The evening world. Newspaper, December 15, 1920, Page 22

MPSEY KNOCKS OUT i BRENNAN STAYS 12 ROUNDS: ~— BLOW-BY-BLOW FIGHT STORY * (Continued From First Page.) @ sea Dempsey win in a walk, and Joft doth pleased and disappointed ‘They were pleased because they gol & fan for their money, and yet disap- pointed because they didn't view @ e@ensational repetition of one of Demp- ey's string of quick knockouts. They Doped to see a superman, and didn't. Ané now many are wondering what @ffect the bout with Brennan will have on the betting on the Carpentier omtget to come. The crowd expected to much of the young champion, ‘who aprarently was too finely drawn after four months of training, and seemingly too confident of the result. Evidently Brennan was overlooked fm previous calculations, and for no 00d reason. He came into the ring trained to the minute, as big as Dempeey in ail physical dimensions, nd with nine pounds of weight on Bim. Anyhow, Dempsey Is being com- pared to-day with champions who went before him. The I-Told-You- Bo’s of yesterday, who were predicting @ one-round victory for Dempeey, are ow telling what a Sharkey would have done to him, or how Kid MoCoy would have skipped al! around bim, @ed Corbett would positively have @atboxed him. The truth je that not ‘until last night did Dempsey meet a @man of bis own strength and inches that he couldn't put down until Na- tafe got in her work. For the first four rounds of the attic Brennan fought with a fury qhich seomed fil-advised, and he ac- a DEMPSEY AND. FRIENDS LOSE HEAVILY ON BOUT, * BETTING ON QUICK K. 0. Dempse; nan, , hi thousands of dollars on the ba dack, befo training quarte Garden to weigh in at 2 P. My informed Harry Neary, John O'Reilly and Billy McCarney that he would stop Brennan inside of four rounds, and for them to wager their money on that num-. ber of rounds. So sure Jack ring with his comple tume. Jimmy Dou sporting man, of Li cipe fost $7,500" by jost death win in four rounds. Jack Sharkey, the little bantam, lost $4,000. It D bet heavily he’ six rounds, tually bad the better of the second round, but after that the going fa- vored Dempeey In nearly every period. He didn’t begin turning loose his real power until the fifth round, and after that ft was just @ case of when the champion would put over the real crusher, In the seventh round Dempsey showed like an in and outer, One minute he would look the real cham- pion, and in the next recede to the ordinary class of heavyweights. The crowd was plainly pussled by the dif. ference he exhibited at intervals, BLOW BY BLOW STORY OF FIGHT; HOW BRENNAN LASTED 12 ROUNDS With the preliminaries over the cleaned up and set for the of the evening. Fresh eprinkled around the can- ring, new boxing gloves, in appearance then, in and the camera men ir tripods for the entrance of ities, Joe Humphries wan- all four sides of the to the photograph- they should iocate with a big biack box taining the belt em- heavyweight cham- Walch was to be presented t Bill Brennan didn't paper on his dressing 0 the ring unusual~ ryrelehg chumpion- se of everybody in pc followed almost gack scorned the cus- robe, came through the where Brennan was sit- calaly stopped to shake bands with Bill and incidentally ex- ining the taping of his hands. walked right over and took the grner formerly occupied by Bill Tate. He wore white trunks as if fresh from the laundry and while Dis seconds tled on his gloves a mov- pe outure machine reeled off every & Hi stage cat t ; i & br i it] : move Jack made. Jack appar-| had no time to take a shave. ed A easily a day's growth on hi a Dempsey was introduced first as the most wonderful puncher the e@ ever knew. He got up and ied a very eimple acknowled it. Brennan was then presented | left to the stomach, laughing as he re levered it. Lt was hie best punch so far, y began his swaying tactios and they went to a clinch. Brennan thought he could shoot in a chugging uppercut as they were al most looked, while Dempsey had at- tempted nothing of that inside stuff, Wut feeling Brennan's punch he d erded he would do some of that