The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-10-07
NEWS REVIEW OF
CURRENT EVENTS
Champion Tunney Defeats
Dempsey in Lively Ten
Round Battle.
BY EDWARD w. PIcKARD

BY EDWARD w. PlCkARD
VERIFYING else in the world
II moved back and gave the center
of the stage, last week, to the flight
Of the century," the battle in Chicago
for the heavyweight championship be-
tween Gene Tunney, title holder, and
Jack Dempsey, former champion. AS
yearly everyone in the country knew
within few moments after the finish,
Tunney retained the title by out
pointing Dempsey in most of the ten
rounds, despite the fact that he was
knocked to sitting position in the
seventh, taking the count of nine. In
the words of one expert observer, it
was simply a case of a boxer who
was much faster winning ten-round
decision over a fighter who always
commands respect because Of his
punching power.
Aside from being a good battle, the
fight was the most remarkable in the
history of the ring in the matters of
attendance and receipts. In round fig
ures, there were 145,000 men and
women gathered in the Chicago
stadium to witness it, and they paid
$2,SO0,0OO. Tunney's purse was $780,
900 and Dempsey received $450,000.
The net profit for Tex Richards Mad
ison Square Garden corporation was
about $71S,00O.
The contest attracted an extraor-
binary number of notable persons Of
both sexes, among them many sena-
tors, governors and lesser officials,
members of the British nobility, and
at least one person Of royal blood
the Princess Xenia of Greece, wife Of
William B. Leeds, Jr. Mr.. Leeds and
his party aof five travelled from New
York to Chicago by airplane, as did
good many others. Special trains
from every direction carried at least
ten thousand to the battle.
Unbiased spectators Of the fight,
including at least one Of the two
judges, said the referee, David Barry,
was fair throughout, though he might
have penalized Dempsey for the use
Of the rabbit punch on the back of
Tunney's head. The Dempsey camp
complained that the count was five
seconds slow, when Tunney was
lloored in the seventh round, but this
was admittedly due to Jacks slowness
In getting to a neutral corner after
the Touchdown. The extra seconds
were of great value to Tunney.
Whether he could have recovered
without them Is a matter of opinion.
0NLY two hour. of elaboration
~ were needed by the jury to find
John L. Duvall, mayor of Indianapolis,
guilty of political corruption. His
punishment was fixed at thirty days.
Imprisonment in the county Jail and
fine Of $1,000 In addition the jury
declared him ineligible to hold any
public office or employment for Pc
riod of four years from November 2,
1925, the date of the offense. Duvall's
attorneys announced they would APP
peal for a new trial and then take the
case to the Supreme court. The YER
dict does not become effective until
the appeals have been decided, and
meanwhile Duvall may legally con-
tinue in Office. The specific charge
against Duvall was that he accepted
bride of $14,500 ind political support
from William Fl. Armitage, long the
boss of Indianapolis politics, and that
in return Duvall pledged that Armi-
tage might name the members and
govern the policies of the city board
Of public works, from which are given
many thousands of dollars of public
improvement work.
NOTHING quite like the invasion
~ of France by the American Le-
gion-the second A. e. Fever
took place before. Despite predictions
of disorders and other unpleasant
nesses, the second visit of the dough-
boys to the land where they fought
was an unqualified success, their re-
ception by the people Of Paris was
warm and enthusiastic, and the hold
ing of the convention in the French
capital really seemed to strengthen
the bonds of amity between France
Chamberlain, British foreign secre-