"GUNBOAT" SMITH AND CARPENTIER

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2205, 18 July 1914, Page 5

"GUNBOAT" SMITH AND CARPENTIER

■ ♦- BOXING SMITH DISQUALIFIED A FOIL BLOW Bγ Mceraph-Piess AEsooiation-Copyriulit London, July 16. Hie contest between Georges Carpentier, of France, and "Gunboat" Smith, of America, took place at Olympia today, but ended in the sixth round, bmith being disqualified. There were 14,000 people present, including many women, but fewer than wero at the Wells-Bell figh,t. There wero numerous members of the House of Lords, the House of Commons, American Senators, professional and social notabilities,' French sportsmen wearing tricolonred ribbons, Americans carrying large stars and stripes flags to greet Smith.' Elaborate preparations, wero ■made forkinematographing the contest, a travelling platform being suspended from the roof, coming within ton yards of the ring. Smith towered above his opponent, but proved a slow and lumbering hitter. His blows were frequently out of distance Carpentier adopted; different tactics than in his match against Wells, standing off instead of rushing in. He was immeasurably smarter and cleverer in bis. footwork. v ' ■ . The fight. commenced with, a clinch. After breaking away, Smith rushed and swung low with tho left, for which he was cautioned. Smith had a slight margin in the- first round. The second round was clearly Carpontier's. ■•' He had Smith in difficulties against the-ropes, and sent a lightning left' which caught tho American square in the fa'ce. . 'I _. In the third round Smith was cautioned for striking low with his left. . Carpontier in the fourth.round caught. Smith with a hard right. Tho American rushed in to mis matters, and Carpentier repeated the dose. .Smith mot a third attempt with a terrific left to the body. Carpentior rushed in, sending a right across which landed fairly on the point and sent Smith sprawling on his back for nine seconds.' The bell rang before tho Frenchman was able to administer the coup do grace. There was much holding in the fifth. Smith put a right on to Carpentier's jaw whilo in a clinch, and the Frenchman responded with two hard lefts to tlie American's face. Both rushed'to close quarters in the sixth,"jabbing, with both hands. Carpontier was closely watching the American's right!. ■ ■ : ' ' ■ Carpentier fell to his knees and Smith rushed in, and delivered a blow, which apparently dazed tho Frenchman, who was unable- to rise. Smith was vigorously hooted for his action, and tho referee disqualified him. Carpentier, feinting' cleverly -with his left, brought his right across and narrowly .missed Smith's point. Carried away by tho force of the blow, he slipped to his knees, and before he could attempt to rise Smith, unable to withhold his hand,' delivered a rigW>hand punch,of great force on the back .of Carpentier's neck, tho Frenchman's head being right down. , • Mr. Eugene Corri, the referee, waved Smith away. Carpentior!did not try ,to rise/and he was. obviously badly hurt * He held his arms to his head. ■ Ho was assisted, to his corner and brought round after vigorous work by.his seconds. ' •'..'■..-■ After, brief, consultation, Smith, was disqualified. The.crowd was so hostile that Smith was!forced to leave the ring. The getting was slightly in Smith's favour, liis extra weight and hard hitting powers having changed tho market v ■-. ■ ■ . UNINTENTIONAL FLICK. (Rec. July 17,11.40 p.m.) , , , . London, July 17. The newspapers declare that Smith's blow, though- a foul, was a mere flick, and was unintentional. The crowd, boohing and hooting, ruslied'the ring : and the fifty thousand waiting outside_ jvoro also hostile in their demonstrations. ' . BELL-CHALLENGES "GUNBOAT" ■ . '■■ -.'■■. SMITH. • ;•••■ •(Rec. July 17, 10.4 D p.m.) ~ ' London, July 17.. Colin Bell has challenged "Gunboat" Smith for £1000 aside. BANDSMAN BLAKE AND "TOM" .- . . ."■ ' LEARJ. London, July 16. Bandsman Blake knocked out "Tom" Leary .in the third round. Mr. Hulls, the roforee, tried to stop Leary holding, when Leary with a terrific right knocked Mr. Hulls off his feot. Blake in tho nest round knocked out Leary. i . . '.'■-.