him. elf. He hooked a left to Breanan’s jaw while in close quarters and Cropped his right down to Bill's ribs. ‘There Wag no serious damage done in this round. Brennan went to his cor- aer amiling and soemmosey. walked to his, heaving a long breath, which al- isost said “Walt.” It was Dempsey's round, but with little to choone. CROWD ROARED, EXPECTING QUICK KNOCKOUT, ‘The second gong found Dempsey in &® crouching position. They soon got to close quarters, and in one arm free fashion cuffed each other. Dem, Sty’s next move was a right which hit Brennan high on the jaw and the! crowd roared as if a knockout was! coming soon. Dempesey'’s left landed on Brennan's jaw aguin and then he whipped it into the body. He seemed to think much of this punch, for he stepped aside, waiting for something to dropi Instead Brennan went right efter him to force matters. Durl thie melee Brennan made Dempsey miss a right swing, The crowd yelled: “There it gpes!"* te Dempsey drove a straight right into Brengan's ribs, Insicad Bron- han was fuil of fight’ He put right and left on Dempsey's chin, and for a second Dempsey didn't look so much the champion. He became a little wild and drove a long left at Brennan which migsed, but he managed to e as the intrepid chal- soot another left to the body with tee Prt iy ed bigger baci than | fairly good force behind it Brennan mpsey. Joe Humphries announced | Was certainly giving him the fight weights; Dempsey, 188%; Bren- pan, oy While attention naturally centred on Dempscy, Brennan sat in his hi jers covered with a Ped sweater and smilingly discussed things with one of his seconds. If that Jack had all along that he ¢ ed. nan started with a left hook in an rd right above the waist line and then Deinpsey tied hi loves ina clinch, Dempsey then hooked a left to Brennan's belt line that looked hard enough to make him drop, but 4 jeret It seemed to make Bill fight ed by the size of im he wasn't out of place. ‘The next formality was the taking of pictures of the principals. Leo Fiyan stood beside Brennan and with him apparently to rein- what nervo he might have left. ye’ last picture showed the men s hands and |, im patient Cor action, yelled to the cam- ere brigade, “Get out of there.” BRENNAN WALKED RIGHT INTO THE FRAY. The men west back to thetr cor- nera after the picture men had fin- ished their jobs. Then with what undue quickness for an of this importance, the referee the pair of them to the centre of of the ring as he might a pair . oper time was up is. ere were no long wo a4 there @ecussions, as meualiy are &nd Haukopf finally gaapes both men on the shoulder the other old tip off: “Back a Felgen had time to straighten up as he} Dem the ropes, and Brennan en Bad never heard hulf what his mun into his ear, when . bell, resounding over the ‘building, as it was by a reminder of good old- Bob Stoll, with what looked like white the Tepes wee as quiet e Seca for an opening of the fight atyle of hood the Brennan waa doing all the ght! it seemed at this stage. He walked into Demp: and drove a gellberate right to his jaw as if he meant to win the title with that one punch. Dempsey took it, as ne did another left without any apparent di fonse. Jack didn't look good at this point, but a moment later he drove a left hand Brennan's chin that sent Bll reeling along the ropes. They fought mostly at close quarters to the «nd of the round, with Brennan giv- ing Dempaey as much as he took him- self. It was an even fight so far. anager, looked worried in Dempsey's corner, while the Brennan side hopefully confident shad @ championship vision for a while anyhow. Brennan began aggressively in the fourth, and tried a right, which Jack easily duoke: J then* dug his right Into Bill's ribs and cuffed him around the ears as they came to close quarters. Jack danced away, with his body weaving to either side in busi- nesslike manner, but, not to be fooled, Bill stuck a Bf clean on his ohin. sey was ctouciiing low at this time for a hard painch to the body, which he didn’t attempt to let loose, People were beginning to think Dempsey wasn't so wonderful