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_ Madison
Square Garden, New York.
_ Jack
Dempsey, the world's heavy-
weight champion, knocked out Bill
Brennan of Chicago in the twelfth
round of the first heavyweight champ-
ionship fight staged last night in New
York since the Walker law became
operative.
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There were many opinions express-
ed by fistic fans as to Dempsey's in-
ability to quickly finish his opponent.
When Dempsey did not cut loose, how-
ever, he made a quick job of it, but it
was not until after Brennan had
shown that he was absolutely un-
afraid of the champion's punches and
had split Dempsey's left ear with a
right hook.
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The champion proved to be Bren-
nan's master in nearly every stage of
the bout, but the challenger withstood
many hard blows in the ribs due to
his magnificent physical condition.
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Tex Richard read a telegram from
Jess Willard former title holder, say-
ing that he would meet the winner of
the Dempsey-Brennan fight.
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steady stream of ticket holders
poured in each entrance of Madison
Square Garden as soon as the doors
were opened at 7 o'clock and one hour
later nearly every seat was filled. It
was estimated that 14,000 persons
were present and that the receipts
would reach $200,000.
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The management announced that
Dempsey's share of the purse was
$100,000. It is understood that Bren-
nan will receive $35,000.
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