FRENCHMAN WINS.

Taranaki Daily News, 14 January 1922, Page 5

FRENCHMAN WINS.

CARPENTIER BEATS COOK. KNOCK OUT IN FOURTH ROUND. DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGHT. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright London, Jan. 12. Carpentier knocked Cook out in the fourth round. In the first round Carpentier’s left lead failed to reach its objective and Cook rushed in and caught a nasty one in the ribs. There was much in-fighting towards the end of the round. Cook scored, well in the second round, but Carpentier landed a left hook on Cook’s jaw and easily evaded Cook’s counter. Cook boxed well and got home two hard lefts. Eie also got the better of the in-fighting. Carpentier tried to find an opening for a right, hut Cook cleverly prevented him. Tn the third round Carpentier adopted a crouching attitude and landed a light left to the chin. Oootk fought hard at, close quarters, hut Carpentier had easily the best of the out-fighting. He scored well towards the end of the round with <lefts- and rights to the body. It was easily his round. Cook landed a right to the jaw after the gong sounded, which evidently he did not hear, and the referee cautioned him.

Jn the fourth round Carpentier lured Cook to rush in, and Carpentier landed a beautiful straight left to the chin, then a terrific right to the jaw, followed by an upper-cut and another right swing which brought Cook to the boards. Cook was on one knee at the count of ten. CARPENTIER’S SUPERIORITY. COOK UNEQUAL TO TASK. FRENCHMAN’S SCIENCE AND SKILL. Received Jan. 13, 7.30 p.m. London, Jan. 13. The Australian Press Association representative states that the Albert Hall was crowded in every part when the contest began, including a larger percentage of women than ordinarily. It was seen that Cook had plenty of supporters, and their cheers and “cooees” were vociferous as he entered the ring and stuck a doll mascot in the corner.

The opening three rounds promised a better fight than it turned out to be, but it soon became evident that Carpentier was only waiting an opportunity for landing his famous right. Many pf Cook’s barrackers were misled by his partial success in in-fighting, but there was no weight behind his slaps on the Frenchman’s neck in the clinches.

Undoubtedly Cook was flagrantly guilty in holding in the third round, and the referee cautioned him severely. Carpentier spent two rounds in taking Cook’s measure, seeking an opportunity of landing a right. He made several misses it attempting the same, supported hy an erroneous idea that Cook was going to give a better showing than really was the ease. Cook landed more hits in. the in-fighting than the Frenchman in the first two rounds., hut the latter did much more damage. Carpentier only began to warm up to earnest fighting in the third round, and the damage he then quickly inflicted was responsible for the semi-dazed manner in which Cook was guilty of hitting the Frenchman after the gong. The fourth round was only half over when Cook fell into the simplest trap. He gave Carpentier the opening which he was so patiently looking for throughout. Carpentier, with lightning rapidity, landed a right swing to the *jifw, and as Cook went down repeated a similar right swing with such speed and cleanness that many wrongly imagined he hit when Cook was actually down, resulting in. some shouts of ’“foul.”

Summing up the position. Cook was quite unequal to Carpentier’s calibre. The contest intrinsically adds nothing to the Frenchman’s reputation, as he had little to beat, and was easily superior in science, intelligence and skill against which Cook bad only weight and a well-trained body to offer.

Interviewed by the Australian. Press Association as he left the ring, Cook said: “It was the second right when I was falling that finished me.” —Aus.N.Z. Cable Assn. VICTORY ON BIRTHDAY. CARPENTIER’S PRAISE OF COOK. Received Jan. 13, 9.10 p.m. London, Jan. 13. Carpentier celebrated his twentyeighth birthday by defeating Cook. Interviewed he said: “Cook is a good game man. I found it very difficult to hit him in the right spot owing to hi« good cover. He was exceedingly clever in ducking some of my right punches.” Jimmy Wilde, interviewed, said the fight was a good one. Cook boxed exceedingly well and gave Carpentier a lot of trouble. The Morning Post says: “Cook showed immense pluck, but he was lucky to escape Carpentier’s early punches' and get into the fourth round. There is no comparison between the work of the two men. It was like a roaster swordsman overcoming an ugly opponent coming at him with a bludgeon. ’ — Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. BEFORE THE FIGHT. HOW COOK PREPARED. HAD NO FEAR OF OPPONENT. Received Jan. 13, 8.5 p.m. London, Jan. 12. Cook arrived in London from his training quarters before lunch.} He was enthusiastically cheered as he entered his hotel in the Strand. On the bonnet of his' motor car he has a mascot, a doll dressed as a ballet dancer, with a yellow tab attached inscribed, “Good luck digger.'.' Other mascots inside the car included an Australian flag, a. model of a bull dog dnd a pair of ladies* evening shoes hung behind After greeting his friends and posing for photographers he lunched from a pound of beefsteak, three eggs, bread and butter and weak coffee, and then went to bed before going to the Albert Fall. In the evening he eats a similar meal. . « T Cook informed an interviewer: J feel I am going to have the fight of

Cook informed an interviewer: “I feel I am going to have the fight of my life. When I face Carpentier I shall feel as I do when I sit down to a big steak; I will be happy. I have been interested in all this wild talk about Carpentier’s terrible right, and it seems to me it has put the wind up critics. It has yet to do the same to me. Until Carpentier proves he can floor me I’ll think as I always have done, that his punch is one of the most exaggerated things in the world. Aua-N.Z. Cable Assn,