The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-05-01
Sharkey FeIIs Delaney
With Furious ONSLAUGHT
Human Tornado Tears Into
Delaney in First Round 10
End Fight - Bridgeport
Mauler Fails TO Lay Glove
on Ex-gob-Bcut Lasts One
Minute and l3 Seconds.
BY EDWARD J. NEIL
(AssOciated Press Sports Writerl

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storm Of the old Jack Sharkey. furi
Gus youngster who once smashed hi,
way to the very door of the heavy
weight throne room. has swept agar
through Madison Square Garden.
Like a tornado in human form
the garruleus COB swept out o,
his corner last night and crushed
Jack Delaney as if the Bridpepor,
warrior. himself disappointed title
contender. epitomized all the humili.
alton and heartbreak Of defeats tina,
had come 10 Sharkey since Jack
Dempsey knocked him out last sum.
mer.
Only one minute and Is seconds
of the first round was the dulleo
rap!er Of the north able to last be.
fore Sharkey's crushing drive. AL.
most before the echoes Of the oren.
ing gong had died. volley Of shor.
hooks 70 the head dropped Delaney
badly hurt, to one knee.
Snarling. bitter. tigerish in his
feroei,y. Sharkey leapt into his wob-
by foe. telling him with a looming
right to the head. Then as DELANEY
"r.'hec or the canvas, pulled him.
self 70 his knees. ard swaved final.
y 70 his feet, Sharkey waited. rign,
hand poised.
Right Cppercut Does Trick
Full on the chin. with power suf-
'ielent 10 fell an OK. the ramrap;np
sa..or ripped his right upnerr;,.
Hush into Delaney's twisted features
as the trembling French Canadian
eyes closed. head buried in his
cnss:. stumbled forward.
No fighter could have risen from
that final blow. "
Down il III, resin dust. blood
::.'cS-.ns from his mouth and ear
Delaney :orr.ed ike tall. Sta.
'ues9ue tree q his northern for.
s:'s. cut OF al the base. The force
Q, ire n,ow ju,ted his red mouth
piece half OUT between his lips. a
g.o.esoIe picture as Delaney rubbed
Ms .aee in the canvas. and fought
saoco.sc:ously. 20 regain control Of
us muscles and numbed brain.
Above the fallen fighter. now still,
as ing referee finished the count Of
ten, Sharkey snarled. tears of pure
l.erocfv and pen.-up feeling rolling
down his cheeks. As the crowd a:
10000 roared their acclaim of hin,
after almost year Of booes and
Misses. Sharkey turned his face de-
,iantlv to them, the wetness still on
his cheeks.
Never Had a Chance
Deiany never strucl. a blow in his
own defense. Nain!y. after an mi
tial. futile stab with e left as thu
round opened. the statuesoue woods.
man retreated blindly. arms about
his head and body, vainly trying to
ward off the shock of Sharkey's at.
tack.
In the crowd about the arena were
Baron Huenefeld. Hermann Koehl
and Major Fitmaurice. transatlan-
TIC flyers. viewing spectacle Of
this kind fer the first time.
The blast Of the old Sharkey who
crushed Harry Wills. George God
frey and Jimmy Maloney to win ac-
claim as a great youngster. only to
fade before Dempsey's maulirg fists
and the blows Of every fighter since,
came too late to boost him back to
title challenging consideration this
year.
Tex Richard. in whose heavy
weight elimination tournament Shar-
key lost this winter to Johnny Risko
after a miserable draw with Tom
Heeney. declared that Sharkey must
fight more battles Of this kind to
regain his prestige. There can be
no two title fights this year, Rick
ard said. and JIeeney, winner of the
tournament, already has signed to
meet Tunney for the championship
in July.
The disastrous defeat ended De-
|aney's short and disappointing ca
reer as heavyweight. The Bridge
port warrior relinquished his light
heavyweight crown to engage the
big fellows, only to lose his first
ma or chance against Tom Heeney.
If Delaney returns to the ring, he
probably will attempt to regain his
Ito pound crown from Tommy
L ughran. Delaney was little more
than light heavyweight last night,
IA pounds to Sharkey,
who scaled 1872.