As the newspapers reported itDempsey vs. Tunney

1 day of original coverage, September 22, 1926, one clipping a day from the papers of 1926. Newest last, the way readers lived it.

Wednesday, September 22, 1926

Boxing · the fight is tomorrow night

As printed: PHILADELPHIA IS CROWDED AS FIGHT NEARS

ContextHeavyweight champion Jack Dempsey, who has not defended his title in three years, meets ex-Marine Gene Tunney in Philadelphia, where a crowd expected to be among the largest ever assembled for a sporting event is already pouring in. Rival lawyers — for Dempsey's discarded manager Jack Kearns and for a Chicago promoter claiming a prior contract — are still trying to stop it in court.

The Bismarck Tribune · Bismarck, North Dakota · page 1 · View the page at the Library of Congress
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