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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-22
TUNNEY LAUDS DEMPSEY:
"NEVER SAW HIM BETTER"
Superior TO Form Shown Against Him al Philadel-
phia, Champion Says - Declares Their
Return Battle Should Be Great One.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
n VIEW YORK, July eff Jack
~ Dempsey has been away he
VI has come back. So said Gene
/ Tunney, who knows Demp-
sey, both in and out of the
ring. Il never saw him fight better.
said the champion as Jack Sharkey,
the confident, was being carried to his
corner. A left hook from the gloyed
Dempsey's fist few seconds before
had caused the youth from Boston TO
lose all interest in the subsequent
proceedings.
The title holders first observa ton
after Sharkey had been counted out
was a question. Did you notice how
tar that last blow carried" he asked.
There was no objection to his answer
ing his own question. Not very lar.
not many inches, but, oh, what power
there was behind it,"
Eyes, Dempsey can hit" Tunney
continued HE has always been able
to hit and / suppose he always Will,
as long as he stays in there" pointing
to the ring, where blow with lot
of power behind it means something"
Blows Fair. Says Gene.
Ttinney liked the bout. He followed
it closely from start to finish. He saw
no foul. "The blows that were ques-
toned were not in the groin" he said.
LAS / saw them they We're fair"
ayes. / think Jack (there was no
question which Jack he meant) was
better than he was against me in
Philadelphia Surely we should have
a great return bout, whenever and
wherever we meet.
mo one can accuse me of holding
Dempsey lightly" Tunney said. II
know how good he is. knew it be-
fore I won from him, and l have not
changed by opinion of his ability since.
He is always dangerous"
The only man who has beaten
Dempsey since the latter battered Jess
Willard INTO a helpless hulk and won
a title he was able to defend against
all Corners for seven years reverted to
bird s-eye view of the nights bout.
THE last blow. of course, was the
one that counted most and doubtless
the one that will be remembered after
the others have been forgotten" said
Tunney, but it should not be forgot
ten that there were others, many of
them.
For instance, there was a right
the .one they question-lust before the
left. and there were some blows to
the body that carried power in
plenty"
The champion had some kind words
for Sharkey, too. He was not able
to speak with SO much authority of
Sharkey, for his acquaintance with
the Boston boy is not so extensive
as that with Dempsey.
Hes just starting" suggested the
champion. HE will win many bouts
before he is through"
Of his own plans, Gene said they
were in nebulous state. He has
been at his favorite country retreat,
Spectator, in the Adirondacks. for
several weeks, doing light work and
keeping in shape.
"It's not real training he said.
I'm not actually getting ready for
the bout in defense of the title. but
l am doing some work. and I am
keeping in shape. -+
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-22

By the Associated Press.
n. YEW YORK, July 22.-The swish
IN of Jack Dempsey's iron left
VI had scarce toppled the Boston
4 Y tar, Jack Sharkey. to defeat
in a cloud of resin dust, when
the old-timer-a fight fan of two
score years-leaped spryly from his
ringside seat and howled in his COM
panion's ear, above the din:
s"Dempseys making the same come
back that Ruby Robert Fitzsin1mons
made over a quarter of a century ago
when he knocked out Gus Rubin and
Tom Sharkey all within IA days. Now
for Tunney."
The oldtimer was lost among the
50 900 persons that yelled and cheered
themselves to exhaustion point last
night as the erstwhile champion, fight.
ing his way to the heights, knocked
out Sharkey in the vast steel and con.
crete Yankee Stadium. - $3.50. -
A city's population, with all its
walks of life-bankers. merchants,
professional men, politicians, vendors
and the floating element of the metrop-
olis-was there to see Dempsey strug-
gle for new ring honors just as on
that August night in 1900 far lesser
thousands swarmed to Coney Island
to see Old Fitz clash with his ancient
foeman, Tom Sharkey. whose last
name the Boston Jack" adopted for
a. ring career.
That battle had no such background
as the Battle of the Jacks" last night,
when Hastily gowned women by hun
dreds. with their husbands and friends,
sat about the ringside and cheered the
battlers.
Those were the days, 1t seemed to
the old-timer. when one took sea.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-22

