The Omaha morning bee., 1924-07-25
Loses;
Technical
Tunney Wins Fight When
Frenchman Fails to
Respond to Bell at
18th Round,
Ratner-Berlenbach Draw
BULLETIN.

NeW Iofk, July Z4.-Gene
Tunney, American light hea-
vyweight champion, won a
t e c h n ic a | knockout over
Georges Carpenter, French
light heavyweight, in the fif-
teenth round of a scheduled
fifteen-round match when
Carpenter failed to respond
to the bell at the fifteenth
round.
New York. July 24.-Gene Tunney,
American light-heavyweight cham.
plan, met Georges Carpenter, colorful
French heavyweight, in a 15-round
match at the Polo grounds tonight.
Tunney's title was not at stake by
La ruling OF the state athletic com.
mission. At this afternoon, Car
|pentier weighed In at 173 and Tunney
at 173 IA.
Heavyweights took the ring for
the first match, when Sandy Siefert
of Pittsburgh faced George Erntioch
of New York in a four-round prelimi-
nary. The judges decided the match
was a draw.
The first preliminary bout started
at S:1s. daylight saving time. The
gigantic park was only comfortably
filled at this time.
The cheaper seats were well filled.
but the more expensive chairs were
slow in drawing occupants. The
crowd was estimated at $1,000 when
the first bout was called.
Firpo Early Arrival.
The heat was sitting and every
body had his coat off. Luis Angel
F'irpo was an early arrival, the South
American. in company with Tex
Rickard. slipping into a ringside seat
virtually unnoticed.
The ring used tonight II the same
one that held the historic Dempsey
Firpo match last September.
Ray Neuman of Jersey City gave
way over Is pounds OF weight II ad-
eition to height and reach and won
decision over Leo Gates of New
York in a six-round slugging match.
Neuman weighed III and Gates
1862. Neuman was the aggressor
from the start.
Mason Defeats Fritsch.
Harry Mason, English lightweight.
won a verdict on points over Paul
Fritsch of France In a tame eight
|rcunder. Mason kept under wraps
until the seventh round. when he
opened up, snatched the aggressive
from his French opponent and weight.
ed the scales of victory in his direc-
tion. Mason weighed the lightweight
limit OF 1876. while Fritsch scaled 13f.
Paul Berlenbach. New York middle.
weight. met Augle Rather OF New
York In the eightround semi. final
Berlenbach weighed 165 f2, Rather
li61. The match started at $40, day
light saving time.
BerIenbach started the first round
confidently, battering Rather with
rights and lefts. Rather. however.
fought cautiously. tying up his op-
ponent in the clinches.
| In tho second round, Berlenbach
/
and pummeled him with rights and
lefts, but Rather survived by hanging
on. Rather landed just often enough
TO make Berlenbach cautious. The
milling was fast. Berlenbach was try
ing frantically for knockout.
| Rather started to work in the third
round, landing a terrific left 10
Berlenbach's left eye. and the blood
showed. The one-two punch followed
that slowed Berlenbach. Berlenbach
missed wild right. They were mix
ing 1t at the bell.
| Furious Exchange.
In the fourth round. Rather boxed
Berlenbach prettily. Paul swung but
Rather was not there. Few damag-
ing blows were landed In this round.
Berlenbach caught Rather N the
latter's corner In the fifth round
and in furious exchange of blows
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