Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-07-03
DEMPSEY NEEDED EVERY
OUNCE OF HIS STRENGTH
Only Champions Superior Stamina
and Endurance Decided Fight,
Says Edgrcn.
PAYS TRIBUTE TO FRENCHMaN
To Surprise OF All, Challenger
Forced tho Fighting - Punish
ment in Clinches Paved Way To
His Undoing.
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and shook him. Dempsey pushed in.
still grim. and forced Georges to re-
treat. The boll rang
y great fighting round. The crowd
huzzed with excitement. During the
minute OF rest, there was no doubt
about 1t. this was to be no cinch for
the champion. Carpenter came out
for tho second round to attack again.
Ills face was a mask Of concentra-
ton. through which Elimmered. now
and then. a slight. cynical smile. He
studied Dempsey. Blows were ex-
changed with little advantage.
Carpenter LcnpS In.
1t went along to tho middle OF the
round. ana then. as if he had been
saving himself for supreme effort,
Carpenter icaped in and drove n
crashing right-hander to DempseY's
jaw. Before Dempsey could recover,
Carpenter had struck again and
again. and still again. all riEht-hand
blows, with furious speed and
strength behind them. Dempsey
reclcd hack, his knees bent, and his
legs shook; he was staggering. He
wavcrcd to one side little before
he could turn to meet his man and,
again. Carpenter clouted him on the
chin. Dempsey made few quick,
little steps. and, like a bluff bowed
ship, beating off shore against a
heavy sea. went lurching ahead. He
was daacd. but still Erimmcr. more
dogGcdly determined for the beating
that came to him.
In the moment there was no doubt
that Jack Dempsey was n champion,
No doubt that he could take punish
~. Hr~ht fAr "a
hit him harder than any man ever
hit him before. and he was weather.
| ing it. Carpenter tried another
rally, and Jack met him, swinging
blow for blow.
Dempsey Hits Empty Air.
For once Dempsey was wild. his
fist hitting tho empty ,air as the
Frenchman changed hisS plan for a
moment and slipped deftly out OF
danger.
The second was Carpentiers round,
but il was still anybodys fight. AS
Dempsey wont to his corner, his sec
onds worked on him furiously, and
Jack kcarns, his veneer OF calmness
gone nut trembling hand on the
ropes and leaned over to give hurried
| instructions. Pr
| Carpenter, in his corner, looking
anNiously across tho ring, had n red
iump under his left eye, aud his nose
was slightly cut. Dempsey stin was
unmark cd.
The third round started like an
other whirlwind. Dempsey went
straight across the ring, and Car
renticr slipped dcftly away and
duckcd under blow. that might
have dropped him. He was STUDYING
Dempsey again. watching keenly for
an opening, intent on holding his
advantage and taking less risk of
being stopped by Dempsey's slashfnr
blows. Dempsey held his hands
hiEh' Just under his chin. as If to
guard against tho right-hand blows
mat had dazcd him before.
| Dempsey ns strong ms Ever.
| i'e was as strong as ever. Carmen.
tier missed two or three times. and
as they came into close quarters hs
suddenly shifted his attack and droye
TWO terrific right-h hand uppercuts be-
meath pcmpsey's high guard, landing
larry on his chin. HIS cold blue
lhShtinB eyes were alert his Inns
drawn in slight smile ms he
watched Dcmpsey's face to see how
nuch me was hurt. Apparently. he
tcit himself master of tho situation.
nut he was making no mistakes.
The championships was within reach
OF his hand. There was fast, hard
| lighting. Dempsey, pressing in. driv-
me spitcful punches TO the French
''hh pody whenever they came to
grips.
CARPENTER, outboxing him moved
swiftly. !capinS in high on his toes
|" attack and leaping away to safety.
""' carpenter was Weakening His
speed came in Spasmodic spurtz
amazing speed and power. but not
continuous like Dempscy's attack
Just before the end OF the round tho
champion drove terrible right-hand
p'ow INTO Carpenters body. Car
p'h'i'r CHUNG hard in clinch; he
WIS weak But 1t was still anybody's
hsht when the belL rang; and now
in the fourth, Dempsey drew on his
reservoir OF strength and pressed
Carpenter hard
F'rcnchman Is Foxy.
me French boy was shiftv tow
a!ert. He leaped in TO attach ,n5
nus quick blows struck home but
theE seemed To lack the crusbing
,"rte or The round before. The bodv
''r,'i'erihS was bringing him down.
"rp'h''er hit Dempsey on the chin.
an" r'Sht. and Dempsey retail
"'cn with Il crushing body blow fairly
IN the pit. Before Carpentj.r cn,,id
move. a short left hook struc,. Nh,
on inc chin and he went down heaviIv
on his face. -
me crowd leaped UP. a roar went
rom rinSside tn the iutterinr Amer
lean and French flags in the distance
dempsey walked back to his corner.
carpenter pulled his legs up a lit
We and lay there motionIess. Ertre
zone" OFT the seconds up to nine. and
'he game Frenchman leaped from lat
OH MS stomach To his feet, whirIed
ana waited for Dempsey TO come TO
him.
carpenter was in a sad condition.
tie was da2od and weak, bu. he slim
ped aside little 10 evadc Demo-
stY hrss rush. and faced his man
WIN cleaning eyes and smile on
ms llps' Dempsey closed deliberately.
lhere was little swirling scrin-
mage, and out OF IL shot Carpenter
IN Il headlong plunge. dropped by
uempsey's short right-hand blow to
the chin *
Ertle Counts Him out.
dempsey walked away, and the
French boy rolled to his side. lifted
ms leg and tried with all his might
I" como up agnin. His eyes were, shut
ana his forehead creased with effort