The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-02

The third time Dempsey showed his
speed and cracked Carpenter with
a terrible left as he tried to get
away. Carpenter was missing
with his right. He was taking a
desperate chance to win with one
blow. Dempsey with ever So slight
a motion of his head would turn to
the right and left and the blows OF
the Frenchman slid off the cham
pion's wet head Carpenter land
ed two rights flush to Dempsey's
jaw, and the champion laughed.
Dempsey retaliated with another
cruel body punch. The Fre1chmaE
looked at the French section of the
press box and smiled feebly. He
was bleeding from the eyes, his
mouth was open and the blood was
| running from his cut lips. His left
eye was closing rapidly. 1t was
strikingly apparent then that he
could not last much longer. Starting
the fourth round Jack KearnS
yelled from Dempsey's corner, go
after him now, boy; you've got
him"
Both Are Cheered.
Dempsey, wide open, sneering at
the Frenchman, did go into him,
and knocked him out.
Dempsey was given tremendous
| ovation. The hostility of the public
toward him on account of his war
record was expected to bring him
perhaps the jeers and boos that he
got when he beat Bill Brennan last
winter
Carpenter also got a great re-
ceItion. He surely was a good
loser. He smiled wanly at the
crowd and walked rather dejectedly
from the ring. The vast crowd OF
more than 10000 fingered in theiT
seats despite threatening rain
clouds, to see Bill Miske and Jack
Renault, the Canadian sparring
partner of Dempsey. go through
the semi-final.
Carpenter entered the arena at
o'clock He went Immediately to
his dressing room.
Carpenters arrival was unno-
ticed by all save nine of the ninety
one thousand odd spectators. They
raised a cheer but. the midget dem
! onstration soon was over.
The challenger looked as dappeI
as ever. He was wearing a gray
suit with cap to match.
The challenger lost his way on
reaching Boyle's Thirty Acres. He
stood outside puzzled as to which
way to take. Two guides went out
and piloted them in. Francois
Deschamps, the FTenchman's man
ager, entered the arena chattering
to himself, with Partisan abandon,
and gesticulating as he marched to
the dressing room4 a few feet ahead
of the challenger.
Jack Dempsey left for the arena
from the home of William c. Hep
penheimer, bank president and mil
lionaire sportsman, where he
spent the night, at 2:35 o'clock this
afternoon.
Champion Cheered.
Dempsey was given a rousing
chere by a crowd of several thou
sand PERSONALS he emerged from
the house.
Escorted by Chief of Police
Bentley, the champion entered an
automobile and preceded by a
squad of motorcycle policemen, he
was driven to the arena through a
lane of cheering admirers.
| Dempsey smiled and waved his
hand in friendly greetings to the
crowd.
Enters Arena Unseen.
The champion entered one Of the
fremont entrances of the arena,
virtually unobserved at 2:40 p. m.
A large crowd that had gathered on
Montgomery street expecting him to
enter the saucer on that side, was
disappointed.
Dempsey reached the arena at
$50.
At ass p. m it was announced
that the final preliminary was
eliminated.
At Asst Carpenter came into the
ring and two minutes later Demp-
sey came in. Carpenter wore a
long gray bathrobe over his fight
ing trunks. Dempsey came into
| the ring in his white silk fighting
trunks and maroon sweater coat.
He greeted the French challenger
with a friendly Hello, Georges"
| when he shook hands in the center
of the ring Joe Benjamin, Hayes,
Jack Kearns, Mike Traut and Ber-
nard Dempsey. the champions
brother, were in Dempsey's corner
with Manager Kearns in charge.
| Descamps, Journee and Eddie
Ledoux were in charge of the Car
pentier corner Manager Descamps
went to Dempssy's corner and de-
manded the right to examine the
hand bandages. He excitedly push
ed Dempsey's seconds away and
watched carefully as the tape was
| wound around Dempsey's fists.
Mayor Hague OF Jersey City and
| officials of the Jersey boxing com
mission were introduced from the
| center of the ring. While
this was going on, Carpenter
kept constantly looking atone OF
! two airplanes soaring overhead
! Governor Edwards of New Jersey
was called into the ring and intro7
duced. Bill Brennan was intro
duced and challenged the winner.
| There was a delay Of few minutes
while Dempsey's hands were being
bandaged in the presence OF Des-
camps. Carpenters manager
With this over, a new pair OF
eight-ounce gloves were tied On
IDempsey's hands by Manager
kearns.
Descamps laced the gloves On