BY the Associated Press.
VIEW YORK, July 22.-Undaunt-
nj ed by his knockout at the
smuggling hands of Jack Demp-
1 sey, but persistent in his belief
that the telling blow was foul
Jack Sharkey will set out after a few
weeks rest to fight his way back to
the fistic heights from which he has
fallen for the present.
Pauline Uzcudun, the sturdy young
Spanish conqueror of Harry Wills, will
be his next foe in bout to be held
in New York in about two months, If
the plans of Sharkey and his manager
John Buckley, materialiZe.
Still certain he can lick Jack Demp-
sey," Sharkey today is firm in the
opinion he would have won but for the
manner of Dempsey's attack.
Sharkey Is About.
Sharkey's face and body bore little
evidence of the pile.driving force of
Dempsey's blows. He suffered no last
ing i'll effects from the disputed body
punch. which helped to send him
down.
Sharkey himself believed the blow
was foul and said so frankly after the
USNC, dILNOuSH OUSclFAlh6 ILS 4OlIildh~
ties of a good loser.
Dempsey's attack was centered
about his hips, Sharkey said, and on
more than the one occasion which was
in the seventh round. the lombard
ment dropped below the waist line.
While believing his fighter was
fouled half dozen times" Buckley
said he would not appeal the decision.
''The referees word Is final" he
said. and turned to plans for the Pau
limo fight, which he expects will be
staged in Madison Square Garden late
in September about the time Tunney
and Dempsey are to meet for the title.
The championship fight, Buckley add
ed. is sure to be staged m Soldiers
Field In Chicago.
In the meantime, the Boston boxer,
who trains in the city and finds his
recreation in the wilds. will seek So
lace and renewed nerve force in a
fishing trip in the interior of Nova
Scotia. This was to be his destina-
ton, Twin or lose" and Sharkey did
not change his pre.battle plan.
Leaving New York about noon to-
day. he intends to drive home to Bos.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-22
GOLF CHOICES LOSE
In WESTERN EVENT
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SEATTLE, Wash, July 22.-With
all but one Of the favorites. including
Frank Dolp of Portland 1926 cham
pion, elm mated. the semi-fnaI
matches of the Western amateur golf
tournament today found Eddie Held
of st. Louis paired against DIR. o. F.
Willing of Portland and Bon Stein of
Seattle facing Fay Coleman OF Los
Angeles.
OF the men considered strong
enough to- reach the finals. who were
disposed OF in the early matches, We're
Chick Evans of Chicago. Chandler
Egan of Medford, Ore: Keefe Carter
of Oklahoma City. Chuck Hunter. Ia
coma, Wash: Rude Wilhelm of Port
land, Forest Watson of Spokane and
Dolp. Evans and Egan have held the
title several times, while Carter wore
the CROWN in 1925.
In the quarter final matches yester-
day Dolp fell victim to Coleman. / up
Eddie Held was forced to the forty
first hole before conquering Roy Moe
of Portland, Me; DR.. Willing dropped
Egan, l up. and Stein took a com.
parativeN easy match from Harold
Neimeyer, his toWnsman. and 2.
Dolp's crown slipped away from
him when he failed TO sink a six-feot
putt at the thirty sixth green to halve
it and square the match.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-22
EX-CHAMP'S VICTORY
EXPECTED BY WIFE
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
HOLLYWOOD, Calf. July 22.--
Jack Dempsey's victory over Jack
Sharkey may have been expected by
his wife, Estelle Taylor, but the film
actress passed many anxious moments
before the radio announcement told
her that her husband was successful
in the first step of his attempt to
scale the pugilistic ladder again. 81
Announcement that Dempsey was
getting shaky in the third round near
ly caused Miss Taylor to collapse. she
knelt and prayed in the corner of the
room. supporting herself against the
wall. Later, after the CHEEKY Hello.
Babe, I'm coming home,''' had come
floating through the air from her hus-
band in New York, she smiled at her
earlier fears and said that she had
prayed that "the best man win, and
that Sharkey wouldn't be hurt badly"
1T didn't seem right for me to pray
that the other man should get hurt
but ] was pulling so hard for Jack
that l could seem to see him in the
ring"
In another part of the fight, when
the announcer was describing how
Dempsey's vicious attack had driven
Sharkey into corner the actress
closed her eyes and murmured: Some
one Is falling, I can feel it.
An hour after the fight Dempsey
called his wife over the telephone and
Mrs. Dempsey talked not only with
the former heavyweight champion,
but with his manager, Leo p. Flynn
and several of his trainers as well.
Dempsey assured his wife that he
was all right and that he would start
home by next Saturday at the latest.
Jack Kearns, Dempsey's former
manager, came in for mention in the
long range converse ton when Miss
Taylor asked whom he had bet on.
After the telephone conversation she
expressed the opinion that Kearns
had bet on Dempsey, declaring that
''its not so easy to throw off habit
| of lifetime"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-22
by JACK SHARKEY.

