BOXING.

Hokitika Guardian, 8 September 1920, Page 3

BOX ING.

'’AUBTP'LIAN $ N.?- CAqLK ASSQOIATIOV

A KNOCK OUTNEW YORK, Sept. 6. In the first round Mieke hooked his left to the head and danced round. Then Dempsey landed a right and left and two rights to the head, and exchanged body punches. MONTREAL, Sept. 6. Dempsey and Miske rushed into a clinch, and Dempsey landed a left to the throat on tho break, and floored Miske with a right. He took a count of five. In round three, Dempsey danced round and hooked a hard right to the body. Miske landed a left to fhe jaw and Dempsey swung his right, knocking Miske down. As Miske climbed up, Dempsey swung bis right to the chin. This was a knock put blow.

DETAILS OF FIGHT. MONTREAL, 'Sept. 6. Three hard smashes retained the championship fur Dempsey. The end nearly came in the first round, when Dempsey .drove a pile-driver under the heart. Misko’s groan was hoard all over the ring. He fell into a clinch to save himself, and tenaciously clung to Dempsey while the referee tried to pry him loose. Ho never fully recovered and showed that lie was badly hurt. Miske went down for tho first round, when Dempsey crashed another ii#to him, hurting his ribs. As the pair met in the third round Miske shifted, ‘his position 1 and surprised the champion with a terrific left hook to the jaw, hut Dempsey, got Ml a similar blow at once, and Miske collapsed. He rose at the count of nine and gazed dazedly over the throng. Dempsey measured the distance and crashed a blow over the Ipft shoulder. The challenger was beyond the stage of recovery and in making an effort to block, dropped in bis tracks. The report that one of Miske’s ribs was broken is unfounded. His ribs are badly bruised, the jaw sore, and be had a terrific headache. Otherwise he is none the worse. Tho end came after one minute thirteen se,eunds of fighting in the third round. There were 15,000 people present, and the champion won between fifty and one hundred thousand dollars.