The Washington times., 1924-07-25

struck Tunney below the belt seve
been forgiven.
Carp dropped after he had
Strengthened up, then writhed about
] on the canvass with an indescrib.
able expression Of agony on his
handsome features. There was no
count. Everyone stood In confusion.
Then the bell rang. The fallen man
was helped to his stool, where he
hung on the lower rope, his fea.
lures twitching. Descamps was
yelling foul" at the top OF his
trained lungs and begging. demand,
ing, pleading, groaning that the ref.
cree examine the aluminium guard.
No water was thrown on Carp.
The shriII fifteen second whistle
tore the air. The seconds with
drew. The bell changed. Carpcn.
ter, bent over and with the miell
of tortured suffering, made q
move ms though to put UP his
hands, but they fell Of their own
weight. The referee pushed Tun.
ney aside and declared, the fight
off. Carp sank down ON his
launches and lay limp.
This after an exhibition Of game
ness by Carpenter which no one had
suspected. Brilliant, dashing and
picturesque fighter that he had al.
ways been, even ih defeat, he had
never given reason to hope that he
had been battered down by, a thous.
and punches, he would swing on
the referee who was stopping the
fight and tear into the young
butcher who was punching him in.
to pulp.
That tenth round was the great.
est fighting round, perhaps, ever
seen; more thrilling even than
either of the Dempsey-Firpo tri.
minutes.
Carpenter had been holding his
own and was fast, snappy and
right and left hook to the jaw and
CLASSY, he took a right and flop
bed. He. staggered up, senseless
and silly and Tunney hit and hit
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The referee laid his hand on
Carp. That woke him up. He
swung at him and with the same
motion tore at Tunney and weak.
" but grinfy landed with his
classic right. The crowd was on
Its feet. Down again went
George, ON one knee from q right
upper cut against which he had
no defense.
Descamps leaped on the ring.edge
with one hand held aloft. Carp was
up again and flashing out. As the
bell rang, Tunney hit him forty
times and the Frenchman was sway.
ing like broken orchid in wind.
I Tunney stepped aside. Carpenter
collapsed in heap. He was car
ried to his corner.
And the eleventh, with Carpenter
still dull-eyed and groggy and wob
bly,, was Carpenters. The twelfth
was even. The thirteenth he wealth.
cred, but was going fast. He had
lost his distance and whip as well
as his sting. But he hung on.
In truth he was even doing most
Of the leading. Tunney was backing
about, waiting for the opening and
still afraid or ashamed to tear loose
The fourteenth locked like thu
end, but Carpenter was still on hi
pins and his eyes were beginning tt
brighten. Then came the clinch anC
the exchange at the ropes when the
alleged low punch was struck.
Anyway, while the fight lasted
the flash of the superlative fighting
man was a surprise and a sensation
The whole crowd had been fol
Tunney, but switched almost to 8
man for Carpenter, a foreigner ane
cheered like maniacs until the sud
den and disappointing finale.
Carpenter was in great shape
outwardly and seemed to have thu
heart of lion under the pink Skin
of movie sheik. He looked better
and worked faster and kicker thar
in his battle vita Dempsey and was
four men like the che which limpe6
TO finish with Gibbons. When hi
was at his worse he was az his
greatest, a new lole for the former
lightheavyweigls king who haG
heretofore been bobcat winner and
q crow loser.