Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-09-23


15 or 20 women were included. A
small boy not over ten years of age
was proud frcnt row seat occu-
pant but he could not restrain a
yawn as his usual bedtime passed and
the preliminaries afforded little ex-
element
SOLDIERS FIELD, CHICAGO,
Sept. % R--In the first preliminary
bout, starting shortly after 8 o'clock,
big Boy" Peterson, Biloxi, Miss,
heavyweight, was declared the winner
on points over Johnny Crosse of New
York after mauling six round setto.
Crosse was willing but inaccurate
Peterson did what little damage oc-
CURED. Crosse weighed 193A and
Peterson 1909.
Chuck Virgins, indianapolis heavy
ney, pounded out a victory over
Jimmie Byrne of Louisville in a
six round slugging bee in the sec
ond preliminary They leaned, head
to head in a wild furry of gloves
most of the route. Neither scored
knockdown but Virgins had
| Byrne in distress most of the route.
Virgins weighed 1877 3-4 and Byrne
F86 ga.
The third preliminary resulted in
decision for George Manley, Denver
light heavyweight, over Yale Okun of
New York. Manley was the aggressor
and in the third and fourth rounds OF
their six-round match punished Okun,
drawing blood from his mouth and
nose with snappy left hooks. Manley
scaled 169a4 and Okun 1891.
Billy Vidabeck of Bayonne, N. j.,
carried off the judges decision in the
fourth six-round preliminary over
| Jack Mccain of st. Paul. Vidabeck
was too clever, stabbing McCann at
will with left hands as the st. Paul
warrior plunged into close quarters.
The fight by rounds:
Round One
| Dempsey missed a left lunge falling
into clinch.. Jack punched again
with two left hooks to the ribs In
the clinch that followed he clipped
Gene four times with a right on the
back of the head. They spared eau
/ tiously Dempsey preferring to feint
! for openings while Tunney laid back.
Gene snapped left to Dempsey's
chin and followed with a solid right
/ smash to the chin Jack fell into a
clinch taking another right to the
head as he came in. Jack dropped a
left on Tunney's body. Jack backed
away while the champion followed him
! across the ring with a volley of lefts
and rights to the head close to the
ropes, Gene missed an overland right
as the bell sounded.
Round Two
Dempsey was fighting cautiously, ap-
/ parently seeking to evade the disas-
trous first round spasm of Philadelphia
] last fall. They came out boxing again
and Gene shot left and right to the
chin. They were dancing, boxing
/ high. Gene dropped an overland
right on Dempseys chin after chasing
/ him to corner. Another right miss
ed. Dempsey smashed a left to the
body and three lefts to the chin be-
fore Tunney could tie him up Hands
high, Jack lodged away from a right.
There was little action as they spared
carefully in the center. Tunney's left
was short but Dempsey merely fell
into a clinch. Gene missed two more
lefts while Jack clipped two short
left hooks to the body. AS Dempsey
lunged low, Tunney missed again but
managed to catch himself and fleck
two soft lefts to Jacks face as the
round ended.
Round Three
Again they boxed carefully, slowly
in the center of the ring. Dempsey
apparently was trying to tantalize
Tunney into leading and making an
open fight of it. Tunney sneaked over
a pretty left jab but took half dozen
rapS on the back of the neck. Gene
took the offensive driving Dempsey
into the ropes, where Jack tied him
tight. AS they bobbed in the center,
Tunney led and fell into Dempseys
straight right smash to the body. Gene
held while Jack clouted both hands to
the mid-section. A right smash to
the heart droNe Tunney back. AS they
fiddled about Dempsey wove in close
again to cuff the back of Tunney's
head with his right and dig his left
twice to the champions ribs.
Round Four
Dempsey TOOK the offensive DuC
Tunneys right cracked on his chin.
Genes left found the same mark.
While Dempsey raped two lefts to
the body Gene complained that the
blows were foul and fought Jack des-
perately as they fell against the ropes.
Gene missed a, right and took another
left to the body Jack was leading
again now short lefts to the body,
while Tunney countered just as lightly
to the head, Tunney trying to nail
Jack coming in missed with both hands
but saved himself by falling into a
clinch. Two right smaShes to the
chin stung Dempsey. Gene lifted two
more left hooks to the head and nailed
Dempsey on the ropes A right sent
Dempsey reeling into the corner.
left hook nearly floored him. AS
Dempsey lay against the ropes stunned,
Tunney missed with both hands and
the bell killed his opportunity
Round Five
DempSey's handlers worked furious
ly on him during the intermission
while Tunney's handlers yelled that
the stimulants were unfair. Tunney