The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-12
By Associated Press

i London, May Il.-Georges Carpen- . tier tonight knocked out Ted Kid" Lewis in the first round of what was E to have been a 20-round bout for the light championship or the world, held by Carpenter The end came when Carpenter. in break ing from a clinch, drove a sharp right to the point of Lewis jaw The Englishman toppled over back ward and lay motionless on the floor g until the referee counted ten. Then Carpenter picked up his fallen foe and aided in carrying him to his - corner.
 The spectators were slow to real 2 ize what had occurred, but when finally they had comprehended that 1 the battle was over and Lewis was defeated there arose a storm of boos and cries of "foui' from all parts of the vast auditorium, which drowned out the comparatively little applause Carpentier was receiving from his partisans.
 Lewis Heavily outweighed.
 From the sound of the gong to the end of the referees count. two min utes and Is seconds intervened. Car pentier weighed 175 pounds, the light heavyweight limit, while Lewis tipped the scales at 157 pounds with his clothes on when the fighters were weighed in this afternoon. Jack Dempsey, the worlds heavyweight champion. wasN the first man after Francois Descamps, to congratulate Carpentier after the knockout. Car pentier left the ring and proceeded to his dressing room, through lanes of hissing and booing fight fans.
 The great Olympia amphitheater held a record crowd. for the battle had attracted widespread interest. Hundreds of handsomely gowned women were among the spectators sand evinced keen disappointment at the quick work made of the Brit ish favorite by the Frenchman. Among others present was the Duke of York and Prince Henry. who were ], seated at the ringside. Jack Demp '4sey was applauded as he entered'the arena and was shown to seat near the Royal personages, to whom he was later introduced. He chatted with them for moment.
 Lewis Takes Aggressive
 When the gong sent the fighters to the center of the ring, Lewis took the aggressive He sent across a right jab to the neck, followed by a left to the body. There was ciinch, and the referee, Joe Padmer. called upon the men to break. He then Jumped in between them and pulled them apart. Immediately the fighters again went into a clinch. jabbing fiercely. Palmer foreibly pried them apart again and then administered caution to both.
 Lewis continued the aggressor. He got in two lefts on C1rpentier and the crowd madly cheered him. Car pentier closed in, and held on. Again the referee reproved him. Lewis forced the Frenchman into a corner, and there was a rapid exchange of body blows, in which Lewis had the advantage.
 Georges Ends It
 Carpentier then forced his opponent off the ropes and into the center of the ring. The Frenchman missed with a right and Lewis sent his right to Carpenters neck. Another .clinch followed. and the referee stepped and separated the men. Car pentier uppercut Lewis and also sent 4 in a hook blow as they were coming out of the clinch. Lewis glanced ap- pealingly at Palmer. Then following the Frenchman's tactics. Lewis jabbed as they separated. 1t appeared as If Palmer again was going to warn the fighters as they broke away. Lewis had dropped his guard and Carpen- tier feinted with his left simultane- ously flashed the right from his