Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-06-02
GIBBONS, MASTER BOXER, POUNDS
CARPENTER FOR 10 ROUNDS BUT
LACKS PUNCH K. 0. CAME FIGHTER

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Ringside, Michigan City. Ind.
May 3i-Tommy Gibbons Of st. Pau
decisively defeated Georges Carpen-
tier Of France in a 10-round interna-
tional contest here this afternoon, be-
fore a crowd that filed the sky blue
arena to capacity
Gibbons won virtually every round
and had his opponent in distress q
dozen times.
In the ninth round, after a livel,
exchange, Carpenter sank to the
floor. indicating to his handlers thai
he had injured his right ankle. He
struggled to his feet, however, and
finished the fight. limping badly. Glib.
bons. a master boxer. was Carpen,
tiers superior in every round, Car.
pentier retreating from the start ant
Gibbons having difficulty in catching
UP with him.
Carpenter shook Gibbons I'D once
with his famous right hand punch
but the st. Paul boxers defense was
almost perfect and he made Carmen
tier miss like novice.
While no decisions are permitted
under the Indiana laws, the news
paper men at the ringside were un-
animous in their opinion that Glib.
bons Won decisively.
Carpenter was given a tremen.
dous ovation when he was intro.
duced. His weight was announced al
ia pounds. A deafening roar greet
ed Gibbons when he was introduced
Gibbons weight was announced a,
III pounds. When their bandage:
were finally adjusted and theil
gloves put on the ring was cleared
for action at 4.15 p. NJ.
Round One
They shook hands. Carpenter
was short with a left and drove RICH,
and left to the body in a clinch. Car.
pentler walked away and Gibbon.
landed with light left to head.
Carpenter reached Gibbons will
right to the chin. Both were boxin.
cautiously. Gibbons crossed with .
left hook to the chin and Carpentie,
backed away. When he came il
Gibbons drove both fists to the body
Tom jabbed a light left to the body
Carpenter missed light left to tn,
chin. Gibbons hooked a right to III,
body. Carpenter landed hard RICH
to head. Gibbons hooked left to CHR
Gibbons chased Carpenter arounc
the ring. ducking a savage RICH
which the F'renchman attempted tt
land.
Round Two
Gibbons tented for an openins
and hooked left to body. He fol
lowed with left to chin. Tom land
ed light left to heads forcing Car
pentier to retreat. Carpenter miss
ed left hook to chin and Gibbon,
pounded him in the body to ;
clinch. Gibbons ducked Carpenter,
right to head and hooked left tt
body. Carpenter landed left I,
head and Gibbons swung right t,
Jaw. Tom drove two rights to head
Gibbons landed two let's to body
driving Carpenter into a corner
Carpenter smashed over left to fac,
and received two left hooks to CHR
In return. Carpenter danced ava,
from Gibbons right and left at tn,
bell.
Round Three
Gibbons missed left to the head
carpenter caught Gibbons flush OF
the jaw with a right. In the clincl
Gibbons drove right and left to tn,
body. Carpenter missed a right up
percut. In clihch Gibbons drov,
two lefts to body. Gibbons swun.
left to head and right to body in ,
clinch. Carpenter missed a lief
swing to head. Gibbons planted Z
right and left to body at close quar-
ters. Tom hailed Carp with RICH
to chin and he ran into a corner
Gibbons chased him. Gibbons lana
ed left after Carpenter dug lef
hook in Toms stomach.
Round Four
They clinched and Tom dug three
let's to body. Gibbons hooked ler,
to chin and snapped over right tc
mead. Carpenter backed away bu
suddenly dashed one to Gibbon .
chin. He missed left swing. Tom
backed Carp into a corner and pun.
lshed him on head and body, Car.
pentier dropped left to face anC
caught two lefts to the chin in re.
turn. Carpenter landed right tc
chin, but Tom ducked another RICH,
swing. Gibbons landed two lefts &c
Jaw. CARPENTER missed right to JAN
at the bell.
Round Five
carpenter began backing away ant
Gibbons hooked left to head. In m,
clinch they punched each other on tn,
body. Tom was short with right t.
head. Carpenter landed right ant
got one IN return on the body. Car
pentier was boxing cautiously anf
continually backed away. Tom caush,
him with two rights to jaw. Car
pentier missed two rights to head
Gibbons missed two lefts to the head
Gibbons whipped two rights to body
and left to chin, ducking Carpentier's
uppercut.
ROAD six
Gibbons drove Carpenter into .
corner, connecting with body punches
Tom landed two lefts to head and
right to ribs. They exchanged body
punches in a clinch. Carpenter miss.
ed savage right uppercut. The
frenehman missed left to head. Glib.
bons hooked hard left to head and got
right uppercut in return.
Carpenter drove three uppercuts ia
body and head in a clinch. Carpen.
tier landed left to head and right t.
body. Carpenter missed right upper.
cut and right swing to head. Gibbons
hooked left to chin. Carpenter didn't
hear the bell and started after Glib
bons.
Round Seven
They Tented and clinched, exchanE-
ing body punches. On the break away
Tom landed left hook to the chin
Carpenter stuck left in Toms face