Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-07-17

vectives.
French and American camp followers
poured into the ring and surrounded
Eugene Corri, the referee. Shouts of
foul, foul" were raised, Everybody
talked to the referee at once and the
referee pointed to Carpenter indicat
ing that the Frenchman was the winner
Few were able to grasp his decision
until the master of ceremonies by bel
lowing and pointing to Carpenter man
aged to make the result known. Gun
boat Smith stood in his corner in a
green robe reluctant to leave the ring,
while hundreds booted him. Finally he
climbed out.
Carpenter was brought to the ropes
and thousands raised a great cheer for
the Frenchman.
The enthusiasm of the house from
the white shrted aristocrats on the
floor to the White Chapel costerG in the
highest galleries, was with the French
champion from the moment he stepped
into the ring. His youth. his cheerful
smile, his perfect body combined to
make him the very picture Of an ath-
J lete. Moreover the English crowd was
not anxious to see the man who had
knocked out the English hope, Bombar-
der Wells, in 10 seconds, beaten by any
outsider
Gunboat Smith, tall, awkward and
grim, lowered over the French youth
and appeared relatively bigger than
he is because of Carpenters crouching
style Of fighting.
In the first round it seemed as n the
! Americans superior strength would
! tell, but through the next three the
Frenchman let himself out and showed
power behind his blows apparently
equal to the Americans and with
greater speed He landed number Of
/ telling blows on the face and body with
/ both hands and sent Smith down in a
heap with a right to the kidneys in
the fourth.
The American was willing to gain
time, getting to his feet only after eight
! seconds, just as the bell ended the
round.
Between 1900 and 1900 persons
witnessed the fight. among them 500
women. Probably another such assem-
bly, representing all classes in English
life, many French enthusiasts and
American travellers, has never gathered
at a prize ring.
thOlCl 90 '1dh NJ TAiAGFHaLlNSs
Eugene CORR, the referee. is quoted by
the Daily Mail as saying he had no al
Tentative but to disqualify Smith. In
his opinion, however Smith was the
stronger of the two at the time and
might well have won the fight"
Carpenter. In an interview in the
Daily Mail, said: "He never hit me
When I missed him I slipped and the
/ FCrra ,f, g. ~.
Up to that time I was winning easily
and was never in the slightest trouble
! feel that If we fight again 1 must be
the winner"
The Daily News alone among the
morning papers violently attacks
Smith. Its editor, A. G. Gardiner. the
great pacificist advocate, contributes a
column description OF the scene which
he desisnates as "a foul and shameful
disgrace TO civilization"
He accused Smith Of Striking a de-
fenseless opponent a hldeous blow be-
hind the cara blow which has knocked
Smith out Of civilized society and ought
to bring shame to every honest Amer
lean"
Mr. Gardiner makes the incident the
theme of an equally violent attack on
the revival Of pugilism and its royal
and aristocratic supporters
A majority OF the morning papers
agree that Smiths foul was wholly un
intentional Several of them say that
Referee Corri for some time was of a
mind to continue the fight. Although
it was generally agreed that the fight
appeared to be Carpenters much sym
pathy is expressed for Smith and re-
greet at the unfortunate ending.