South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-07-03
RIGHT TO The JAW
SKATERS GEORGES
PUGILISTIC HOPES
Dempsey Wears Speedy OPP.
ponent Down With Vicious,
Crushing Blows.
Ply HENRY l.. FARRELL.
Inlted Prs stan CorrespOnden

RINGSIDE. JERSEY CITY. ". J., /
July Jack Dempsey proved him
self the greatest fghting machine
IN the world this afternoon when I
ne knocked out Georges Carpenter.
the idol OF France. in the fourth
round.
Two vicious rights 10 the jaw
ended the F'renchman and brought /
the fight 10 a dramatic climax, when /
II looked II might so many more /
rounds
After one minute OF the fourth .
round. Dempsey crossed his right
20 Carpenters jaw and the French I
man went down in a heap near his 4
own corner. He took the count of
nine with the "slanty-eyed' Des- /
camps looking at him from his
corner in absolute terror. Dempsey
stood three PAGES away from the
prostrate F'renchman, poised with
his right hand ready 10 hnish tho
task. Carpenter arose with an eff
fort He had hardly Strengthened
himself when Dempsey with his
jaws gritted together his beard fair
IS bristHng. a look Of savage ferocity
on his face, crashed his right again
10 the jaw after one minute and 16
seconds The Frenchman fell 20 the
floor with a thud that rocked the
ring He was obviously out The
count was unfinished.
out Three Minutes.
Dempsey stood over him again.
apparently. unwilling 20 be fooled
by a gong like he was in Toledo he
seemed TO snap out Of deep thought
when Jack Kearns. his hair stand
ing on end. his arms shaking like
leaves rushed 10 him and threw his.
arms around him.
Kearus 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 Descarnps
climbed through the ropes and
dragged the FrenchTnan to his cor
ner. Carpenter was out for fully
three minutes.
Even when he left the ring nearly
ten minutes later. 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 AMI gave
me a tough hSht. / am going home
as soon as can" Dempsey said TO
the press box.
Dempsey won the fight with his
terrific punches. He found out in
The first round that he could take
the Wanted right hand punches OF
the Frenchman. and he waded in,
fighting a typical Dempsey fgh-.
pounding the Frenchman. absolute
~ disregarding his defense. Demp-
sey's punches were quite obviously
tearing down the Frenchman.
Came Back Strong.
In his corner after his first round.
Carpenter recovered and came back
in the second to hght a running bat
tie. In the middle Of the second
round he got a staggering right
flush to Dempsey's jaw.
II rocked the champion up against
the ropes and the crowd yelled like
maniacs when Carpenter followed
his advantage with rights and lefts 10
Dempsey's jaw. The Frenchman
perhaps lost the fight at this point.
II was plain 10 see that he lost heart
when he found himself lacking the
punch 20 put the champion out when
he was groggy.
In the third round. Carpenter
continued his running fight. He tried
several fancy dancing steps and got
away when Dempsey got him 10 the
ropes. The third time Dempsey
showed his speed and cracked Car
pentier with a terrible left as ne
tried 10 get away. Carpenter was
missing with his right. He was tax
ing "a 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 Trenchman slid off the
champions wet head.
Makes Jack Laugh.
Carpenter landed two rights flush
10 Dempsey's jaw and the champion
laughed. Dempsey retaHated with
another cruel body punch. The
Frenchman looked at the French sec
ton OF the press box and smiled
feebly He was bleeding from the
eyes. his mouth was open and the
blood was running from his cut lips.
His left eye was closing rapidly. Ii
was strikingly apparent then that he
couldn't last much longer St. rting
the fourth round. Jack Kearns yelled
from Dempsey's corner-"Go after
him now. boy, you've got him."
Dempsey. with his guard wide open.
and sneering at the Frenchman, did
60 into him and knocked him out.
Dempsey was given a tremendous
ovation. The hostility OF the pubic
toward him on account OF his war
record was expected 20 bring him
perhaps the jeers and boots that he
got when ne beat Bill Brennan last
winter.
Carpenter also got a great recep-
ton He surely was "a Eood loser. He
smiled wanly at the crowd and walk
cd rather deiectedly from the ring
The vast crowd. estimated at more
than 10000. fingered In their seats.
despite threatening rain clouds. 20
see Billy Miske and Jack Renault.
the Canadian sparring partner OF
Dempsey. go through the eight-round
bout OF the semi-windup.
Colonies N EASY WIN
By Associated Press
LOUISVILLE. July louisville