The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-07-08
BATTLE IN JERSEY CITY
GIVEN ROUND BY ROUND
"Pugs" Appeared In the Ring Dressed Gaily
Dempsey Started First Bout By Making
' Carpenter Look Easy
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ed Dempsey punished the invader in
the body and Carpenter nearly fell
down when he missed a right swing.
They missed lefts to the head and
Dempsey punished Carpenter vic
iously in the fighting. Dempsey land
ed left and right to the head with
out a return. They exchanged left
hooks to the chin. Carpenters right
swing was short and Dempsey
hooks in the clinch. Dempsey bat
tered Carpenter into corner with
rights and lefts at the bell. The bell
saved Carpenter from a knockout.
Dempsey's round.
Dempsey Wins In Fourth
Round Four. Dempsey rushed Car
pentier to the ropes and a left to
body made him vince. Carpenter
landed right t tn ehead and tried
to hang on. Dempsey missed Car
pentfer Carpenter floored. One two,
Ghree, four five, six, seven, eight, nine
Up.
Carpenter Finished Flat On Face
Georges Carpenter finished fiat on
his face, his legs and arms outstret-
ched in the fourth round.
Jack Dempsey, the worlds heavy
weight champion, knocked him out
a few seconds after the round open
ed, 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
sixteen seconds. Previous to the
knockout Carpenter was foored with
a left to the body and right to the
chin. Carpenter took a count OF nine
before springing to his feet where the
grim, determined Dempsey measured
him with a punch to the chin which
ended the battle.
Dempsey stood over the fallen
French idol until the count was fin
ished an dthen tenderly picked up
the bleeding and dazed Frenchman
and dragged him to his corner.
Carpenter Numerically Beaten
Dempsey gave Carpenter an un-
mercfful beating. He opened up a
cut under the Frenchndan's eye and
battered him so viciously around the
head with vicious rights and lefts un-
til Carpenters face was swollen ana
bleeding. Carpenter fought gamely
back at the champion, but was out
classed. Once he was half knocked
and half pushed through the ropes and
most of the time was going away from
the champion. Dempsey kept after
him, driving him to the corner when
ever he had an opportunity.
Carpenter was out only for a few
seconds. Manager Descamps applied
first aid as quickly as the dazed chal-
lenger dropped into his chair. Police
Immediately climbed into the ring.
and made path for the champion and
Carpenter to fgo to their dressing
rooms.
When Dempsey got home the WIN.
ming punch, the sweltering crowd thai
packed the arena was on it, feet.
Carpenter crumpIed Up.
The con tinual bombardment of
heavy body blows from Dempsey's
fists was rapidly weakening Carpen-
tier. The Freedman began to sag
noticeably at the knees and after
about fifty five seconds of punish
ment, crumpled upon the floor from
to the chin. Carpenter was not I'M
conscious but in sore distress as he
laid curled up on his side. Referee
Ertle began the count as he stood
alongside the PROSTATE Frenchman,
while Dempsey leaned against the
ropes with a sardonic grin on his face.
Carpenter Rose to His Knees
At the count of nine Georges rose
to his knees, and rose in game and
weakened fashion. The champion was
upon him again in a fash and another
lowed by a flashing right to the chin
with all of Dempsey's weight behind
it hurled Carpenter to the floor again
with thud that could be heard many
feet from the ring.
Again Carpenter lay on his side
while the count went on and at the
sound of eight he made a desperate
attempt to regain his feet. He raised
his body part way from the floor with
his right hand, but the effort was flu
tile, and two seconds later the Euro
pean champion was counted out on
his back. The time of the final round
was one minute and sixteen seconds.