New Britain herald., 1927-09-23
DEMPSEY MAKING
 NO COMPLAINTS
Takes Last Nights Result as a
 "Break Of the GaIne''

Chicago, Sept 23 GP,-Jack Demp- sey. pumping into stone wall along the weary old road that he figured led back to the worlds heavyweight championship, probably has fought his last battle.
 No definite word had come from Dempsey today concerning his deci- sion to retire, but his intimate friends expect him to make known his decision very shortly. His friends believe the lure of the ring no longer has any appeal for him, now that he has failed in his quest of regaining the title from Gene Tun- hey, his conqueror of a year ago.
 Dempsey in two fights within the last two months. has earned nearly sS0o,00 to add to his ring fortune made in his stirring battles with Miske, Carpenter, Firpo, Gibbons, Brennan and his first battle with Tunney. Dempsey got s317,0O0 for knocking out Jack Sharkey in the Yankee Stadium last July. He has enriched to the extent of s45O.OOO for his ten round battle with Tun- ney last night.
 As challenger for the worlds heavyweight championship. Demp- sey earned s7G7,coo in two battles, q bigger sum than he had ever re- ccived in any previous year of his amazing ring career.
 Offers No Alibis
 Dempsey had no further comment 10 make today concerning the Hong count given Tunney when he floor ed the champion in that thrilling seventh round with a left hook 10 fhe jaw. He said that was one of the "hreaks' of the game. and run ney got the hroaks-that was all" Dempsey never has been q "salawk- "r.' Last night was no exception. II" accepted the decision with smile, refusing 10 add anything that might dctract from Tunncy's vic tory.
 Leo P. Flynn, Dompscys manager, however made the accusation that Dempsey was robbed that Tunncv had been knocked out and that he intended to appeal to the Illinois state athletic commission to have the decision reversed. Flynn de- ciarcd that the timekcopcr gave Junncy 15 seconds in which 10 get pack 10 his feet, and that besides thls 'knockout' of Tunney. Domp- sey won six of the ten rounds.
 Flynn Howls Loudly
 Flynn insists that threa sion watches timed the period Of Tunnnv's knockdoWn as , seconds. Ring ob- servers pointed out that Dempsey himself inspired the ring regulation which, had he remembered it in tune, might have restored him to the worlds heavyweight championship.
 The rule requiring a boxer scoring 8 knockdown. to retire to the far thest corner of the ring, was made at ' ring regulation when, after his match with Luis F'irpo, there was complaint because Dempsey hit the Argentine after Eirpo was struggling to his feet after knockdown.
 In order to eliminate future pos slbility Of question on the point. in a similar situation, Dem psey propoS- ed the very rule which had such an bearing on last nights battle. Instead of going to the far thest corner, Dempsey stood over the [ fallen Tunncy. then suddenly needed ! a warning 10 go into his own corner. ! He stood there waiting for Tunney to rise when Referee Dave Barry or dered him to the furthest corner be- fore starting the count.
 George Lytton, one of the judges, made the surprising statement today that Dempseys delay of three sec onds in getting back to his own cor ncr after flooring Tunney really cost him the championship.
 The former worlds heavyweight champion displayed no marks of the battle today. with the exception of the two wounds over his left eye. The biggest wound, q diamond shaped gash, was just at the edge of the eyebrow, while the second was a gash an inch long at the end of the eyebrow. Both were old scars caus-