The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-09-23
TUNNEY. GIVEN
DECISION OVER
JACK DEMPSEY
Champions Stirring Rally
Through Last Three Rounds
Wins Verdict
KNOCKED DOWN IN 7TH
Dempsey, Dazcd and Bleeding,
on Verge of Knockout in
Final Stanza
KNOCKED DOWN IN 7TH
BY ALAN J. GOULD


ney today began his second years
term of office as heavyweight
champion Of the worlc but only
after the hackers of his conquered
opponent, Jack Dempsey, had vig-
Orously demanded recount" Of
the vital moments in their pectac-
ular battle at. Soldiers Field.
The stalwart, handso,.. marine
repeated his victory of exactly
year and by the same verdict. de-
cision at the end Of 10 rounds. But
this time he came within a second
of being knocked out and off the
heavyweight throne dumped, dazed
and shaken to the floor in the sew
cnth round for count Of nine that
actually, in the opinion Of ringside
observers, took from ~ to Is sec.
onds to reach
Tunney's hand was raised in tri.
umph, decisively earned by STIR
ring rally through the last three
rounds chat had dempsey ON the
verge of Knockout himself in the
final round. The champion was still
champion and fighting like one at
the finish but it seemed to thou
sands that the gods Vi fortue were
with iim, that but for the "break"
in the seventh round. md the inter-
probation Of the Illinois boxing
commissions rules, he might have
been counted out and seen is mil
lion dollar crown pass back to it's
old wearer.
Saved by Illinois Rules
Knocked down by a sudden, furious
and two-fisted assault in the first
minute Of the seventh round, and
holding the ropes groggily as he sat
on the floor, Tunney Wa saved from
a possible knockout by IN offica!
ruling that compelled aalt in Il
count until Dempsey had e,ne 10 IT.
"furtherest corner"
Instead of the counting being sts.
cd and continued. until interrup
as in the old prize ring rule.
from the time Tunnt hit the f.;laf
from the effects of vicious rig
hand smash and short left no
the toll was delayed several precious
seconds while the re,eree waved
Dempsey to a distant corner
At the count Of nine, 7 TLnney got
up to back off hastily and circle in
full retreat until his faculties
cleared, but he had already had the
benefit Of at least hree and possi-
bly, five or six additional seconds in
which to pull himself together.
Dempsey's handlers hotly asserted
he should have been counted out,
that Dempsey was robbed" Of q
Knockout victory that would have
made him the first ex-champ to re-
gain the heights. But Tunney's
handlers declared their man was
simply profiting by the rules, that
he was ready to get up at mine"
whenever that count was reached;
that, as matter of fact, he started
to arise at "five" but stayed down
to get the benefit of the long count,
on advice from his corner.
Tunney Was Master
So far as the rules e oncerned.
they were objected to various in.
depreciation but Boxing Commits
sioner Paul Prehn at the ringside
| made it clear Ia. llo actual count
was possible under them while
Dempsey was not in q corner, well
away from his fallen foe.
However close a -all he had,
whatever "break" he benefited by
| in this seventh round, there vas no
question in the minds of experts
that, otherwise, Tunney was master.
He outpointed Dempsey for the first
half Of the fight and. after weather.
| ing the old warriors most furious
bid for victory, outfought, outboxed
and outgeneraled the challenger in
the closing three rounds.
Tunney met and vanquished a
Dempsey that was a far different
fighter, more dangerous puncher
and a more flaming spirit than the
uncertain, floundering figure that
was toppled from the fistic throne
q year ago. The champion, jolted
and Jared as he never has been be-
fore. and as he isn't likely to be
stamina, boxing ability and courage
again without losing. had the
to pull himself back out of the brink
Of disaster, to batter his way to VIC
tory after it seemed that one more
solid wallop would have ended his
reign as king.
Jacks Gameness Cheered
At the finish, there was a mighty
ovation for the gameness, for the
unquenchable spirit of one of the
greatest battlers Of all time, Demp-
sey; but there was as great, if not
greater. tribute to the blonde.
blue-eyed giant who came back to
slash and cut his foe into semi
helplessness at the end.
1t was the tribute Of the worlds
greatest and costliest fight crowd to
q thrilling bout and it's brilliant ac-
tors. It came from q throng that
numbered close to 10000 and that
paid approximately $2.60O.0OO, fig
ures that surpassed anything the
golden era Of the ring has known.
i Richards Climax
I It was the climax OF Tex Rickardsn
mightiest promotion venture in tn
country's biggest sports arena, I
spectacle that dazzled the eye with
its vast expanse and brought tn
great and near-great Of the natior
. together as they never have been as.
semhled before for any American
!, sports event.
s Never before in world sportin,
: history have two individuals beel
0 the cynosure Of eyes and ears .