Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-17
CARPENTER GOT DECISION ON IOllL
American Pugist Fouled in the Sixth Round Blow Was Not Intentional Popular Judgment Awarded the Frenchman the Fight Merits--Fastest Heavyweight Fight London Has Seen in Years.

London. Juy 16-Georges Carpen- tier. the young French champion and the only pugilist of premier rank France has ever contributed to the game was awarded the decision to- night over Gunboat Smith, the Amer round of the fastest heavyweight fight Londoners have seen in many years.
 The match between the two heavy weights was fought at Olympia and was scheduled to go twenty rounds. To Smith and his supporters the finish was tragedy, because the blow for which the American was disqualified was not intentional. It was launcned in the heat of the whirlwind fighting when the Frenchman had slipped to his knees and the spectators saw the gaunt sailor attempt to draw back all most as his arm flew out
 Nevertheless, the ending of tonight S fight adds another to the unfortunate chapters of international sport, be- cause it has kindled bad feeling and is likely to be followed by long drawn out arguments.
 The popular judgment awarded Car pentier the better of the fight on it's merits. Fitted against such a power full antagonist as Smith, it was evil dent that the Frenchman's marvellous quicknsss had not been exaggerated He showed a left lead like a flash of I lightning and a powerful and equally swift right. His footwork was won derful and although Smith was re- 1 markedly quick for a big man, he was noticeably slower than his younger op- 1 ponent
 1 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 thou 1 sands nf SnRcfafnrS their feet shouting and grooming. In this round | Carpenter, after playing for an open l ing. while keenly watching the Amer jeans right, had feinted cleverly with his left and then brought a powerful right across Smiths jaw.
 The punch did not land squarely I but glanced off and carried by the
 force of his blow, Carpenter swung
 around and slipped to his knees. Quickly Smiths right shot forth. Ht l drew back and plainly would have
 withheld the blow on second thought l Then he stepped back and waited fol l the Frenchman to rise.
 Just what happened to Gunboat'. 1 right is likely to be an everlasting cause of controversy. The men near. est to the ring disagree widely. Som,
 say that it jolted Carpenters spil
 hard at the back of the neck; som, say it just grazed the neck, and other say it missed entirely
 | The Frenchman's manager Des camps, climbed through the ropes witt seconds following and picked up tn, fighter, who was holding his head il a dramatic manner with both hands Descamps carried Carpenter to tn, corner. where he made a great bus mess of rubbing and restoring him ant then, turning to the American fighter poured forth Q stream of excited I French invective.
 Few were able to grasp his decision until the master of ceremonies, b, believing and pointing to Carpentie1
 managed to make the result known I Gunboat Smith stood in his corne
 in green robe reluctant to leave tn ring, while hundreds hooted him Finally he climbed out
 Carpenter was brought to the rope
 and thousands raised a great chee for the Frenchman.
 The enthusiasm of the house, fror the white-Shirted aristocrats on tn
 floor to the Whitechapel costers i
 the highest galleries. was with tn
 French champion from the momen
 he stepped into the ring. His youtf
 his cheerful smile, his perfect bod