The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-07-02

self the greatest fighting machine In
the world, this afternoon. when he
knocked out Georges Carpenter. the
idol OF France. In the fourth round.
Two vicious rights TO the jaw end
ed the Frenchman and brought the
fight 10 q dramatic climax when II
looked as II IT might so many more
rounds.
CRASHES RIGHT
TO CARP'S JAW
After one minute Of the fourth
round. Dempsey crashed his right TO
Carpenters jaw and the Frenchman
went down in a heap near his own
corner. He took the count ce nine.
with the slanty-eyed Descamps look
ing at him from his corner in abso-
lutte terror. Dempsey stood three
PAGES away from the PROSTATE
Frenchman. poised with his right
hand ready TO finish the task. Car
penuer arose with an effort He had
hardly Strengthened himself when
Dempsey. with his jaws gritted to-
gether. his beard fairly bristling. a
look Of savage ferocity on his face.
crashed his right again to the jaw.
after one minute and 1s seconds.
The Frenchman fell to the floor
with a thud that rocked the ring.
He was obviously out The count
was unnecessary.
DRAGs FRENCHMAN
TO HIS CORNER
Dempsey stood over him again.
apparently unwilling to be fooled by
n gong ike he was in Toledo two
years ago. lie seemed TO snap out
OF deep thought when Jack kearns.
his hair standing on end, his arms
shaking like leaves. rushed to him
and threw his arms around him.
Kearns tried to get the champion
back TO his corner. but he pushed
him aside. leaned over and picked
up Carpenter. holding him In his
arms. until the frantic Descamps
climbed thru the ropes and dragged
the Frenchman 10 his corner. Car.
pentier was out for fully three min
utcs.
Even when he left the ring, nearly
10 minutes after. he could not hold
himself erect. He smiled when
Dempsey approached him and shook
hands. with his left glove on the
Frenchman's shoulder
Carpenter Is a fine boy and gave
me a tough fight. l am going home
as soon | can." Dempsey said to the
press box.
WINS FIGHT WITH
TERRIFIC PUNCHES
Dempsey won the fight with his
terrific punches. He found out In
the first round that he could take
the vaunted right hand punches
OF the Frenchman and he waded
In. fighting a typical Dempsey
fight. pounding the Frenchman. alb.
solutely disragarding his defense.
Dempsey's punches were quite OBJ
viously tearing down the French.
man.
In his corner after his first
round. Carpenter recovered and
came back in the second to fight
n running battle. In the middle of
the second round he got a stagger.
ing right flush to Dempsey's jaw.
IL rocked the champion up against
the ropes and the crowd yelled like
maniacs when Carpenter followed
his advantage with rights and lefts
to Dempsey's jaw. The French
man, perhaps. lost the fight Mt
this point. 1t was plain to sec that
he lost heart when he found him.
self lacking the punch to put the
champion out when he was groggy.
In the third round Carpenter
continued his running fight. He
tried several fancy steps and got
away when Dempsey backed him
to the ropes. The third time
Dempsey, showed his speed and
cracked Carpenter with terrible
left as he tried to get away. Car.
pontier was missing with his right.
He was taking desperate chance
to win with one blow. Dempsey.
with ever SO slight a motion of his
head. would turn to the right and
left and the blows of the French.
man slid off the champions wet
head.
Carpenter landed two rights
flush TO Dempsey's jaw and the
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