The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-02
The FIGHT BY ROUNDS


Carpenter landed a light left and
clinched. Carpenter landed a right.
They fought at close range in a clinch.
Dempsey was short with a left to the
head. Carpenter missed a right but
connected with a left hook. Dempsey
punished him. beating him unmerci-
fully. Carpenter was groggy and
bleeding at the nose. Dempsey missed
a right swing but beat Carpenter as
they clinched.
Carpenter fell thru the ropes trying
to avoid a punch. He flew into Demp-
sey when he crawled back into the
ring.
Second Round.
Carpenter missed with left and
clinched. Carpenter backed away
and Dempsey hooked him with a right
to the jaw. Dempsey followed after
him beating him around the head with
rights. Carpenter was short with the
left hook, but he staggered the cham
pion with six rights and leftS to the
jaw. Dempsey staggered back a bit
and split the Frenchman's left eye
with a hook.
The cut was under the eye Car
pentier missed a right swing. Demp-
sey missed a right swing. They eX-
changed body punches in the clinch
as the bell rang.
Third Round.
Carpenter ducked left hook.
Dempsey backed into the ropes and
hit him with a short right. Carpen-
tier landed two upper cuts to the body
in a clinch.
AS they clinched Dempsey punish ed
the invader in the jaw and Carpenter
nearly fell down when he missed the
swing. They missed lefts to the head
and Dempsey punished Carpenter
viciously in the infighting.
Dempsey landed left and right to
the head without a return. They ex-
changed left hooks to the jaw. Car
pentier's right swing was short and
Dempsey dubbed him on the jaw with
left hooks in the clinches. Dempsey
battered Carpenter into a corner with
rights and lefts at the bell. The bell
saved Carpenter from a knockout.
Fourth Round.
Dempsey rushed Carpenter to the
ropes and left to the body made him
vince. Carpenter landed a right to
the head and tried to hang on.
The continual bombardment OF
heavy body blows from Dempsey
fists, was rapidly weakening Carpen-
tier. The Frenchman began to sa
noticeably at the knees and after
about fifty-five seconds of punish
ment, crumpled up on the floor from
a vicious right to the body and left
! to the chin. Carpenter was not un-
| lay curled up on his side.
| Referee Ertle began the count as
( he stood along side the PROSTATE
| Frenchman, while Dempsey leaned
| against the ropes with a sardonic grir
| on his face, watching the rise and fal
of the referees hand. At the count
/ of nine Georges rose to his knees
and arose in a game but weakened
| fashion.
The champion was upon him agair
! in a flash and another crushing lef
| to the mid-section followed by g
/ flashing right to the chin with all o1
] Dempseys weight behind it hurled
| Carpenter to the floor again with G
thud that could be heard many fee
! from the ring.
Again Carpenter lay on his side
while the count went on and at the
sound of eight he made a desperate
| attempt 20 regain his feet. He raised
his body part way from the floor will
his right hand but the effort was &
futile and two seconds later the
European champion was counted ou
on his back. The time of the fina
round was one minute and sixteeI
i seconds.