Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-25

NJ. Georges" The round was Car
pentier's by a wide margin, but the
F'renchman was putting hard as he
wandered to his corner. Also he had
lost his confident smile.
In the third round Ski rushed
from his corner toward Carpenter
Carpenter backed away and spared
cautiously. Then he tented witt his
left and obtaining an opening. drove
hard right to Skis Jaw. The Negro
dropped to one knee and took count
of seven. Then he jumped up and
caught Carpenter with left and
right swings to the stomach. Carpen-
tier went down and took q count of
four
When the Frenchman arose he
plainly was groggy. Sikh. seeing his
advantage. showered rights and lefts
upon him, always playing for the
stomach. He had Carpenter gasping
for breath and staggering at the
end of the round.
In the fourth round Sikh pummeled
all over the ring. The Frenchman
was barely allie to withstand the
punishment. He was bleeding. his
right eye was closed his nose was
fiattened and his mouth was wide
open. Carpenter resorted to all the
known tricks of his long experience.
lie endeavored to hold the arms of
the Negro under his own armpits.
Sikh. over anxious to finish his man,
sol llnu-s. fLnt Il ha n
ended the bout had they landed.
Meanwhile Georges occasionally shot
wicked rights against his opponent,
which. however. failed to slow him
up. Up to this time, the Negro
showed no marks of punishment
In the fifth round ski again sprang
to the offensive from his corner, in
tending to polish off the F'renchman.
Carpenter met the attack with a low
blow and was warned by Referee
Bernstein. The low blow seemed to
cnrage Ski, who went furiously at
Carpenter, missing numerous swings.
Finally. however, he caught Carpen-
tier with a short hook to the jaw and
the Frenchman went down. Carpen-
tier. who was near the ropes. gripped
them in rushing and butted Sikh in
the stomach. The Frenchman was
helpless. Again he was warned by
the referee for butting. Meanwhile
the crowd was yelling to the referee
to stop the encounter. When the bell
rang Carpenter srogsily staggered to
his corner.
When the gong rang for the sixth
round, Carpenter came out, hardly
able 10 stand. A ma jority OF the
spectators expected his second, Des-
camps, to throw up the sponge as
the Frenchman was unable to put up
his hands. A short uppercut from
sikh sent Carpenter reeling back
wards and then the Negro drove hard
rights and lefts TO the body. Car
pentier crumpled to the floor, half
way through the ropes, completely
out. after one minute and ten sec
onds of fighting. Ski weighed ia
pounds.
The Boxing Federation tonight de-
clared Battling Sikh the light heavy
weight champion of the world and
heavyweight champion of France 1t
lIljI IL IHleUueu StHulnS
regular challenge for him to meet
all Corners, to the American boxing
authorities.
At the end of the bout Sikh was re-
markably fresh and bore no signs of
the encounter.
You had better cable Mr.. Richard
tonight that I am willing to fight
Dempsey right away" said the Sene-
galese to the Associated Press cor
respondent.
Sikh fought clean and fair battle.
He had the crowd with him in the
last two rounds, especially after he
lifted Carpenter from the floor when
the Frenchman was virtually helpless
in the fifth round. AS he placed Car
pentier on his feet, the Frenchman
swung blindly a wicked left to Skis
jaw. this caused the crowd to boot
and ieer Carpenter.
The reversal of the first decision
of the referee in giving the bout to
Carpenter on an alleged foul prob
ably saved the boxing game in France
from a black eye as the crowd ap-
parently unwilling to countenance n
fairly defeated man. completely ont
and helpless, being declared the VIM
her.
This particularly was true by rea-
son of the fact that there had been
two other disqualifications in the pre-
limineries, both fighters who profited
by the decisions belong to the
stable" Of Francois Descamps,
Carp's manager. The two men who
received the favorable decision were
Fritsch, who won the olympic feath-
erweight title in 1920. when Billy
Mercant of England, was declared to
have hit him low in the third round
and Charley I.edoux. who was de-
clared winner over Benny Thomas of
England, in the eighth round for lack
Of fighting spirit on the part of the
Englishman.
Referee Bernstein had his side of
the ring under the protection OF the
police while the judges were deliber-
ating on the question OF who was the
winner Of the bout Descamps also
was the object of the anger Of the
crowd. Many persons attempted to
reach him but he made a quick geta-
way.
Skis victory over Carpenter, it is
believed in French sporting circles. is
likely to make the big .Senegalese
more 1oath than ever to submit to
regular training. Up to Friday ev-
ening although working two or three
hours daily at boxing, rope skipping