Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-22

knitting right to the jaw staggered
Huffman. A left sent Huffman to the
ropes. The Frenchman was outlook
ing his opponent. Carpenter spun
Huffman around with a right as the
bell rang.
Round Two-They danced around
cautiously, neither willing to open up.
Huffman staggered Carpenter with a
clubbing right to the head. Two lefts
and right to the head forced Huff
man to clinch. At close quarters they
hammered away at the body. Car
pentier walked into straight left to
the jaw but missed his right counter.
The bell found them dancing,
Round Three-An uppercut forced
the Frenchman to clinch and both
landed damaging blows to the body.
A left Jared Huffman's head. Huff
man staggered Georges with a left to
the face but failed to follow up. Huff
man drove a vicious right to the body
and Carpenter doubled up. They
dashed away openly with both hands.
They were locked at the bell.
Round Four-The Frenchman lean
ed in but caught Huffmans right up
percut which almost lifted him off his
feet. Huffman was warned for hit
ting on the break. A well-time left
turned Huffman half way around. He
Wavered but did not fall. Another
right staggered him and he reeled to
the ropes. The Frenchman leaped in.
missed with his right, fell fiat to the
canvas just before the bell.
Round Five-They exchanged lefts
to the head. Two solid rights to the
head staggered Huffman Another
right landed flush to the Californian's
jaw, and he rushed in madly. The
Californian had no defense for Car
pentiers flashing right.
Again the right landed to the head.
Huffman caught Carpenter near the
ropes and landed both hands to the
head and body but the bell interrupt
ed the skirmish.
Round Six-Carpentier came up
cautiously. Huffman tore in but the
Frenchman pedalled away. Two
rights to the body slowed Carpenter.
Thurman came in openly and Car
pentier planted right to the face
and the westerner backed up.
The Frenchman seemed to lose his
snap as Huffman's punches landed
more frequently. They We're sparring
at the bell.
Round Seven-They spared for al
most minute without landing a
blow. Two savage rights narrowly
missed Huffman's head The action
slowed as Carpenter tired and Huff
man refused to assume the agrees
sive. Huffman staggered Carpenter
with a right to the head just as the
bell rang, but they continued to fight
until the referee parted them. 1t was
a tame round, until the end.
Round Eight-The Frenchman stun
ned Huffman with three straight
rights to the head. Huffman landed
to the body. They exchanged lefts
to the face. Huffman sent Carpenter
head back with left. The French
man brought blood to Huffman's
mouth with a lightning left. They
were in clinch at the bell.
Round Nine-Huffman speeded up
and drove Carpenter to the ropes
with a right to the head and left to
the body. A flashing right to the face
caught Huffman coming in. Another
right almost knocked him over, but
he clutched at Carpenter to save
himself. Both landed to the head
with terrific rights but they came
back smiling. Huffman sent Carpen-
tier half way across the ring with a
right to the head. Another right to
the head staggered Carp just before
the bell.
Round Ten-Huffman poured both
fists at Carpenters body at close
range. Huffman tore in, landing to
the head and body without an ex-
change. They dashed at each other
openly landing damaging blows with
honors even. They both missed right
leads. .<Huffman staggered Carpenter
with . right uppercut. They were
fight 4 frantically at the bell