Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-07
MILES STOPPED BY
CARPENTER IN 9TH
NO CREDIT IN WIN

Paris. May 6.-(By A. P)-
Georges Carpenter knocked out
Marcel Miles in the eighth round of
! their scheduled fifteen round bout for
! the French heavyweight title this at
! ternoon.
/, Although he won, Carpenter. ac-
cording to ringside observers, added
nothing to his reputation. It was
noticeable that the old Carpenter
| spirit was lacking.
Georges was in difficulty as early
as the second round, and weathered
| the third only through the experience
and lack of combativity of his OPP
/ ponent. The experts opined that
| comeback although it ended in vic
tory for him. failed to demonstrate
| any Of the fighting qualities required
| of champion. and that had the for
mer French idol been facing a real
! battler the fight would have ended in
| the second round, with Georges the
loser
In the second Miles had the for
mer champion groggy with, body
blows. but he lacked the initiative
| to finish his man who. with wide open
mouth, looked the picture of defeat.
Forty thousand persons saw the
battle. They gave Carpenter great
ovation. his popularity seemed great
err than ever. Georges appeared to
be in much better condition than
when he fought Battling" Sikh.
The first round was a succession
of clinches, with Miles playing for
the body and Carpenter missing sew
eral hard swings. When the gong
rang the men were about on even
terms.
Miles momentarily abandoned his
offensive for the stomach in the Sec
ond and reached Carpenter with a
hard right to the jaw and had
Georges groggy at the bell, although
Miles right eye with a glancing
right. which he continually was try
ing to put over for knockout.
Miles also had the better of the
third round and should have ended
the fight in this period. He seemed
to be wary of Carpenters right.
In the fourth round Miles kept
playing for the stomach. Carpenter.
and covered, clinching whenever pos
sible. 1t was Miles round.
In the fifth Carpenter got in a left
to the jaw. but the blow was without
any particular steam. Also Car
pentier lacked his former speed.
Miles jabbed Carpenter four times
with 1efts to the face without a re-
turn and won the round on points.
Carpenter rushed out of his COR
ner in the sixth and uppercut Miles.
the blow landing on the body. Miles
dropped to the floor. claiming foul.
The referee, Leon Bernstein. would
not allow the claim and Miles, after
he had taken a count of nine. rose
and ended the round. apparently in
great distress. He clinched contin-
ually until the bell rang.
The blow from the ringside appear
ed to have been a fair one, hitting
Miles in the region Of the solar
plexus. Miles never recovered from
its effect.
When the men came up for the
seventh round Miles apparently was
still in great pain. Carpenter swung
lefts and rights to the head, opening
cuts over both his opponents eyes.
Nevertheless, he was unable to bring
Miles down, his blows lacking the
necessary force.
The end came in the eighth. Miles
rushed into clinch and Carpenter
pushed him off and swung his right
to the jaw. Miles dropped and was
counted out amid mingled cheering
and hooting from the spectators.