Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-08-01
AFTERMATH of
London Fight
IS INTERESTING

LONDON.--London is doing little ex-
Icept talk about the CarpentieF
Smith fight at Olympia 0ut
OF the talk as chronicled In most daily
newspapers comes evidence that there
is practically unanimous agreement %
the following points:
Smith set at rest all discussion
Of the question whether he actually
hit Carpenter when the latter was on
the floor by admitting that the Cproh-
ably1 did The motion pictures put on
view also prove that he did-a harm
less CHANGING right hand swing that
just grazed the Frenchman's head. ex-
actly as Smith stated last night 90
giving his version of the incident. 2
2-It is a fact. admitted by Referee
Corri himself, that Gunboat actually
received a count of 10 seconds when
Carpenter knocked him to the canvas
in the fourth round. This. however. 10
held not an important matter because
both sides agreed that CORR do the
counting and the latter asserts thar
as he told Off the nine counts he did
his best to make them accord with the
actual seconds. J.
CORR Makes Statement. 4
3-The question whether CARPENTER
was not automatically disqualified the
moment his manager jumped into Tie
ring is disposed of by CORR in the fol-
lowing statement: 81 was quite pre-
pared to let the fight go on II CarpeH-
tier could get up. have been blamed
for being too severe. but, as a matter
of fact, had no desire to, end the
contest until saw that the French
man had been badly punished by the
foul blow" -"
In the eyes of most Of the American
sportsmen in London and In the view
of many 'Englishmen who saw the fight
this explanation does not seem to on
set the fact that Carpenters manager
actually did exceed his rights, thereby
automatically disqualifying Carpenr
tier.
There Is also disposition, which Is
backed up by the motion pictures, to
doubt whether the great damage to
Carpenter was done by the uninten-
tional foul. glaneing blow, or whether
the fact that he could not get up was
due to the solid knockout punch that
drove him to his knees,
Z 1T was very evident to almost every
body at the ringside that Corfi's decI-
sion which was given onlx alter per
ceptible moment OF hesitation. was due
almost entirely to the grandstand tao
tics of DescamDs and the clever act
ing Of Carpenter.
The French champion said he was
entirely willing TO meet Smith again,
but first wanted to MI some vaude-
vile engagements and engage In his
third contest with Bombardier Wells,
whom he has knocked out twice.
( Smith was very sore end sad fight
err when seen by an international
News Service correspondent.
They did me good he exclaimed.
They Just held me up and took Il
away from me. All want Is another
chance at this Frenchman. am will
ing to fight him, winner to take all
and with as big side bet as he cares
to put up. The sooner such a fight
can be arranged, the better win be
suited"
There Is no doubt return match
viii be staged In London very soon.
There Is an unpleasant runor being
which finds greater Gre
dence because of the aftermath Of the
Johnson-Moran fiasco. This Fumor ID
to the effect that the Smith Carpenter
foul also was framed up for the pur-
pose Of getting another $4,000 gate
IN fight-frenzied London.