YANKEE STADIUM, New York,
July 22.-All that / have to say is
Ill have my day. Jack Dempsey won
and let him have all the credit in
the world, but l don't think he is en-
titled to think that he is the better
man If last nights work is the best
he can do. If ever a man was de-
liberately fouled. then / was by the
ex-champion. and, though | hate to
say it, / think he struck me low in
the seventh to save himself.
/ know / had him in pretty bad
shape and that his blows didn't mean
a. thing to me until he had me weak
ened by a lifting right to the groin.
But the pain from this blow was so
fierce that I doubled up, and as /
turned to the referee thinking he
would step in and disqualify Demp-
.sey, Jack stepped in and swung a
left to my jaw. The very thing he
had left.
It was not his shot to the jaw that
kept me down. however, but the pain
of that right below the belt line that
had me SO weakened.
Legs Wouldn't Straighten.
My legs wouldn't straighten out. 1t
wasn't in this final round alone that
dempsey MT me low. but lie Kept
shooting foul punches at me all
through the fight and the surprise to
me is that he was not disqualified as
early as the third round. hate to
charge such things against man as
game as Dempsey most surely is, but
suppose 1t was the only way he
could save himself.
Dempsey's blows didn't mean a
thing to me at any time and / guess
the world will admit that I did my
best to make it a fight and give
Dempsey every chance in the world
to show how much there really was
to his deadly blows. OF course there
will be many who'll claim that
fought a foolish fight and that / bat
tied Dempsey too much in the
Clinches.
To tell the truth. Buckley and Kelly.
my seconds, kept telling me to do
more boxing. But Dempsey was SO
bad after the first round that l
thought it advisable to let him wear
himself out in the clinches. His
drives to the body which he kept
pumping in at close quarters didn't
mean a thing to me, and ! had him
marked up and bleeding from the
eyes and mouth early in the fight.
Felt Ex-champ Was Through.
Still l suppose they will charge
was too reckless and that ! should
have stabbed him off with more fire.
quent use Of the left. But at the end
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-22

.'T am going right back to Spec
ulator and Will remain. there until
l know when and where the bout is
to be. Not until then, of course. can
I make my plans for the real condi-
tioning"
The champion looked quizzicalIy at
the ring. stTewn at the moment with
hats thrown away by frenzied sup
porters OF Dempsey. He listened to
the cheers echoing through the vast
stadium as Dempseys friends shouted
themselves hoarse because a champion
who was supposed to be through had
come hack, at least part OF the
way. and the champion spoke again.
Yes" he said, Dempsey can still
hit
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-22
YOUTH SERVED BIG JOLT;
LOSER WINS LONE ROUND
Bostonian's Cockiness Fails Him Only With Knock
out, However-Younger Mans Milking It. With
Exchamp Is Amazing TO Experts

Dempsey a hackhand slap in the face.
1t was a gesture. intended to convey
disdain. What it engendered in Demp
sey was a brand Of resentment that
brought about the downfall of Sharkey
in less than a minute of battling In
the seventh round.
Crowding his man from the minute
they left their corners. Dempsey once
again was the Manassa mauler who
battered down Willard. Carpenter and
Firpo A left hook full on the jaw
following stiff left to the pit of the
stomach and Sharkey sagged forward
on his face. to be carried to his
corner after the fatal count OF 10.
no longer a logical contender--nor
even a loquacious Lithuanian
silenced at last-out.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-22

