Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-07-03
~, mn brennan,
Chicago neavywcisn, ana pcmpsc


probable Next Opponent.
RlNGSipE. JERSEY CITY y i
"H'F 81, was ease of too irIch
Jack Dempsey
inquired .!at the ncav.er. taIle-
and terrific hitting champion would
= Sh the Fr.Lchmau ia ave rounds
or less, aud IL took him about three
and one-hal; 80 do 1t. \ right,
hand"r TO tho heart aud then ,yo
""nhrate del vcsics 81 the onc-two
"mith the ,inG ambitions cr Carmen
t.f. liut a wIc the terrible. mercl-
'''" DANA" which Domrscy inflicted
hurihs the clinchina that broke HE
""iy ana his lighting spirit ara wade
Lam easy until jack finally decided
10 open UP "ith MS biz; guns
Jack Tough, ono Of the smarte.,
battles OF his career. He never ,,ndc
'"' 'h's'"""; cool calm. resource
nj every minute OF the way. L,
never was question az to who womb
"'h' IL was only Il question as TO
hGw long the Frcnchuan could las,
cnrprntIrr Fought Gnm~ Fight.
arpentier Tough, a game. splendid
hrht, and deserves unstln,cd nralsc
tor his great showing against sn
p'"'rtH! man as Dempsey And.
IN the second round. he certainly
>h"""d that ho could shoot over that
'"n"us right or his with wnnd.r,ui
speed and force.
hut' IA" was hitting Jack DcmpScy's
Jaw aud THAT'S a dincrcn, sor, of
Jaw tnAn Joe Reckett's or Rat.lin,,
'''Finsky's or Rombardicr Wells
SHpnose pcmpsey's jaw il made mn
"i h"nc like any other humans. hu,
! M lhat Jaw just like IN. French
""h did and I've got suspicion he
wears few slabs Of iron thor. in
jack Waited for Opening.
Those two punches Jack took on
inc chin IN the second really 20, thar
% Ugh hird started. Up To tina; time
u. h"ld back and didn't 10 much
offensive lighting lie was waiting
'"r an opening. He didn't get a good
one but he got two socks on the
'EIn.
everything that Carpenter had was
IN those blows. They didn't drop
jack just jiggled him up a little. And
riEht then saw an expression in
Jacks face which seemed to say:
ihis bird can't knock me owt.
Nothing more 10 worry about. New.
III go ont 10 get him"
Ana that's when Jack got under
way.
lie mauled Carpenters body and
'h'h IN the clinchcs through the rest
"i me second He repeated the dose
:" '"' third ana az that round ended,
IL was cinch that Jack would win
~, re was fresh and going great: the
frehchnan was rccliny and weak. a
right hand smash to the hodv ,onk
ABOUT the last real strength away
from Carpenter. He backed away
ana Jack tore at him, landed The
ohe-two. dropped him and repeated
the dose when Georges gamcIy got nm
Jnrk Picked Him on Floor.
Inc fr"nchman dropped the second
limc. and there he stayed until
Ten was counted and Jack leaned
over and picked him of the floor.
MY nat is off to the Frenchman for
the great and game fight ne mi m
aga inst terrible odds With every
natural advantage against him and
opposed by one Of the most powerf,I
lighters in all ring history, tho light
speedy Frcnchman fought 10 tho an
elected TO try and box with Carmen
tier, the end might have been Diff
ferent. But Dempsey is a fighter and
Fought the only way he knows bow
against that attack. Carpenter, game
and skillful as he undoubtedly is.
was a beaten man from the start.
After the main bout was over, the
heaVyweiShts, Billy Miske and Jack
Renault. furnished the remaining
spectators with an eight-rornd con-
test. in which honors were even.
Announcement was made after the
contest was over that 10000 persons
had witnessed the battle, OF whom
10000 had paid admissions. The re-
ceipts totalled 3l,6O0,OO0.
CARPENTER BREAKS -nUMB OF
RIGHT HAND IN IND ROUND
ARENA. JERSEY CITY, July q
Georges Carpenter broke the thumb
OF MS right hand in the second round
Francois Dcscamps, his manager an
nounced in the dressing room after
the fight Eye witnesses could sec
that the thumb was hadly swollen.
though IL was pointed out that a had
sprain sometimes has the appearance
OF fracture.
Descamps said n u.oo 49, 49,.