GIBBONS BEATS CARPENTIER.

Auckland Star, Volume LV, Issue 129, 2 June 1924, Page 5

GIBBONS BEATS CARPENTIER.

FIGHT GOES TEN ROUNDS. FRENCHMAN'S TRIBUTE. BEST BOXER I'VE MET." JBy Cable.— l'ress Association.—Copyright.) (Received 10.30 a.m.) MICHIGAN CITY, June 1. Gibbons defeated Cleorges (Jarpentier, the .French heavy-weight, in tun rounds. Gibbons showed his superiority in every round fought. LurpenUcr and fiibbons were greeted by uproarious applause from a capacity crowd. Carpen tier's weight was announced as 1741b, uud (jibbons 177. A telegram from Dempsey challenging the winner was road. n»ST ROUND. Carpentier shot heavy rights to the head and drove to the body in a clinch, and swung a right to the chin. Itoth men were boxing cautiously. Uibbons left hooked to the chin Carpentier backing away. (jibbons drove both lists to the body. Carpentier landed a hard right to the head, (jibbona left hooked to the chin, and chased Carpentier round the ring. SECOin> ROUND. Gibbons feinted tind hooked a left to the body and head, forcing Carpentier to retreat. Carpentier missed with the left, and Gibbons pouiukd his body in a clinch. (Jibbons clucked, and Carpentier sent a right to the head and hooked his left to the body. Carpentier landed a left to the head, (iibbons swung a right to the jaw, driving Carpentier into a corner. Carpentier eniashed a left to the face, and received two left hooks to the ohm, and danced away from Gibbons' rights and lefts. THIRD ROUND. The rain began to fall. Gibbons miesed with his left and Carpentier landed flush on the jaw with a right. In a clinch Gibbons drove his left and right to tho body. C'arpentier missed rights to the body and a right uppercut. In a clinch Gibbons sent two lefts to the body and swung a left to the head and a. right to the body. Carpentier wont wild with a left ewinjt, and Oihbons played a right to the ohm and a left to the body. At close quarters Gibbons sent a sizzling right to the chin, and Carpentier ran into a corner, Gibbons pursuing. Gibbons landed a loft, and Carpenticr left hooked to the stomach. FOURTH ROUND. The fighters clinched, Gibbons shooting three lefts to tho body and a left hook to the chin. He drove a right to the head, Carpentier backed away, but suddenly lashed out to the chin. Gibbons backed Carpentier into a corner and punished him on tho head and body. Carpentier dropped a left to the face, receiving two lefts to the chin in return. Carpentier landed a left to the chin, Gibbons dodsrinsj n rirht swing. Gibbons landed two lefts to the jaw, and Carpentier missed a right to the jaw. FIFTH ROUND. Carpentier began retreating. Gibbons hooked a left to the head. In a clinch they punched <"ach other on the body. Carpentier landed a right, which Gibbons returned. Carpentier was boxinpr can-' tiouely and continually backing. Gibbons caught him -with two rights to the head. Gibbons missed two lefts to the head, but whipped two rights to the body and a left to the chin, evading Carpentier's wicked uppercut. SIXTH ROUND. Gibbons drove Carpentier into a corner, landing body punches. Gibbons landed two lefts to the head and a right to the ribs. The fighters exchanged body blows in a clinch. Carpentier missed a savage rijrht uppercut and a left to the head. Gibbons hooked a hard left to the head and received a right uppercut. Carpentier drove three uppercuts to the body and head in a clinch. Carpentier landed a left to the head and a right to the body, and missed a right uppercut and a swinjr to the head. Gibbons hooked a left to the chin. Carpentier did not hear the 'bell, and started after Gibbons. SEVENTH ROUND. They feinted and clinched, exchanging body blows and in breaking away Gibbons landed a left hook to the chin. Carpentier shot a left to the face. Gibbona rocked Carpentier'e head with two left uppercuts, and whipped over a right to the head, forcing hie opponent to hang on. Gibbons drove Carpentier into a corner with a risht to the body. Gibbons landed three rijrhts to the head, making Carpentier groscy, Carpentier hanging on when the bell went. EIGHTH ROTUND. The Bun was shining when the eighth round opened. Again they clinched, Carpentier hanging on and punching the body. Gibbons sent a left to the head and drove two lefts to the body and a rieht to the stomach as he backed away. Carpentier hooked a savnge ripht to the head, followed with rights to the head. Carpentier hooked a left to the head and missed a left to the chin. Carpentier hung on, \vhi!p Gibbons scored with body punches. Gibbons drove a right to the ribs. Carpentior missed a right and left to the head. Gibbons landpcl four uppercuts in a clinch. Carnentier was wild with hU left hook, and Gibbons rocked 'Carpentier with two lefts to the head and a right to tho body. NINTH ROXTJTD. Georpes sent over a Hsrht left. Gibbons clinched, and they exchanged richts to the body. Carripntier sent two rights to the face, then fell to the floor, indicating; ♦h'lt he had hurt his ankle. Carpentier limped around. Gibbons drove two rifhts to thf body. Thfv clinched, nnd Gibbons landed five rights to the body. Carpentier hanging; on. Gibbons left hooked to the chin, and drove a right to the body. Carpentier was errog2y. but ißaTied out two rights, which missed. Gibbons laughin?. Gibbons drove a rVht tn the ohm. Carnnntißr limped to his corner, the crowd jcerin?. TENTH ROUND. They shook hands. Carpentier retreated to the ropes, and Gibbons, following up, hooked a left to the body. Carpentier clinched, and was noticeably limping. Gibbons, grinning, booked a left to the chin and cut Carpentier over the eye. Gibbona sent two rights to the body and snapped a right to the chin. Carpentfer sagged into a clinch. Carpentier backed, and Gibbons punched him with rights and lefts to the head. Carpentier missed a right and left to the body. They clinched. Gibbons landing two rights to the head. Carpentier misßed a rteht nnd left to the bead. Carpentior drovn three riehts at close quarters. Carpentirr was bleedins and tiring fast. He fell into a clinch Jtast before the end of the bout. Gibbons was trying to shake Carpentier off for a finishing punch.