after all. Brennan stuck him on the jaw with a right and Dempsey hooked a left very lightly to Bill's jaw in re- tallation. Once again Brennan con- nected with @ straight left to Demp- Sey's chin. He then tried a right-arm blow to Dempsey’s jaw, but Jack Blocked it. Jack then sent Brennan clean across the ring, hooking him with rights and lefts to the chin. | was These punches evidently hurt Bren-/from the effecta of overtraining, ban, there w ny doubt about Dempsey’s ia) signs of distress. He seemed to lose ability to take it, as hag been gald a ree of this | many a time, this his 2d him | “OO ORT. he was beginning to show Te By Ae ORT Aca cate 4 kamen THE EVENING WORLD, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1920. BRENNAN IN TWELFTH ROUND OF HARD FIGHT WINNING BLOWS OF FIGHT Copyright, 1920. by the Press Publishing Co, (The New York Pyening World.) (SHER— RINEGSIDE preliminary bouts costing $12,000. sold as follows: 7 10 15 20 ‘ 25 Exchanges .. Totals plain water for Dempsey. sey offered his hand ginning .to assert himself. -playing with Brennan been said to round: very busily by Jack attention. ‘They did a lot of lo we quarters Jack met h hurt Dempse; circled Brennan unti! he tion for @ right uppercut thous! to begin something but Dempsey then sho nan evinced a desire to get closer Dempsey booked him with a left up- percut. So far it was a bard fight. One couldn't tell whether (Twas tHE CONSTANT BATTERING Yo BRENNANS Boby THAT WORE 44, THE FINISH RIGHT OPENED THE CHAMPIONS Gross Gate Receipts $145,935; Loses on Big Bout By John Pollock. Champion Jack Dempsey, who defended his world’s heavyweight title by knocking out Bill Brennan in the twelfth round of their Mfteen-raund contest at Madison Square Garden last night, received ate Brepnan drew down a guarantee Besides this money both Dempsey and Brennan will each receive one-third of the proceeds of the moving pictures taken of the fight The four fights cost Promoter Tex Rickard $147,000, the three On this basis, with other expenses added in, the big battle proved @ financial failure for the promoters. Exactly 10,875 people bought tickets for the show. The CARDENBATILE FALEDTOCOVER FIGHTERS PURSES Losing Nearly $30,000, Rick- ard Decides to Lower Ticket Sale for Next Bout. of $100,000 for his end. tickets were | sine Story is being written at By John Pollock. Rickard, who money om every one gf the eleven boxing shgws held in Madison Square the Walker boxing law weNt into effect, had his first loser last night, He probably will have to dig down in his pockets for about $30,000 to make up penses for promoting the Dempsey- Brennan fight. It \s more than’ likely Rickard -will get back this sum from the receipts of the moving pictures taken of the battle, as eagh principal as well as himeelif had a one-third interest in the plotures. What was no doubt re- sponsible for Promoter {ing money on the bout was the fact Brennan that Bill Brennan was to be Demp- As @ result hundreds of fight fans refused to pay the sum | of $15, $20 and $25 for the best seats | welght buttler of the world, is in bed. I left him after a taxi ride from the Garden to his apartment, 97th Street 4nd Broadway, at 1.80. Just two hours and a flalf ago Dempsey suc- cessfully defended his title by rock- jng Bili Brennan to sleep in the Garden since The € ite tax, $7,296.76. Brennan after this round and just|the back and said, Tt seemed like he was going to do right then and there for he hooked right and left into Brennan's body and then tied Bill's hands when they Jack then feinted his right and instead of letting It go whipped his left across and knocked Bill back ten feet. right into Bill's stomach and clipped him on the face with the same hand. Dempsey again shot in a right upper- cut and pushed Brennan away for a est battles of the titleholder’s long career. BRENNAN’S FINISH BECAME AP- PARENT IN FIFTH. Brennan came out in the fifth with awe and respect written on his. face. Dempsey shot in a right uppercut and then patted him on the chin. He one-tweed to Brennan's body and then shoved him away with bjs