Dempsey appear.
cd very tired and his seconds work.
ed hard over him.
Second Round.
Dempsey rushed over to Tunney's
corner trying to get his man. Demp-
sey swung his right to the jaw.
hut Tunney got out of the way.
They stepped out in the middle Of
the ring and Tunney swung right
and left to the jaw. Dempsey came
through with a right to the body
and drove Tunney to his corner.
Jack drove Gene to a neutral cor
ner and punished him about the
head. Tunney sent two lefts to
Jacks head. They wrestled across
the ring. Dempsey pounding the
body. Gene sent short rights and
lefts to the jaw. 1t was now rain
Ing heavily. Jack drove Tunney
into his own corner with a ter
rlhc right to the heart and dAzed
Tunney. Tunney put over a left
ana right to the jaw at the bell
ana the crowd was in an uproar.
Third Round.
Dempsey came out slowly for
the third and they met in the
middle Of the ring. Jack tried a
terrific right for the Jaw but
missed Gene stood up straight
and jabbed lefts and rights to
Jacks jaw. Gene put over a
heavy right to the head and
wrestled Jack hack to the ropes.
Tunney swung terrific rights and
lefts to Jacks jaw. Tunney re-
peated with q right and had the
champion staggering in midring.
He grazed the champions Jaw and
then landed a good right to Jacks
jaw. Tunney jumped away and
spared cleverly. but Dempsey
kept boring in. Jack came In only
to be sent hack to the ropes with
rights and lefts to the jaw
Tunney sent another left jab to
the head. but Jack punished him
heavily to the body In return. AS
Jack came In Tunney ripped lefts
and rights to the body at the bell
Fourth Round.
Dempsey came out with a ter
rific rush and with a wild right
sent Tunney almost over the ropes.
Tunney was in bad shape. but he
continued to 1ab Jack away with
left. Jacks eye was cut with
one OF these lefts. Dempsey went
in and sent two lefts to the jaw.
Dempsey continued to weave in,
trying to land q heavy body blow.
Dempsey missed a left to the jaw.
Tunney stabbed left. then
swung heavy right to Jacks
jaw. Dempsey's eve was in had
shape and bleeding profusely
Tunney rallied in the center Of
the ring and sent two rights to
the jaw: which had Jack in a bad
way. Tunney sent in a fusillade
of rights and lefts to Dempsey's
jaw and had him staggering.
Dempsey was game. however, and
was boring in at the bell.
Fifth Round.
Jack came ont rather wea rily and
wove around. looking for an open
ing. They boxed in the middle OF
the ring. Tunney put over a right
to the head. Dempsey came
through with g. hard left to the
body and a right to the jaw. Gene
countering with left to the bad
eve. Dempseys left eye was
going very blac Dempsey kept
circling around Gene. Jack work
ed Tunney into a neutral corner
and sent heavy lefts and rights to
the body. but Tunney rallied and
sent Dempsey back with lefts and
rights and had Dempsey going
again. Tunney landed another
good right to the jaw, Jack miss
ing wild left. Dempsey seemed
to be slowed up. but was still rush
Ing Gene after the bell sounded.
Sixth Round.
Dempsey came out slowly for the
sixth. He followed Gene to a neu-
trail corner. missed a left and they
ciinched. Gene sent several light
rights to the jaw. Dempsey rallied
and sent several rights to the body
and jaw, then went to a neutral
corner and held Tunney on the
ropes. They fought In the middle
OF the ring. momentarily, at long
range. Then Gene sent short
right to the face. They boxed at
long range, Dempsey landed a
heavy left to the body. staggering
the challenger. but Gene came back
with hard lefts and rights to the
law which staggered the champion.
Dempsey kept crowdine Tunney.
but Gene came back with a hard
right which staggered the cham
piOn at the DELL
Seventh Round.
Jack came out crouching with
his right for Genes body and they
clinched Dempsey took two
swings 10 the jaw coming in and
wrestled Tunney to the ropes.
Dempsey sent over left which
cut Tunney's right eye. Jack was
rallying and rushed Gene to the
ropes. putting heavy lefts to the
Jaw. and Gene was hanging on.
Tunney staggered Jack with a
right TO the jaw. and Dempsey
punished him with heavy rights
and lefts to the body. Gene sent q
heavy right to the jaw. They
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