The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-07-02
JACK KNOCKS
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sey came in. Carpenter wore a long
gray bath robe over his fighting
trunks. Dempsey came into the ring
IN his white silk fighting trunks and
a maroon sweater coat
He greeted the French challenger
with a friendly hello" when he
shook hands in the center of the ring
10 Benjamin, Teddy Hays, Jack
kearns, Mike Trant, and Bernard
Dempsey, 1.-The champions brother, were
in Dempseys corner, with Manager
Kearns in charge.
D. E. Seams Journee and Eddie Be
doux were in charge of the Carpen-
tier corner. Manager Descamps went
to Dempsey's corner and demanded
the right to examine hand bandages.
He eXcitedly pushed Dempsey's sec
onds away and watched as the tape
was wound around Dempsey's fists.
Examines Randages.
Two airplanes whirred above the
arena, which Carpenter watched con-
stantly.
Gov. Edwards, of New Jersey, was
called to the ring and introduced.
Bill Bremen was introduced and be
challenged the winner. There was &
delay of a few minutes while Demp-
sey's hands were being bandaged, in
the presence of Descamps, Capentier's
manager.
With the bandaging over new pair
Of eight ounce gloves were tied on
Dempsey's hands by Manager Kearns,
Descamps laced the gloves on Carpen-
tier.
The weights were announced Off
cially as follows: Carpenter. 172
pounds; Dempsey. 1SS. This was tvs
hoped to weigh when he entered the
ring.
Referee Nervous.
Promoter Tex Richard crawled into
the ring and shook hands with the
fighters. Harry Ertle, the referee
was the next to appear in the ring
He nervously paced the ring while
the gloves were being tied on.
Descamps patted Carpenter on the
back. Carpenter was introduced as
the pugilistic idol of the old world
and a soldier of France. These words
drew big cheer. Dempsey also was
applauded when he was introduced as
the champion of the world.
The carnival of blows for which
! tens of thousands had massed about
little 18-foot ring in Jersey City
opened at 1910 with preliminary
bouts that served as cocktails for the
feast
No Decisions Given
In accordance with the New Jersey
boxing law, no decision was rendered
! by the referee at the end of the first
preliminary between Johnny Curtin
and Mickey belmont, featherweights
but Curtin was generally conceded tt
have outpointed belmont. The crowd
was extraordinarily quiet for a fight
audience. During the first bout there
was hardly a sound but the clang Of
the gong and the thud of blows.
| Frankey Burns had an advantage or
points in the second eight-round pre-
! liminary
The third preliminary brought to
gether Joe Metringer of New Orleans
and Babe Herman, of California. They
are featherweights.
| Stops One Bout.
! The referee stopped the Herman
| Metranga fight in the fifth round wheI
| Metarnga was hanging on the ropes
| The fourth bout was between Dick
! Griffin of Fl. Worth. Texas, and Benny
| Coster, New York, bantam weights
The bout between Griffin and Costel
was stopped in the sixth round, Costel
was kneeling on the floor. Gene Tu1
ney and Soldier Jones were the prin
| cipals in the fifth bout.
| The fifth preliminary bout wa;
stopped in the seventh round wheI
| Soldier Jones was hanging in a de
| fenseless condition on the ropes.
! At lis it began to sprinkle.
! Only the railbird with nothing bu
the wide, wide world behind him wa.
! the only man who dared raise an UNI
brella. The sprinkle lasted only
few minutes and there were man,
signs of relief when it stopped
Announcement was made at 1:3