The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1921-07-08
CARPENTER
GAVE DEMPSEY
FIGHT OF life
Gamcness of Fallen Challenger Ex-
cites Admiration of Ninety
Thousand Followers.
OUTROXED THE CHAMPION
AT EVERY STAGE OF MILL
Left Body Blow and Hard Right to
Jaw Were the Winning Punches
In the Fourth Round.

Although knocked out In the
'ourth round of the scheduled ~
round go of the 'battle Ct the cen
crown of the world-floored twice
n little more than one minute by
the Iron Mike" of Dempsey, the
greatest mauler of modern times
)ut-classed in weight and strength
| by the champion from whom he
sought to wrest the crown--Georges
Carpenter, the Wonderman, heavy
Weight pugilistic champion of Eu-
cope and idol of France, lett the
arena at Jersey City last Saturday
with the cheers of the ninety thous-
and spectators shouting approval OF
his gameness, speed and superior
lighting qualities
Dempsey retained the title, but he
did SO at the cost of every ounce
# his great strength, every faculty
Ut his command and all of the sci
ence of the boxing game which he
has acquired in his varied career.
| He was outpointed, outgeneraled and
outfought by the Frenchman at every
stage of the contest. There We're
moments when the champion was
hard put to it to resist the clever
tactics of the smaller man, and times
when no one but man of iron
could have resisted the hard and
we'll placed blows OF the nimble-
listed challenger from across the
ca. There were moments when the
champion was bewildered from the
act that any man could hit him so
lard and times when his weak and
trembling knees threatened to give
way under the terrific assaults of his
londe opponent. The general after
bought of the battle is that the
janquishod fighter is the gamest and
leverest scrapper who ever faced a
champion.
challenger down for the full count
n the fourth round, he having gone
the canvas twice in that round !;
rot the real punch that wrote fms
lis titular aspirations, according
all press reports, was a rabbit
punch" on the back of the neck in
1 he third session which Carpenter
alter stated completely dazed his
l mental and physical faculties.
The challenger was on the agrees
| i've from the sound of the opening
gong, and inflicted severe punish
| nent on his opponent during the
| irst and second sessions. In the
irsr round the F'renchman swung
1 terrific right, which the champion
| tucked, which carried such speed
| hat he entirely lost his equilibrium
md fell through the ropes. In the
second session he landed right to
he Jaw which shook Jack as he has
| ever been shaken before and which
,rought a bewildered look to his
ace. 1t was this blow which in
jured Carpenters hand. That was
Dempsey's signal for attack, fol
with a scowl on his face he there
lron began punishment of his oppon
ant which was most severe to the
end of the mill.
Carpenter made good every claim
4 .ade for him. That he is Il clear
md clever boxer is admitted 10y
Livery man who visited the arena
that day, and even Dempsey hirsel
admits that he gave him lively
go" He moulded public sentimen
| n his favor last Saturday as HI
ought the clean fight-backed b!
lis war record of serving his countr.
| n the first line trenches in France
l Is against the record of his oppon
mt who served in the bowels of {
ship somewhere on the California
coast--and when in the secohf
round it seemed that he was goinl
to down the champion the mighty
| hrong rose to its feet and shouted
FOR him.
| So, it was a clean fight, as priz'
tights 60 Just another instance il
(which the good little man go
licked by the good big man"