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FIGHT RETURNS START TOMORROW at 3:3F TUESDAY AFTERNOON, JULY 3, 1923 r THE AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDER " PAGE THREE FIGHT ~ RETURNS ... I, STARTI- » TOMORROW * ' , -I - - - AT . , C. f I ¦ 3:3f1» All arrangements are completed—the public is inyit ed—returns will begin coming in Wednesday, July 4, at about 3:30 or 4:00 P. M.—Chairs have been provided— The Times-Recorder has provided for its friends a ringside seat at the Dempsey Gibbons fight, and its all free—Beturns over Associated Press Wires blow for blow. Kilbane Picks Dempsey Dempsey’s Wind Good to Win in Seventh Frame Despite B’way Revels By JOHNNY KILBANE By WILSON ROSS. ! anything to impair his SHELBY, Mont., July 3.—What student of fighting, not that of SHELBY, Mont., Jury 3.—One i Te is one battler who never w6ht| of of titular bat- chance has Tommy Gibbons to take the marvels this i ' pace. the fighter. tie between Dempsey the title away from Jack Dempsey? Jack and > Dempsey, on the other hand, : That’s the question has He has speed, but is flat-footed. Tommy Gibbons is. the perfect con- that been 'That does not tend to give him loves good .companionship. Remem- fired at me continually since my dition of the champion’s 1 wind. ber Gayo Brennan oncd J sureness of Dempsey. His past two along how Bill arrival in Montana. We’ve known all that Tom- go terrific be- ' made him 12 rounds years of busy fighting will be an JU****** has Arid it’s the question that no my Gibbons wonderful endur- fore Dempsey was to ' aid, but Dempsey lost can able sink’ doubt is Uppermost in< the minds if has not ance and that he go the route, And the of his judgment of and tim- Brennan. Kayo Bill had those who have followed my stories distance but we hear plenty of experts and gory by the ing (and I not he champion all end. of on the condition of the two fight- do think has), ring followers saying that, if this tenth round of furious this will not much help him. the sight‘s ers. be to battle goes more than six rounds ing. Dempsey And ! Tom Gibbons And most of the blood tnat/' The only answer I can give is should win. seven or seven, Gibbon’s chances will smeared two gladiators was' rounds tell tale. grow fight along. the that Tom’s chance is a very slight should the as the goes Dempsey’s one. Seven rounds should tell the ™ You hear all sorts of forecasts It looked for a time as if a new 1 story. based on the “if Gibbons can < hampion might be made “righf I will be very much surprised if weather those first few’ rounds and there. But Dempsey finally puft, S Dempsey punching in the Qibbons answers the bell for the fPßßffi Bl fIETOI, stand the Brennan down for the count. eighth round. I figure his speed and Neck early .stanzas.” In fact that’s one Dempsey had done too much marvelous boxing ability will en- of the most frequent rvmajrks training on the white lights of able him to starve off the inevit- right h< re in Montana where the Broadway before that battle. ~ able ffl 9; dopesters have the chance to look for about that number of COLLIER DOBS there’s nothing set But like that' in rounds. them over.. the preparations for they’re this battle.’ But the tremendous impact of But to my mind all Dempsey is young enough, just 28, wrong in playing this hunch. I'd the blows which Tom will be ‘un- LOSE so that his strength hasn't beet) ME ATALBANY looking after able to avoid, will result in his ' .ay Dempspy ovi|r sapped. It has been months ’ ana | that the champion’s wind and coii- slowing up, and make him a mark Owen Pitched months since he has trained on for the knockout that 1 feel confi- Good Game, j dition are better than they have those white lights. dent will end the fight. Yielding Only Safeties, ,ever been. His life in camp at saw nine Great Falls Many of the Dempsey Partisans Which Counted r Say, I him go through on the banks of the 6 Runs cSf 14" with his three Missouri here are arguing the fight not whirlwind rounds been of a great big will partners, 215 that boy. life. last over one or two rounds. That dowis gets Two-bagger Ankle heaviest sparring ’« ¦ ’ has been swimming and fishing and seems like the bunk to me. ” pound negro, George Godfrey, and playing with his pets—the bulF the light-heavies, Jack Burke and It will take Dempsey at least Albany Took Lead Early