The Washington herald., 1921-07-03

every claim made Tor hlm. he Is a
master fighter with a master mind
in q body that obeys every impulse
instantly and with amazing speed
and force. ---r
Writing here at the ringside while
Billy Miske and Jack Renault are
lighting the delayed semi-final and
the tension OF the great champion
ship bout Is slowly simmering down,
j can say that / never saw a greater
fighter pound for pound, than the
Frenchman. As for his courage no
gamer man ever lived. 1 believe he
could beat any other man thar
Dempsey in America and there were
moments this afternoon when ever
grim Jack was nearer to being
knocked out than ever before in hi:
varied life.
As for Dempsey, he won because
there Is no limit to his grit, courage
and determination and because
physically there is no other man like
him in the world.
The championship battle wa.
fought before 81. 900 people that NIL
ed the huge bowl-Iike arena from
the ring to the highest ridge of the
IdT seat sections
America was well represented In
that great crowd-the greatest thai
ever assembled from all over the
world for a sporting event. Just
before the bell Gov. Edwards and
Mayor Hague were introduced from
the ring; in ringside boxts sat hun
dreds of men famous in Americas
political life. with other hundreds
noted in foreign countries
when Dempsey was introduced
there was a good round cheer, but
when Carpenter smilingly stood up
that most romantic figure of the
ring-the applause was deafening.
Joe Humphries had introduced him
as the idol of his people and a SOL
dier of France"
Referee Ertle. who had watched
every detail of the preliminary ar
rangements, first ordered the sec
onds from the ring and then walked
to neutral corner and calmly mo-
toned to the timekeeper.
The bell changed. Dempsey and
Carpenter, ready. moved out swiftly
to meet at once, and with no pre-
hminary feeling out. no hesitation
even for a second. the Frenchman
leaped at the American like a tiger.
his left fist crunched against Jacks
chin: he clinched; Dempsey began
pecking at his body: Carpenter
broke and leaped back, only to
spring back again with terrific
right handler that caught Dempsey
high on the side of The head.
To the amazement of the crowd
Carpenter was forcing tie fight.
But Dempsey. not to be driven back,
hwered his head and came grimly
N. his blows were driven home at
short range. and at times he shot
his clenched fists through small
openings into the Frenchman's body.
This was his plan of battle-to
wear Carpenter down. In the mid
die Of the round Carpenter drove a
right squarely against Dempsey's
chin. the blow would have knocked
out any but a man of iron. Demp-
sey's knees shook. and his face
turned gray: for a moment even the
grim determination was wiped from
his face: another such blow and he
would go down. But even as Car
pentier drew back his hand Demp-
sey recovered and lunged forward,
driving at Carpenters body so hard
that Georges was forced to give
ground before the attack.
Now came blow on blow, so fast
the eye could hardly follow. Car
rentier's lefts and rights shot home.
and Dempsey cIouted grimly in re-
turn. Once Georges, who seemed
to put every ounce of his strength
into one crashing blow. when he
saw a sure opening. swung so. fu-
riously at Dempsey's chin that
merely grazing. he whirled and fell
headiong through the ropes Ertle
jumped forward, but Dempsey, a
sportsman. had already started
back. Carpenter slipped OF the
ropes and started after Dempsey
again. o. 49,.
His blue eyes were full Of battle,
his smooth brow corrugated. You
could see him think. Circling he
attacked again. and this time his
rashing right fist reached Demp-
sey's chin and shook him Demp-
sey pushed in. still grim and forced
Georges to retreat. The bell rang.
A great fighting round. but Car
pentiAr showed some effect of body
The crowd buzzed
with excitement during the minute
OF rest There was. no doubt about
IL. CARPENTER was as advertised.
Ihls WAS 10 pc no ~
champion. As Carpenter came out
Tor the second to attack again. his
face was n mask of concentration,
through which glimrIered now and
tSen > slight. cynical smile. He
studied DempsAv: blows were ex-
changed with nttlp advantage. II
went along to the middle of the
round. and then as IL he had been
saving himself for a supreme EFFORT.
he feaped in and drove a crashing
to Dempsey's jaw. Be
fore Dempsey could recover Carpen-
tier had str-ick again. and again.
IVA stu. ~ga.n. sll right-hand blows.
with furic1s speed. and strength
behind them. Dempsey reeled back.
his knees bent and his legs shook,
he wae staggering. He wavered to
one side. a little before he could
turn to meet his man, and again
cIouted him on the chin.
Dempsey made a few quick Iittle-I
steps. and like bl"ff bowed sill
beating ofY-shores against a heavy
sea. went lurchins ahead. He was