Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-01-13
HEZE
CLARK
BRITISH HOPE
FAILS TO LAST
Cook Goes Out in FOurt
When Georges Cracks
Him on Jaw.
BY JACK NC AULLIFFE.

LONDON, Jan. 13.-FOr once the ez
perts were right and Georges Carpentie
retains the European heavyweight cham
pionship after stopping George Cook 9
Australia in the fourth round Of thei
bout at Albert Hail last night.
Georges must have seen a vision
another fourth round, one he ono
fought in Jersey City last summer, fl
when the bell called the fighters to th
ring for the fourth time last night, Cal
pentier was after his man like a ugei
He flashed about Cook with his mag
niicent foot work and found the open
ing he sought and delivered the RICH
hand blow that failed him at the be
ginning of the Dempsey fight last Jul!
This time it didn't fail and II ouly too
one real right to put Cook down for tn
count. He was on one knee whe
counted out
1t was a slow fght-for a Carpentie
fight. At the beginning Georges wa
unenthusiastic. He allowed Cook, VIII
was clumsy and amateurish, to take tn
advantage in the mitigating and too
considerable punishment around th
body. Georges was slow and the issu
seemed TO be in doubt.
Carpenter first flash of speed cam
in the third. when the Frenchman DIS
I played much Of his former agility. HI
4 EIkULs anu lei were I4AsS4Aes DuL II
was shooting them in with fncreasin
power, apparently warming up to hnis
of his man IN the round II which DemE
sey put him away six months ago.
The fourth round saw Cook go dow
for the count before a right that she
home cleanIy to his jaw. It was just
l had said, Georges won the minute
decided TO uncork his rapid-hre right
Cook, I should say, was a WllIln
( fighter. but an ignorant one.
Cook, grim yisaged and mOrOSe, too
the initiative at the start Of the bou
He crept under the Frenchman's guar
and scored on infghting, banlin
Georges, who was unable to put oyt
his famous right in the first roun
/ Carpenter displayed excellent tootworl
Both were cautious, Cook evidentl
afraid Of Carpenters famous "one, two
with which he was finally knocked out
Cook won the first round on pOint
shaking Carpenter. Once the Frencl
man was ON the ropes, embarrassed .
the rapidity Of the Australians let's an
rights to the body.
The second round also went TO u
Australians credit Georges being col
/ tent TO take the puniShm ut while seel
ing an opening. He crouched lot, SEQ
ing telling right smaShes TO the bod
but could not win the round.
The third saw a reversal OF forr
Carpenter. coached by the redOubtab
Descamps sailed III and rallied his OF
poneut with a series OF body blows an
occasionally tried a right to the jai
which Cook ducked.
The Frenchman won the third rouI
easily. and then in the fourth round ]
sailed in TO win a knockout He rusht
his rival around the ring. The refer
warned Cook against holding on in Il
cEnches.
Suddenly Carpenter sent 4 right
the Jaw with lightning speed. BE 70
lowed this with a left uppercut and tht
with another terrific right, excellent
timed. Cook crumpled and was COUNT
out.
The weights were; Cook, 1S9 pouni
and Carpenter 10 pounds
There was considerable betting prl
to the tight. with Carpenter the favort
at five TO two.