Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-07-22

left iabS and he Spat blood fire.
quently from his mouth but it did
not halt him.
The fury and bulldog grit of
DempSeys drive enabled him to hold
Sharkey even in the second round
after the first had gone to the sailor
and outpoint his young rival in the
third, fourth and fifth rounds.
Sllarkey carried off the sixth as he
Speared Dempsey with rights and
lefts, sending the ex-champion back
but the spirit of the old "Manassa
Mauler" flared up in slaShing fin
ish that had Sharkey on the run at
the gong and paved the way for the
big climax in the first minute of
the next round.
YANKEE STADIUM, New York,
July 81, P)-Jack Dempsey, former
heavyweight champion of the world,
came back to the prize ring tonight to
fight Jack Sharkey Is rounds for the
right to challenge Gene Tunney for
the title in September.
Dempsey weighed 19415; Sharkey
1866.
The lure of the big bronze hard
punching Dempsey and the clever
Boston sailor man drew a crowd of
over $4,000 to the huge American
League ball park
The gate was estimated at well over
$l,OOO,00O. A ercord for non-champion-
ship fights.
The referee was announced as Jock
O'Sullivan and the judges Tom Flynn
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Dempsey was the first in The ring.
AS he appeared the huge crowd
wllistling. Dempsey danced ir his cor
ner after shaking hands with the an
nouncer.
Sharkey came in later to another
great deafening ovation He climbed
into the ring, leering fiercely about
him as Dempsey warmed up with
hands on the ropes. The Boston boy
Strode to Jacks corner and gave the
former champion 'the eye" touched
hands and snarled something in Demp-
Sey'S ear. The former champion bare
ly turned his head and went on dane
ing, his back turned as Sharkey re-
treated still glaring.
The storm cloud of Denpsey's
black scowl appeared as Jack caught a
glimpse of Sharkey's lowered brow.
AS the other fighters names were
announced Sharkey led the haLdclaps.
Smiled for a moment and then went
back to staring at the former champ
ion.
Gene Tunney, worlds heavyweight
titleholder, climbed into the ring,
shook hands with Dempsey as he wish
ed the man he beat last fall success,
and then barely touched Sharkey's
gloves as he left the ring. The dane
ing Dempsey was an entirely different
picture from the harried fighter who
waited in his corner for Tunney last
fall in Philadelphia.
Sharkey sneered as Dempsey was in
troduced.
Then the Boston boy beamed all over
as booes, mingled with cheers on his
own introduction.
After they posed in fighting form,
the ring was cleared and the battle
was on.
Round 1
Dempsey came out in crouch and
fell into clinch, hammering five
short rights to the body as Sharkey
missed a left hook. Dempsey bored in
again drilling his hard snlashes to
the ribs. Jack hooked two lefts to
DempSey'S head. They were close again
and Sharkey got in two more to the
head. Sharkey stabbed Dempsey with
"a left to the head Dempsey bored in
again, took two leftS to the head and
drove short punches to Sharkeys body.
Sharkey looked tired. A left hook shook
Sharkey'S head back Sharkey licked
Jack with two right uppercuts. Demp-
sey, reeling and groggy, moved about
the ring under a fuSillade. Sf1arkey
smashed him again with rights. pemp-
sey was groggy as Sharkey missed
long right The bell caught Snarkey
half way through a right swing. Demp-
sey went to his corner very tired.
Round 2
DempSey's seconds worked on him
while Sharkey lay back calm and con-
fident. Jack came out slowly and
Sharkey missed a left. Sharkey drove
Dempsey to the ropes with a right to
the jaw Dempsey fought fiercely at
Sharkey'S body but laid on heavy in
the clinch. Dempsey missed wild left
hook. In close they sWapped jolts to
the ribs. Dempsey held as Sharkey
dubbed to the body. Sharkey nailed
Dempsey with left to the head and
drove Dempsey to the ropes with
short rights to the jaw. The Boston
boy was landing at will, solid, smash
ing blows to the chin that rocked the
former champion.
They sluggedi fiercely in the center
of the ring as Dempsey nailed Shark
ey with two hooks to the chin Dempsey
was very tired after the furry but man
aged to hook his left hand twice on
Sharkey's chin. Iney were in a clinch
at the bell.
Round
A small cut appeared under Denp-
seys left eye from Sharkey's jab. |
Dempsey drove a long left to the stom-
ach and then took left and right up
percut as he swayed to close quarters.
Dempsey missed left to the head but |
landed two rights on Sharkey's chin. |
Dempsey shuffled in apparently
stronger, crowding Sharkey with a body
attack. They we're locked in clinch I!
They stood for a moment ard looked !