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Show ' ,,T" . I II nn limn i El WEM : M ... H- , in I L ! ,y linyfUITUWi'. '"t.V ,','-. " ' "" ' j Ii SV -puNcrt' RlARDED as illq5o: y1 Is Jack Dcmpsey a foul fighter? Some say tho heavyweight champion cham-pion Is getting nwoy with murder when It comes to tho technicalities of I he game, writes Harry Hbchstallter In the Chicago Post. These certuln "somo" contend that Jack Dcmpsey Is a great champion, con hit like "sin," and all that, but ho would not be half us effective If referees would bnr "the rnbblt.puuch.1' Tfiero nro many who? sayrUiat If Dcmpsey continues to use "tho rabbit punch he will wake up to find ho has licen disqualified out of tho heavyweight heavy-weight championship of tho world. Infraction of Rules. There Is no doubt Hist the rabbit blow Is an Infraction of tho Marquis of Queensbcrry rules. Mllbourn Sny-lor Sny-lor used It with greateffect for a long wiilu He sc?fxUtiuit6,jKnumber6r Jtnockbuts beforo Ids "oppotit'nts gp.t wise to his trick. Snylor -wns dlsr qualified for using the rnbblt punch In Australia. For the benefit of thoscrwho don't know what Uie rabbit punch Is, wo of- fcr the following lucid explanation: IBM I "A sock ba.ck of the neck with Uie ' fl list and forearm. Dempsoy gets hi jjBr i opponent Into position for the rnbblt uK H punch Willi a'lcft lufok to tho 'body. Hi I This doubles up the victim nnd 'then llH H Dcmpsey stepA to the right nnd let Iflff go hack of the neck." $9$ fl To our own knowledge Jnck Dcmp- 'Hl scyc pulled this same, stunt against f(l.' M Uoinef Smith at Baclno one night Vv 'whctit'ho won In the first round. He Jfl H also repeated In his first battle with fM H Bill Brennan itt Milwaukee In tins see- l M ond round, when he pulled BUI for- l "f H wnrd arid down, nt the samo time SB' c H twisting Bill's ankle. jjl H Punch Not Needed. .im. . ( K Dempscy locsn't necessarily have to L'K t H win ull his battles with the rabbit IK? rjunch. Against BJlly Mlsko tho eham- Ir H plon JusVlcfgo blows4 In nnyVekl dl- tm ' H 'rccjlon, ond they found their mark. ! i H Again, when Dcmpsey won the heavy- UL- weight title 'from Jess vWBhirdnt Te- -fl' fl ledes Big 'Jess was d tali artd btg that JB v M Tempwyj never hnd a'cHance to dm -OT . H tho rnlibltblbw, j,- m M |