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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1921
Page
3
Tommy Gibbons light heavyweight of St. Paul scored a technical knockout over Dan O'Dowd of New York in the third round of a scheduled ten round bout in South Bend Indiana. Gibbons dominated the New Yorker and secured the victory.
Gibbons dominated the match, a left hook dropping O'Dowd for a count early in the round and a finishing right uppercut sealing the victory. This win marks the thirteenth consecutive knockout for the St Paul boxer as he awaits a date to face Cicarg Carpentier, not yet announced.
London readers learn how an average American traveler views a day in the capital. The piece notes a tight itinerary from breakfast near St Pauls to late night, with costs and hotel prices higher than New York, and about 20,000 Americans in London en route home, many on brief layovers.
Postmaster General Hays told the National Association of Letter Carriers on Labor Day that industrial troubles can be solved only by enforcing exact justice. He urged fair representation for labor in national councils, linking labor’s condition to prosperity, civilization, and national safety.
A fleet of goncoins is being built for use on the Thames. The crafts should prove beneficial to those who have previously used punts as the river song of the gondoliers nears.
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