right hand for some reason other, Demp- in apology to Brennan. The Master was now be- He then drove a seemed weary. Jack hit him anothe: | S¢Y'8 opponent. long right on the chin followed b; two short rights and lefts to the jaw and Bill began to look a sorry sight. to witness He was taking a lot of punishment thought would last not more than in this round and the superiority of five rounds at the most, Had these same fans thougtt for a Brennan just escaped a right hand minute that they would see Brennan swing which might have ended the sive Dempsey the creat fight he did) It or even go ten rounds ft is doubtful just! was beginning to jook like the real | whether there would have been room seemed only a ques- enqugh in the Garden to acconumodate the crowd that would have come to the go and Rickard would have | made thousands of dojlars instead of losing thotsands on the show. hitting Brennan almost every time he led, and Bill was backing up like a n man. Suddenly Bill shot out a straight right, the soak of which could be heard ten feet from the ring- side, It took Dempsey by surprise. ack then hooked his left into Bill's tomach without any strength to it, Tt became a guessing match now| fight just befo: whether or not Dempsey was prolonging thing now the battle, and whether or not what tion, Dempsey began the bell rang. barring accidents, Between would finally topple. iy weak in his corner. Brennan started by hitting Jack a short chop on the chin, much to the! He then stuck in! @ straight left, but Dempsey paid little | attention to either blow. | dent he was looking for a clean smack. stuck his famous right and Brennan became weak on his pins. After that Demp- sey put one arm ‘on Brennan's left shoulder while -he pummelled hi I think that Demp: missed three easy blows at the of this round and Brennan surprised even himself by reaching Jack’s chin twice, once with a left and again with this time Jack was sponged Square Garden, »bher battle for a char D the bantamhweight whest and he talked his plan of bat-; crowd's surprise. tle evidently with his manager. hfteen-round decision bout with Joe Lyneh on Dee, 22. ring In the nlxth round before any daméing punch was landed. Finally Dempsey curved his arm into Bren- nan’ stomach, and as they came to Rickard has de- harge only from $@ to $10 8, instead of from $3 to $15, which wae his first plan. n made by The vening World were getting much for their services, and that, the es for gome of these bouts were ‘ger than they should b down his price ec nasty little right and left hooks, just bothersome. Dempsey later hooked a left to Bill's ear and then grazed his chin with a right. simply pawing only to come out of his shell very suddenly and atsempt a long right and left uppercut, neither of whi with his right. Dempsey started what lwoked the finishing round by hooking a shert nnan’s stomach, lowed with a right which went over Close observers around the ringside were beginning to think he was holding Brennan up, sey let his right go in this sessior with none of his well known power behind ttand followed with the sa kind of @ lead and missed by feet. He hit Brennan shortly after this with a right drive the chin and Brennan doubled up like Jack then hooked a h and it looked a matter of seconds before Bill would counted out. blew Brennan was incline to stop exchanges, but Dempsey knew more battering Brennan around the head. Dempsey’s ear was cut and his sec- onds paid a lot of attention to plaster- Brennan with a right on the chin and stuck his left Again he whipped Jaw, and while He landed this and then cuffed Brennan on the side of the faco with a left Dempaey’s punch, so deadly hereto- fore, had mot shown iteclt t he was under wraps he missed severa} inside upp that should have hit their mark. * As the seventh round started Demp- sey moved around livelier than usuat and the crowd figured he was about deep in the body his right to Brennan’ in an awkward position hia right to Denipsey's bleeding Dempsey was beginning to tire a. srennan, and was content to cuff In his punches rather than strike out at long