Evening star., 1928-12-16
By DAVE BARRY.

By DAVE BARRY.
tCopyrisht, 1928, by Chicago Tribune)
The clamor about the ring as stood
II the center to give Tunney and
,n1psey their final instructions was
afening Telegraph keys were clat.
Ting as they shot the news to all
r rts OF the world that the greatest
/ ut In history was starting. Flash
Eats were booming Broadcasters,
Sir heads buried in the hoods of their
--jio microphones. were telling 5,O0O,-
% listeners that Tunney and Dempsey
v.ore receiving instructions. I'll never
forget the murmur of l45,000 voices as
/. rolled down on that ring.
They Eye Each other.
Jack came out in his old bathrobe,
=, h leo Flvnn and Gus Wilson in at
t.ntiance. Tunney met him. They
{ ed each other squarely. Jimmy Bron-
n and Billy Gibson waited with Gene.
IN my right was Dempsey; on my lett,
t~4e champion.
Addressing Jack asked, Who's your
Pointing with his thumb, he answered
Flynn" .,,,,,.
Turning to Tunney I asked. WHO'S
vcur chieI second, Champ" More sell
-ntained, 1t seemed to me, Tunney re-
lied. Jimmy Bronson"
Addressing these chief seconds, SAID:
sIoure the only two whom I will rec
cynize in the corners. II you WISH 10
Ike anything UP with me, call me over
eatween rounds"
Then. speaking to the principals,
cid: "Yoii fellows are boxing Marquis
~ QueenEberry rules, with seveTaI en-
tsptions; that IS, you may fight wnue
1oirr arms are free If one man Is
j siding. the other may punch as ne
yants. and / will give him every
nance. But when you are locked ano
order A break, you'll cease struggling
Immediately and both step back clean.
won't tolerate any sneak puncneS Oh
the breakaway. Do you understand
Both nodded afirmatively.
Repeats Knockdown Rule.
Continuing I said: TIn case OF g
,.nockdown the man on his feet wlll
immediately retire to the fartheSt neu-
,-aI corner. I won't begin my count
until he has done so. He must remain
s,are until the other fellow has been
.ounted out or is back on his teet.
Remember, these instructions were
riven in the presence OF not only Iun-
.,ey and Dempsey, but also OF Flyhn'
wilson, Bronson ana Glpson;l
Arain asked: do you understand
prt an Affirmative answer from tne
Principals. Flynn and Bronson.
s'Is there anything more you want 70
AXE up?" inquired further. -FOUR mcn
nook their heads mo-.
Then I ordered: Shake hanos ana
,,orae out f1ghting."
THE men retired to their corners.
.athrohes were thrown on, attendants
rawled through the ropes ana Secono
The first round of Dempseys historic
ktempt to wrest back the world cham
ionship that he lost on that rainy |
irht in Philadelphia year before was |
4.
Jack Comes Out Slowly.
Tn other fights Dempsey had charged
ut of his corner. stepped pack ~ |
fe sound of the gong, half expecting |
,at Dempsey would charge as OF old. |
ut it was a different Dempsey VINO |
me out to meet the man VINO mao |
,upled him from the greatest OF all |
tic thrones.
He came out, did Jack, with cat-like |
cad. Tunney advanced in orthooox
ance. His every movement was calm
d deliberate. Since the night OF the
ht / have had time to recan tnose
,ments and 1t often has struck me
al Tunney in his attitude fitted the
scriptions handed down Of old Jem
ice. the father of modern boxing.
He was cool. Why shouldn't ne pc?
had beaten this Manassas Mauler.
ltboxed him to fare-you-wel Let
,mpsey do the attacking. He would
Id him of, outlook him and thus keep
ie the title that was worth mllilonS.
Before more than a minute OF tne
st round was over the thought flashed
~orch INV brain: Both are fighting
ing premeditated lines"
Dempsey was swaying from left to
ht. quite apparently attempting to
ing under the expected straight lett
nd lead. At the end of his sway he
s in q position to give everything ne
i to a right hand upper cut ana
ing missed that was still in position
swing back with left.
Tunney Was Landing High.
7unney was standing upright and
,arently crossing Dempsey by using
ne-two punch. Technically ONE
is a still straight left hand lead
the face intended to tilt the chin
the opponent upward. The No.
lch is meant to deliver blow to
chin.)
Is a matter of fact I noted that
uney was so intent upon his right
I'D blow that he sighted the prepar-
ry or left hand chin tilter.
rhe result was that Tunney's right
lders were landing high on the fore
4 "a or eye rather than upon the
While Dempsey was swaying back
/ forth ever pressing Tunney, Gene
flicking out that left hand. 1t was
serpent's tongue, licking, licking
e Dempsey's face.
Three minutes licked away. The
ekeeper, Paul Beeler, seated In
s. h chair at the middle of the north
Of the ring rang the gong and
Z two fighters walked to their cor
s.
walked to the ropes and took out
score card.
How Barry Scores Round.
Tor years I have used one method
I scoring a round First, I asked my
:: who was the aggressor?" BY
Tessor I differentiate between the
lter who is plodding after the other,
cling him back, with the thought
countering lead, and the man who
the leading.
Judgment comes in here II one
, < tier merely walks toward his oppo-
: 1t with his hands upraised around
{ head I'd not consider him the real
.ressor The retiring fighter, II he
ds with blows, is the feSow who is
h ing the chance, and is in reality
ne re aggressive than his advancing
- Asks Two Other Questions.
he second question that ask my
Is this: which fighter delivered
more clean and effective blows?"
clean and effective punches mean
ws struck with the knuckle or closed
It of the glove to vulnerable parts
the body: l. e., heart, jaw or solar
xus as differentiated from punches
the top Of the head, back or shoul-