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Show PUNISHMENT FOR FRESH GUY American Soldier Tries to Double-Cross Double-Cross Carpentler and Is Quickly Knocked Out They pro telling a very entertaining llttlo story over In Franco about an American soldier who tried to "put ono over" on Georges Carpentler, tho. French champion, during un exhibition exhibi-tion bout "over there." The bout was scheduled as a "friendly "friend-ly affair," and was held near Paris. Tho man who tried to "put U over" wns Sergt. William Bay of tho American Ameri-can expeditionary forces, who had offered of-fered to faco Carpentler for threo roundu. Bcforo entering the ring the Amcrlcnn soldier thought things over, and It occurred to him thnt It would bo a great Joko If ho could knock tho French champion out. Ho didn't uy n word to anybody, but when Uio bout begun ho watched his chance, and swung with all his might nt tho Frenchman's Jaw. Ho missed, and Carpentler, thinking that tho American hud become unduly excited, ex-cited, Just let It go at that. But Bay stuck to his purpose, nnd when another an-other opportunity presented Itself ho caught Carpentler on tho mouth, splitting split-ting both his Hps. That was too much for tho Frenchman. It didn't tuko him long to find an opening, and ho landed on tho American sergeant's Jawj-and the fight was over. |