The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-10-13
CARPENTER HAS
An EASY VICTORY
OVER LEv|NSKY
French Champ Laid Battler
Away in Fourth Round
RESULT NOT IN DOUBT
Result Of Fight May Bring Carpenter
and Dempsey Together for
World Championship.

Jersey Ctlyt OcL. ll.-GeOfBes
Carpenter. the French heavyweight
made his initial bow as a fighter be-
fore an American gathering of pat
irons Of pugilism tonight, and knocked
out Battling Levinsky, who held the
American lightweight title, in
67- seconds Of the fourth round. Car
pentIer, who holds the light heavy
weight championship title OF Europe
is now the worlds title holder OF
that division.
Early in 1918 Jack Dempsey, who
subsequently won the worlds heavy
weight championship, Knocked out
Leyinsly in three rounds at Phila-
delphia. Tonight Carpenter failed
to equal Dempsey's time in finishing
Levinsky but he is the only one
outside of the. champion who has
knocked out Levinsky since the latter
became prominent as u fighter
Carpenter, with his manager and
seconds, entered the ring at 955, and
received a welcome OF hearty cheers,
to which he responded by bowing
gracefully several times. Levinsky
followed two minutes later, and then
the men we're formally introduced.
Announcer Humphries stated that
they were to fight ~ rounds for the
light heavyweight championship OF
the world A corps of photographers
then began swapping pictures OF the
men as they stood together In a
neutral corner of the ring.
Carpenters weight was announced
as l7Oh pounds and Levnsky's It's.
Harry Ertle of Jersey City was in
troduced as the referee for the main
bout. The men shook hands at 1920.
First round: Carpenter led left and
right landing lightly. Levinsky sent
left and right TO body at close quar-
ters. Carpenter landed hard right
on the forehead, and blocked right
cleanly Carpenter sent right and
left TO body Levinsky countered right
on head. Carpenter crossed his right
to face and hooked left to stomach.
Both were very cool and sparring at
bell, Carpenters round.
Round two-They exchanged body
bows. Carpenter stood off and mo-
toned Levinsky to come in. Car
pentier sent right and left TO face
Then he drove his right to head and
followed with left and right to the
Jaw, sending Levinsky down in his
corner for count OF eight, Again
with stiff lefts and a right swing to
head Carpenter sent Levinsky down
again for another count OF eight.
Levinsky was groggy, but weathered
out the round.
Round three-Carpentier rushed
and landed his right to head. Levin
sky cllnched. Carpenter missed
right and left for the head. Levinsky
jabbed three lefts to face and Car
Ipentier swung right to head. Car
pentier hooked left to face and slowed
up a bit while Leyinsky was wait.
ing for an opening when the bell
rang. Carpenters round.
Round tour-Both fiddled for 30 sec
onds. Then Carpenter drove Levin
sky across the ring landing lefts and
rights at VIII, finally sending Le-
whisky down in a corner for the full
count. Levinsky was not unconscious,
but he was tangled up in corner on
the ropes while he was being counted
out Time Of round LOT.
Levinsky was in splendid condition
and so was Carpenter. From the
middle OF the first round when Car.
pentier began to cut loose the outcome
was inevitable. His blows were well
delivered and effective, while Levin.
sky's plucky returns were too light to
cut any figure. Twice in the second
round Carpenter sent Levinsky to the
floor Of the ring with hard crosses.
During the third session Carpenter
slowed mp bit and seemed undecided
as to what his next move should be.
When he did start after his man how
ever, he used both hands powerfully
and Levinsky, who always was credit
cd with being able TO absorb punish.
ment was visibly weakening.
In the final round Carpenter sim.
ply battered Levinsky into submission
and when the battler fell almost
through the ropes in a neutral corner
he was unable to get up while Referee
Ertle counted him out.
Levinsky was badly punished while
Carpenter did not show a mark when
he left the ring.
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