rang Brennan's gam came out for very wserious-minded ap- plunged In with a lef Brennan's nos¢ and dropped the same hand dangerously low on Bijl's watst The crowd Was admiring the great battle Brennan was putting up, so his inside uppere drew out the ness Was surpfising a jack knife, hooked him right on the chin with his left to Bill's ato; left and It seemed to stop his opera: tions momentarily, Moving around a 4 straight at Brennan's chin and wen. over his shoulder with a left aimed at the same spot. The best punch of the evening came right after when Dempsey drove his right Brennan's ribs. He followed with an- other In the same spot and as Bren- cheering to which the under dog always Is entitled Demp- sey drove in a right squarely over Brennan's heart. Hi followed this with @ left right aft -_» By Thornton Fisher|“fF]” GOLFERS A WELL DIRECTED Dempsey Goes Home in Taxi; With No Moneyto Pay Fare, And Retires to Bed Early Jack Admits That Brennan Gave Him One of the Hardest Bouts of His Career, but the Fact He Successfully Defended Championship Pleased Him. By Richard Freyer. exactly 1.40 A. M. to-day. Jack Dempsey, champion heavy- twelfth rowrd after one of the sever- But let us go back to Madison Square Garden, where the contest was staged. Aa stated before, the fight has ended in the twelfth round. isrennan is sitting in his corner with four or five attendants working over him to bring him back to as near & normal state as possible. Dempsey.is stepping out of the ring to go to his Cressing room. He wears a scowl be- cause the fans for some unknown reason are booing him. There cannot be any legitimate reason, because Dempsey bas fought a man's fight and won, Dempsey, his attendants and myeelf wend our way along the passageway, which is clogged with fans destring to touch Jaok's bathrobe. We climo four flights of stairs to the private office of Tex Rickard, in Madison office for a dressing room. Immedi- ately upon entering the bathrobe comes off and Jack takes a big drink of cold tea. His lower left lip ts cut and bleeding, as well as his left gar. Some caustic is applied and the hiveding, waich had been slignt, disappears altogether, A uniformed officer Is standing out- side the office door acting as a guard, Nobody can get in before his hame is announced to Kearns or Dempsey. The man outside yell, “Benny Leonard {s out here; shall I let him in?" Jack answers in the affirmative and the lightweight champion of the world enters. “) “What a fight! What a fight!” said Benny. “I wouldn't take one of your punches for all the money in the world, Goo, Jack, your sure mpion. A real heavyweight ions, old man, ‘0 a wonder,” you,” aid Dempsey, blush- ing like a schoolboy who has stumbled over the second stanza of “The Charge of the Light Brigade,” or on eome other graduation piece. “That's sume overcoat you got on, Benny. Where did you get it?” And that was Jack Dempsey, con- sidered the best heavyweight ‘boxer over produced in America. The man who had just taken the best punches Bill Brennan could hand out without flinching one big or without winking Here h@ was just like a big kid because he was being praised cause of his wonderful ability. ‘Three clergymen were then an- right to the stomach was Demp- sey's first contribution in the elév~ He then hooked Brennan with his right om the chin and missed | which followed. | thereafter he did somes thing that he hadn't done ao far. stabbed Brennan with a left to the face, then he hit him on the the sede He repeated both doses, and ed doubled over like a omach ache, Jack took * one more smash at his bent over foe, It was a downward cleaver-like chop nothing neat or It fopped Bill to the floor, where he might have sunk with- the finishing drive. counted Brennan out with he was aanisted_ so. ia Brennan leat |man with a pa trying or was showing badly | badly with a clever about it, HIM” DEMPSEY i6 ¢ the | Hauko nounced, agd Dempsey did some more blushing, ‘Then came Senator Bill Lyons of Colorado and several others ho made Dempeey blush some more by thelr praises, Although Jack was interrupted every few seconds