The Colorado statesman., 1922-09-30

-ARIS, Sept. 24.-Georges Carpen-
- tier. the heavyweight champion OF
L Europe and idol of France, was
defeated today by Battling Sikh, the
SenegaIese fighter, in the sixth round
of what was to have been twenty
round bout. Carpenter never had
chance after the third round. He was
barely able to respond to the bell at
the beginning of the sixth. Win ms
right eve completely closed ana MS
nose broken, he was unable to put up
q guard. In the sixth the Negro flght-
er planted a series of terrific rights 10
Carpenters head, and the ffench i'iol
sank to the floor One of his legs
caught between the legs OIL the Sele-
galese as he fell.
The crowd, the largest that ever
witnessed a boxing contest in France,
sensed the end. All was uproar.
The referee, Harry Bernstein, at
first ruled that Sikh had been disqual-
flied for tripping" but the throng,
which considered that Carpenter had
been beaten squarely by better man,
received the decision with great
chorus of boots and jeers and even
threatened the referee bodily harm
The three judges of the fight, VIC
tor Breyer, Jean Pujol, Frenchmen'
and Mr.. DennisOn of London, went in
to consultation. An hour later they
declared the Negro winner.
One million francs is what Battling
Sikh. the conqueror of Georges Car
pentier. asks to 90 to America to fight
Harry Wills at the Polo grounds on
Oct. 26. Manager Hellers cabled Tom
O'Rourke, the American fight promot-
er. this evening in response to an OF
fer of $4,000. Hellers said that he
considered O'Rourke's offer totally in
adequate. He added that he had re-
ceived an offer of large sum for SKI
to meet the winner of the Joe Beck
ett-Franll Moran fight in England on
Boxing day." the day after Christ
mas. Beckett and Moran will fight
Oct. II. The manager of the Senegal
eSe said he did not desire to 90 TO the
United States unless the financial In
ducements made it worth while
Sikh himself at first was disinclined
to make the trip to the United States,
but later said he would do so If Hell
lers' terms were accepted. 1t is the
opinion of Hellers that it would be
good thing for Sikh to meet Wills i'm
mediately. as he considers Wills the
only man standing in the way OF
bout between sikh and Jack Dempsey
for the worlds Championship.
The message sent by Hellers TO
O'Rourke this evening was as follows:
want 100000 francs net, eXclu-
sive of income tax. Am ready to leave
Immediately and have Sikh fight Wits
Oct 90
The extra 100000 francs above the
million mark, Hellers explained, was
for the expenses of the trip TO the
United States and for training eXpen-
ditures.
Sikh was accorded tremendous ova-
ton in the sporting center of Paris
this evening when he arrived by auto
mobile at the office of the Echo des
Sports. one of the foremost French
sporting papers. There were Sucn
crowds in the streets that traffic was
stopped for more than an hour. lhe
fighter modestly acknowledged the
ovations. 49,
81 am through with absinthe from
now on" Sikh said to the Assoclateo
Press. 81 am champion now, ana
must behave like champion lie re-
fused to partake of glass OF cha1n-
payne which was offered him during
a toast to his victory.
Meanwhile Georges Carpenter Is
lying ill and badly battered at ms
home He is not yet aware that ne
lost his laurels to the man from SEN
egal. He still is under the impression
that the Negro was disqualified.
This morning Georges asked to see
the newspapers. Those at the Dedside'
however told him the doctors instruc-
tions were that he must have aDso-
lutte rest and that he must not read,
owing to the condition of his damaged
eye. He has not been told that the