Evening Star Newspaper, September 24, 1926, Page 4

4 < ISHINGTON, D. 0, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1926. World’s Heavyweight Title Won by Tunney, the “Fighting Marine” good-naturedly around Tunney's shoulders a second after the final gong had sounded the end of Jack’s championship rel{n. . . by Copyright by Underwood & Underwood. Tunney fought his way to the title he seemed to be able to connect with Dempsey’s head almost at will with either his left or right. JACK SHOWS SPORTSMAN'S SPIRIT TOWARD CONQUEROR. Dempsey, the dethroned champion (with back to camera), holding his arms M J | SENDS A STRAIGHT LEFT TO JACK'S NOSE. Gene here is landing one of the many blows that found their way to Dempsey’s JACK COUNTERS AS TUNNEY MISSES. Dempsey driving a.clean JACK RUSHES ( INTO CORNER. Showing one of the few flashes of his old-time whirlwind attack, left to body as Gene overswings and misses a left to head. Dempsey TUNNEY SHOWS CLEVERNESS IN “LOCKING” JACK'S ARMS. Time and again, as shown here, Tan driving Tunney into a corner in the third round. Gene's defense, however, always broke the played insistently for Tunney’s body, but even when they landed {hey ney, after completely blocking an offensive play by Dempsey, would hold-lock the strong arms of the ex- cli's offensive rushes. Copyright by P. & A. Photos. secmed to cause little distress to his opponent. Copyright by Henry Miller. champion harmless in a clinch. 8 P& A Photos 2% IGHT TO PHILADELPHIA CAUSES ANXIOUS MOMENTS. The new cham hidding JACK WEIGHS IN FOR THE BIG FIGHT good-by at the airfleld to Casey Jones, civilian pilot, who brought ( o oudsburg trick of the camera, but the expression o training camp for the bout. en “Tex” Ric omoter of the a y Glea Tunney’s man- -steps on the scales at Atlantic City to weigh in before the bout yester- looks for an opening in Tunney's armor in the fourth round that, at first glance, ager, heard Gene was coming by plane, they exp ed some anxious fe day almost s to foreshadow the outcome of (he batfle.” © doubled up by a body blow from Gene. It is just his old crouch, however, in an e TUNNEY FOILS A BODY ATTACK. Gene is displaying here the DEMPSEY LANDS HIS ONE CRUSHING BLOW OF THE FIGHT. Desperate after losing the first three adeptness with which he was almost always able to block Dempsey’s rounds, Jack, in the fourth, uncorked the one vicious attack in the whole fight that looked like the Dempsey body blows and then “lock” the strong arms of the ex-champion that JACK LANDS LEFT ON TUNNEY'S MOUTH. This shows one of the few blows that Dempsey got of other years. With a straight right that landed sq uarely on the “button,” he made Gene's legs sag as had before scored so heavily on his opponents in the clinches. through to Gene's head. Even though it aj s 40 have landed ely, it t litel shown Imyrv. while one hand rmh’ out for momentary support on the ropes. Copyright by P. & A. Photos. tress to Tunney, who seems to be nl’m .(M '.\.e an squarely, spparently caused little dis-