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Show CARPENTIER IS KNOCKED OUT F London. July 1K Georges Carpen-tier. Carpen-tier. white heavyweight champion of the world." This title was handed to, not won. by the son of France tonight In Olympla after Gunboat" Smith had knocked him out In the last minute min-ute of the sixth round. A more disgusting and at the same time more sensational climax to what proved to be probahlv the most re-1 markable contest, in many ways, that the prize ring lias ever seen, could not he imagined. The Inelosure, almost twice as big as New York's famous Madison Square I Garden, was Instantaneously trans-formed trans-formed into a scene of indescribable pandemonium London costers and Paris apaches in the $1.25 seats; fa-J mous wearers of the Legion of Honor! of France and titleJ English sports- 1 men in the $,",.-, seats practically every ev-ery Individual in the vast place "asked "ask-ed for trouble " And the Knglishmen all favored "Gunboat" and were ready to do battle on their own account with the first Carpentier sympathizer who dared to voice glee at the Frenchman's "victory " Americans With Smith. It is hardly necessary to suggest what the Americans present were doing, do-ing, "robber." " fake," "dog," "quitter," were a few of the mildest epithets hurled at Carpentier and Eugene Cor-ri. Cor-ri. the referee. Yet Smith undeniably committed a technical foul, hitting Carpentier a glancing blow on the top of the head after the latter had been knocked to his knees by a straight right to the pit of the stomach Kven so, under every knowrt rule of boxing, it was not Smith, hut Carpentier, who should1 have been disqualified as a result of what happened immediately after the foul blow. Here is exactly what did happen: Smith found the chance for which he had been waiting for for five and a hnll" rounds. anH u.-hon tho RVannfi. I man rushed him with a straight left to the face "Gunboat" shot out a straight right and caught the oncom inc Frenchman squarely In the pit of the stomach Carpentier did not fall down, he seemed simply to shrink into a shapeless mass on the floor Ac-tuallv Ac-tuallv the blow doubled him up and he fell forward to his kneeg with both hands pressed to his stomach. Smith, not realizing that Carpentier was aetiiallv knocked out, not seelnc that he was even off his feet (Carpentier (Carpen-tier had been using the crouch all through the fight, his head being al most level with "Gunboats" knees Instinctively tried to land a finishing blow -a right overheand swing. Tt missed the wobbling Frenchman's left ear and grazed the top of his head To ls Smith to Walt, Referee Corrl Instantly Jumped In and motioned Smith awav, saying "That's all right!" In another second the wildly excited ex-cited Frenchman was on his knees beside Carpentier, vainly trying to lift aud carry him to his corner. Jim Buckley and the others In Smith's corner shouted protests to Corri, claiming that the entrance of Descamps tothe ring automatically disqualified Carpentier Boxing crilica at the ringside shrieked advice to Smith's seconds and told them not to enter the ring Smith in the meantime was stand ing with both hands outstretched waiting for the Frenchman lo rise and go on with the fight. But had Car pentier been able to stand on his feet he never would have had a chance. Within five seconds a score of Frenchmen, half of them in evening dress, had swarmed through the ropes, all struggling for the honor of helping to carry the unconscious fighter to his corner Among others In the mix-up in the ring was the official announcer, who finally succeeded In fighting his way to Corri's side The referee finally made his decision deci-sion and the announcer shouted vainly vain-ly above the din that Smith had been disqualified. Both Display Cleverness. Up to the moment when Smith landed the knockout the fight had been as sensational a thing to watch as the most ardent admirers of both mpn nmilri n:i n anttrlnatpd " - a Carpentier electrified the huge crowd at the very outset by adoptiug tactics nobody ever before saw him use. Instead of rushing across the ring and throwing himself upon Smith, he hardly left his corner, waiting wait-ing for the bigger man io come to him LTsing a crouch that reminded one of Jeffries In his earlier days, the Frenchman stood stock still and let "Gunboat" score the point with the left Jab to the face. Carpentier dia not vary these tactics during the first three rounds Smith's attempts to land on the elusive, fast and smaller man. failed completely except In the clinches, when he administered stinging pun ishment to the Frenchman's midsec tion. Carpentier Is Fast. Corrl warned Smith for striking low, but "Gunboat" told his seconds that Carpentier was so close to the ground that he could not Judge his blows. Several times the Frenchman gave evidence of his remarkable speed by-landing by-landing right uppercuts on Smith's Jaw after lightning-like straight left jabs. It was anybody's fight for the first three rounds In the fourth, however, howev-er, the American contingent got a terrific surprise when Smith suddenly sudden-ly dropped to his knees like a log after a whirlwind nilx-up In the middle mid-dle of the ring. The Frenchman finally had sue-1 cepded in landing that right square on the point of the Jaw At the count of nine Smith, undeniably grog-cy grog-cy was on his feet, but the bell In-ten In-ten f-ned. '"Gunboat ' came back strong in the fifth The Frenchman still wary and fighting carefully could not gain an inch or follow up the advantage of the knockdown he had givn. Then came the sixth with Smith full ot fight, apparently having found himself Only the unintentional foul blow saved Carpentier from being counted out. - OO |