The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-09-23
Wifi Of Aromatic Spirits,
Little He'll Given by Chief
Second, Sent Gene in to Win,
He Says-Expresses Sym.
pathy For Dempsey
BY EDWARD j. NEIL
(ASSOciated Press Snort Writer

sniff of smelling salts and a "little
hell" saved the heavyweight cham
pionship for Gene Tunney. The title
holder said so himself today.
| The Whit Of aromatic spirits and
the strong language Of Jimmy Bron-
son, Genes chief second. sent the
champion out from his corner in the
eighth round Fighting mad" to whip
Jack Dempsey. the punching menace
who had floored him for the count
of nine in the seventh round and
tainted him to ''comc on and fight. !"
Just few moments before, jim
my told me to keep working toward
Dempsey's right side to avoid the
left hook" said Gene. II did that
all right until Jack wobbled. Then
I went in to get him, grew careless,
and the first thing l knew was on
the floor
Smash Stunned Him
"My first thoughts were What is
this? How did get here? ought
to be ashamed Of myself!p That
smash stunned me. hut | could have
gotten up all right at the count of
five.
But instead looked across to my
corner and there was Jimmy, waving
to me to stay down. So ! did until
the count reached nine. Then made
up my mind would hit with no more
punches like that, at least until my
head cleared.
Dempsey said: Come OH and
fight He could have said: Come on
and get hit and knocked down again
My lips never moved. but my mind
said to Dempsey: so long. Jack.
I'll see YOU in the next round when
I'm feeling better Then went to
dancing and when l felt better ]
came back and won the fight"
Then Jimmy Bronson took up the
tale.
Scene came back to his corner
after the seventh badly hurt. ! asked
him how he felt.
"'Don't worry about me, I'm all
right Gene said. So gave him the
smelling salts.
Gave Him He'll
"Then / asked him again, 'How do
you feel, Gene?' and again he an
swered: Don't worry about me, I'm
all right So that time l gave him
a little hell, some more smelling
salts, and some more hell and sent
him out there to answer the bell for
the eighth. l really made him mad
enough to chase Dempsey around
but didn't know it"
Tunney was unable to shake hands
with his guests due to pain and
swelling caused by too tight appli-
cation Of the tape used to bind his
fighting bandages. Not a mark
showed on his face.
The conqueror of Jack Dempsey
twice within few days over a year
had nothing but praise for the FORM
er champion today when the heat of
the "open letter" controversy had
died and talk of fouls, poor sports
manship, and long counts subsidized.
I'm afraid he's through now"
Gene said a bit regretfully. "Now
that his dream of rcgaining the title
has failed ! doubt if he ever will
fight again. He has been grand
warrior, one of the greatest in the
history Of the ring, and the gamest
foeman ! ever faced.
Wants Another Bout
I'D like another shot at him just
to prove that l could go out there
and slug with him, too, and whip
him at his own game. / did it in
the final rounds. l could do it
again"
But the man who welded the
smelling salts and doled out the
hell when necessary, shook his
head.
Tunney will spend the next few
days with friends in Cleveland be-
fore returning to New York. lie
plans to leave tonight after sleep
ing most Of the day. Within week
or two, Gene will hike for the Maine
woods for vacation of indefinite
length. He has no ring rlans, sees
no worthy opponent in sight, but
would prefer to fight twice in the
coming '-ear if only to keep in the
best of condition.