Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-05-12

] Fans Fans Fail To Agree As To.
Legitimacy OF Knockout
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!. Blow And All Agree That
Fight Was Disgraceful AT
fair "0nly Worthy OF
Street Fighting.

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Street Fighting.
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st.ond May 12.-(By the Assoc
gkscGaated Press. The blow with which
IRNserges C~arpentieE knocked out Ted
AgG.kld"D Lewis in the first round of
u tneir championship bout mere last
v nlEht was legitimate, in the Judgment
N oI%the so-called experts who reported
IL ne night. Cries of foul" came from
II parts Of h Olympia auditorium
S4HXnen decisive blow was struck.
.SgsSDoe Palmer. the referee. is quoted
iS4n$the Daily Telegram as saying ..the
Il blow was perfectly, fair. The men
broken from Il clinch and it was
Lewis business to protect himself.
" This he failed to do.
:&&SsOne or. two Of the reporters while
n conceding. that Carpenter by the
Etstrict letter of the rules was entitled
7 act as he did, complain that his
Asconduct lacked regard for the spirit
81 theNresulations which the French
II MAJ has invariably displayed in his
/ previous fights. While agreeing that
was rightly proclaimed the winner,
i they predict that the legitimacy of a
knockout during a breakaway will be
long debated. and THAT Lewis sup
d porters are likely to reassert that the
blow was foul, especially as they can
argue that Lewis was at the moment
listening 10 the referees warningA
Dcplorc Contest. !
For the fight; as a fight. however.
nobody a praise. The Times critic
says the contest was as bad as 1t could
have been and mus have ended in
disqualification If it had not ended as
It did.
fN~ The Daily Telegraph correspondent
declares he new wants to see any
3Nthing like 1t again and says 1t offended
the sense Of every good sportsman,
who witnessed it. y
The men were locked in holds,
pulling and Juggling and cli1ging to
each other like men possessed, both
ssrefusing repeatedly to obey the
sS 1t was only worthy of street fight
s8s$$sig."
For this unsatisfactory display,
some critics hold Lewis responsible
saying that when the champion tried
ITO pull away, Lewis held on and hit,
lXand that Carpenter. finding that he
\ was being punished under what was
apparently some new sort Of rule,
seemed to make up his mind to do
the same. 5
n Carpenter, according to sporting
Life" had an unhappy time Of, 1t until
Lewis unwaf1ness gave him his OPP
Spprtunity. The champions body was
redeemed all over where Lewis body
blows had landed. and he vas OBJ
syiously worried. The writer believes
MAT il Lewis had not made his fatal
nlistake he would have given Carpen-
Her q deal OF trouble.
sssaLondon. May 11.-Georges Car
kid" Lewis in the first round Of
what was to have been a 20 round
s@bput for the light heavyweight cham
SspAopship Of the world held by IEar-
SStAntter. The end came when Car
s6St1tier in breaking from a clinch
Move . sharp right to the. point Of
sIsewis' jaw. The Englishman toppled
ssabyer backwards and lay motionless on
the floor until the referee counted
SSffallen foe and aided in carrying him
Ito his corner
No The spectators were SLOW to realize
what had occurred but when finally
they comprehended that the battle
was over and Lewis WA defeated,
there a storm Of booes and
scies Of foul" from all parts of the
vast auditorium. which drowned out
1.-THE comparatively little applause
t which Carpenter received
Two n Quarter Minutes
From the sound Of the gong to the
end Of the referees count two min
utes and Is seconds interviewed. Car
spentier weighed ITS pounds, the
hight heavyweight limit. while Lewis
tipped the scales at l57 pounds, with.
his clothes on when the fighters
\ weighed in this afternoon. Jack
Dempsey. worlds heavyweight cham
pion, was the first man after Fran
COTS Descamps. to congratulate Car
pentier after. the Knockout. CArpen-
tier left the ring and proceeded to
his dressing room through lanes OF
hhstns and booing fght fans.
The great Olympia amphitheatre
held a record crowd for the battle
had attracted Widespread interest.
Hundreds OF handsomely gowned
! Women were among ~the spectators
and evidenced keen disappointment
at the quick work made OF h Brit
lsh fAvorite by the Frenchman.
Among others present were the Duke
OF York and Prince Henry. Who we're
seated Of the ringside. DEMPSEY was
applauded as he entered the arena,
ana was shown to- q seat near the
royal parsonage. to. whom he Wag
later introduced. He chatted with
them for . moment.
Lewis Aggresave
yrr>> &hn ~nnc cent fhe ARhfArn ~