n YEW YORK, July 22.--Although
M the referee, Jack O'Sullivan,
VI declared the punch was fair a
i majority of sports writer's
whose opinions were reflected
in metropolitan newspapers today ap.
parently considered that Jack Demp
sey landed a low blow just before he
knocked out Jack Sharkey with left
to the chin.
The New York Times says Demp
sey's accompaniment was disputed
by many who saw the test and will
hold the belief that Dempsey should
have been disqualified on foul"
The Herald-Tribune in one account
refers to two foul punches" by Demp-
sey, ito which Jack O'Sullivan, the
referee, paid no attention" although
they were delivered a good 8 inches
below the belt" The same paper adds
in another story:
ut was a strange fight. as strange
as the rumors that were flying
through the stadium when it started,
as strange as the shifting of the odds
that made Dempsey a favorite before
the two men entered the ring. All the
circumstances were startling, not to
say peculiar"
According to the World. the right to
Sharkey's body did seem to be close
to the belt" but it points out that the
referee refused to allow a. claim of
foul and that the official physician of
the boxing commission found no evi.
dence of injury.
The same paper adds:
mo matter what justice there
might have been to Sharkey's claim
of foul on that right to the body, the
left turned the trick. AS
to the final blow, it seemed that mas
much as Referee O'Sullivan didn't i'm
mediately decide the blow was low
Dempsey was within his rights to con-
tinue lighting"
The American suggests that Demp.
sey adopted the old frontier code of
ito shoot first and argue afterward."
but it's observers passed no definite
opinion on the location of the disputed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-22
H0L MAN Is FAvORITE
IN LONGWOOD TENNIS
BY the Associated Press.

BROOKLINE. Mass. July o.
Eliminating two seeded players in two
days made Cranston Holman, youth
full San Francisco racketer, the favo-
rite in the semi-finals today q the an
nual tennis tournament of the Long
wood Cricket Club. Holman who
playe. comparatively listless tennis i'll
disposing of his early opponents.
sprang to the fore Wednesday when
he ousted John Van Ryn, Princeton
star. Fast and accurate placements
that KEEP. Lewis n. White in the back
court yesterday gave him victory il
four sets over the Texan,
Holman was bracketed with Arnold
w. Jones Of Providence today the
Rhode Islander having won a 6-3
game match from Fritz Mercur of
Bethlehem, Pa. BY his victory over
Clifford B. Marsh. Williams College
ste =. 18-year-old John Doeg of San
Francisco also. won a place in the
semi finals. He will face Wilmer ALI
so O. Fort Worth. Tex, who defeated
his college mate, Berkeley Bell, OF San
Antonio.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-22
BUENOS AIRES FIGHT FANS
CHEER DEMPSEY VICTORY

BuENOS AIRES, July % R.-
Crowds gathered before bulletin
boards in Buenos Aires last night to
receive the description of the Demp
-Sharkey bout, which aroused great
interest here.
Announcement by the Associated
Press of Dempseys victory brought
cheers, for the former champion was
the popular favorite here. Luis Firpo,
whom Dempsey knocked out in 1923,
viously had picked Dempsey to
win
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-22
PUT DOWN 80 TIMES,
BOXER FINISHES BOUT


COLUMBUS, Ga, July PA man
may be down, but he is never out -
that was the theory that "Weenie"
Sweeney Of the Fort Benning Tank
Detachment worked on last night in
the main bout of a boxing card a. the
fort. Bud" German of the Infantry
School Detachment knocked Sweeney
to the canvas 33 times in the 10
rounds of their scheduled 10-round
mate, but he could not knock
SWEENEY out. German won the fight,
but had a narrow escape.
In the seventh round, after he had
kissed the resin four times already il
that round, Sweeney sprang to his
feet at the count of nine and delivered
such blow that German went to the
floor for count of three and came
up wabbly with the bell.
All 33 of the knockdowns came after
the third round.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-22
TUNNEY- DEMPSEY FIGHT
DREW THE RECORD GATE

The largest gate in the history of
boxing was at the title bout between
Jack Dempsey and Gene Tunney last
September in the Sesquicentennial
Stadium at Philadelphia, when the
receipts in round numbers were So, O00,.
600. The battle between Dempsey and
Jack Sharkey last night set a new
high mark for a on-championship
bout with estimated receipts Of $1,075,-
900. -
!. The gates for bouts down to approx
mately $50 900 follow:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-22
MAHARAJAH SEES FIGHTS.

NEW YORK, July 22.-H. II. the
Maharajah of Rutlam saw the Yankee
Stadium bouts, arriving in his gor-
geous native costume and scintillatlng
Jewels. He was in the party OF British
polo players here for the international
cup matches. The Indian potenate
caused quite stir as he entered.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-22
DEMPSEY SHARE ATTACHED.

