MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
VOLUME XXI, NUMBER 216.
SEWARD ALASKA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1926.
PRICE TEN CENTS
H
TYPHOON STRIKES
JAPAN. HUNDRED
DEAD REPORTED
SEVERAL HUNDRED INJURED
AND HUNDRED MILLION
DOLLARS DAMAGE
TOKYO, Sept. 23. (/P)—One hun
dred are estimated dead from a ty
phoon on the island of Oshima and
several hundred have been injured.
The damage is approximately $100,
000,000. An outbound Tokyo express
train was derailed and turned over.
It is estimated 38 are dead includ
ing an American missionary named
Spencer. Forty were injured.
LIFE IMPRISONMENT
FOR SLAYER. ERDALL
GAVE SELF UP TO SEATTLE PO
LICE SOME MONTHS AGO
WHERE CONFESSED
MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 23. (/P) —
Thomas Johnson was convicted of
slaying Leonard Erdall, young attor
ney and former University of Min
nesota football player, last December
and received the maximum penalty,
life imprisonment. Johnson received
the, verdict silently but with a smile.
During the trial Johnson interrupted
repeatedly by shouting at witnesses,
attorneys and the judge. He insulted
bis own attorney and called one wit
ness a liar. He hurled frequent in
terruptions at the State’s attorney.
M100 DEFEATED
STATE CONVENTION
EWING WINS OVER PURKITT AT
DEMOCRATIC PRELIMINARY
CONTESTS
SACRAMENTO, Sept. 23. (iP)—Wil
liam Gibbs McAdoo, a wing of the
Democratic party was defeated in the
preliminary contests at the state con
vention which forced a resolution of
62 to 49 ordering a bone dry plank.
David E. Ewing, defeated Judge
Claude S. Purkitt, of the McAdoo fac
tion by 59 to 56 for temporary chair
manship.
WATER SHUT-OFF
Water will be shut off at 12
o’clock tonight on Fourth Ave.
including the Van Gilder hotel
and the Harriman building.
S. W. & P. CO.
FOX FUR DRAPED
Fox fur is no longer worn around
the neck. It is arranged apron fash
ion in front of the dress, with the
tails worked into decorative effects,
and the neck is left bare.
“FIGHTING MARINE” GIVEN
DECISION IN SLASHING BOUT
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GENE TUNNEY WON THE HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE OF THE
WORLD IN A POURING RAIN WHEN HE DEFEATED DEMPSEY IN A SAV
AGE FIGHT THAT WENT THE TEN ROUND LIMIT. BOTH JUDGES WERE
UNANIMOUS IN DECLARING THE EX MARINE THE WINNER; TUNNEY
CAME WITHIN AN ACE OF KNOCKING DEMPSEY OUT IN THE FIRST
ROUND WHEN HE PLACED A HARD RIGHT TO THE JAW JUST BEFORE
THE BELL RANG
ASSOCIATED PRESS VERSION
BY ROUNDS
PHILADELPHIA (£>)—First Round
Tunney was short with his left and
i
.clinched n the corner. After the
breakaway he traded punches to the
body. Dempsey missd a left. Tunney
drove a right to the head; Dempsey
drove with both fists to the body.
At close quarters Dempsey hooked a
left to the head. They clinched and
Tunney landed a right to the jaw,
but missed, another right to the
same spot, Dempsey backed away
from a right. Dempsey ducked a
right to the head and crowded
Tunney. Tunney ducked a right and
Dempsey fell into the ropes. Tunney
rocked Dempsey with a right to the
jaw as he pounded him furiousl at
the bell.
PHIDADELPHIA (/P)~Second round.
—Tunney ran away with Dempsey af
ter him. Dempsey hooked a left to
the head and two rights to the body.
Dempsey chased Gene to the corner
and was punching him around the
ring. Tunney is bleeding from the
mouth. Tunney landed a left to the
head and Dempsey drove Tunney to
the corner with a left and right to
the head. Tunney landed a light right.
Tunney landed left to the head; Demp
sey missed a left hook but sunk two
rights to the body. Tunney backed
<away and landed half a dozen punches
to the head. They engaged in a furi
ous body attack at the bell.
PHILADELPHIA, {JP)~In the third
round the rain started to fall heav
ily and both men boxed cautiously.
Dempsey missed a left and right to
the head. Tunney hacked away and
Jack ducked three light lefts, but
was nailed with a right to the jaw.
Tunney drove a right to the body
and as Jack came in Tunney nailed
Dempsey with another staggering
the champion. Tunney planted a right
to the body backing Dempsey to the
ropes. They clinched and Tunney
ripped a right to the head. Jack
chased him to his corner without
damage. Jack punched a right to
the body and got a right to the
head.
Fourth Round
PHILADELPHIA, (/P) — Dempsey
sent a left to the jaw and knocked
Tunney into the ropes. Tunney hung
(Continued on Page Pour)
Hi LIGHTS
ON FIGHT
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Little Tunney Money
BULLETIN No. 1. Philadelphia,
Sept. 23. Ringside (JP)—Dempsey has
been made the favorite in the bet
ting. Odds of three to one that the
heavyweight champion will defeat
his opponent was offered with little
Tunney money in sight. It was an
nounced from the ringside that the
main event will go on between 9:30
and 9:40 p. m. daylight saving time.
