Imperial Valley press., 1922-09-25
GEORGES ACTING
BADLY AFTER HE
IS KNOCKED OUT
Former Idol of France Tries
To Foul to Save Himself;
, bad Man" Winner
BY JOHN O'BRIEN
Unlted Press Leased Wire

on MS Ded ana IN dellrl0uS frenzy
yelled for revenge and another chance
against Battling Sikh, the giant Sene.
glese heavyweight who knocked him
out yesterday in the sixth round of a
fight scheduled for 90 rounds.
Ministrations Of his doctors, his
heart-broken wife and his faithful
manager, Descamps, availed nothing.
He wept and pleaded that arrangements
be made Immediately for another
meeting with the black man.
No outsiders were permitted near
Carpenter but DR.. Martel, his physi.
elan, said that both his eyes were
4 completely closed; his lips were
swollen immensely, his nose was
broken, a long cash was in his cheek,
his right hand was fractured in two
j 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 said his physi-
lcian.
i ~ made the mistake Of trying to
istudy Sikh in the early rounds. He. got
over n lucky punch and took all my
astrength away. l hit. him; with every
3thing had. He has wonderful powers
of recuperation. His race is not made
like mine,'' Carpenter said.
| Georges has himself TO blame. He
l,started playing with Sikh at the be.
ginning of the fight and it is bad to
tease panther, i" Deseamps, his man,
lager said. -, =,
| Ski, the wild man from Senegal ai-'
Erected his eyes and ambition to the
United States today. '.-,,...,.,.
I The giant black. French colonial an
Inouneed his plans as: -.
"Jack Dempsey and anyone Of them
tover there that want to fight me.
F. Bad Man Beats Idol
| Grave political questions became a
second issue in the excitement that
| held over. from the battle between the
former ring idol of the Ffench nation
and the previously idisregarded q g bad
man" from the colonies. :, 80. "a
Even Carpenters stapnchest admir-.
ers refused TO believe anything but
6 that the former heavyweight champion
Of Europe had been fairly beaten BY a
cleaner fighting opponent '""', 10 !.
After starting ont. As If he would be
an easy winner, Carpenter. was beaten
I, almost into pulp by, the heavy hit
ting, wild swinging Seneklese. In the
early rounds Georges dropped his OPP
ponent three times to his knees but
!, he did not conceal his surprise that
: his huge antagonist failed to stay
down for the count.
Sikh started in the fourth round and
from that time on it was Just ques-
ton of how far Georges heart would
carry him before he. would give up,
T. When he went down from terrific
c body punishment and a hard right and
i left to the jaw in the sixth, Descamps
I claimed that Siki had tripped him. The
+ referee, Bernstein, sustained the claim
t and declared Carpenter the winner.
l. Fifty thousand spectators in the new
Buffalo Stadium became as one in
raising tumultous protest against the
obvious attempt to take a victory
away from deserving winner.
Angry customers menaced Descamp!
and he had to seek safety in flight
ICarpentier, helpless, was deserted II
y This corner. Gendarmes surrounded tht
referee and fought to keep back tht
mob. Finally the judges obtained :
hearing and peace was restored wheI
: it was announced that the judges woul(
- 4 IcSlcW tho QCSiohOi1 anu a. W.
dict in 20 minutes. Not one spectator
. left the hall and an ovation was raised
when the announcement was made tha
; the referee was in error when he failed
ID to consult the judges and that his de
n cision was overruled, making Sikh tn
winner.
~ Carpenter committed many foul
n after the second round. He was warned
q repeatedly by the referee for butting
q holding and attempting to use his kne'
: while in the clinches. 1t was obvious
( that he was trying to lose on fou
and save what little prestige remained
>. for him. n
= "You Can't Hit, Mr.. Carpsntisr'
Sikh was rather cautious at frs
y and he proceeded slowly until tn
Wanted right hand Of Carpenter cam
: over and caught him on the chin.
\ sent him to his knees, but he came vi
smiling and jeered at the white man
At least six times the same right hand
that iolted Jack Dempsey in the SECOND
round Of last years fight, came Owe
on the button.
"You can't hit, Mr.. Carpenter,
said Sikh.
When he saw that he had nothing
to fear, Sikh waded in. Much aftel
the style Of Harry Greb he started botf
hands working like the fianges on
fan. He missed many blows but NJ
landed just as many and everyone ser
iously hurt the Frenchman.
What sympathy the crowd had to-
Carpenter turned to animosity wheI
Sikh picked him up off the floor OF tn
ring aud started to carry him to MI
corner. Carpenter struck twice a
him. :.
From .disregarded and rather DIS
liked character Of the bright light dis
trict, Sikh was turned into Q hero. D!
his victory.
While be had, however, never bee'
knocked out, be was regarded as
"ham fighter because bis sbowini
had been none too impressive in prev
ious fights. =,
When negotiations started for IN
fight with Carpenter, Descamps sai
he didn't want the bout - 1t woui
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