The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-07-02
GREAT GATHERING Is
JUBILENT OVER RESULT
Battle Throws The Metropolis
Into Frenzy OF Excitement
AllHighways Leading TO Are
ma Are Cluttered With Con-
veyances-Eagtr Throngs De-
termined to See Greatest Fist
ic Encounter of the Century.

Dempsey Won by knockout In the
fourth round and. retains the world
champ cnship.
First Round Carpenter handed a
light left and ciuched. Carpenter
landed a right. They fought at close
range in clnch. Dempsey was
short with q lett to the head. Car
pent er missed right but connected
with eft hook. Dempsey pushed
him Dempsey punched hlm, beating
him numerically. Carpenter was
groggy and b eedlng at the nose.
Dempsey missed right swing,
but beat Carpenter as they clinch
ed. Carpenter fell through the
ropes trying to avoid q punch. He
flew into Dempsey when he crawled
back into the ring and landed several
blows on the champion body at the
be t. Dempsey had the better OF the
round
Second Round-Carpentier missed
with a left and clinched. Carpent'e 'er
backed away and Demp ley hooked
him with right to the jaw. Demp-
sey followed after him beating him
around the head with rights. Carpen-
tier was short with left hook, but
staggered the champ on with six
rights and lefts to the jaw. Dempsey
staggered back a bit and split the
Frenchmans left eye with hook.
The cut was under the right eye. Car
pentler 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 a
cit hook, Dempsey backed into the
ropes and hit him with hort right.
Carpenter landed two upper cuts to
the body in clinch. AS they cl'nch-
ed Dempsey punched Carpenter on
the body. Carpenter neatly fell down
when he missed right swing. They
missed lefts to the head and Demp-
sey punched Carpenter vicously In
the might ng. Demp ey landed a left
and right to the head without re-
turn. They exchanged left hooks to
the chin Carpenters right swing
was short and Dempsey battered Car
pentier with rights and 'efts to the
belt, The he saved Carpenter from
knockout Dempsey's round.
Fourth Round-Dempsey rushed
Carpenter to the ropes and a left to
the body made him vince. Carpen-
tier landed a right to the head and
tried to hang on. Dempsey missed.
Carpenter oored--One, two three,
four. five, six seven, eight nine, out.
Ringslde--Georges Carpenter fin
lshed Hat On face, his legs and arms
outst.etchedn the fourth round. Jack
Dempsey worlds heavyweight cham.
pion Knocked h m out a few seconds
after the fourth round opened, send
ing him heavily to the canvas with
short right hook to the chin. Actual
time lighting IN fourth round, one min.
ute and sixteen seconds Previous to
knockout Carpent er was floored with
eft to body and right to chin. Carpen-
tier took count Of nine before spring.
ing to feet where grim determined
Dempsey measured him with punch
to chin which ended battle Dempsey
stood over ia len French idol until
count was Hni he'd and then tenderly
picked up bleeding aad dazed French
man and dragged him TO corner. Demp.
oev save Carpenter an unmerciful
beating He opene up a cut under the
frenchmans eye and battered him so
vciiously around the head with vicious
rights and lefts until Carpenters face
was swollen and bleeding Carpenter
fought game back at the champion.
but he was outcla ised, Once he was
half knocked and half pushed through
ropes and most of the time was going
away from the champion.