Show KECKEDOUTIN EIGHTH The Way Prizefights Are Carried Om I In France FISTS AND FEET ARE USED JERRY DBXSCOLL GETS IT ON THE GKOIN His Meeting With Charlemont a Bloody Affair and Although the Englishman Was the Better Baser Bas-er He Was Not Scientific Enough With His Peat 4 Paris Oct 23The fight for 25000 francs between Charlemotit France champion and Jerry Driscoll farmer champion of the Brttlsfi navy this afternoon af-ternoon resulted in a victory for the former There was a great crowd and the fighting was hot for sis rounds In the seventh round Drlscoll was knocked out by a terrific kick on the groin the Frenchman being allowed to use his feet In accordance with the French custom The seats sold as high as 40 each The ErfgUjjjhmon and several Frenchmen French-men pngftsted against the decision being be-ing given in favor of Charlemont but the majority greeted the announcement with wild shouts of triumph and cries of Fashoda > 4 The Englishmen who witnessed the fight declare that it was most grotesquely gro-tesquely unfair from beginning to end The umpires were both Frenchmen and one of them actually was Charlemont father The affair was supposed to be under the Queensbury rules but kicking was permitted Englishman the Better With Fists The ring was five ami a half yards sauare The contest consisted of turn minute rounds with intervals of one minute and ten seconds Charlemont was heavy and fat Dris coil was light and sinewy Charlemont wore walking shoes and fiveoun gloves were used The Frenchman was no match for Driscoll who pounded his CBDonents face to a jelly and finally final-ly got him in chancery but he immediately imme-diately released him crying out Ho has bitten my lip Driscoll however went after him again whereupon the crowd jeered and hooted him nobody knew why Finally Driscoll hearing someone shout Time stopped and the uproar increased One of the umpires threatened to withdraw whereupon a Frenchman in the crowd arose and said he would art as umpire This led to a discussion lasting four minutes giving Charle mont who was groggy time to recover for the second round during which Charlemont was aeain ounished and the round was stopped before time had expired Charlemont being out of breath Kicked On the Groin I Rowdy disputes lasted during the interval in-terval until Charlemont was ready for the third round in which Drlseoll drew blood and landed on the Frenchman wind sendimr Charlemont reeling time and again until the round was unfairly unfair-ly called The fourth fifth sixth and seventh rounds were repetitions of the foregoing forego-ing though Charlemont succeeded in I getting in a few kicks In the eighth round Charlemont landed an upward kick on Driscolls groin Driscoll appealed to the spectators aeainst this foul hit and then doubled up in agony and was carried out of the I ring A joyful yell of Vive la France I came from the crowd and a number of peoDle rusher into the ring and took Charlemont in their arms and kissed him and proclaimed him the victor The fight lasted an hour Charlemont takes the 25000 francs |