New Britain herald., 1927-07-22

speed of foot has vanished although his shiftiness remains. His punches carry again terrific power and some where, apparently, he has regained a great deal of the old resources that back to win.
 Looked Bad In First
 Last night, in the first round, he was perilously close to defeat. He was tottering, groggy, under the im- pact of a series of solid hooks to the head, and bleeding from the mouth. But he had the stamina to weather the sudden storm.
 It took only a few seconds for last nights finishing picture but it was a thrilling climax.
 Dempsey came out of his corner in the deciding seventh round and ripped in close. as he had done con- sistently in the previous rounds. They had whirled around. Dempsey's head buried in Sharky's shoulder, when suddenly the former champion sank a short vicious blow to the sailors waist line. Sharkey turned his head toward the referee, appar- ently to claim foul. and doubled up, but they were still mixing as Dempsey shot over his left.
 There had been no attempt by Referee O'Sullivan to interfere or warn Dempsey if he thought the lat ter's blows too low. And although he hesitated q second. or two. as Sharkey went down on all: fours, the referee quickly took up the count, and, at 10, waved the sailor "out."
 To observers on some sides of the ring, it appeared Dempsey's right to the body was several inches below the waist line while just as many more were equally confident the punch was altogether fair.
 The referee shared the last view and his decision appeared upheld when Dr. William Walker, boxing commissions official physician de- clared after examination of Sharkey that no evidence of injury of a foul blow was apparent. at least on the surface.
 DempScy Was Leading
 To a majority of ringside critics Dempsey seemed to have a distinct if not decisive advantage on points when the knockout came after 45 seconds of the seventh round had elapsed. Sharkey's offensive wilted or was held back after his slashing first round drive.
 He gave ground steadily under Dempsey's persistent hammering- to the body. Occasionally the sailor countered with hooks to the jaw that jared Dempsey, notably in the third and sixth round, as well as the first. He cut Dempsey's right eye. mouth and nose, while remaining himself virtually unmarked, but his attack was for the most part wild.
 But Sharkey's usually accurate left jab walled to stop Dempseys rushes as it had Maloneys. The sailors vaunted right cross frequent ly swished aimlessly through air as Dempsey easily blocked or ducked out of its reach.
 SharlSey's confidence. the factor that has been so conspicuous in his ring successes, seemed to ebb as he found his best blows missing or fail- ing to bring down his foe. while Dempsey beat steady drum-fire on the sailors ribs Sharkey's youth and speed alone were not sufficient to stand off the aggressive, bulldog on- Slaught of the former champion, The young giant of A who had broken up the aging attacks of Harry Wills and Mike McTigue found something far more explosive in the hollow shell" of the 32 year old Dempsey fighting machine.
 ROUND ONE-Sharkey charged and jabbed with lefts to the body.
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