The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-09-25


meeting with the black man.
No outsiders were permitted near
Carpenter, but DR.. Martel, his
physician, said that both his eyes
were completely closed his lips were
swollen immensely, his nose was
broken, a long cash was cut in his
cheek, his right hand was fractured
in two places and his left hand in one
place.
The effort to- talk was obviously
painful. but he persisted in Furnishing
himself and refusing TO heed the ad-
vice to remain quiet.
"I made the mistake Of trying to
study Sikh in the early rounds. He
got over a lucky punch and took all
my strength away. I hit him with
everything I had. He has wonderful
powers of recuperatiOn. His race is
not made like mine" Carpenter said.
Georges has himself to blame. He
started playing with Sikh at the be-
ginning of the fight and it is bad to
tease a panther" Descamps. his man.
ager said. Ski. the wild man from
Senegal. directed his eyes and ambi-
ton today.
The Giant black French colonial an
nounced his plan as:
Jack Dempsey and any OF them
over there that want to fight me-"
Even Carpenters staunchest ad-
njrers refused TO believe anything.
hut that the former heavyweight
champion of Europe had been fairly
beaten by a cleaner fighting opponent.
Beaten TO Pulp
After starting out as Il he would be
an easy winner. Carpenter was
beaten almost into a pulp by the
heavy hitting, wild swinging Sene-
galese. In the early rounds, Georges
dropped his opponent three times to
his knees and he did not conceal his
surprised that his huge antagonist
failed to stay down for the count.
Ski started in the fourth round
and from that time on it was just a
question Of how far Georges heart
would carry him before he would have
to give up. When he went down from
terrific body punches and a hard
right and left to the jaw in the sixth,
Descamps claimed that Sikh had
tripped him.
The referee, Berstein, sustained the
claim and declared Carpenter the
winner.
Fifty thousand spectators in the new
Buffalo stadium became as one in
raising a tumultnous protest against
the obvious attempt TO take victory
away from a deserving winner.
Later 1: was announced that the
Judges would review the decision and
return a verdict in twenty minu7es.
Not one spectator left the hall and an
ovation was raised when the an
nouncement was made that the
referee was in error when he failed
to consult the judges and that his de-
cision was overruled. making Sikh the
winner.
Carpenter committed many fouls
after the second round. lie was
warned repeatedly by the referee for
butting, holding and attempting to
use his knee while in tho cLnches. 1t
was OBVIOUS that he was trying to
lose on a foul and save what little
prestige remained for him
Sikh was rather cautious all through
and he proceeded slowly until the
Wanted right hand Of Carpenter
came over and caught him on the
chin. It sent him to his knees, but
he came up smiling and jeered at the
white man. At least six times the
same right hand that jolted Jack
Dempsey in the second round Of last
years fight came over on the button,
and then Sikh remarked:
You cant hit, Mr.. Carpenter"
When he saw that he had nothing
to fear. Sikh waded in. Much after
the style OF Harry Greb. he started
both hands working like the hanges
on a fan. He missed many blows,
but he landed just as many. and ev-
cry one seriously hurt the French
man.
What sympathy the crowd held for
Carpenter turned to animus when
ski picked him up off the floor of
the ring and started to carry him TO
his corner. Carpenter struck twice
at him.
Sikh first drew attention when he
knocked out Harry Reeve, former
light heavyweight champion of Eng
land, in six rounds. He then won a
L5-round decision from Marcel Miles
and outpointed Paul Journes. who
acted as Carpenters sparring part
ner in the United States.