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Show DEMPSEY RETAINS HIS GHAMPIONSHIP OUTCOME REGARDED AS MOST SURPRISING IN PUGILISTIC HISTORY OF WORLD I I Utahn Favorite in Betting Circles Even in St. Paul "Nice Night," Says Kearns; Challenger Win Three Rounds Ring Side Shelby, Mont. Jack Dempsey's world's heavyweight champion cham-pion was awarded a fifteen round decision de-cision over Tommy Gibbons, St. Paul challenger, in one of the most surprising sur-prising upsets in heavyweight match in years. Gibbons was on his feet, apparently very tired and holding on desperately when the fifteen-round battle ended. The result was distinctly a surprise as Dempsey was an overwhelming favorite in he meager beting to win by a knockout within six or seven rounds. The game Gibbons astonished astonish-ed even his must ardent supporters by carrying the fight to the hard hitting Dempsey in some rounds and outbox. ing in spots. Dempsey outslugged Gibbons and landed the hardest punch. When the battle ended. Gibbons Gib-bons was tired and rapidly fading from the cruel punishment Dempsey inflicted around the body. The challenger chal-lenger hung on constantly in the fifteenth round to avoid a knockout punch. A tabulation of newspaper experts at the ringside gave Gibbons a shack-in shack-in the fifth, eleventh and thirteenth rounds while Dempsey was out in the remaining twelve. |