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Show utmrutr hti aino HIS CHAMPIONSHIP OUTCOME REGARDED AS MOST SURPRISING IN PUGILISTIC HISTORY OF WORLD Utahn Favorite In Betting Circles Even In St. 'Paul "Nice Night," Says Kearns; Challenger Win Three Rounds Itlng Sldo Shelby, Mont. Jack Dompsoy'B world's heavyweight champion cham-pion was awarded a fifteen round do. clslon over Tommy Gibbons, St. Paul challenger, Ih ono ot tho most surprising sur-prising upsoU ln hoavywolght match ln years. Gibbons was on his feet, apparently very tired nnd holding on desporatoly whon tho fiftoen-round hattlo ended. Tho result was distinctly a surprlso as Dompsey wns an overwhelming fuvorlto ln ho meugor botlng to win by a knockout wlthui six or soven rounds. Tho gnmo Gibbons astonish, oil oven bis most ardent supporters by cnrrylng tho fight to tho hard hitting Dempsoy ln somo rounds and outflowing outflow-ing In spots. Dompsoy outslugged Gibbons nnd landed the hardest punch. When tho battle ended, Gib. lions wns tired and rapidly fading from the cruel punlsbmont Dompsey infllctod around the body. Tho challenger chal-lenger hung on constantly ln tho flfteonth round to avoid a knockout punch. A tabulation of newspaper oxports at tho rlngsldo gavo Gibbons a shade In tho fifth, oloventh and thirteenth rounds whllo Dompsoy wns out ln tho remaining twelve. |