The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-17

w. smith swung q teFFilIC ifAA 10 SaitH
him on the jaw just as his knees were
clear. Simultaneously Carpenter lost
his balance and dropped to his knees
again The American could not stop
his blow hch grazcd the Frenchmans
neck.
It will never be decided whether all
this was Il trick of the French lighter.
He went back and Smith Was thrown
over his PROSTATE bady by the force OF
his own blow. That instant ciamor
aroae from the Freuchman's corner. His
handlers were over the ropes in an In
stant, screaming and gesticulating TO
the referee. who sat outside the ring.
The great crowd was In an uproar, men.
women, peers and commoners, tourists
and sailors, moving towards the ring.
Corri. who had stood UP to begin
counting when Carpenter fell. stood un-
decided but after the Frenchmap had
been carried back to his corner he
decided that Smith had committed q
foul and awarded the fight to his oo-
pouent
Great BTitains legendary fights ot
the old-time hare-knuckle men were
aciipsed by the unfortunate contest at
the Stadium tonight.
Mere than 1900 persons paid adj
mission to see the two heavyweights
arht for a title IN which they had no
patriotic interest. There were eight
hundred women, addressed and ex-
cited. ia the building, three hundred
OF them French women. There were
at least fifty clergymen who made no
concealrlent of their clerical attire and
shovel hats. There were peers by the
hundred among them Lord I4onsdale.
who had large party. There were
members Of parliament whose names
are heard every day; army men, navy
men. officers and enlisted and almost
to s.rnaa the crew of the u s. s. Mis-
souri, In America no conceivable event
/ could draw such diverse crowd The
men were in evening clothes; the wo-
men wore dinner gowns.
Carpenter was the favorite at the
rinessde Not only the great avalanche
of money poured down by the excited
patriots d the winner had done
this, hut the Britons ms we'll Car
pentfer had beaten Bombardier Wells.
and their other idols; therefore, he
was unbeatable. They were betting
J 10 at the rlngslde against Smith,
and the Americans had been bet to
standstill.
Both men were IN the pink OF con-
dition. Physical examinations In the
morning had failed to discover sim
gle uufavorahIe sign in either, while
the report Was EIt1Ai@AACo AitdA luz
medical examiner pronounced Carpen-
tier the finest specimen of manhood ne
had ever examined. It made no odds
to the crowd that Smith had the
height, reach and twenty pounds the
best Of the weights, Carpenters
friends said he would wear the heavier
man down by his science, and then
put across the punch. Smith said SIM
ply that he was going TO start try
ing TO land the finishing blow and keep
it UP.
Round carpenter showed his re-
spect for Smiths punching ability by
falling into a couch. Smith led lightly
! with rights 70 body Carpenter fetnted
with HIS left and led with his right.
Carpenter missed four leads by the
time this round ended. Smith did not
force the lighting. The round was
even
Round Smith tented with his left
and landed two rights lightly as Car
pentier danced away. He uppercut
twice. Carpenter feinted with his left
and landed his right on face. Smith
stepped into a clinch and got two iefts
without return. The Frenchman's
quiekness had Smith dazed. He missed
a left swing by six inches. Carpen-
tier's round.
Hound 3--Referee Corri warned
Smith about hitting low. Smith was
beginning tn solve the Frenchman's
style, and stepped In as he led. Car
pentiers right leads went around
Smiths neck. Carpenter had the best
Of this.
Round Smith rushed but Carpen-
tier side-stepped. Smith going to ropes.
Smiths right and left swings missed.
Carpenter shot heavy right flush on
the Jaw and Smith fell. He took the
count OF nine. and the bell rang.
Round 5--Both were after a knock
out in the fifth. Smith carried the night
20 his opponent who answered with a
heavy right to the neck. They clinched
and in the hreakaway Smith put in q
hard right TO face. which made Car
pentier cIIneh. This was Smiths round.
Round 8Both were at IT hammer
and tougs Smith landed heavy right
and left on face and Carpenter played
for the body. Carpenter gave ground
and boxed Smith sent right to jaw
and Carpenter dropped. The foul fol-
lowed. Smith was Kissed as he went
back to his corner, while Buckley WAS
arguing that Carpenter had disquali-
fled himself when his handlers Jumped
into the ring.
IT would have ended that round,
and the Frenchman knew It," Smis IA
declared after the fight.