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Prizefight for the World Heavyweight title between World Champion Gene Tunney and contender Jack Dempsey in Chicago
Prizefight for the World Heavyweight title between World Champion Gene Tunney and contender Jack Dempsey. View of the Soldiers Field Arena in Chicago. Both boxers enter the ring and are introduced. Tex Rickard the promoter of the boxing match. Both boxers compete in the boxing match. View of round 1.
Round two of the prizefight between Gene Tunney and Jack Dempsey in Chicago
Round two of the prizefight between Gene Tunney and Jack Dempsey. Both men box with each other in the ring. Crowd looks on. Referee officiates the boxing match. Jack Dempsey punches half a dozen blows to Tunney's body but he counters with a short left punch to Dempsey's jaw. Tunney takes a right punch on his jaw from Dempsey.
Round four of the prizefight between Gene Tunney and Jack Dempsey in Chicago
Round four of the prizefight between Gene Tunney and Jack Dempsey. Both men box with each other in the ring. Tunney puts a right punch to Jack's jaw and he wobbles. The referee warns about the rabbit punch. Both boxers exchange punches. Tunney is downed in the seventh round in which the disputed long count is made.
Round nine of the prizefight between Gene Tunney and Jack Dempsey in Chicago
Round nine of the prizefight between Gene Tunney and Jack Dempsey. Both men box with each other in the ring. Both boxers exchange punches. Both boxers return to their respective corner, after the round gets over.
Round ten of the prizefight between Gene Tunney and Jack Dempsey in Chicago
Round ten of the prizefight between Gene Tunney and Jack Dempsey. Gene Tunney forces the fight. Jack Dempsey looks weak and Gene keeps tearing into Jack's body and face. Both boxers return to their respective corners after the round. Tunney receives the decision and retains his championship title. Training crew surrounds Gene Tunney in the ring. Picture of Billy Gibson, Tunney's Manager, and Jack Dempsey. At the end of the fight, William A. McCabe, Tunney's trainer and confidant, enters the ring and takes off his cap for the camera.
Charles Lindbergh lands in Chicago after his first successful Trans Atlantic flight.
Spirit of Saint Louis aircraft lands and taxis along the line at municipal airport in Chicago, Illinois. Plane lands after the first successful Trans Atlantic flight as men run along with the taxing aircraft. Mayor of Chicago William Hale Thompson and others receive Charles Lindbergh the pilot of Spirit of St Louis. Lindbergh and others drive away in an open car to Soldier's Field. A reception ceremony takes place and Lindbergh addresses the gathering. Boys scout lined up at the podium during the ceremony. Lindbergh and others leave in the same car.