The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-07-17
FOUL BY GUNbOAT
IN SIXTH ROUND
DEFEATS AMERICAN
Referee Awards Carpenter
Decision When Excited
Frenchmen Swarm Over
Ropes After Smiths Blow.

LONDON, July 17.-Another Ameri-
can went abroad seeking pugllistic
honors and came back without them.
Gunboat Smith, who met Georges
Carpenter, the best and only fighter
the French have ever contributed to
the game, lost the decision in their
bout last night on fouls.
The end of the scheduled twenty
round battle came in the sixth when
Smith was disqualified by foul blow,
about which the referee and the fans
are uncertain. They hardly know
how or wheN the blow was struck.
The popular judgment awarded Car
pentier the better of the fight on it's
merits. Pitted against such power
full antagonist as Smith, it was evil
dent that NE Frenchman's marvellous
quickness had not been exaggerated.
He showed left lead like a flash of
lightning and a powerful and equally
swift right His footwork was won
derful. and although Smith was re-
markedly quick for big man, he was
noticeably slower than his younger
opponent.
Excitement Runs High.
When the French contingent car
ried Carpenter to his corner in the
sixth round the utmost confusion
reigned. The ring was crowded with
excited officials and seconds, and
thousands of spectators were on their
feet shouting and grooming. In this
round, Carpenter after playing for an
opening, while keenly watching the
Americans right, had tented cleverly
with his left and then brought pow
erful right across Smiths jaw. The
punch did not land squarely, or in the
mix-up Smith landed and Carpenter
slipped to his knees. Quickly Smiths
right shot forth. He drew back and
plainly would have withheld the blow
on second thought Then he stepped
back and waited for the Frenchman
to rise.
Not Sure About Blow.
Just what happened to Gunboat's
right is likely to be an everlasting
cause of controversy. The men near
est to the ring disagree widely. Some
say that it jolted Carpenters spine
hard at the back of the neck; some
say it just grazed the neck, and others
say it missed entirely.
The Frenchman's manager, Des-
camps, climbed through the ropes,
with seconds following, and picked up
the fighter, who was holding his head
In a dramatic manner with both hands.
Descamps carried Carpenter to the
corner, where he made a great bust
ness of rubbing and restoring him, and
then. turning to the American fighter.
poured forth stream of excited
French invective.
French and American camp follow
ers poured into the ring and surround
ed the referee, Eugene CORR. Shouts
OF Foul, foul" were raised. Every
body talked to the referee at once
and the referee pointed to Carpenter
indicating that the Frenchman was
the winner.
Unable to grasp his decision until
the master of ceremonies, by below
ing and pointing to Carpenter, man
aged to make the result known, Gun
boat Smith stood in his corner in q
green robe, reluctant to leave the ring
while hundreds hooted him. Finally
he climbed out. Carpenter was
brought to the ropes and thousands
raised a great cheer for the French
man. The enthusiasm of the house
from the white-shirted aristocrats or
the floor to the white-chapel costers
in the highest galleries, was with the
French champion from the moment he
stepped into the ring.
Frenchman Is Strong.
In the first round it seemed as il
the Americans superior strength
would tell, but through the next three
the F'renchman let himself out anC
showed power behind his blows appar
emily equal to the Americans ant
with greater speed. He landed mum
Der OF telling blows on the face an(
body with hands and sent Smith dowI
In heap with a right to the kidneys
in the fourth. The big American was
willing to gain time, getting to hi:
feet only after eight seconds, just a: