Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-11-10
SIKI BACK TO
THE jungle
France Deprives Him of All
Titles After Brutal At
tack on Street
MONEY AND FAME
TURNED HIS HEAD

Buried under the ruins OF a fairy
like kingdom that crashed down
upon him, Battling Sikh, the wild
man from Senegal" and the heavy
weight champion OF Europe, was
looking today for his Doom or his
doom.
Barred from the ring for nine
months, deprived OF his French
heavyweight and nght-heavyweight
championship and facing the pos
sibillty Of having all his titles re-
moved by the International Box
ing Federation, Sikh. the hero and
idol Of month ago. was tossed by
one swift, stroke almost into the
renegade class
Skis Jungle instincts got the bet
ter OF him Wednesday night, when
he let the fist that had knocked out
the Gorgeous Georges Carpenter,
fly against the Jaw OF the manager
OF the boxer who had knocked out
friend hs was seconding and the
law descended on him with one tell
ing stroke.
The Senegefene was subdusd
battler today. He was estounded
and puzzled by the sudden change
IN his fortunes which had changed
him from the idol 10 an outosst.
From ham and bean second rat
er he rose to fame when he scored
q victory over Carpenter.
Money came fast. and tribute IN
torrent.
II went to his head.
He repounosd his race and cans
ed near-riots IN American drinking
places where they would not accord
him the game treatment that he
was given by the French. Slowly
but surely he pulled the foundation
out from under his throne.
II don't know what was the mat
ter with me-" Sikh said in an inter
view with the United Press today.
I'm sorry for what did and I hope
the public will forgive me. know
I didn't act as champion should
act and 7 willingly abandon thu IT,
ties II they will only let me slons
want 20 go some place else and
fight II they'll let me. I've had
enough OF this"
Skis manager was IN a furious
rage at the act OF the French Box
ing Federation in changing his
charge from a most wonderful meal
ticket TO a liability with a lot OF
debts on HIS hands. HIS hopes OF a
million franos and ease for the rest
Of his days went glimrnsr4ns in
htffs wisp oessm oks.
PeriS first TO cheer ana frst 10
voios the razz, engaged IN public
applause over the downfall OF sild
because he had nnede himself a
great nuisance einoe he became
burdened with fame aud money. For
the fret time the ooior line was be-
ginning to be drawn ana II may be
drawn permanently as result Of
Skis actions.
Oerpentier and HIS manages.
Francois Descarnps. were elated.
'oeorges VIII now regain the titfe
NAT riEhtfuHy belongs TO HIM"
Descarnps said TO the Omitted Press.
The Bodsretfon WI receive onal-
lsnses and stare an elimination
soutsst IDS winter. but no one
oen beat Georges Even though Sikh
In out Of ft We nnstntsin our chai-
ienEs. ws viii ssf that big black
man and show him, II IT'S the last
thing we do"
When the Federation met Il was
suggested that Ski be suspended for |
life, but the proposal was voted nine I
20 SIX and he was given nine months I
with the removal OF all his French /
titles. The federation hurried IT'S |
report 20 the international body with /
an appeal 20 have him disqualified ]
as the worlds isi1t-heavyweight !
nhampien and tho European heavy |
weight titie-noider.
SIKH has abandoned xz1 pfans OF /
going 20 the United 8tstes because
he n Amid of the ,Sofor fs<sins. 40
cordfrs 10 "a. HsiIsra. his manager.
'They msy disuusiify sfid. but
they can't eaaes his title away from
him. He can lose Il IN only one way
and that ism tho ring" Heliers said.
He would be the best fighter in the
world II he was a white man and
had a white mans mentality. He
has an incomprehensible mentality.
He Is a Jungle man. He has been
drunk ever since he beat Carpenter
and has spent all the money he
got. He partakes OF Jungle pleas
ures that are revolving TO the French
people,"
Sikh, according TO He1lers. will ao-
cspt the decision Of the boxing
bodies. but at the end OF nine
months when his successor has been
named. he will then challenge and
win back his titles.