The evening world., 1921-05-21

down and finished him with a blow
on the chin.
\ few days later he knocked out
Albert Luric in three rounds, then
Ashley Williams in four. He then
fought JEFF Smith, one of the best
Iof American middleweights. and beat
| him in twenty rounds, decision. Two
weeks later he knocked out Jim Ian
caster of England in three rounds
at Geneva.
About this time the English sports
men decided that Bombarriier Wells
ought TO have another chance, fight
| ing at home in England, and offered
Carpcntier good purse to fight in
London. Carpenter accepted. and
he showed how well he can plan a
battle when he knows his man. In
the first rush OF the first round he
whipped two blows into Wells body,
bent him over and knocked him cold
with punch on the chin, the whole
affair lasting only a few seconds.
1t was a great disappointment TO
the English, but they made a ma
tional idol OF the dashinS French
boy.
Carpenter at twenty knocked out
( English middleweigh. champion Pat
T O'keefe Ca good iEhter) in two
! rounds, and fought n fifteen round
] bout with Joe jeanette in Paris, los
! ing a decision that was so close
Jean own manager. Dan MCket-
, rick told me aftCrward, he had the
/ greatest surprise OF his life when the
referee held up Joe's hand. In an
early round OF the fight Carpenter
/ knocked jeanette down for nine
/ second count. Jeanette, on coming
! home, assured me that sam Langford
never hit him as hard as Georges.
! But jeanette was one OF the greatest
| heavyweiEhts in skill. strength, en-
durance and courage in America at
| that time-So good that Jack johnson
never would give him a chance at the
championship-and he outlasted Car
penter and was stronger at the fin
ish- CARPENTER at that time weighed
abou. 1862 pounds; Jeanette 1856.
FEW sETBAcks.
Undiscouraged. Carpenter wen on
winning. He knocked out George
Mitchell in one round, Hubert Roe in
three, Phillip Robinson in three, ana
| then fought GunbOat Smith in Lon
don and won on a foul in six rounds.
| The Gunner was then at his best and
a terrible puncher. CARPENTER knew
about the Gunner's wallOp and de-
visod a peculiar style for that fiElt,
crouching SO low that Smith couldn't
make use of his favorlte overland
swing The Frenchman landed swift
jabs at will ana waited for a ssre
| opening for his X o. punch.
In one of Smiths ruShes Carpenter
slipped to one knee. and Smith, who
| thought he was only CrOuching lower.
swung an uppcrcut. Dtacamps claimed
a foul and the referee allowed the
claim.
Carpenter won a small bout at Bor-
deauN, when the sudden breaking out
OF the war sent him like every other
! young Frcnchman in his military
| class, headlong into the War.
After four years OF constant ser
vice at the front, first as driver Of an
officers car and afterwlrd as a fiier,
IN which time he competed In army
| field sports and boxed only in camp
Carpcnticr made a fresh start. He
won a small bout and then was
matched with Bcckett, English heavy.
weight champion ana a tough, rugged
lighter
Here Carpenters punch flashed
again. l1c knocked be, kUtt out in
a few seconds of lighting in which
| Beckett, like Wells, never had q.
| chance to land a single Clcau blow
Beckett was crouchinG, boring in,
forcing the attack. when Carpenter
saw his opening. In one movement
he lifted himself on his toes and threw
his whole body hchind a single, long.
! driving right hard punch that hit
Beckett on The chin and Knocked him
Out for ten minutes,
Carpenter came to America and
knocked oat l%yinsky. That was =
poor match. LoNinsky tried to stay,
would not light, ana left no openings
until Carpenter had knocked hilr
down twice with lightning punches
ana da2"d him badly. CIrpentier ru-
iShcd him in four rounds Wi,h Il furry
uf hooked blows at sh0r, range that
knocked MIN through the ropes.
l}ut even in that une-Sidsd encour-
Ter the lNrnchman's hitting wa I'M
pToSs.yc lie may not havo DomD
seys terrific sock" but there; ~
doubt he has punch that gives him
chance To become champion.
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