Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-24
FRENCH CHAMPION
LOSES TO PAPKE
American Stops Carpenter in
Seventeenth Round in Bout
in Paris.
WINNER is OVERWEIGHT
Five Ounces Of Surplus Flesh Causes
keWsnee Boxer to Forfeit Part
Of Purse.

Paris. Oct. 24.-The bout between
BILLY Papke of America and George
Carpenter Of France for the middle
weight championship OF the world was
held last night at the Cirque de Paris
and Carpenter quit after the 18th
round. Pape claims the American
championship and Carpenter holds the
French title.
The match was for a purse OF 5000,
the winner TO receive $4,000. The
match was scheduled to go 20 rounds
or three minutes each. The judges
we're Mr. Calhoun, American. Mr.
Hulls, English, and NJ. Ovdin, French.
The referee was NJ. Reichel, the sport
ing editor OF Figaro.
The weight limit for the match was
76c pounds, $1,000 to be forfeited by
either man II he exceeded the limit
when weighed. At the Matin Office
this afternoon Carpenter was under
weight while Papke was a little less
tian five ounces overweight. II IL
questionable. however. whether the
scales used We're capable o: such accu-
racy.
ENDS IN 18TH ROUND.
The regulations OF the Wonderland
club, which conducted the match, do
rot allow the seconds of the fighters
- throw up the sponge, leaving the
boxer alone responsible for the end
ing OF the bout Carpenter abandon.
81 the fight after the 18th round dur
Ing which his eyes were filled with
blood and he was unable to see his op
ponent II was wonderful that he was
able 20 last that round.
The French fighting fans accepted
their IDOLS defeat better probably, thar
n he had been knocked out. Their
hopes had been raised in the first foul
rounds when Papke's left eve was Sc
verely damaged In the fourth the
American seemed in danger. but in the
eighth session Carpenter seemed
Knocked out. but his pluck and re
Gourcefulness saved him
For several rounds after the tenti
Carpenter succeeded in keeping ava,
from Papke He Jared better, indeed
as he scored more points than tn,
American, but he tired in the 14tl
round
Infghting won the match for Papke
he was greatly superior in that mode
OF attack
FItENCHAMAN DOWN TOO FINE.
Carpenter when he entered the RIM
seemed overturned The bones in hi
back were too visible for a well poiset
- % he.
he cannot remain middleweight an,
longer
There was not an empty seat in tn
boxing club when the gong rang 70
the first round, and thousands NOR
we're unable 10 get into the buildinl
The crowds gathered about the ell
trance made access TO the Cirque d
Iaris difficult. Even ticket holders ha
riuch trouble in gaining an entrance
The money taken in by the manage
ment at the doors totalled $4,000.
When the names OF the men and tn
weights were announced from the rim
general cry was raised as 10 whethe
the worlds championship was at stalk,
The announcing official said that tina
would be left TO the decision of tn
French boxing federation.
Papke was wonderfully fresh afte
the fight, except for the puffiness VI
ocr his eye. II was announced thu
no would fight again in a month. TIL
American lost $1,000 for being aboy
weight.
The crowd OF FrenChmen gathere
about the ring was dissatisfied over III
irhghting practiced ny the America
pugilist However. there is no doul
but that the best man won
MIKE GIBBONS ASKS DELAY.
New York. oct 24.-At the rogue,
OF Mike Gibbons. the St Paul middl
weight, the proposed ten round bot
Nth Eddie McGoorty OF Oshkosh orr
inally scheduled for Nov. II at Mad
son Square garden, PROBABLY will
postponed until Dec 3 II appears IN;
Gibbons right arm which was injure
In recent bout with Tommy Malone
has not mended as rapidly MS was g
pCcted
DANIELS To REPLACE KELLY.
81 Louis. Mo. oct - Owing
tho death today Of Leo Kelly's mothe
Freddie Daniels has been substitute
n face Jimmy Foley IN an eight rour
bout here Tuesday evening Ray Bro