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In the semi Bennie Bass, of the Curtis C.C. knocked out Young Sharkey in the first round after one minute and fifty-five seconds. It was a sensational finish and the fans gave Bass a big hand. Philadelphia Public Ledger. Oct 14th, 1922. Fight became controversial because according to Cullen Cain an "unscrupulous member of Joe Sharkey's entourage reported to several newspapers that it was Bass who had been KO'd." printed in the Sunday edition of the Philadelphia Public Ledger--Oct. 15th, 1922