The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-05-31
GIBBONS SEEN
!. AS WINNER IN
BATTLE TODAY
Betting FavOrs Him Only BY
Slight Odds, However, as
Contest Nears
! FEAR GEORGES PUNCH
St. Paul Boy Must Evade Ter
rifle Right Hand Blows of
The Frenchman
FEAR GEORGES PUNCH

Michigan City, Ind, May 31.-
Georges Carpenter, ring idol Of
France, boxes in America for the
third time today when ihe meets
Tom Gibbons Of st. Paul, the only
boxer to stay the limit with Jack
Dempsey, worlds heavyweight cham
pion, in Il l0-round international
contest to be decided late this
afternoon in the sky blue arena on
the eastern edge Of this little city.
The former worlds light-hcavy-
weight champion making his Amer
lean debut in 1920 with spectac-
ular victory over Battling Levinsky.
then to succumb to the terrific
punches of Jack Dempsey. in the
famous battle. of the century a
year later, faces his physical and
boxing equal this afternon in what
promises to be thrilling duel Of
fists between two of the hardest hit
ting and clevcrest light heavy
weights in the world.
The betting odds today slightly
favored Gibbons, a master boxer, to
win newspaper decision in the event
was considerable betting at even
money that the contest would ter
inmate in a knockout within seven
rounds, with the sentiment as to
the victor under those circumstan-
ces about evenly divided.
Opinion Divided
The majority of the newspaper
writers believe that Gibbons, if he
succeeds in evading Carpenters
dangerous right-hand blow for four
or five rounds, would be returned
the winner. The impression prevails
among the experts that Gibbons, in
stead of intending to fight Carpen-
tier at close range, probably would
elect to box him and rely on wear
ing him down, tiring him out and
make him the target for finishing
blow in the final round.
Both boxers, however, have prom
ised an aggressive contest. Carpen-
tier knows no other style. The
French boxer, is noted for his tao
tics in carrying the fight to his op-
ponent, always watching for an op-
hand punch which almost dropped
Jack Dempsey Carpenter, in his
training, continually lashed out with
this. blow and crowded into his spar
ring mates, indicating that he in
tends to keep as close as possible to
Gibbons instead of allowing the
Nashy st. Paul boxer to keep him at
safe distance with his famous left
hand.
Weather conditions early today
were ideal for the contest. 1t was
sunny and warm at 8 o'clock with
an almost cloudless sky and a gentle
breeze from the north off Lake
Michigan.
! Under these weather conditions
the main event this afternoon is
expected to start between and 4
p. M, Central Standard Time. the
preliminaries beginning at 2 o'clock.
Stribling There
Among the early arrivals of fis-
tic notables were Young Stribling of
Atlanta, Ga, with Pa and MA"
for an introduction to the famous
French light-hcavyweight. They
spent an hour at his camp last night. |
Gibbons and Carpenter were up
early today ready for their intro
duction to each other and the physi-
cal examination and weighing. With |
the arrival of the first special trains
from Chicago. dumping its load of |
boxing fans, Michigan City awaken !
ed into full life prepared to handle
crowd of at least 10000. Just at |
daybreak battered flivvers commen-
ced pouring into town, discharg
ing the first thousands.