The Washington times., 1927-07-22
The Evidence
ROUND ONE

ShaFkey came out at the bell and
missed a left hook. Dempsey went
Immediately to the body with a
series of short rights. Sharkey held
and countered with a right. He
missed a left hook.
Sharkey hit him on the Jaw but
Jack came back and fought furiously
to the body. Dempsey drove Sharkey
to the ropes and pounded him I'M
mercifulIy. Sharkey landed q stiff
right to the jaw.
Dempsey drove the Boston mans
head back with q right uppercut.
Sharkey clipped Dempsey with a
hard one to the jaw and Dempsey
fell against the middle strand Of
the ropes. Dempsey was badly hurt
and went to close quarters. Sharkey
missed a hard right and Dempsey
countered with right to the body.
Dempsey's round.
Dempsey went to his corner
feeling the effects but his body
attack earned him the most
points.
ROUND TWO
Sharkey missed g left hook but
followed through. Dempsey lands two
to the body. He again went to
Sharkey's body, pounding away and
brought over a right to the heart.
Sharkey landed light to Dempsey's
head. They clinched. Sharkey
landed two left hooks In close. Demp-
sey'S right eye was slightly cut.
Sharkey suddenly swung an overhead
right to the head and Dempsey was
hurt. Sharkey scored with two left
jabs. Dempsey landed a right to
the body and Sharkey pushed him
away. Dempsey drove Sharkey again
to the ropes with a hard right to
the jaw. Dempsey landed two hard
rights to the Jaw. He had Sharkey
against the ropes and badly hurt.
Sharkey held when they went into
a clinch. Sharkey drove q left to
the body and Dempsey countered
with a right. Round even.
ROUND THREE
They circled warily. Dempsey
landed a left to the body. Sharkey
hit Dempsey hard with a left to the
jaw. Dempsey brought tIp a right
to the head. Sharkey missed left
and Dempsey countered with q, right
full On the jaw. Sharkey was hurt.
Dempsey drove Sharkey's head back
with a ter &c left. Sharkey brought
left to Il jaw and Dempsey coun-
tered to II body. Sharkey landed
left to the head. They went into a
clinch, Sharkey landing left and right
to the jaw.
landed q right to the body and
Sharkey's reply was left to the
jaw. Dempsey took two rights on
jaw, which he did not like.
Dempsey seemed very tired. He
weaved in but Sharley tied him up.
Sharkey brought q left over the
heart. A left and right to the jaw
rove Dempsey to his heels. Sharkey
slipped in his corner and the referee
called q; halt just as the bell rang.
Sharkey's round.
ROUND FOUR
Sharkey came up fast for the
fourth. Dempsey seemed tired, but
made Sharkey miss q right to the
head. Sharkey caught Jack on the
jaw with an uppercut, but Dempsey
came back fighting and pounded
the Boston mans body.
Dempsey hit Sharkey hard with a
left to tho body. Sharkey missed
two lefts but landed a right to the
head. Dempsey's eye was cut. He
held Sharkey's arms but was pushed
away.
Sharkey was by far the fresher
man. Dempsey clipped Sharkey
with q left hook. Sharkey missed
left hook and Dempsey conntered
to the body. Sharkey missed a left
uppercut and Dempsey scored three
to the body.
Dempsey hit Sharkey with hard
left to the head. They stood too to
toe and slugged. Dempsey landed
left hook to the jaw and Sharkey was
badly hurt, then suddenly dashed out
with q left to Dempsey's jaw. where
upon Dempsey came back with
hard right to the stomach. Dempsey's
round.
ROUND FIVE
Dempsey came out of his corner
In circuit. Sharkey missed q left