and dog and the wolf cub. He gets out three or four rounds to solve Gib- Harry Drake, and he never even of doors a lot and plays Kept This Amer- stage 1 ball. bons’ shifty style of fighting. And Until Last breathed hard at any of the Pinocle and hearts are his principal then he will have to land the blows icus Runner Was Out rr. im r1 nn rx 111 b r- 11! amusements indoors and And those for. that will slow up Tom enough to the last three rounds Demp- * very small stakes. sey mainly ducking, put over the old haymaker. Errors contributed by Collier, (proceedings.spent in side- ; Nothing serious.is allowed to go Os course it it? possible, but not Dumas and I'inkstoj) together with BffIKHS SINGLE IS stepping and blocking a barrage of on at the champion’s camp. Tmp probable, that hits ¦miffi jabs and swings that the English- Gibbons will be the eight yielded bv Owens lost 1 atmosphere there is mostly that <rf. winner. There are to many things Monday’s game in Albany. Americus v man Drake was ordered to hurl at good-natured gidding and raillery in Dempsey’s him. favor. getting the small end of the 6-2 ¦ FIFTH«FOP YOLS J If there’s any serious business to Jack has a shade the best of it score. During the playing Dowis LULL GW ffl The next day he went right back be transacted it’s done by Jack in age. He has the confidence of poled out a two-bagger and Owens 1 and travelen ten rounds, going two ' Kearns away from camp. against the knowledge that he is champion. fanned four Albany batsmen, but ¦aih five sparring partners. And in order that Dempsey shall His punch is terrible, and his awk- an attempted rally in the eighth AFTFB DfflY LET-t’P Two of these were heavy lads and 1 have nothing to bother his ward way is difficult for even the i'ICTWYATBCSTaii the other three were light sp\ dy failed to materialize, and Americus " Kearns lives down town at «Ah*> most perfect boxer K’S , boys who were doing thqir best to to avoid. was unable to score in the last Big League Park Hotel, so that the chainpwiM > He a natural ; Hammered Out tlRoy Moore, Former make the champion travel on high 1 is fighter, almost I| frame. Albany took the lead upon | Three Pitchers 1 hears no echoes of the serious a physical Hurler, Stars in Game at as, ho moved about the ring. model of development I the score board in the third when I in Game Between Washing- ness that has to be done in con* with broad shoulders, with deep Birmingham Right after he finished and I 'they scored a couple of tallies and [ ton and New York nection with this half-million-dol- chest, making for great lung pow- this lead was maintained until the stepped from the ring, 1 had a long lar. fistic show. er, slim waist with flat hips and the last >' talk with him. You’d have sworn Americus batter was called out. STOPPED BATTiNGRELLY ISHH TRAVELERS ARE HIT HARD — WHITE SOX ARE only gone through long, slim legs of a racehorse. He BOX SCORE I he had the most K fights on his’ toes, giving him re- Matina’s Three-Bagger in Ninth ( ordinary exercise if you hadn't markable Timely Hitting Enables St. Louis seen him doing the srenuous stuff NO FEAR OF EVIL resulting from; shiftiness. AMERICUS— all r? h. po. a. <•. Winning L.eaks Up New Orleans- in ring just change of diet, water The one thing against him is the Pinkston, 2b5 0 0 1 5 1 to Check Chicago’s 18? CDHITI the before that. or climate, UK concerns fact that Atlanta Game He had a good sweat up, which those who take on the short he ha.\ been inactive for Brown, If. .5 0 1 10 0 Streak trip, • summer vacation or long journey, two years. a> lb. 5 0 0 14 0 2 was a fine healthy sign, but he Collier, NASHVILLE, July 3.—Dutcu even breathing What has Gibbons to offset Dowis, 3 1 2 0 2 0 BOSTON, July 3.—Komr luns 1 wasn’t hard. 3b.. Bersen’s single in *the fifth, with say CHAMBERLAIN’S these advantages? Dumas, . 2 George Burns, iiTMMSJiii Hence I’d that the folks who and 4 0 2 1 1 COLIC ss. by Joe Harris and full, enabled Nashville to on wind DIARRHOEA Well, Tommy has brains, his- Parsons, team each the bases ' figure Dempsey’s and con- REMEDY rf2 1 2 1 0 0 with a mate on base in take first game series biggest asset. But the greatest <>i Philadelphia Pounds Three New the of the ’ dition being bad are barking up Ready for emergency - night or brain Barnhardt, c ...
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