The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-09-25

EN-, he was unable to put up a guard.
was an expression heard from various
spectators. The big Senegalese evil
IDENTIFY was considered a kind of sac
rificial offering to the prowess OF
Georges for the edification of the
boxing enthusiasts.
The French champion appeared
thin. His complexion was sallow and
his face drawn, but he had stripped
off apparently in good condition for
the fray. Georges weight was an
nounced as 1871 "a.
Skis skin was like ebony as COM
pared with the whiteness of the
Frenchman. He weighed ia pounds.
Sikh Sent Down
In the first round. Sikh met Car
pentier before the Frenchman was
fairly off his chair. Carpenter, how
ever, 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. Carpenter was holding back.
Sikh did not land clean blow.
In the second round Carpenter,
with a look of disdain on his face,
repeatedly jabbed Sikh with his left
without return. Then, as Sikh was
rushing in, he caught the negro flush
on the jaw with a terrific right
swing. Carpenter drew back, expect
ing Sikh to drop under the blow.
Sikh, however. instead, rushed in and
shot two short hooks to the body.
This surprised Carpenter.
sikh, the Shock Absorber
Just before the bell Carpenter
again caught Sikh flush on the chin,
but the -negro merely grinned at him
and said: You don't hit very hard.
Mr.. Georges" The round was Car
pentier's by wide margin, but the
Frenchman was putting hard as he
wandered to his corner. Also he had
lost his confident smile.
In the third round, Sikh rushed
from his corner. toward Carpenter.
Carpenter backed away and spared
cautiously. Then he tented with his
left and obtaining an opening drove
a 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. Car
pentier went down and took a count
of four.
Carpenter Groggy
When the Frenchman arose he was
plainly groggy. Sikh, seeing his adj
vantage, showered rights and lefts
on him, always playing for the stom
ach. He had Carpenter gasping for
breath and staggering at the end of
the round.
In the fourth round, Sikh pummeled
Carpenter all over the ring. The
Frenchman was barely able to with
stand the punishment. He was
bleeding, his right eye was closed.
his nose was flattened and his mouth
was wide open. Carpenter endeav-
ored to hold the arms of the negro
under his own armpits. Sikh. over
anxious to finish his man, missed
many blows that would have ended
the bout had they landed. Mean
while, 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.
Beginning of the End
In the fifth round, Sikh again
sprung to the offensive from his cor
ner, intending quickly to polish off
the Frenchman. Carpenter met the
attack with low blow and was
warned by Referee Bernstein. The
low blow seemed to enrage Sikh, who
went furiously at Carpenter, missing
numerous swings. Finally, however,
he caught Carpenter with short
hook to the jaw and the Frenchman
went down. Carpenter. who was
near the ropes, gripped them in ris-
Ing and butted Sikh in the stomach.
The Frenchman was helpless. Again
he was warned by the referee for
nrwhi1a the crowd was
yelling to the referee to stop the
encounter. When the bell rang Car
pentier groggily staggered to his
corner.
When the gong rang for the sixth
round. Carpenter came out hardiy
able to stand. A majority OF the
spectators expected his second, Des-
camps. to throw in 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 pody.
Carpenter crumpled to the floor naii
way through tho ropes compieteiy
out. after one minute and ten SECONDS
of fighting.
The boxing federation tonight de-
c,arad battling sikh the Ight-heavy-
weight champion Of the world ana
heavyweight champion OF France. II
announced that it intended sending to
the American boxing autnorltes q
ch a,,enge for him to meet all corners.
A. the end of the bout SKI was re.
markably fresh and bore no signs OF
the encounter
.you had better cable Mr.. Rickard
,rh+ that am willing to fight
Dempsey right away" said the sene-
ralese to the Associated Press corre-
spondent. &x.,n tor
+oaavn remarked NJ. Heller, Skis
Skis victory over Carpenter. II
Is believed in French sporting CIR
c1es, 10 likely to make the big Sene-
gaiesa more loath than ever to SUBJ
NIT to regular training, , Up to tw rFlda oy
evening. although working TWO ~
three hours daily at boxing. rope
skipping and bag punching. ne was
regular patron every evening Of the
brightly illuminated cafes.