Salt Lake Telegram | 1924-08-09 | Page 4 | Tommy Gibbons Scores Knockout over Jack Bloomfield in Third Round

0 9 0 0 BLOOMFIELD IN THIRD ROUN TOMMY GIBBONS SCORES KNOCKOUT OVER JACK T TOM IS M MAS OF ENGlI ENGLISH BOXER Jt See Bout o Jac Saved by Bell in S Sc Sf j I ond Round I I 1 I 1 LONDON Aug 9 Tom Tomm Tomm bons American light knocked out Jack Bloomfield ish ih heavyweight champion 1 in in international contest this afat sif af at Wembley stadium j The fighters were slow I g ginto into the ring and the big cro ero carpe impatient at the del dela was a big cheer when Referee called them to the cente r ring for the final Instruction Instruction- Gibbons rushed from rom hiat hl hi hlat at the bell and tore fierce the Englishman He apparent I been sent Rent out to make a hor of it Bloomfield w wAs s ca and he retreated before before- u th ti vances ances of ot the American sout V s Vout out a left hand to keep G from getting close proved toward the end ft round but Gibbons had the tage clearly I a Gibbons dashed again fro fri I corner at the start of th thI thel round and carried a to the Englishman Gibbons I ed a hard had hard left leCt to the bod right to the Jaw and Bloc Blot went down clown for the cou count t of Another right to the Jaw s sei seito r l to the floor for the and he came up groggy II l field staggered and fell Cell throw ropes with his head hangl hanging g over oer the press table his fa facie face e eing ing badly His feet teet were the ring and he was get up when the gong sound saved him I Desperate efforts were inthe m in the corner to revive he was almost out on his fee he staggered out for th the J Gibbons measured him and floored him for the co cc 9 five He struggled gamely gainel feet only to be knocked through the ropes by bYa bY a ha and another right to the Jai ja was caught by the the referee was G back to his corner When Bloomfield was p pc c and carried back to his hs CO co no moan went through the cr crow w other hope for the restoration British ring prestige had goway goway go ge way of ot Wells Beckett Godda the oth other r wasted hopes J There was no doubt fro fri first gong that Gibbons woo It was Just a question of ot the thi ber her of rounds and the tin tiro Bloomfield would be able to up under such vicious Gibbons lost no time time i ii f started He started on the Ike with supreme confidence a fused to even feel fee out ort punching of his opponent j J field had little but courage e game fighting heart H Hy hardly a blow on the Amer c when he did reach the bons there wasn't enough st the punches to do the The crowd estimated at ati gave Bloomfield a fine te 1 for his gameness and wh r bons Jumped from the started for his dressing ro was given a demonstration bons was hardly g b bhe he worked his way crowd IThe J I I IThe The only blows Bloomfield ed ej during the entire fight we light taps to the head in t th round and two wild slugging in the third Gibbons left the ring w tv tI mark on his body I