The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-22
TARN|SH ON
GLORY Won
BY DEMPSEY
Hundreds of Fans Declare
Sharkey Was Wrecked
by Low Blow.
COMEBACK is SUCCESS
'Manassa MauIer' Displays
Flashes of Old Time
Ring Form.
COMEBACK is SUCCESS
picture of Knockout, Page 1s)
BY MORRIS DE HAVEN TRACY

United RreSS SLdH OoIHcspouuChS
NEW YORK, July %. - Jack
Dempsey, who for seven years be-
fore he met Gene Tunney was the
heavyweight champion of the world
and the terror of the ring, has re-
turned to glory. But already the
glory is tempered by rumblings OF
controversy.
He laid Jack Sharkey low and sent
him beaten from the Yankee Sta
dunn Thursday night, but there
were hundreds near the ring VINO
shouted from the housetops today
that the blow preceding the knock
out was below the belt and that
Dempsey, all unintentionally, has
won the right to meet Gene by foul
ing Sharkey.
Sharkey himself contends the
blow was unfair. Dempsey denies 1T.
The referee sided with Dempsey and
the examiner for the boxing COM
mission could find no evidence to
support Sharkey's claim.
Observers Disagree
United Press staff men at the
edge of the ring differed as to how
the blows were struck. One be-
lieved there was no question about
the legality of the knockout; an
other thought it was just on the
belt line, and third believed 1t low.
It is worth noting that Sharkey
wore his belt good two inches
higher than did Dempsey.
But, foul or no foul, Dempsey
made a better start on his comeback
than has any heavyweight cham
pion in history. He did 1T by virtue
of a moments hesitation.
In the seventh round those OF the
10000 people present who were for
tunate enough TO hold other than
so-called "ringside seats" saw Demp-
sey crash o blow to Sharkey's BODY
with such violence that he seemed
fairly to bury his fist.
Guard Drops
Sharkey, shaken, terribly tortured
with pain, sagged. His guard
dropped and he hesitated, stopped
fighting, and began mastering the
strength he had left to protest that
he had been fouled.
Jack O'Sullivan, the referee,
started to say something, hesitated
a moment and Jack Dempsey
caught Sharkey with another ter
rifle blow squarely on the chin.
Sharkey dropped like bag OF
grain tossed ashore by a stevedore.
Those who could see knew it was
all over. A happy, victorious Demp-
sey walked to a neutral corner.
Dempsey gave the impression OF
q man who had job to do and in
tended doing it. Sharkey was gay,
and clustering. They went through
the formalities of introduction-en-
tirely unnecessary, as everyone
2 knew them so we'll they called them
by their first names-and then the
gong changed.
Dempsey of Old
Dempsey charged from his corner
and fairly leaped into the fight. He
! poured blows at Sharkey's body.
Sharkey was not idle. He thumped
and punched at Jacks fighting face.
Dempsey was crouching and
weaving in old, tigerlike form, but
as the round closed Sharkey was
pounding him and he was staggered.
There was feeling sweeping
through the crowd, however, that
here was something approaching
the real Dempsey once more.
TT, Tho fIaird noyopcoxy cow on
opening and clipped the Lithuanian
on the jaw. Sharkey went to his
knees. His face showed plainly
the pain he suffered, but he was
getting up as the gang sounded.
The fight went on, through round
four and five and six, with Demp-
sey firing plainly, but never fall
tering. He took blows which opened
cuts on his face and made him
bleed profusely, but he bored
steadily in.
The seventh round came. Shar-
key was unmarked except for red
ness around his mid-section. He
was still the confident, cocky sailor
boy. People were beginning to
wonder if Dempsey could last it out
The former champion poured out
his blows There were three, pun
ishing ones, suddenly landed down
toward the belt-line and probably
no one could see just how far down
Then the fourth crumpled Sharkey
A wild shout went up which
shook the echoes of the Yankee
stadium as they never shook tc
honor Babe Ruth when he drove
homer with the bases full, ano
the battle was over.