Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-07-17
SMITH WILL SEEK
ARETURN BATTLE
American Says He Is Willing to
Meet Carpenter Anywhere
and Any Time.
FOUL BLOW UNINTENTIONAL


Smith and his manager, Jim Buck
ley. said today they intended to make
further effort to arrange a return
fight with Georges Carpenter, the
French heavyweight, who yesterday
was awarded the decision at Olympia
when Smith was disqualified in the
sixth round for hitting the French
man while he was on the ground.
The American boxer declared he
was willing to meet the Freedman
anywhere and at any time and would
prefer that the winner should take
the entire purse or gate money
Carpenter would make no reply to
Smiths offer to fight again. The mat
ter, he said, was one for the eoneid-
GRAFTON of his manager. who had not
had time yet to take the matter up.
Smith today asserted that he never
would fight again before a einemato-
graph. He said his eyes were weak
and he had to wear glasses In the
sunlight. Last night the glare of the
lights puzzled him. He thought this
possibly had something to do with his
striking Carpenter while the French
man was down.
smith insists that even IL his glove
touched Carpenter it was uninten-
tional and the blow did not hurt his
opponent. ANY other boxer, he said,
would have continued the fight. AS
to the blow which knocked him down
in the fourth round, Smith said that
while it was a hard one, it did not
put him out and he had simply re-
mained down to gain the benefit of
the rest.
While realizing that 1t is hopeless,
Buckley is making formal protest
against the referees decision on the
ground that 1t had been arranged for
the seconds to remain out of the ring
until after the referee had given his
decision. Desehamps, the French
mans manager, Buckley points out,
disregarded this arrangement, and
Jumped into the ring Immediately he
saw there was a chance of winning
the bout on a technicality
The boxing experts of the evening
newspapers today are as divided in
opinion in respec. to the force of the
foul blow given by Smith as were
those of the morning papers. Men
with actual ring experience, such as
Fred Welsh, the lightweight cham
pion, however say that Carpenter
was not hurt and that the scene
which followed the foul blow was
the result Of quick simultaneous
working of the brains of Carpenter
and his seconds.
Eugene Corri, the referee, 1t Is ad-
mitted by all did the only thing posi-
BILE after Desehamps had claimed a
foul.
In their editorial comments on the
match all the newspapers declare
that it was clear Smith did not make
any Intentional attempt to strike a
foul blow.
Up to the untimely ending of the
fight Carpenter was leading on
| points, but 1t was evident that the
Frenchman respected Smiths punch
ing ability, as he fought very eau
tiously
Carpenter started work in the first
round by assuming a crouch position.
Smith reached his body with two right
1abs. Carpenter used his left on
Smiths Jaw, but the blow lacked
power. he missed several rights ana
received two right uppercuts in re-
turn. Smith landed q right and LETT
on the body near the end OF the
round
Carpenter opened the second round
with right to Smiths face. The
gunner was forced TO chncn ana take