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Show J, DEMPSEY KNOCKS OUT MISKE IN THIRD 1 CHIP SCORES DECISIVE BLOW INTHjRO ROUND f Crowd of 17,000 Present at Fight: Receipts Over $150,000 WENT DOWN LAST TIME (AFTER COUNT OF NINE Dempsey's Superior Skill Is Apparent After Opening Open-ing Clash RI.VGSIDE. Sept. 6 Jack Denipsey; i world s heavyw eifchl champion 'J'1 id lng his title for the first time, knot I I out Billy Miske of St. Paul in the third round of a scheduled ten round cham plonshlp fipht here this afternoon The j finish came after lh y had fought one minute and thirteen seconds of the! third round. The challenger had be n floored with a right, hand punch to the chin and Miske took the count of nine As he staggered to his feet, Dempscy whipped over another right hander and Misk- fell in his own corner. Referee Daugherty counting him out The fight was witnessed by a crowd of approximate) IT.nnn The gate receipts re-ceipts were estimated at between 5150, 000 and $200,000. DRAW IV 'PRI LIM' Harry Greb. of Pittsburgh, and Chuck Wiggins, of Indianapolis, boxed six even rounds in the second preliminary. pre-liminary. Wiggins outboxed the Pitts- ! kUu In tYm firat hr- mnn.ln hilt Creb scored heavily in the last three, LMT cutting Wiggins over the eye In the Mm 'iind. Wisrg is -ntT.-r the twe MMw w( iehlng 164 pounds find GitdV vMT , light trias iiinounccd at J G 'J 1-2. The Mm matin " is a (K oriiM 1 as tr the lu'ht 'wM I heawweight championship. iK Miske. wearing a enp and a hath- jMu ! robe over his ring togs, was the first Jffl to enter the ring. He facod a battery rMM of photographers. IH Manager Jack Reddy was in charge mMm of Mlskt's corner, tic was appointed mMm; by Ike Bernstein, Jack Helnin, Jim mM Delaney and Johnny Tillman 1 PHOTOGRAPHERS BUSY MMM Dempsey crawled Into the ring ten IB minutes later The champion wore H , r. .1 sweaier and a day's growth of jM whisk r. iviiip-- v ..bllglm.-:.-. I 11 Into a neutral corner and posed for fj some pictures After Individual pic- mWM tures had been taken of Dempsey, he mWM nnd Miske. Chairman Blggars of tho MMm state commission, Referee Dougherty rfl of Philadelphia and Promoter I'itz- j aimmona posed for a group picture Mm Dempsey chose the corner with the J?L sun at hl-s back. Manager Kfunis was "hB in charge of the champion's corner. FIRST ROUND MMm i Miske'a weight was announced at DRvJ 1S7 while Dempsey's was annoum I I WUMi Li 188 The ring v. is .1 arcd I JW, central time: .Miske hooked a left to Wffji th the head. They dnnccd around the f M ring. Dempsi y hooked a righl xjm left to th"- head as they cam in Mm theDempsey missed a lefl hook but fMu landed two rights. to the head. Demp- tMt sey drove a right to the head. Demp- MMm sey landed a right to the mouth. Mmy Dempsey hooked two rights to the mM head and they exchanged pundhea MM the body as they came together In i MM clinch. The bell sounded with both MM men fighting In the center of the M ring. End round one II ROl M TWO jfi They rushed Into a clinch, Ref Mm i Doughterty had difficulty breaking Mm them. Dempsey landed a left hook to Mt tho chin and followed it with a right mj cross. He floored Miske with a right hand punch and the challenger took 3m the count of five. Miske fell Into a fM clinch to protect himself. Drfnpsev M landed three lefts to tho Jaw on th' 9 break-away and a half dozen hard M rights to the body. The champion missed a right swing to thejiead and M drove Miske into his own corner W hooking him with a left to the chin. ROUND THB i i ."L Dempsey danced around the ring Mfmm and hooked a hard right to Mi 1MmW body Miske landed a left to the Jaw wMj and Dempsey swung a right to the MMm Jaw knocking Miske down. bMMj Miske staggered to his feel and wMw Dempscy swung over the finishing MmM blow with a nght to tho chin and MMM Miske crumpled In his corner coni-pletcly coni-pletcly knocked out. MM RINGSIDE. BENTON HARPOR. Mm Mich., Sept 6 - Stal l of the prellnn Wm narles was long delayed awaiting the MM arrival of several trains from Chicago MMm Sam Longford of Roston and Dill Tate, negro heavyweights entered the WM ring for the first six round preliminary at 2:46, central standard lino ARENA WELL FILLED mm At 2:30, a half