New York, Sept. 15.
Jack Dempsey knocked out Luis Firpo in the second round.
Ninety thousand spectators were present. There were unprecedented scenes of disorder in the neighbourhood of ihe Polo Grounds, The police were forced to use their batons. Thousands lost their hats and had their clothing torn off.
The fight was very uneven. Against the champion's attacks, Firpo did not have a chance, being floored five times in the first round, although once he knocked Dempsey through the ropes, get-king him groggy and bleeding.
At the first sound of the gong Dempsey tore in at his opponent, hooking short lefts and rights to tha head and body and leaving Firpe bewildered. Firpo pummelled the champion with his famous pile-driving right unavailingly.
Dempsey had a very narrow escape after he was knocked through the ropes. He sank to his knees under Firpo's rain of mighty rights, and only his wonderful science enabled him to last out the round.
Dempsey, after 58 seconds of the second round, floored Firpo with punches to the head and body, and polished him off with right and left hooks to the chin. While the referee was counting out Firpo, Dempsey appeared nervous. He rushed to his opponent's corner and assisted him to rise.—Reuter.
London, Sepli. 15.
The gate receipts at the Dempsey-Firpo fight amounted to $1,- 250,000. There were $5,800 spectators.—Reuter.
New York, Sept. 16.
It is estimated that Jack Dempsey nets as a solace for his bruises the sum of $450,000, his share of the proceeds. Firpo takes $150,- 000.—Reuter.
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