BOXING.

Hokitika Guardian, 26 July 1924, Page 3

BOXING.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CARLE ASSOCIATION.

TEN X F.Y-CA It PENT! Elt FIGI IT

CARPKNTIEK CLAIMS FOCI

NEW YORK. July 21. Steve Tunuey heal Georges Carpon

Tunney won on a technical knockout over Carpcitlicr. when Carpcntier failed to respond to the hell tor the lilteentli round.

In the first round, tile Frenchman rushed Tunney, and peppered him with lightning blows. Tunney got a hard right to the Frenchman's jaw. In the second round they traded rights. Then Tunney got in a long left and Carpentier’s right eye was cut. In the third Tunney’s right landed <ni Carpenticr’s head. (arpcntlor lamlnd a beautiful right to Ittnneys head. Rights were al-o exchanged to the jaw.

In the fourth round Carpentier scored a left to the jaw. and a right to Tunnev’s head, which spun the Amcii-,-aii halt way round. Tunney responded with a stilf right.

In the fifth round Carpentier landed a left to the chin and oik* to the head. A short left to Carpenticr’s jaw landed him on his knee*, hut he was up immediately.

In round six. Tunney landed a light uppercut, and Carpentier staggered Tunney with a weak right. In the seventh. Carpentier scored a hard right, hut took several lefts. Carpentier stumbled anti tell to his knees in a neutral corner.

In the eighth round, Carpentier landed a right to the jaw*. Then Tunney scored a left to the jaw. Cai|K*»tier then showered in rights and lelts, driving Tunney to the ropes.

In the'ninth, Carpentier slung I n,. v with a vicious right, and drove the American to the ropes. Ihe hell interrupted his advantage. In the tenth round. Tunney knocked Carpentier to the Hoot* with a right, lie was Up tit the count of six. When sent down again with a similar blow*, he was up at the count of one. The Frenchman was now weakening. lunacy was trying frantically for a knockout. The referee attempted to stop the light, hut Carpentier brushed him hack, and flew at Tunney. and they mixed it furiously. The Frenchman was ‘•punch drunk" hut lie kept boring in. A right dropped Carpentier again up to the count of eight. Carpetitier fell lo the floor at the hell. In ilie eleventh. Tunney staggered Carpentier with a left, followed by a right, and then a left to the body forced Carpentier to bang on. ( arpeiitier landed a left to the jaw. Tunney rushed the Frenehn into his* corner with a It*ll to the head. Carpentier stumbling to the Moor, lie got up immediately, and clinched in a iieultal corner. In the twelfth round. Carpentier lauded a pretty rigid to the jaw. Tiiuuev was warned lor hitting low*. ( arpenlier lauded a right to the jaw. Tunney countered with a harder right to the face. Then Carpentier’s left staggered Tunney. Ttinncy’s Icltlniiud Carpentier's jaw al the hell. In the thirteenth round. Carpentier rushed Tunney. delivering rights and lefts to the head, and then they clinched. Carpentier wa- here wanted lor hitting low. Curpeiilier then staggered Ttinnev with a right cross. The American countered with a right that shook Carpenticr’s head. Both landed rights to the head. Both fought furiously at close range, being in a I’liuch at the hell.

In the tnurteenth round. liinucy rushed Carpenlior, who ducked and lifted Tunney oil' the I'"'"*, swinging him around in mid-air. They exchanged rights to the head. ’Tunney landed a right uppercut. Carpentier s mouth bleeding. Tunney then landed on the lii uly. Carpentier yelled **loul I <■ arpeutier's handlers riislmd into the ring .iml dragged him into hi- .ornci at the hell. *

M. Descamns al tempted to argue with the referee, who rule,! the I.lowlegal.

EVIDENCES OF FOUL BLOW. CARPENTIER UNABLE 'TO CONTINUE. NEW YORK, July 2-1. 'The blow tit the end of the loiirtccutli round, which Carpentier s liamllers said was low. sent him to the mat writhing with pain, hut the relercc ordered Carpentier to continue.

When the liell sounded lor the liltceiith round, the Frenchman cairn* ..ill, hut -auk to the Ihior. Doubled up in apparent pain, he groped around tlm ring, attempting to find lunncy to renew Hie battle in a semi-ermtehed Imi.-ilion. The relerec waved Tunney to his eoriiiT. with the idea ol slopping the match. Carpentier rolled on the Ihior. The ringside wa- a Bedlam confusion.

Desi-amps. Carpentier’s ‘'Tinier; rushed lo the referee, veiling "FuilF” The ammunecr meanwhile lilted I liey's arm in token ol victory. Many spectators thought the final blow a foul, anil booed the decision. ;ii„| cheered Carpentier to the echo as lie was assisted through the ropes.

FIIM’O’S DKPOI’TATIDN. NKW YORK, duly 21

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