The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-07-02
END COMES
IN FOURTH
ROUND
Battle Is Spectacular One As
Long As 1t Lasts.
By JACK vEIocK Intsrnationa!
News Service Sporting Editor.

News Service Sporting Editor.
i RINGSIpE. july 2.-S ,. m.-The
biggest hour yin the hstic history IS
! hero at lats. The highest paid glad
iators since the world started turning
around. are ready for the bell
1 Dempsey entered the ring al 2.5s
! through Carpenters corner. He SHOCK
hands with the challenger and put h4s
arms around him. Dempsey looked
very determined.
He looks like q race horse ready 20
| face the barrier. A big floral horse
4 shoe was set up in Dempseys corner.
Carpenter looked across the ring ana
smiled as the photographers went to
work. Tommy Gibbons Just bounded
into tbs ring.
1t looks like Carpenter. The hghf-
ers came to the ding without any OF
the bandages on their hands. They
posed for their pictures shaking hands
Carpenter smiled. but Dempsey looked
toward the camera this being the frs4
heavyweight fight in history in whicn
the bandages were put under the sup
| erv!sion OF the Boxing Commission.
Three layers OF bandages and sauze
tape are all that will be permitted 20
be used Descamp's Is in Dempsey's
corner, arguing about the amount OF
bandages they put on Dempsey's hande
Carpenter sat in his corner watching
several friends. He recoznized a
friend in the audience and smiled and
bowed. You might have thought ne
was sitting down to eat his breakfast
for all ne was concerned Carpenter
is the coolest challenger 7 have seen
in all my experience. Unlss he is act
ing. which I don't believe he is. Demp
sey's attitude suggests TO me that he
Is ready to tart off and ia ct fast
pace" said Jim Corbett
The members OF the New Jersey box
ing comision were introduced 10 the
crowd. Mayor Hague was also intro
duced Kearns is standing in Carpen-
tiers corner watching them put the
bandages on, chewing gum as fast
he can. trying to act very unconcerned.
ROUND
Carpenter led with his left. They
clinched lie planted a solid left on
the champions chest. They went into
a cI!nch. Carpenter started to fight
BY carrying it TO Dempsey. They went
into aclinch. Carpenter landed ligh,
right. Dempsey broke clinch with
disgusted look on his face. Carpen-
tier landed right handler TO the chanp-
Ions jaw Dempsey countered with
left to stomach Dempsey suddenly
opened and cut Carpenter on chin
with left. He cut Carpenters nose.
Carpenter walked away from Demp-
sey and the champion followed him and
hit him again with left. Clinch. He
exchanged rights and left to the body.
Carpenter swung, missed, fell bu; was
UP in aminute. Dempsey chasing him
around ring. Carpenter grazed Demp
! -
with left.
Result-Round even.
ROUND TWO
Dempsey came out grouching.
Clinch. Dempsey chasing Carpenter
ring Carpenter hit Dempsey nush on
the jaw with right. but did not stir
up the champion He is backing away
from Dempsey Clinched again. Demp
sey struck three right handlers into
Carpenters stomach Carpenter stag
gered Dempsey with right handlers 70
Jaw. Carpenter uppercutting him and
they exchanging blows in neutral cor
ner. Dempsey knocks back on his
heels by Carpenters blows. Dempsey
lands another right handler, but II
merely grazed the champs jaw. Car
pentier face bruised and bleeding. Car
pentier misses a wild swing. Dempssy
counters with ring swing 20 head. car
pentier starts right back, Jack blocks.
and they olynch IS round ends.
Carpenters round
ROUND ).
Dempsey starts after challenger who
ducks him and went clear around the
ring. Dempsey lands light right on
jaw. Carpenter lands light right ana
thoy exchange body punches Carp.
shok Jacks he'd with right uppercGt.
Clinch. Dempsey punches Carp harl
70 head and body Dempsey hit Carp
rabst punch carp cAnches as Demp-
sey cuned him with his left. Carp.
misses another right handler and Jack
sunk two wicked lefts in his stomach.
Dempsey hit Carp in mouth and the
challenger licks blood from lips
Dempsey floors Carpenter with right
to jav Carp at nine. VI. He is then
Aoored again carp right is sliding
of Dempsey's shoulders misses q right
and left ciinch and Ertls breaks.
Dempsoy APPARENTLY has Carpenter
groggy as bell ends round. Dempssys
round.
ROUND PoIR
Dempsey wnet right after Carp ard
the challenger walks away. Dempsey
punished Carp severely with tsrrihc
punches under heart 10 jaw Carp ao-
pears wobhly Dempsey followed ths
challenger around the ring relentless
ly, sinking right and iefts into bo1,
A right handler to the jaw floors Carp
for count of nine Gets 10 his feei
Dempsey stands up and goes after tins
Frenchman Knocks him out with left
hook TO stomach after one minute and
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