The Nome nugget., 1927-09-24
RESUME OF THE BIG FIGHT
(By The Associated Press)

(By The Associated Press)
 Chicago. Sept. P. @-The ref cree announced for the .Tunney Dempsey fight was Dave Barry. and the judges were George Lyton and Sheldon Clark.
 The hundred and fifty thousand spectators at the big fight paid at the gate total of two million eight hundred thousand dollars
 The victory upquestionably went to the better man, craftier boxer, and the faster. stronger fighter.
 The victory was Tunney's only after the closest call he ever had. Throughout the first half of the battle Tunney boxed cooly and cautiously, shooting only when he saw the target and shooting accu- rately, while Dempsey was always going in and getting himself prot up time after time by jolting rights to the head or smart left jabs. ouCt UT lWlCt JdCh idu luSiiSu ouS with slashing body blows that hurt the champion, but there was little warning of what was impending. When Dempsey suddenly launched a vicious right to the head. Tun- ney was off his guard, for his foe had made an attack previously at the body. Dempsey, at any rate. connected solidly with a series of staggering smashes from his right to the jaw and sent Tunney to the ropes sagging at the knees. He was on the way down when left hook clipped him and completed the job. Dempsey, it seems, had shot his big dart and seemed slow CT and weaker during the last three rounds. while Tunney appear ed speedier
 There was no murmur of protest when the referee and two judges announced their unanimous decis- ion to Tunney.
 The Associated Press score sheet gave Tunney seven rounds and Dempsey three, namely the third, sixth and seventh.
 Through the first half of the fight Tunney seemed to pile up great margin on points. as he out boxed and out pointed Dempsey, but the big weaving challenger. Dempsey, uncorked his first flash of power in the third round stagger- ing Tunney with swing right to the head, a variation of the attack which seemed to be confined mainly to the body. Finally Dempsey leaped in and dashed Tunney about the head again. but the champions head had cleared. Tunney stag gered Dempsey with vicious right handler In the fourth round. blow that landed with roughing ehect and sent Jack reeling back to the corner.
 Dempsey put on another squirt in the sixth round hurling Gene Tunney back with long rights to the jaw that hurt the champion.
 Gene fought back but was eau tious and as Jack was about to make his bignbid for the comeback, it didn't come until the seventh round. and almost caused the finish of the champion. but finished the chellenger's real threat. Once or twice afterward, Jack looked dan gerous. but the spark was gone as he YVES the target for right and left hooks throughout the remainder of the three rounds Dempsey's spirit was always willing. The old fighting flame wasn't altogether ex- tinguished, but 1t was burning only feebly at the end.
 Dempsey was staggered in the fourth round and in the tenth was on the verge of going down under the heavy barrage that Tunney laid down upon him. Dempsey. the old mauler. kept plungfng into Tunney but he looked worried. At the last both eyes were bleeding profusely from cuts and his resources were almost expended.
 The decision in favor of Tunney. r:f-:--=