New-York tribune., 1922-12-05

y IN front Of q crowd Of $1,000
!. ople aeclaiming him, and conscious
- his own strength. he had had q
-,quIsion Of feeling. despite reminders
rom his corner during his minute rs
Il after the third round and had
.ccided 70 20 in and win.
Deputy Diagne. listening 70 this
.tory from the deposed black champion,
Gently deprived Of his title By the
king federation, said Il was exactly
hat Sikh had related 20 him rs the
tory Sikh said he would tell the court,
I'D Of which Diagne said he had proof.
his was the only reason, the Deputy
.ated, FOR his agreeing 70 tght the
80 Of the Senegalese.
"The Frame-up OF the Century
That the siki-Carpentier battle,
hieh SIKH declares was designed TO
49, the most monumental framc-up IN
ie history OF boxing, the frame-up
the century" became the greatest
agedy Of double crossing and caused
e downfall Of Europe's IDOL. was due
the pride Of the black fighter, he
,elares.
Il could not lay down before $4,000
,opls aeclaiming me-" be said. "Never
.gfore had ! been on my knees 70 any
laan."
ski declared that hftesn days before
10 fight he agreed 20 quit IN the
urth round.
"But insIde my own heart" added
iio fighter. IL kept repeating; I will
mock him dead II can
Il was supposed TO take a short count
7 the first round. then 20 20 the moor
cain in the second, followed by a
nc-second count just before the bell
the third round, como up groggy for
lc fourth round, then drop with both
rms outstretehed and be counted
Il.
Il entered the ring In a bewildered
ondition," continued Ski. "and began
do as 4 agreed, dropping to one knee
IN the first round after two minutes Of
ghting. Bernstein (the referee)
rougbt mo Up sharply, saying. Get
-. Sikh, you're not hurt
II was IN a trance throughout the
,esnd round, discussing within myself
lhether l should lie down or fight
Georges wasn't hurting me, although
re reached me with two hard rights
the Jaw, which caused the ringside
oeetators TO gruut much harder
ian /.
"At the beginning Of the third round
: had fully decided that / would take
aother count as agreed" Sikh went on,
jut the round had progressed two
iinutes before Georges hit me hard
nough 20 give me q chance 10 60 down.
lis right swung, then hit me high on
1e cheek, and ] said. Here goes Il
'ropped to one knee, fully resolved 70
.tay there.
Then the howis Of the multitude
cached my head, which semed to clear.
Hes beaten: the negro Is finished
rere the jeers that asssiled me.
Shows How He Did It
Then during these seven seconds
that was kneeling before Carpenter
made up my mind TO fight. ! knew
/ could win. You remember how !
Jumped up and swung my left, which
-aught Georges flush on the point Of
ne Jaw"
Siki rose and gave a demonstration
-or the benefit Of Deputy Diagne, who
BOXED on with apparent pride at his
eo1pstriot.
you know the rest" continued Ski,
how Georges with a panied look Of
vrprise on his face went down for
ne count Of four and elinched.
"From the fourth round on ! didn't
hurt him too badly. / felt him 20 be
very weak, his blows lacking sting. I
rhispered TO him several times that
ts should quit, but instead he butted
me twice and hit me below the belt,
which further snraged me and
..rrengthened my determination 70 win,
especially as the crowd was now favor
nj aLaariUn ruhflo thQu hnnfo1
Georges for his rough work"
Deputy Diagne, who recently took
ID the defense Of Sikh in the Chamber
oi Deputies and is suing the French
Boxing Federation for the rehabilita-
iion OF his fellow eountrymsn, inter
ened at this stage.
"This is the story he told me, and
which believe" he said. This morn
inc his former manager, Hellers, called
rae no on the telephone and thanked
me for my efforts on behalf Of Ski,
but requested that I discontinue them,
raying that in Skis own interest the
matter should be allowed TO drop In
order not to antagonize the French
Boxing Federation. / will. however,
have this matter threshed out before
the courts 20 the finish.
~Sih," he continued, twas SEN
tenccd without Deink gwen hu uppoi-
tunity 20 be heard before the fedora
tion, which Is unprecedented in the
annals Of any court Of justice in the
world. am not concerned whether
or not this kills boxing in France.
want justice done. and desire 70 clear
up the pestilential atmosphere sur
rounding this case.
"As FOR the Boxing Federations
threat 20 sue me, il makes me smile.
The white man refuses 10 be reconeiled
TO the idea that the black may be bis
equal either physically or mentally
This poor Sikh here, who Is using his
fsts 20 earn his living, has been made
a living example Of this state Of mind
Of the whites"
Too Good; Too Honest" Sobs sikh
ski broke down at this and wept
Il have been too good; I wanted 70
Be too honest" ne cried. why didn't
people leave me alone This Is a lesson
Tor me. ! am through with so-ealled
friends. have retired to a little place
lust outside the walls Of Paris and
am getting in trim, and you viii never
see me on the boulevards until this
thing is cleared up, which must be
soon, because ! am nearly broke and
am now deprived Of the right 70 earn