NEW YORK, July 22.-Jack Demp-
sey did not escape the threat of court
action on his big day for fighting Jack
yesterday. The former cham
pion's money, or $4,000 of the sum he
is to receive, was attached by Teddy
Hayes, former trainer and secretary
who arrived Wednesday from Europe.
Promoter Tex Richard accepted serv-
ice in the attachment proceedings, and
kept the action secret for hours out
of desire to protect Dempsey against
worry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-22
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
N YEW YORK, July %. - Jack
N Dempsey, buoyed to high
NJ spirits by his knockout of Jack
/ Y Sharkey. prepared today for a
trip to his wife and home in
Hollywood, Calf, before settling down
a few weeks hence to train for his
return fight with Gene Tunney for
the heavyweight championship.
II don't care where it is to be-" said
Dempsey. philadelphia or Chicago
will suit me just as we'll as New York.
This fight will do me lot of good.
l will keep in shape and be set for
the big shot"
Dempsey was as tickled as a boy
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-22
CROWD SETS NEW MARK
FOR NON-TITLE SCRAPS

Although the fight last September
between Gene Tunney and Jack Demp-
sey drew the biggest attendance that
ever has been recorded in the history
of pugilism with 10000 last nights
bout drew the largest number of per-
sons for a non-championship fight,
50 900, and also the greatest number
ever to attend a fight in New York
CITY.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-22

SCRANTON. Pa, July % To-
William P. C'Biu') Coughlin, coach of
the Lafayette College base ball squad
and former big league star, and Lucy
O'Boyle. school teacher. were married
i'm Holy Rosary Church here yes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-22
CARDS SIGN C0LLEGIAN.

HUNTINGTON. w. Va. July 20 LP).
John "Iick" Meyers, outfielder and
captain of the Morris Harvey College
base ball team has been signed by
the st. Louis cardinals and will re.
port September il
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-22
81. 900 VIEW BATTLE
AND PAY $1,O75,0OO
By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, July 22.-Jack Demp-
sey and Jack Sharkey split a purse
of slightly more than $450,000 for
their battle last night, which drew
gate of $1,075,000 and attendance Of
$4,000 according to Tex Richard s
estimate. 1t was the fourth million
dollar fight in ring history. in all OF
which Dempsey has been principal:
The former champion now is assured
of a cut in his fifth big-money hight
when he meets Gene Tunney in re-
turn title bout.
Richards contracts with the fighters
called for Dempsey to get 2712 per
cent, and Sharkey 221a. Dempsey
was understood to have been guafah'
teed $3.50 600, and on a percentage
basis it figures to go slightly over
that. with Sharkye getting a little
over 100000. Here are the promoter S
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ey zahe 1T on the Button Dempsey Flashes His Old Form
DEMPSEYFOJLED SHARKEY
ONE OF JUDGES DECLARES


NEW YORK July 22-Charles Mathison of the judges of
the SharkeyDempsey fight declared he would make the following
report the State Athletic Commissions
Jack Sharkey hit below the wasline Immediately before
the knockout punch and Dempsey should have been disqualified
Dempsey also guilty OF hitting low several other rounds
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-22
Referee lack O'Sullivan said


"The blow which preceded the knockout punch left
jaw. fairly delivered 1t right uppercut
right the waslne but below that
several times below the waistne previous
the punches deliberate there
made by Sharkey previous to the final round,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-22
LOW BLOW IS SEEN
BY MANY REPORTERS

n yEw YORK. July 22.--Although
N the referee. Jack O'Sullivan,
VI declared the punch was fair,
i Y majority of sports writer's
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He landed several wicked wallops in
this session at, least two of them
seemingly right on the button. But
Dempsey failed to. sag visibly ana
when he saw that his choicest ann
munition was unable to check the
antagonist who was expected to be
pretty we'll tired by that time 1t
must have dawned on the conqueror
of Maloney, Wills and McTigue that
here was a foeman of different mettie
than he ever before had met. But
even with the realization Of impend'
ing defeat that undoubtedly was his.
Sharkey maintained the front OF
assurance that has marked his entire
career; strove to convey by acton the
air OF unfeazed confidence that always
has marked his speech.
This was Illustrated with the bell
closing the sixth round when, al,
though dizzy from a succession OF
iefts and rights to the head he gave