BULLETIN NO. 2. Ringside.—The
weights were announced by the
Athletic commission as Dempsey, 194
pounds and Tunney 185 and one-half
pounds. Dempsey weighed in at At
lantic City in the presence of two
commissioners while Tunney weigh
ed in at the offices of the State Ath
letic commission in Philadelphia, two
o’clock daylight saving time.
BULLETIN Ringside No. 3.—At
the Commissioner’s office the follow
ing statement was given out toy
Gene Tunney, “I am fit to fight for
a King’s ransom and in the great
est shape of my career. I am not
afraid of Dempsey and will be in there
fighting from bell to bell. This is
my opportunity and I intend to make
the most of it. Believe me there
will be a new champion tonight.”
BULLETIN No. 4. Ringside.—
Dempsey on the other hand when
asked how he expected to fare in
defense of his crown retorted “If I
can end the bout in the first round,
I will do so. I will fight my usual
aggressive battle and expect to win
inside of five rounds.
BULLETIN, No. 5. Ringside.—For
a time it looked as if the fight would
not be held because Clements, Chi
cago boxing promoter, who claimed
he had a prior contract for Dempseys
services fried to secure an injunc
tion in the local courts here yester
day but was unsuccessful, as the
judges sitting in the case denied the
injunction. The weathermen pulled
a boner on this fight when he re
ported that showers would fall today
but instead it turned out to be an
ideal night to stage a championship
(Continued on Page Four.)
POSTAL TELEGRAPH VERSION
BY ROUNDS
RINGSIDE—The next bout will be
the Dempsey-Tunney fight*
BULLETIN, No. 24. Ringside— i
First round Tunney missed a right j
and Dempsey backed him into a cor
ner, but did not land a blow.
BULETIN No. 25 Ringside—
Dempsey landed three lefts to the
jaw, but Tunney came back and sent;
two hard rights to the jaw. Dempsey :
is forcing the fighting and Tunney i
.
is taking the defensve. Then sud- ■
denly catching Dempsey coming, he
hit him with a hard right to the jaw.
Tunney sent two hard lefts to the
face.
BULLETIN No. 26. Ringside—
Tunney sent two hard lefts to the
champion’s face and suddenly sent
Jack back to his heels with a hard
right to the chin. Dempsey seems
lost, Tunney sent Dempsey groggy
with a series of hard rights and
lefts to the chin. Tunney’s round.
BULLETIN NO. 27. Ringside.—
Dempsey started to force the fight and.
Tunney caught him again with a hard!
right to jaw. Dempsey staggered
Tunney with left hook to the jaw but
Tunney came back strong and forced
Dempsey around the ring. Tunney
sent another right to the jaw and fol
lowed it up with another to the same
place. Dempsey is forcing the fight
but Tunney is tying him up in the
clinch. Tunney is very cool and sent
a left and right to the jaw. Dempsey
is on the receiving end.
BULLETIN No. 28. Ringside—
Dempsey hit Tunney with a right
and left to the body. Tunney came
hack and staggered Dempsey with a
hard right to the jaw at the bell.
Tunney’s round.
BULLETIN No. 29. Ringside.—
They fiddled in the center of the ring
and Tunney sent a left to the face and
Dempsey kept boring in hoping to
end the fight with one blow but Tun
ney was very cool and seemed to know
what the champion was trying to do.
Dempsey sent a left to the body and
then Tunney sent two rights to the
jaw. Tunney sent a left and right to
Continued on Page Four.)
RICH URALS ARE
UNCOVERED NEAR
PORT WELLS MINE
STRONG VEIN FREE MILLING ORE
STRUCK ON HURDLE CREEK
PROPERTY
CORDOVA, Sept. 23. (JP)—It is re
ported Ralph Merrill uncovered rich,
minerals near Port Wells, property
abandoned in 1917 when the tunnel’s
shafts were flooded. The Hurdle
creek Mining company, Tiekhel dis
trict, Northeast of Valdez, struck a
strong vein of free milling ore assay
ing $45 to the ton in gold and good
values in silver and lead.
TYPHOID EPIDEMIC
EEARED IN FLORIDA
TWO TOWNS ORDERED EVACU
ATED; PERSONS IN ZONE
VACCINATED
WEST PALM BEACH, Sept. 23.
(JP)—The 60 mile hurricane stricken
zone, is immediately open to a ty
phoid epidemic, the Red Cross and
the Board of Health announced. The
towns of Moorehaven and Daviee
have been ordered evacuated and
their residents have moved to clean
er and safer spots. Efforts have been
started to obtain all possible supplies
of typhoid serum and in the eva
cuated sectoins all persons remain
ing or coming in must be vaccin
ated.
RINGSIDE—It was announced that
the referee for the big fight would be
Tommy Reilly of Philadelphia.
The Sesqui-Centennial stadium wa3
the greatest in the world.
The stadium proper held 86,000 but
extra field seats brought the total up
to 140,000.
BULLETIN No. 21, Rngside—He
was accompanied by Philadelphia
Jack O’Brien, Jerry Luvads, Gene
Normile amf Gus Wilson. Both men
bandaged their hands while sitting
in their corner.
BULLETIN No. 22, Ringside—The
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main bout will be ten rounds to a
decision for the heavyweight champ
ionship of the world. Rain in Phila
delphia now.
BULLETIN. No. 23 Ringside—Rain
started to fall as both men were
bandaging their« hands. Tunney’s
weight was announced as 185 1-2,
Dempsey scaled 190 pounds.
An excellent comedy with the fea
ture at the Liberty theater this even
ing. » •»