The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-05
Carpenter S Victory In
 Quick Time Is Popular
Few Experts Thought He Gould Finish Beckett So Easily But He Went Right After the Englishman In
 First Round and It Was All Over

London, Dec, 5-Wfth q terrific right uppercut to the jaw that knock ed Joe Beckett the rugged English heavyweight champion, unconscious, Georges Carpenter, the French champion, last night retained his tI- tie as champion of Europe and gain ed the right to meet Jack IJe11lf,zz-y-, It took him exactly one minute and ten seconds to subdue the burIy Eng lishman in Holburn Sta dium, before live thousand specta tors,
 T have the same blow for Jack Dempsey the F'renchman said smil- ingly as he climbed out of the ring,
 The crowd hardly understood what had happened as the referee counted out the fallen Beckett Exactly four blows had been exchanged after the gong started the fight Carpenter had landed the first blow and Beck cit retaltated with a siaacing right swing. Carpenter countered with a left and then shot short. quick and vicious ,jao with his right to the jaw, Before anyone realized what had happened, Beckett was dead to the world.
 Tke spectators sat stunned. The fight had been scheduled to go twer- ty rounds Then wild confusion
  the ovation of his lifetime. Scarce ly did he leave the ring than hun dreds of his admirers pushed forward to embrace him He was lifted high on thetr shoulders and carried about the stadium
 Beckett entered the contest 2 slight favorite, odds of to and 10 to ruling at the r5ugside- Supporters of Carpenter quickly covered all the Beckett money they could ind.
 The British champion was the first to enter the ring. and the crowd gave him a tremendous ovation. He look ed well seI up and trim for the fight A few m nutes later he was followed by Carpentar, and he, too, was given q great welcome The Frenchmau looked fit
 The men left their corners, shook hands and faced each other Car pentier wore a broad smile The English champion was stolid and ready Carpenter darted in quickly and planted a left on Becketts face The men spared. Beckett landing gl2nci0g blow
 Almost like 8 fash Carpentier landed a Jeff and then a short right upperc1t- Beckett staggered and then fell fiat on his face Slowly the referee counted ten.
 Carpenter stepped forward to help carry the fallen EngEshman to his corner Beckett was absoIut teIy m conscious and had to bc carried out of the ring by his seconds.
 London Dec 5-H0lborn Sta diy1rn was packed at c o'clock last night with a distinguished gathering to wit ness the bout for he heavyw weight cham p1onship of Europe berween Joe Beckett and Georges Carpenter, the French fighter. Even standing room at $Z5 per admission was crammed.
 After the fight Beckett said to the newspa permen-
 T hadn't started to fight when I got it- didn't realize what had hap pened- I was just filling in for the first round. when he slipped in-''
 The bout caught the imaGinaton of London. and an unusual method of announcng the result to the thousands interested was adopted
 Green flares were shot from an air plane, indicating that Carpenter had won. The crowds, gathered on all street corne ers- were watching hope fully for red flares, meaning victory appointed when the green flare fash ed out and at first would not believe it. thinking a mistake had been made. Similar methods were used to an nounce the result in Manchester, Southampton, Brighton and other cities.