The Washington times., 1921-07-03
BY DAMON RUNYoN,
Universal Service star Correspondent

Universal Service stan Correspondent
RINGSIDE, JERSEY CITY, July
2.--Our Mary once had a delicate
little French doll, all lacy and frilly,
and very pretty to look at One day
the bull terrier pup got hold o fthe
doll. The sight of that little French
doll after the terrier got through
with it kept recurring to mind this
afternoon, as Georges Carpenter. Of
France, lay on the canvas floor in
the fourth round, mauled by Iron
Mike the right hand of Jack Dsmp-
lsey
Carpenter was mighty limp end
momentarily lifelcss little fellow as
Harry Ertle. the referee, swung his
arm mechanically up sand down, to
finally give it round -and round
swing to indicate the end of the
fight. One minute and sixteen sec
onds OF the fourth had gone by, with
Carpenter staggering backward be-
fore the steady march Of the Ameri-
can heavyweight champion.
Dempsey, dark and scowling. shot
out his left hand, paving fashion.
as the terrier must have paved at
the doll. Up went Carpenters deli
cately carved features. his chin
sharply outlined in the afternoon
light. Over went Dempsey's right
hand with vicious ehopping mo-
tion.
LEGS CRUMPLE UP.
Carpenters legs crumpled under
him as suddenly as II some one
had taken hammer and struck
against a thin marble shaft He
fell on the floor, In small white
heap, the tri-color of France about
mis- middle standing out like
blotch Of blood.
! Ertle. white-clad. agile, leaped
forward over the fallen boy, and
began counting, Zone. two. three,
four. five, SIX" Dempsey, still
Sowing, turned his back upon the
limp figure and walked away to-
ward his corner. Seven" said Ertlc,
his voice sounding above the babble
of ninety thousand voices, and to
the amazement of everyone, Carpen-
tier staggered to his feet. A mur-
muir of admiration swept the great
throng grouped there on "Boyle's
thirty acres" in Jersey City.
Dempsey. turning again, walked
toward Carpenter, his left hand ex-
tended, half crooked-his right
"Iron Mike" pulled back. Carpen-
tiers delicate, patrician- looking
face. contrasting strangely with the
dark features of the chamuion. was
streaked with blood. Dcmpsey's
blows earlier in the fight had done
this.
FAILS TO GET UP.
Again Dempsey's left shot ont
Once more Carpenter raised his
chin, and the right came down with
vicious force. Carpenter fell almost
in the dead center Of the iS-foot
ring, his body curved around as
gracefully as II he had posed. HIS
eyes half closed.
This time he did not get up again
until Ertle had completed the count
Of ten, but when he was lifted 10 HIS
feet by his seconds. and carried back
to his corner, he soon found his foot
ing. He came out to shake hands
with Dempsey, and the two stood
together for a full minute talking,
Dempsey smiling for the first time
during the fight and into the eyes Of
the beaten boy.
What they said Is not correctly re-
ported save this, that Dempsey told
Carpenter the indubitable truth
Carpenter is great little fighter.
Carpenter smiled back at Dempsey
with the same Ingenious. disarming
smile that he wore from start TO
finish, even when he was staggering
to certain defeat, and said that
Dempsey. too, Is great fighter.
sCAREs CHAMPIONS HACKERS.
~John l.. sullivan would have
whipped hin, IN short order" said Az
thur Brisbane the famous sdit~A