The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-07-02
JACK KNOCKS
GEORGES OUT
IN4TH ROUND
Champion Puts'Over Winning
Blow Few Seconds After
Opening of Fourth Round
for Victory.
CHALLENGER LEFT FLAT

RINGSIDE. Jersey City, N. J., July
2.-Georges Carpenter finished flat on
his face. his legs and arms out
stretched, in the fourth round Jack
Dempsey, the worlds heavyweight
champion, knocked him out a few sec.
onds after the round opened. sending
him heavily to the canvas with a short
right hook to the chin.
The actual time of fighting in the
fourth round was one minute and Is
seconds. Previous to the knockout
Carpenter was floored with a left to
the body and right TO the chin.
Carpenter took count of nine be-
fore springing to his feet, where the
grim, determined Dempsey measured
him with a punch to the chin, which
ended the battle
Round One.
They were sent away at 3:1S Car
pentier landed a light left, and
! clinched. Carpenter landed a right
They fought at close range Dempsey
was short with left to the head
Carpenter missed right, but con-
nected with a left hook Dempsey
pushed him, beating him numerically
/ at the nose. Dempsey missed right
swing. but beat Carpenter as they
| clinched. Carpenter fell through the
ropes trying to avoid a punch. He
| flew into Dempsey when he crawled
| back. Carpenter landed several blows
on the champions body at the bell.
| Dempsey had the better of the round.
| Round Two
| CarnaDtior missed with left and
clinched. Carpenter backed away
and Dempsey hooked him with a
right to the jaw. Dempsey followed
after him, beating him around the
head with rights. Carpenter was
short with the left hook. but he stag
gered the champion with six rights
and lefts to the jaw. Dempsey stag
gered back a bit and split the French.
mans left eye with a hook. The cut
was under the eye. Carpenter
missed right swing Dempsey missed
a right swing. They exchanged body
punches in the clinch as the bell rang
i Round Three.
Carpenter ducked left hook
Dempsey backed into the ropes and
hit him with a short right. Carpen-
tier landed two uppercuts to the body
the invader in the body Carpenter
iearly fell down when he missed =
right swing. They missed lefts to
the head and Dempsey punished Car
pentier viciously in the lnfghting
, Dempsey landed left and right to
the head without a return. They ex-
changed left hooks to the chin. Car
= pentier's right swing was short and
> Dempsey dubbed him on the jaw with
left hooks. In the clinch Dempsey
battered Carpenter into a corner
with right and left at the bell. The
bell saved Carpenter.
Round Four.
Dempsey rushed Carpenter to the
: ropes and put left to the body Car
pentier landed a right hook and tried
: to hang on. Carpenter foored
Dempsey stood over the fallen
French idol until the count was fin.
ished, and then tenderly picked ur
the bleeding and dazed Frenchman
i and took him to his corner
Dempsey gave Carpenter an un
: merciful beating. He opened up 6
I cut under the Frenchman's eye anc
battered him so viciously around the
head with vicious rights and lefts un
Ill Carpenters face was swollen and
5 bleeding.
: Carpenter fought gamely back al
/ the champion, but he was outclassed
d Once he was half knocked and hall
y pushed through the ropes, and mos
Il of the time was going away from the
{ champion. Dempsey kept after him
, driving him to the corner whenevel
he had an opportunity. Carpenter
/ ont O0lv few seconds
Police Clear Way
Manager Descamps applied first air
5 as quickly as the dazed Frenchmar
S dropped into his chair. Police imme
e diately climbed into the ring and mad,
k a path for the champion and Carpen
e tier TO go TO their dressing rooms
i When Dempsey fetched home the win
Il ming punch the sweltering crowd tha
e packed the arena was on its feet
The crowd so quiet during the pre-
liminaries, went wild when the fight
! ers entered the ring.
II During the four rounds and at tn
knockout above all, sounded tn,
shrieks of the women as blow follow
ed blow and blood was drawn.
II The sudden manner in which tn
main bout was staged with postpone
ment of the last preliminary, caugh
the spectators by surprise.
Cheer Frenchman
II There were cheers when the Amer
can champion was introduced. but til
crowd the arena around, cheered itsel
hoarse as Carpenter was hailed a
champion of the old world.
AS calm and unperturbed a fighte
as ever entered the ring, the Frenc
airman kept his eyes turned III
watching planes climbing overhea
with a noisy stoccato at the yer
moment the boxers appeared
There was not the usual rush TO tn
ring after the knockout. That rus
did start soon was checked by feav
detail of police around the ring.
Applaud Both Fighters.
The throng which during the bou
rose and sank in their seats in a wav
which rippled from ringside to rim
stood in their places, after the knocl
out came. The crowd cheered the col
queror, but it also cheered the val
quished. The Frenchman's supporter
clung around his corner until he wa
revived and staggered from the rim
the battle of the century over.
At 2:57 o'clock Carpenter came 1,
to ring and two minutes later Dem