Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-07-02
RINGsIDE, JERSEY CITY, N. j..

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July 2.-Jack Dempsey, of America,
retained the world heavyweight
championship here this afternoon
when he knocked out Georges Car
pentier, of France, the challenger, in
the fourth round after the gong had
saved the Frenchman in the third
round. A left hook to the chin and
a right to the body crumpled the
challenger to the floor at the wind
W. when he took the count Of nine,
thensss he rose at the count of ten
Dempsey finished him with a blew
to the chin with his full power. Car
pentier was counted out lying full on
his back Fandemonium among the
nearly 100000 spectators broke loose
as the fight ended. ~
ROUND ONE.
Z They were sent away at S:18.
Carpenter landed alright. They
fought AT close range in clash,
Dempsevwas short withia left to tEf
head.lh Carpenter missed alrieht,ghut
connected with left hook. Dempsey
pushed him, beating him unmerciful-
ly. Carpenter was groggy, bleeding
at the nose. Dempsey missed :
right swing. but beat Carpenter al
they clinched. Carpenter fell
through the rope, trying to avoid a
punch. Then he crawled back. Car
pentier then landed several blows on
the champs body at the bell.
ROUND TWO
- CasPeatiers nsissett with aiir
clinched. Carpenter backed ava,
and Dempsey hooked him with
right to the jaw. Dempsey followed
after him, beating him around tht
head with his right, Carpenter wa.
short with a left hook. Carpentiel
struck and staggered Dempsey will
SIX right and lefts the jaw. Demp.
sey staggered back and split the otn.
er mans left eye with a hook to the
left. The cut was under the eve
Carp missed a right swing. Denp.
sey missed a right wing also. They
exchanged body punches and the bel
rang.
ROUND THREE.
Dempsey backed Carpenter into
the ropes and hit him with short
right Carpenter landed two upper
cuts to the body in clinch. AS thev
ciinched Dempsey punished the in
vader in the body. Carpenter nearly
fell down when he missed a right
swing. They missed lefts to the head
and Dempsey punished carpentier
viciously in the infghting. Dempsey
landed a left and right to the head.
They exchanged left hooks to the
chin. Carpenters right swing was
short and Dempsey dubbed him on
the jaw, with left hooks in the clinch
Dempsey battered Carpenter into the
corner with rights and lefts at the
bell. The bell save Carpenter.
ROUND FOUR
! Dempsey rushed Carpenter to the
ropes. Carpenter landed left te
the head and Carpenter tried to hanp
on. Dempsey landed to the chir
with left hook and a right to the
body, and Carpenter was floored
he took count of nine and rose to
his knees, and on the count Of ten
rose. dempsey landed with a right
to the chin with all the power he
had and fioored Carpenter. On the
count of eight he lifted himself on
his righ! hand and fell back and was
counted out flat on his back. The
round lasted / minute and 55 seconds
Carpenter came into the ring at
3 p. m. and two minutes later Demp-
sey came in. Carpenter wore a
long gray bathrobe over his fighting
trunks. Dempsey came into the ring
in his white silk fighting trunks and
a maroon sweater coat. He greeted
the French challenger with friendly
Hello" Georges" when they shook
hands in the .e,ter of the cing.
Teddy Hayes, Jack Kearns Mike
Trant and Bernard Dempsey the
champions brother were in Demp
sey's corner, with Manager Kearns
in charge.
Deschamps, Journee and Eddie Ler
ourf were in charge of the Carpen
tier corner. Manager Deschamp!
went to Dempsey's. corner to exam
ine the hand bandages.
He excitedly pushed Dempsey
second away and watched CAREFUL
as the taps was wound arou5s
pempsey's fists.
Mayor Hague, of Jersey City, an
a member of the. New Jersey Boz
ing Commission were introduced frol
the center of the ring. While tn
was going or Carpenter kept cor
stantly looking aloft at two airplans
soaring.
Governor Edwards, Of New Je se'
was called into the ring and intr
auced.
Bill Brennan was introduced al
he challenged the winner There W
q delay Of q few minutes viii