White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-03
WINS FIGHT
I'M THE FOURTH ROUND

Jack Dempsey. who commenced his
fighting career in Ely, New, several
years ago, successfully defended his.
title as heavyweight champion of the
world at Jersey City, n. j., yesterday,
when he Knocked out Georges Car
pentier. "the idol of France The
long-talkei-of battle ended in the
fourth round with a clean knockout.
Dempsey lived up to his reputation az
a terrific hitter and put the French
mar away with two vicious rights to
the jaw. The bell for the first round
rang at 3:1S daylight saving time.
Dempsey's weight was 1SS pounds
and Carpenters 172. The fight was
arranged and managed by Tex Rick
ard. who was a former resident of
Ely and a liye-wire in business be-
fore taking up the fighting game.
The story of the fight by rounds as
given by the United Press service in
the Daily Times is as follows:
Round They were sent away at
BIS. Carpenter landed a left and
olinched. Carpenter landed a right.
They fought at close range in a
olineh. Dempsey was short with a
left to the head. Carpenter missed
a right but connected with a left
look. Dempsey punished him, beat
ing him numerically. Carpenter
was groggy and pleading at the nose.
Dempsey missed a rights wing but
beat Carpenter as they clinched. Car
pentier fell through the ropes trying
to avoid a punch. He flew into Demp-
sey when he crawled back into the
ring and landed several blows on the
champions body. At the bell Demp-
sey had the better of the round.
Carpenter looked bad as his nose was
cut and bleeding profusely.
Round 2-They danced about. Car
pentier missed a left and they clinch-
ed. On the break Carpenter danced
away and then landed a hard right to
head. Carpenter resumed with left
and right leads. missing both. In a
clinch Carpenter hooked a left to
head, then In a elinch Dempsey up
percut with his left. Carpenter land
ed a left and right to head, stagger-
Ing Dempsey repeatedly and as Demp-
sey came in he uppercut three times.
But Dempsey came back and split
Carpenters left cheek with a short
right. Carpenter retreated with
Dempsey in pursuit and fought con-
tinually for a clinch. Carpenter tried
two left jabs and a right swing.
Dempsey shifted and missed with a
right. Carpenter tried a right for
the body and a left for the head,
but missed a clinch. This was Car
p%entier's round. Dempsey was almost
out in the middle of the second
round.
Round 3-Dempsey bored in with
Carpenter dancing away. Dempsey
landed right to head but il was too
high. Carpenter returned the COM
pliment. Carpenter missed a terrif-
lie right. then u~ppercutted in his OPP
ponent's face. He missed the third
attempt in a elinch. ID empsey pound
ed his head with both hands. Car
pentier missed another right swing
and almost fell. Dempsey missed a
left hook to the head and landed with
the same blow. In a clinch each beat
the others body. Dempsey pounded
Carpenter s head with a left and
right. staggering him. Dempsey jab-
bed Carpenters face and clinched
Carpenter missed a left and right to
head. They clinched. On the break
Carpenter danced away and again
missed with both hands. In closeup
hghting they pummeled each other
without damage for ten seconds. Be-
fore the bell Dempsey succeeded in
landing two lefts and two rights to
the head that Jared the Frenchman.
Dempsey's round.
Round dempsey landed a right
to the jaw. flooring Carpenter for a
count of nine. When he arose Demp-
sey tore after him like a tiger. and
before the challenger was fairly set
Dempsey chopped him on the jaw
with another right and Carpenter
went down for the full count. While
the referee stood over him tolling of
the seconds Carpenter struggled
nianfully to rise, lifting up his arm as
II in protest against the count, but
he as unable to pull himself to his
feet. The knockout came one min
ute and sixteen seconds after the
gong started for the fourth round.
After one minute and sixteen seconds
the Frenchman fell to the floor with
n thud that rocked the ring. He was
obviously out, so the count was un-
necessary.