New Britain herald., 1926-01-21
(BY JOE WILLIAMS)

A crashing lott-hook that un- wound itself like darting snake and landed flush on the chin of Georges Carpenter set Gene Tunnoy definitely on the road to greatness, q road he is still travloing, with a possibility of seeing it carry him to the topmost pinnacle of famc--a match with Dempsey and the heavy weight championship,
 The record books will tell you Gene Tunncy knocked out Georges Carpenter in the fifteenth round of their memorable battle in the Polo Grounds July 24, 1924. But it was that smashing llnoCkdoWn punch in the tenth that told Georges he was q beaten man. Only his uncon- Querablo fighting spirit. that amazed 800 fans. carried the Frenchman through four more rounds. There was no possibility of his winning after the tenth.
 For eight rounds Tunney had out boxed Carpenter. X boxing match vas all 1t could be called. The burly Luis Firpo, ovcrhowing in a ringsidc seat, with memory of his own marvellous battle with Dempsey in tho same arena the September before, must have smiled derisively at the spectacle.
 Tunney pulled up in the ninth and Carpenter carried the round. And with it went his final hope for victory.
 The bell rang for tho tenth. The two danced to the center of the ring and edged about watching for the opening that is always sure to come. Suddenly Tunncy hunched for ward. His left whipped out and there was q crack as Carpenters chin caught the full force of the blow. The Frcnchman dropped. Instantly Gene shot a right to the head,
 Georges crashed to tho floor like wounded deer. The solemn toll lIR llldl NtS hllIuttN'lI lU bt ' bl pouticr's requiem began The stricken battler began to weave his feet. At the count of nino he was up-up and "out."
 Tunncy had ceased 10 be q single active fighter for Georges Carpen- ticr--he was hay procession oi | Tunneys that danced around Georges as the lrrnchman's bcfoggcd brain sought to focus the scene before ! him.
 Tunncy lcapod forward. Another crack 10 tho jaw and Carpenticl . went down again. llc came ul without waiting for tho count anl went into a desperate clinch. Whcr things began 10 clear up q bit h' backed away, intent on keeping tho American off.
 Eut Gcna released q hard upper cut that rang as truo as tho hom, run of q Ruth or q Cobb. Goorgei rcolcd into tho ropes. Ecfere, Andy Griffin stepped ID to lead th, suffering fighter 10 the corner. I'll, bout was obviously over.
 Rut Carpenter battered, biocdjng beaten, waved him away. Griffin stepped back in a>'onishmcnl An, ! Georges returned to the fight,
 Three uppcrcuts and anothe smashing Jeff to the jaw and Car pcntier was down again. Somchov he got to his feet As he Graspc, blindly al Tunnry he made yo, think of q drowning man cIutchini "t q straw. Tunney, thoroughl tired, tried 10 finish his work. blow that was little more than push sent Carpenter 10 the mat fo the fourth time. And then cam the bell.
 Georges lasted the next ihre rounds because Tunncy was 10 exhausted 10 hit n solid blow. An in the fourteenth Tunney put all hi strength into a left 10 the body tha sent Carpenter 10 tho floor as th hellrang. The Frenchman writhc in pain and his handler, inc volubl p"scamps, protested th" blow Wa low.
 But Georges cam" out for th fifteenth not even ah'o 10 stan erect and Griffin led him hack { his corner closing q dramatic fgr that hal really ended in the tcntl when Tunnry unloashed that riT ping left to the jaw.