THE BIG FIGHT

Evening Star, Issue 19616, 23 July 1927, Page 11

THE BIG FIGHT

DEMPSEY OUTS SHARKEY it I I H.N'l'gW# A POPULAR Will CONTEST OVER IN SEVER ROUNDS Press Association—Telegraph—Copyright, NEW YORK, July 21. Jack Dempsey knocked out Sharkey in the seventh round, and the victory sent the crowd into a delirious outburst. Following a slugging battle from start tq finish, Sharkey took the count after receiving p, terrifip right to the pit of the stomach and a crashing left to the iaw. ROUND 1. The lighters entered the ring, facing a crowd estimated at 90,000, tq decide which would meet Tunney on September 15. Sharkey rushed his opponent, but Dempsey met him with short rights to the body. Both now fought at close quarters, with Dempsey driving to the body with both hands. Denipsey seemed to be t]ie successful aggressor, punishing his opponent badly, and he uppercut hint with his left, Sharkey was slow, but suddenly staggered Dempsey with a left to thp jaw, and proceeded to drive Dempsey about the ring with terrific lefts. Denipsey was now bleeding, and Sharkey looked the better man. Dempsey appeared to be in serious distress at_ the bell. ROUND 2. In the second round Sharkey drove the cx-champiou to the ropes with lefts and rights to the body. Dempsey drove two rights to the body, but they wore lov, and Sharkey complained to the referee. Sharkey now crossed his right to the jaw, following with an effective left to the same place, and considerably slowing up Hie ex-champion. Sharkey peppered his opponent with rights, and Dempsey seemed shaky on his feet, but continued to drive punches with all his force. Sharkey tried feebly to land blows to Dempsey’s head. Sharkey was beginning to dance about his opponent. He staggered Dempsey with a left on the jaw. Dempsey then knocked Sharkey to one knee in the latter’s corner with a left to the pit of the stomach. Dempsey kept on with lefts to the face until Sharkey was groggy. Dempsey hurt Sharkey with a hard left and two lefts to the body. Ho uppercut Sharkey’s jaw, and the latter backed away. Both nien were tired, but a left hook to the jaw seemed to. turn the tide against Sharkey. ROUND 3, In round three Dempsey was more confident, and Sharkey missed. Dempsey was aiming at the body and forcing the fighting. He was clearly in the lead ai this round. ROUND 4. In tho fourth round Sharkey feinted with Iris left and brought over his right *o Dempsey’s jaw, but tho ox-cham-pion replied with rights to the body and the jaw, and then pounded his opponent on the body, He followed up with lefts to the face, forcing Sharkey to his corner. Dempsey was bleeding badly from his 'right eye. They then exchanged snappy blows to the _ head. Dempsey appeared to be superior at iu-fighting. He shot a hard left to the jaw, and Sharkey held on to Demp.sey, who was fighting for all his worth at the bell. ROUND 5. In round five Dempsey, against expectations, was outboxing his younger contender, blocking Ins swings and causing him to miss. The ex-champion again Went to close quarters, making Sharkey’s body a target. Sha'rkey was trying to take things easy, when he sudffeply staggered Dempsey with a cannon shot—a right to the ear—and followed it up with a bombardment to the face and head, hut the ex-champion drove Sharkey to the ropes with a loft to the jaw. Sharkey smiled back. After that Dempsey seemed shaky, but continued' to chase his man. ROUND 6. In the sixth round Dempsey showered the contender with stabbing lefts to the face, but Sharkey retaliated, driving the ex-champion to a corner, and landing two straight-arm blows to the body. Dempsey replied with four quick tattoo blows to the kidneys. Dempsey seemed more shaky than ever, but continued to •set tho pace, becoming a little wild. Sharkey was now proving superior iu the clinches, and made the ex-cham-pion's legs sag with a hard right tn the ,iaw. and followed it with another. Dempsey concealed his hurt and went to close’ quarters, having the better of it there’. ROUND 7. Early in the seventh round Dempsey won with a left hook to tire jaw. The blow landed as Sharkey was sagging to his knees, making a signal to the referee that the previous blow to the body had been low. Dempsey virtually knocked out his opponent while the latter stood inactive. A doctor examined Sharkey after the fight, and said there was no evidence that Sharkey had been hit low.

A WIRELESS DESCRIPTION TREMENDOUS EXCITEMENT [Per United Press Assocution.J GJSIioaNE, July 28. The result of the Sharkey-Dempsey fight was known n. Gisborne loss than one minute alter the decision. This was due to tho well-known amateur, Mr Ivan O’Meara, who received a message broadcast by station'WGY and rebroadcasted mi 22 metres by 2NAG. The reception was almost at loud speaker strength. Tire cheers of (he immense crowd were almost like the roar of thunder, and, as the ringside announcer staled, Dempsey nad lost none of his popularity. In what proved to he the filial round the crowd roared: “He’s down!” Tremendous excitement was followed hy the s< unci of the count, when the enthusiasm of the crowd got boyopd control. Mr O'Meara judged the time to listen-in correctly ai about 1.45 p.m., but unfortunately the big fight ' commenced early. As M r O'Meara took up his instrument the end qf the fourth round was being described. From later and briefer messages, however, ,t appeared that there was little to choose bctwcwi the men in the first tfiree rounds, though the end of the fourth round appeared to he •in favor of Sharkey. The detailed account received by Mr O’Meara com? menced with the fifth round as iol? low? “ With the opening of the fifth round, however, matters changed. Sharkey was active from the outset, but Dempsey looked a little tired. Dempsey lauded a. hook to the chin, and Sharkey spat blood. As his opponent dipped in close for another pnort, light body ’attack Sharkey met him with a, right uppercut, but Dempsey landed two lefts to the ribs, Sfiar? bey then ,'ed a straight fight to the head, and left a cut on Dempsey’s lelt cheek. The latter landed heavily again,

hut rook Sharkey’s left four times. Then Dempsey connected with a left to tho head, and the sailor wobbled. Coming up for the sixth, Dempsey again looked a little less fresh than Jus opponent, and was obviously playing a waiting game. When he did go in he missed with a long left to the head, hut a second or two later lie shook Sharkey with a left to the chin. The sailor, however, smashed a right heavily on Dempsey’s jaw, while the latter missed with anodic, long lelt. He went in again, ramming awav to the body, but Shaikcy was alj elbows in his defence. Ho .slapped a rignt to Dempsey's face, but Dempsey followed him up, and tho pair went at each other until Sharkev sent Dempsey’s head back with a sharp right uppercut io the jaw. This was "tho cleanest and hardest punch of the i-glit. Dempsey leaned in. however, pushing Sharkey to the ropes and catching him coming out with three smashes to the head Believing Sharkey had punched Dempsey tit tho face after the hell went, die crowd booed, but the referee saw nothing wrong. Dempsey went for his man from the opening of the seventh round, and Sharkey held on as blows were, rained on his bodv. Then the ex-champion knocked Sharkev down with a right. fje had no sooner regained his feet than Dempsey suddenly whipped a left into the stomach and followed with a deadly right to the jaw, which sent Bharkev down. He got to his knees at the count of “ nine,” swayed, and fell flat on his face. The referee called “Out!” Tho crowd was beyond control, and speech was drowned in the cheering and yelling of the crowd and the noise of bolls and whistling. “ I’ve never seen so many hats before,” said the announcer. “They are everywhere.” . Ajiparenflv the crowd shewed its unrestrained enthusiasm by throwing thpir hats in the ajr.