The Washington times., 1921-07-03
IS
HERO EVEN
IN DEFEAT
Proves Regular Scrapper" Be-
fore He Wits Under cyclonio
Attack of Titleholder.
BY JACK yEIoCK.
Internstionni News Service.

international news SSfstce-
RINGsIDE, JERSEY CITY. N. j.
July Jack Dempsey still wears
the worlds heavyweight champion
ship crown. iauntily. boyishly. yet
securely. BY knocking out Georges
Carpenter here today In the fourth
round Dempsey proved beyond the
shadow Of a doubt that he Is stiii
the great Dempsey, stin the cy-
clonic, hard hitting, spectacular
champion.
CHAMP MEETS EXPECTATIONS.
Dempsey has not gone back. He
lived up to the expectations or 30
per cent of the great and orderly
throns Of $1,000 people who witt
messed his triumph over smaller but
thoroughly game opponent.
Carpenter in defeat was some-
thing of hero. He went down be-
fore the crashing. whitening attack
of a superior man. But he went down
gamely.
At one stage OF the contest--in the
second round--Georges enjoyed
momeutary vision OF victory-of the
realization OF his fondest dreams, tho
winning OF the worId's heavyweight
championship.
In this round the plucky. hard
hitting champion of France had
Dempsey rocking on his heels sur
prised. groggy and bewildered. He
brought this about with a series or
terrinc rights TO the jaw that sent
Dempseys head back and would
have feIled less sturdy man like an
OK. But Georges spent himself in
this supreme test. He gamoled with
the Goddess of Fortune" and lost,
for after this he grew tired and was
unable TO put steam behind his
punches.
CARPENTER NO JOKE.
Carpenter Is no joke as a fighter.
He is a regular scrapper, is Georges.
and he won the admiration and re-
spect OF every soul who saw his
game effort to wrest the title from
the burly Dempsey France can
smile through her tears ror Carpen-
tier because OF his fine showing.
She can find a bit OF balm in the
knowledge that though beaten. and
quickly. he went down to defeat like
a hero.
Iustsbefore the bell rang, Georges
stood in his corner pulling at the
ropes and looking wistfuily at the
flag OF his beloved country, dying
from one OF the many flag poles that
bedecked the arena. His eyes were
wistful. 1t seemed that he was
breathing a prayer. Compared TO
Dempsey. Georges was greatly out
classed, both as hitter and a man
capable OF assimilatins punishment.
But he has great right hand. and
had he been little larger, with the
strength to follow up an advantage,
once Il came 10 him, he might have
won the title.
Carpenter surprised every one by
meeting Dempsey at his own game
at the tap OF the gong. He rushed
at the champion and dashed out with
his right hand. 1t found its mark.
Dempsey clinched him and looked
| bored. He was testing Carpenters
strength. They wrestled about and
the champions lip curled in charac-
teristic .fashion as he pushed Georges
away.
They put in some vicious punches
in this opening stanza. They felt each
other out and Georges. at least, de-
termined then and there. on what he
would do. He would try to out
general Dempsey by getting him
early. He would hght him toe to
toe. He tried It. and lost. II was
not his game. Had he stayed away,
he might have lasted quite 8 bit
longer, yet Dempsey is relentless
and aggressive fighter who, once he
starts. carries his fight 10 the enemy
with determination. This he did to-
day. and his attack was too rugged
and HIS punches too heavy for poor
Georges.
DEMPSEY scowLING.
When they entered the ring
Carpenter did not betray a sign Of
nervousness He smiled and looked
about him with interest. at the
wonderful crowd. Dempsey, scowlins
and with shaggy brow, was not too
serious to stor and shake Carpenters
bands As he left he patted Georges
shoulder in a friendly way. and they
both smiled.
When the bell rang for the fourth
Dempsey came out like the tiger he
| Is and his wicked right hand started
Georges on the highway to defeat.
A straight left jab straightsned Car
pentier UP and quick as a flash
Dempsey shot over his terrific right
| cross TO the Jaw, 1t descended on
poor Georges from an altitude and
down he went in heap on the floor
near his own corner. He took the
count OF nine.
DEMPSEY SEES HIS CHANCE.
Slowly, at a signal from Descamps,
he climbed to his feet trying 10 smile
samely He put up his hands rather
wearily and faced the champion.
Dempsey saw that here was the place
to end IL and he lost no time.
He ripped lefts and rights into
Georges midriff with terrific force
and once moro the Frenchman went
down this time for the fatal ten that