Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-07-11
FRENCH CHAMPION HURT
AND DAzED DEMPSEY
Jack Declares Georges "Sliook Him
Up" i'm Second Round OF
Battle.

CHICAGO. July 10 Jack Dempsey
during his visit here, admitted that
he Was hurt and dnzod by the now
famous right-handor that Georges
Carpenter landed GA his jaw In the
big fight At Jersey city. and haa
Carpenter been Il little slower in
landing the second blow. aud struck
"a little harder, it might he a different
story. Th. first blow to the Jaw
drzcd Dempsey. but III" second tend
d I" brush III" cobwcbS from my
hrai", as Jack explains.
Ja"N Is not trying to fool anybody.
When he's hit he admits it. II. was
II hard three Times IN mat second
ound, 'and Is glad that he WAS hit
he second time. II is AN old story
nd has happened before. but because
occurred In tn" Dciups" y Carpcut!.r
night, ana Jack tells II himself. i,
= braud-ncw story ana good ono.
Here is how he describes tho punch
. nshti"ns lie experienced during that
b!izznrdly second round which cam.
mighty Ciosc 10 making pupiIistic
history tina, would have pleased
France almost &c much as tho II.
nmph IN the recent big ngh, Of am
othcr Kind over there.
Jack Was Caught \upnir:..
IL caught IN" mapping wh.u u"
lcuped in with that first rirht-hand.r
and II was a whtl. ~ q punch
proved ta"n ana here that cou !.
;hke tho best wHIlnp without failing
But TIA" punch Auocked mo dizzy. /
was punch grCgEy and no mIstak"
But II Knocked mo OF my balance.
| and before / could got N,cadlcd he
crashed another one right onto the
| same spot--thc old chin button.
Funny thing Tha' second punch
| couldn't have been as hard as the
FIRST: IL simply served to shake mo
up and brush the cobw"bs from my
| brain. There were cpbwcbs there.
too; ! freely confess that I was not
close TO 4 Knockout or anything Ike
that. but was somewhat scrambled
! up Such thing happened before
| tho FIRST punch having a man grogpy
and the second ono bringing him 10.
| That was cNa.tly what happened in
my case. when the second one
landed and shook me into a rcnliza-
| ton OF what was coming OF ] was
all right He started the third ON
with my head clear and / head :
slipped u so that II landed nigh ny
on tho head Instead 90 on tho jnv
Then rushed into q ci!uch and ="
Sdls. t'4 lilNE was III S'l 'F.
danger and believe that II I d.
gone down could have got M .
won. but then a fellow does not ca
to got tina, close TO glove disaster.
II Is too Risky with a puncher like
Carpenter.
From then on was careful and hf
could not NJ. me with that right He
tried some awful nasty uppcrcuts
with tho right, but ! always avoided
those. They carried tremendous
power. too. Il was with straigh,
right that he nailed mo The upper
cuts solved right from the outset
Anyway. that is my story OF tn"
second round and VIII 20 down into
hls,ory. as 1t is absolutely true ON"
AZ / remembered it. just had tcw
lad seconds An the rcst OF 'ho
night vas master OF tfJ. situation
and think could have finished u
moro quickly had tried to hurry
Carpenter was formidab'" enough
10 make mo fEht with my left shout =
nd not do that for Willard, for Brcr
nan or for Miskc. l was at ms best
at Jersey CRY. and my best is good
enough 10 have put mo a. the TOP.
So YOU sec II took meth!ng OF a
fighter to toss a slight scare into mo
mat day at the Jersey city l9nr
Il know now that they will be
for year 10 come. But what have
for ears TO coIrc Eut what have
given YOU stands as my version of
,ho stormy period mad in the sec
Dud round as remember it