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

GIANT SENECALESE
STOPS CARPENTER
| IN 9Th AT PARIS
Paris. Sept 24-(By A. P)-
Georges Carpenter. the heavyweight
champion boxer OF Europe and idol
of France, was defeated today by
Battling Sikh, the Senegalese fighter,
in the sixth round of what was to
have been a 20-round bout.
| Carpenter never had chance after
the third round. He was barely able
to respond to the bell at the begin
ming of the sixth. With his right eye
completely closed and his nose broken
he was unable to put up guard.
In the sixth the negro fighter plant
| Ell series of terrific rights to Can
pentiers head and the French idol
crumpled to the floor. One of his legs
! caught between the legs Of the
Senesalese while he was falling.
The crowd. the largest that ever
witnessed boxing contest in France,
sensed the end. Ali was uproar.
Many persons jumped into the ring
and carried the Sencsalcse on their
shoulders TO his corner.
| The referee, Harry bernstein. at
first ruled that Sikh had been dis
qualified for tripping" hut the
thronc. which considered that Car
pentier had been beaten squarely by a
better man, received the decision
with great chorus of boots and jeers
and even threatened the referee with
bodily harm. The three Judges of the
fight, Victor Dryer. Jean Pujol,
/, Frcnchmen and Mr.. Bcnnison of Lon
don, went into consultation. An hour
later they declared the negro the
winner. Their verdict was received
with terrific cheering from the spec
tators who had remained in the arena
for it, many Of themsip an ugly mood.
Carpenter had been Rooted by large
numbers OF the crowd as he was tax
en- from the ring to his dressing
+. room.
! The defeat of Carpenter was en-
tirely unexpected. Carpenter was
I, the fayorite when the men entered
the ring and the crowd was dumb
| founded when they saw their idol
pummeled all over the ring and sub
jected to terrific punishment at the
| hands of the big black.
! Carpenter tried every trick of his
/ ring knowledge to stave off defeat.
A Wi, No I inf ti,,er
during the fifth round 1t seemed
evident that he was anxious to be dis
qualified by the referee rather than
to suffer the ignominy Of a knockout.
When his subterfuses became appar-
| ent, the crowd, which previously had
+! been pulling" for him, jeered and
| hOoted and cheered the negro.
| When the gong sounded at the
commencement of the fight Sikh APP
! peared timid. He covered up in fear
of Georges terrible right" The Sene-
| galese however, seemed to take cour-
age after having received four rights
to the jaw, which failed to make the
| slightest impression on him. Car
pentier's face took a puzzled look as
the burly battler took his blows and
came back looking for more.
! so confident was Carpenter of ulti-
mate victory, however, that he was
| smiling as he went to his corner
| when the gong ended the first round
| '''lll get him whenever / want to-"
| he said to Francois Decamps, his
| manager and trainer.
The crowd evidently was of the
same opinion as Carpenter, for it
Justify checrcd Georges, the Sene-
galese not having landed a solid blow
up to that time. Georges is letting
him stay for the moving pictures"
vas an expression heard from var
ious spectators. The big Scne-
salcse evidently was considered a
kind Of Sacrificial offering to the
proves of Georges for the edifica-
ton Of the boxing enthusiasts.
The French champion appeared
thin. His complexion was salIow and
his face drawn but he had stripped
Off apparently in good condition for
the fray, albeit somewhat fine"
Georges weight was announced at
113 IL pounds
Sikh stripped a beautiful picture
of health and condition His skin
was like ebony as compared with
the whitcness of that of the French
man. Carpenter smiled in his US
ual debonair style as the bathrobe
of the black man fell from his
shoulders.
On the first round Sikh rushed out
of his corner and met Carpenter be-
fore the Frenchman was fairly off
his chair. Carpenter, however,
caught the black man with two
straight rights. Sikh covered up and
then went down to one knee from a
light left. The referee ordered him
up.
Carpenter then swung two hard
rights to the, Jaw. Sikh took them,
merely shaking his head and bored in.
Carpenters face wore a puzzled ex-
preston, although plainly he was
holding hack. Ski did not land a
clean How
In the second round Carpenter,
with a look Of disdain in his face,
repeatedly iabbed Sikh with his left,
without return. Then. as Sikh was
rushing in. he caught the Negro
flush on the jaw with terrific swing.
Carpenter drew back, expecting Sikh
to drop under the blow. Sikh. how
ever instead rushed in and shot two