hour before the firsl preliminary sas scheduled to start, thtj H arena was well filled. Mm I'mbri lias carried by women spec- H lators In anticipation of a renewal 5f the morning rain stood thrin In good Hj rtend and liolped ward off the hot sun MM 'i n j ImprompttJ sunshades dotted the MM arena. MM The political signs were taken down 1 p hen romeone objected to mixing prize H fights and politics, Y , RICH PURSE I Long before the first preliminary the I spectators packed into all except a tew FIGHT FANS OF EAST FLOCK TO ! VIEWGONTEST (Continued from Pace One) space- of the arena. gni promise of a rich purse for the fighters Promoter Flod Fitzaimmons estimated that a 'fu'l .u tendnnce would bring a gate of about $2oo, nnn, of which Hinipscy was twent seen per cent i Dill Tate of New i ork Dempsey's sparring partner, had the better of ."-.am I.angford of Boston In a tame six round preliminary. The veteran Lang . ford was outboxed by Tate keeping hitD away with rangy lefts lo the face, j l.nngford weighed 191 and Tate scaled1 23" pounds. The sandpit arena wherr. Jack I'omp e defended hi.s world's heavyweighi title this afternoon against Billy Misk of S'. Paul) wae steaming vapor bath; . hen i!'. gates opened n all mh' rain and r- morning drizzle gave way j BOofl ai sr noon to hot un that rolled j th" moisture up In hot waves from the sand floor Dempsey and Miske botr were pro no'inced fit for their ten rounds by mrtlirr.l examiners of the Michigan state boxing comtnlsidon Dempse stepped on the ecales at 187 pounds, nbout live houri betore the tight dnu .Miske r.i 189 After weighing in tne clicnip km and the contender both re turned to card games to while away the time. FILE IN EARLY. Two hours before ihc first prelirnl nary the cheapest section of the grenu was filled, while the high priced ticket holder remained downtown, jiimtnln; the sireet6 clamorinc for Knndwiches and coffee from street quick lunch booths. A Henton Harbor religious seel, J.U0 House of David, sent n band wagon tUluUgh the streets with ballynoo men, announcing a cirrus at their own grounds as a counter attraction Benton Harbor's police and a rate of $15 a pint, effectively enforced the prohibition laws But Incoming spec tators reported that night trains ! ad been not onh wide open for spiling drinks, but that ir. some cars nearly ,ever known variel., of gambling flour ished CROWDS GOOD NATURED. The big crowds were good na lured and often sleepy-eyed, 1 ving arrlveu so late in the niglu that their brief sleep cost about $1' an hour Candidates for election in Chicago1 city's primaries ten dus hence pins tered the inside wails of this Michigan arena with advertisements of their qualifications. The local police force was supplr-mented supplr-mented by a dciachmeni of Michigan slate constabulary. At the arena squads of uniformed soldiers, on leao from Camp Custer, officiated as uh era and kepi order High fences BUI mounted by barbed wire separated th-v section from ih- ?aueer track anJ husky guards weir on duiv at the turn stile- prepared to prevent a repetition' of the debacle at Toledo vast year when hundreds of spectators, with corunion accord. swurmpd into fh-.' ringside scnis .ind refused to be ousted. Ab the main Kates were thrown open and the flRht fans began drifting Ir workmen were still busy completing preparat ions in the ring. BENTON HARBOR, Mich.. Srpi 6. Jack Dcmpsev, heavyweight champion cham-pion of the world, today staked the crown ho won from Jess Willard four tren months ago at Toledo, on his hard hitting piuwrss in a ten round nodeci-ilon nodeci-ilon boat with Billy Miske of St. Paul Tin- chnmpion It was advertised. Was guarantr-cd a minimum of $50, i"0 Dempsey was the favorite but with every prospr-u of a hard fight. So confident were Miske - St Paul back ers of his ability to stay the limit that they bet freely that the blows that lent i he giant Willard to the floor seven sev-en times in the first round, could not stop the challenger IN GOOD CONDITION. Dempsey apparently was !n as per feet condition as on the Fourth of July at Toledo last year Miske likewise vas in excellent torui While he has not th- elu,mpionv. fleetnes of foot, his friends point' d out that he is. the only