Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1922-09-30
CARPENTER, IDOL Of FRANCE, WAS BADLY
BATTERED BY SIKH. THE GREAT SENECALESE
BATTLER, IN BLOODY CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT

Battered and beaten beyond rccogni
ton, Georges Carpenter, thanks to
the Senegalese, Battling Sikh, today
lost both the light heavyweight chalh
pionship Of the world and the heavy.
weight championship of Europe. Sikh,
refusing to play the role of an actor In
an alleged frame-up, from the first
round began hammering his opponent
until ut the end Of the fifth, he had
drawn BLOOD from tire champions
nose, mouth and ears and closed up
both his eyes.
On the opinion Of the GO 900 persons
who gathered to see the Frcnchman re
sumo his fighting in Paris after three
years, they saw Carpenter at his
worst. Brute force again beat science.
Sikh, with little idea of the art Of box
ing but with terrifically powerful
blows turned the tables upon thost
who jeered and laughed at his crouch
ing attitudes when, in less than twen-
ty minutes fighting, he had floored
Frances boxing idol.
Cheers and jeers again interminglen
when first Sikh was given the decision
by the referee, and later when the la,-
ter changed his opinion, awarding Car
pentier tire victory because the Negro
was supposed to have fouIed. No one
had seen the so-called foul and sarcas
tic cries Of "Carpcnticr' went up from
all sides. But the change in the dccis-
ion was not permitted to stand for the
Judges decided that there had been nu
foul and Ovcrruled the referee.
The ingloriOuS ending Of his career
l., II.
the Dempsey defeat Internationally,
but tire whole country today considered
that Sikh had met the champion simp
ly in order to afford the latter q
chance to fight once again in his homo
country. That Carpenter undcrcst!-
mated the challenger Of his titles was
the general opinion in the Buffalo Vel
odrome today.
lie thought Ire had merely to hit to
knock out his Negro opponent. Am
many consider that the French cham.
pion in the second round had excellent
opportunities for getting home a deaf
ly right blow to the chin, like the one
that shook Dempsey and that which
knocked out Britain's heavyweight
champion. Severe censure Of Carpen-
tiers Fighting methods was heard to-
ward the end Of the fight, wherein, on
at least two occasions when he I'M
doubtedly saw himself beaten, he butt
ed the Negroes stomach.
90 SIKH DOWN IN FIRST ROUND.
ROUND ONE-Siki rushed and then
came into clinch. Carpentier landed
several rights and lefts to the face
which Jared Sikh. Sikh then re eel; cd
two lefts to the stomach and went to
the canvas on one knee for n few pee
onds while Carpenter, smiling, locker
upon what he considered easy prey.
before the round was finished Carpe1
tier punished the dusky fighter consid
erably and the latter went to his cor.
her looking tired.
ROUND TWO.-Both came out Of
their corners with q jump and immc-
diately went into clinch. Sikh was
holding on when Carpenter tore loose
and kept jabbing the black and max
ing him appear foolish. Sikh found an
opening and sent in q hard right to the
jaw, followed by left to the chin. The
blows jarred Carpenter considerably,
whereupon the Frenchman stopped his
playing and settled down to business
Sikh landed two effective blows to the
head. while the punches the French
man managed to put in did not seem
to trouble Sikh much.
ROUND THREE-Shortly after the
start of this round Sikh went down uu
der a hard right on the jaw. He took
Il Cr,,f,
rying the fight to Carpenter. He land
ed a right to the jaw, which sent tho
Frenchman down for a count OF trv..
Sikh then began to get the upper hand
and landed body and head blows Of
all descriptions, with Carpenter hang
ing Oh like grim death, whenever he
could. At the bell Carpenter went "
his corner looking like we'll beaten
man.
ROUND FOUR.--Siki started the
proceedings and soon had Carpenter
holding on. This time Sikh had to pull
out Of the clinches and when he was
free he hit Carpenter when and where
he pleased. Blood began flowing from
several wounds and the Frenchman
went to his corner in very weak condi
ton.
CARPENTER BUTTS OPPONENT
ROND FIVE-Carpentier started t.
hold on Immediately after tho bell. In
the clinches Sikh landed savage blows
to the body and face until Carpenter
face took on the appearance of a piece
of raw beef. The champion then buttcd
the colorcd fighter twice, the seconn
time sending him to the canvas. But
Sikh jumped up Immediately and got
to work on his tired and beaten adver
sary. In the third minute OF the fight
Carpenter fell down from sheer ex-
haustion. Sikh lifted him up and when
Sikh was off his guard Carpenter
swung his right to the colored mans
Jaw. There was no strength behind it,
however, and Sikh came back with
some terrific punishment which made
Carpenter stagger all over the ring
when he was not able, to hold on.