he finally suc- ceeded in putting on his clothes and niarted for the etreet., He was fe Jacks TREK OF WALKING AWAY CAUSED f& BUNCH OF BRENNANS vicious SWINGS TS GO HARHLESSLY BY Sopp 1H? saCONDS OF THE BRENNAN UP AMD & RIGHT SuASH TO JHE Back OF THE NECK SENT HIM TO YHE FLOOR FOR. THE of the Garden, hoping to from the crowd. ceded us to have a taxi ready. After we had gone several blocks | Gay, the driver was instructed to drive to] minus 10 aces to defea Dempsey’s apartmen*. Madison Avenue, to Park Avenue, to ith Street, to Broadway, and during the ride I asked Dempsey what bi thought of the fight. was boxing a tough man,” “| fought him before and | knew what | was up against. 1 just took thing wore Brennan down, lad’ the fight went twelve Kaplin had’ pre- We rode up sy for a while well as the general public, that t can travel a ance and win by Brennan made Ch fight hard for me becaus: him with a right in back of the M one real hard damaging blow.” "s left ear was bleeding bit and his lower lip was swolle We asked him how he accounted for jthat if he didn’* receive any damag- \ing blows, and Jack replied that be was butted during clinches, unintentional though, he said. Arriving home Dempsey found out Square Tower. Dempsey used this'he did not have any money in hig ocket to pay the chauffeur, ug down and we went upstair: elevator boy came rushing out door when he saw Jack and with tears in his eyes—this is not exag geration—he asked Dempsey how he When Jack informed him of the result a large smile broke out on the boy. —__ NEW ORLEANS SELECTIONS, First—Seoretary, Pvfzle, Home Guard. Second—Amertoan it was Kaplin to the had made out, Bcholand, Third—-Dr, Shafer, De’ Fourth--Murphy, Brica, Lancelot. Fitth—Chief, Fizer, Gain de Cause, Sixth—Harvey Seventh—Opportunity, Broom Peddler. | right. “A Few Smokes a Day Will Keep the Blues Away” GIVE CIGARS El Palencia, perfecto size. Mild Havana Cigar, with shade grown Connecticut Box of 50, special, $4.49 /) Usually $4.96. Wilton Lackaye, Can of 50, $3.49 Prompt Service Smoke Shop one step off Broadway, at 35th St. so Fifth Floor, 35th St, PUFDRE LOYALTY TOTHEUS.GA At Annual Meeting Here Pass FF Resolution Opposing West- ern Body’s Action. At its annual meeting last night at Delmonico's the “Met” Golf Associa~ tion passed a resolution pledging loy- alty to th® United States Golf Aaso- giation and strongly opposing the at- Sempt of the Western Golf Associa- tion to supplant the quthority of the parent body by changing its name to the American Golf Association. E. ‘Mortimer Barnes of Naseae Country Club was elected Presidens of the association, to succeed Corne- lius J. Sullivan of Garden City, and A. H. Pogson, former Secretary, was made Vice-President, succeoding Barnes. C. W. O'Connor of Basex County was chosen te succeed Pog- son. A. H. Pogson, exsSecretary of the assoolation, read the report for thig4 year. He said that the new member- ship of the association now consists of 102 clubs. -At the annual méeting held @ year ago the membership was reported as 101 clubs, to whieh should be added the Mount Kisco Golf Club, Mount : Kisco, N. Yy elected this year. ° | The report of the Treasurer, H. Barnes, shows receipts during the year of $3,167.72 ahd disbursements of $8,554.68, a net Increase of disburse. ments over receipts of $3 amount deducted. from balance brought forward at the beginning of the year of $3,092.63 leaves a balance of $2,705.72 on hand, ae a Dempsey to Referee Bouts af Smoker To-ntght. St. Immatius Council No 362, Knighte ot Columbus, will hold a monster bdex- ing carnival and smoker to-night at Central Casino, 164th Street and Me- comb's Place. The entertainment has booked an ex- cellent me for the consisting of singing, dancing, the heavywight chesaptons has press ie heavy: % ised to referee all the bouts. Anderson Dana of the Herverd Club fought his way through to the round before the@pemi-final of the national handicap squash tennis teurnament on the courts of the Harvard Club yester- . He overcame the heavy ii ot tL. 1. 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