The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-12
Carpentier Scores One Round Knockout Ouer Kid Lewis, of England
Frenchnaan Lands Right Hander in Break-Away That Floors Lewis for Count-Crowd Displeased With Result and "Booes" Georges
 He Leaves Ring

shoulder to Lewis jaw. To those sit- ting at the ringslde it seemed the merest tap, but 1t had sufficient force behind 1t to send Lewis backward upon the canvas for the count of ten for the fifth knockout victory for Carpenter in less than a round.
 Lewis Daxed
 When Lewis was taken to his cor ner and placed on his chair, he sat dazed, but with his eyes blinking, as Carpenter walked about the ring smiling and acknowledging the wild applause accorded. At the same time. supporters of Lewis crowded about the ringside and protested to the referee and the ring officials against the decision declaring 1t was unfair.
 Before the fight Lewis got such prolonged ovation from the crowd that the spectators did not see Car pentier until he was clim ping through the ropes. The Frenchman then was accorded greeting but somewhat less hearty than that given Lewis.
 Descamps and Charlie Harvey. manager for Lewis. each insisted that the other should make the first se- lection of the gloves, and after this formula had ended and while the bandaging of tho hands of the fight CTS was proceeding. Jack Dempsey was introduced from the center of the ring. As the American fighter left the ring he wished good luck to both Lewis and Carpenter, calling Carpenter "Old Pal"
 During the preliminaries to the big fight Carpenter was very business like in his preparations and had no time for friends who came to his corner to wish him well.
 As the ring was cleared and the gong was about to sound for the commencement of the fight. Des- camps handed a watch to a French newspaperman at the ring side. You time the fight--it won't take longA said Descamps.
 Four to Che on Carp
 Bets of four to one on Carpenter were laid at the ringside.
 Tt was merely a matter of a game little man against good big man." said Jack Dempsey after the fight tonight.
 Dempsey was not looking at the ring when the knockout was scored. He was busy autographing a pro- gram. Therefore he declined to com ment on the fairness of the blow which laid Lewis low.
 On the other hand, Jack Kearns, Dempsey's manager, asserted that there was no question about the blow being "a clean" knockout. Kearns added that Carpenters sem sational win enhanced the chances of 4 second arpentier-Dempsey match being arranged shortly. He said. however. the terms for such a meet ing had not yet been discussed. With regard to other possible matches. Kearns said that one would be defi- nite1v arranged eyther In Ar,arira oy Europe, Descamps. when asked who would be Carpenters opponent. re- piled: "I don't know Perhaps Demp- sey."
 An Unsatisfactory Ending
 The Exchange Telegraph fight ex- pert considers the fight had a most unsatisfactory ending. He declared that there was no doubt that Lewis had the better of what little boxing there was and no question that when the referee called the men to break away Lewis automatically dropped his hands and the Frenchman took advantage of this and put Lewis down for tho count.
 The management of the fight de- clined to make public the amount of the gate receipts or the percentage of them which would go to the fight CTS. When it was suggested that the receipts amounted to 30,0o0 pounds sterling, 1t was said that this amount was not far from wrong.