man who ever fought Deiupsev ten rounds without belnn knocked off his feet ile war, better mday than nt anj time before, they uaid, and a troublesome trou-blesome spinal ailment uhich inter fered with his work last year, has bem removed Like Dempsoy, Miske has had a long rest from the ring, having had but one fight in the last fourteen, mouths. Both men in age. weight, height and rear h ar fairly well matched. Dempsey Demp-sey is 2G years old and Miske is 27. Both expect to enter the ring at about 190 pounds. Dempsey is six feet, one and a quarter Inches tall, and the chal lenger a quarter of an inch lcs; the champion has a reach of 78 inches as compared to M lake's 77 They have met twice beiore fighting ten rounds at St. Paul on May A, 19i8. to no de cision and six rounds at Philadelphia on November 28 ot the tame year with the same result THOUSANDS RUSH IN. Floyd Fitzsiuiuions, promoter Mt today's to-day's fight, expected every one of the 18.1M0 arena seats to be sold. The big crrcle was 65 per cent told yesterday he said, twenty-four hours before the blocks of unreserved seats went on Sale With all seats sold Fltz-Mrcimohs said the fight receipts would approximate approxi-mate $175,000 to $200,000. DempGey has a guarantee of 50 per cent ol the receipts if they are enough to exceed uis au,000 cut and Miske 25 per cent Thousands of fight fans began pour-; ing into the twfn cities of Bencn Hat bor and St. Joseph at dawn today,! swelling the tide of arrivals which I flowed In throush every gateway Sat urda and Sundav Every train and boat brought its complement while down the roads of several bluffs that semi-circle the two cities by the lake, automobiles coasted. Arriving fight fans found rooms at j a premium and even refreshments hard' to get. With no decision to be rendered, be- , cause Michigan laws prohibit it. the world's heavyweight title can charge-hands charge-hands today only if Miske should score' a knockout or should Dempsey be dis-j qualified lor violation of the rules. Two stx-round preliminaries are on i tbe card, the first starting at 2 o clock' central standard time, between Harry Grebe and Chuck Wiggins, light heavy j w weights Dill Tate, tlx- plant negro who helped condition Dempsey before the fight at Toledo last year, and again for today's main go. meets Sam Langford, the Boston negro heavyweight. Dempsey and Miske were due in the ring at 3:20 central standard time. Ihc third man in the ring, chosen early yesterday alter an all night session ses-sion which threatened for a time to end Dempsey and Kearus out of town in a huff, Is Jim Dougherty of Phlla delphla Dougherty was the choice of Jack Kearns, Dempsey s manager Walter Eckersall of Chicago, will be the timekeeper. Emerson W Dirk erson of Grand Rapids. Mkh prei dent of the Central league, will refe-' refe-' ree the preliminaries. I Dempsey Is supremelv ronfiden of victory, but expected Miske to give I him a desperate batlte, i I shall try to win as quickly as possible," the champion said. "I have j not made .he mistake of believing that I am going to hav a picnic Miske is tough, can take and give punishment and is a dangerous h'tter. They tell me Miske is bigger and heavier than when he fought me before That means that he will be that much hirder to' beat The also tell me he is in vhape , But he has nothing o: ine in this re-1 ard " . Miske declared that he was trained for the light of hi career and :onfl dent of winning. I1AIN THREATENED. "Dempsey cotild.i t knock me out in .our previous engagements and I feel i i nam he won't be Vole to turn the trick today, ' Miske said This Is the 1 mne I have bat i waiting fr I am bu.'.er. carry moi" weight and am a f flchter c'. i I wm when 1 met iDvl jsey two r.-". so. and will cany I iv- light to hi .. jjui i won't be care- -. I am ncc ;:-.nr. ; in pr- 't that I an; going to knoCM Dempsey out, but I am going to give him the great St fight he ever had." Today's bout was made possible at Benton Harbor hoCause of the personal friendship of Jaek Dempsey for Tro moter PltSBlmmons Dempsey had promised to fight thi. summer for his ir'end "Fitz." The forenoon was c'.oudv and the atmosphere at-mosphere carried ibreui that rain might fall at an moment. |