BOXING.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 18089, 3 June 1924, Page 12

BOXING.

AN EASY VICTORY. GIBBONS AND CARPENTIER. FRENCHMAN'S ANKLE HURT. (BY CABLE—PEESS ASSOCIATION COPIBIGEI.) (HZUTER'S TELXG2iMS.; SEW YORK, Jtfay 31. At Aiiehigr.n City, Carpentier and Tom Gibbons were greeted with uproarious app»auso by the immense crowd. Carpentier's weight was announced aa 1711b, and Gibbons's as 1771b. A te.'egram frcrn Dempsoy, challenging the winner, wits read. In the first round Carpeiiticr shot heavy rights to the head and drove' to the body in a clinch. He swung- hi 3 right to the chin. The men were boxing cautiously. Gibbons left-hooked to tins cliili, Carpentier backing away. Gibbons drove both fists to the body, and Carpentier landed a hard right on tho head. Gibbons left-hooked to the chin and chased Carpentier around the ring. In round 2, Gibbons feTrilcd and forced Carpentier to retreat. Carpentier missed with his left, and Gibbons pounded his bod}' in tho clinches. Gibbons drove Carpentier into a corner. Carpentier smashed his left to «_> lace and received two '.eft hooks to the chin. He danced away from. Gibbons's rights and lefts. In round 3, Gibbons missed with hia left and Carpentier landed flush en the jaw with his right. Gibbons sent his right to the chin, and Carpentier ran into a corner. -Gibbons_ pursued and landed a left, and Carpentier left-hooked to the stomach.

Gibbons tie Aggressor. In round 4, tho fighters clinched, and Car,penticr backed away, but suddenly lashed out to the chin. Gibbons backed Carpentier into a corner and punished hirn on - tie head and body. Carpentier dropped a left to tho face- and received two 'efts to tha chin in return. Carpentier landed t:s 'eft on the chin, Gibbons dcd.;ring a, right swing. Gibbons landed two lefts to tho jaw, aud Carpentier missed a right to the iaw. In round 6, Carpentier began ret<e-.. +: n2and Gibbons hooked his left to the hta.*. Carpentier caught Gibbons with two rights to tho head, and Gibbons drove Carpentier into a corner.

In the sixth round, Gibbons landed two lefts to the head and a right to tho ribs Tho fighters exchanged body i" clinches. In the seventh, round Gibbons rocked Carpentier's head with two left uppercuta and whipped over ft right to the head, fcroing his opponent to hang on. Gibbets ciro' c.Carpentier into a corner with a to 'he body. Gibbons landed three righ's to the heacl, making Carpentier grrggy. Carpentier was 'hanging on at the bell. In round 8, they clincivxl, C.i.oi'enf'ov hanging on and punching tho body. Gibbons sent his left to the head and drove two lefts to the tody, a. right to tho stomach, and another to the stomach as he backed Bway. Carpentier hooked a -:a -u-,'3 ::ght to the head.

Limping: 'About the Sing. In round 9, Georges sent ever a light lift. Gibbons clinched, and they excuaugr.oj rigits to the body. Carpentier sent tw> liirhls to tho taco, then fell to the floor it-dirt ting that he had hurt ankle. Carpenfior limped around. Gibbons drove two ripitj tc ihe body. _ They clinched, and Gilibona landed five rights to', tho body, Carpentier isngiiig on. Carpentier was greggy. buthashed out two rights which misoed, Gibbons laughing. Gibbon's drove his ripht to the chin, and Carpentier limped to his corner, tho crowd jeering.

They shook sands Tn"the tenth round. Carpentier retreated to the ropes, Gibbons following. He hooked his Wt to the body, and Carpentier clinched. The Fren-.tur.au. was noticeably limping. Gibbons liooW ft left to the chin anff cut Carpentier over the ero. Caroenticr "backed. »nd Gib'bons punched him with fights and lefts to the head. Carpentier missed with a right and left to tho body. - Caxpentior, who wns bleeding fast and tiring, into a c'inch. Juet before the end of the bout Gibbona was' trying to shako Carpentier off for iho finishing punch.

The Men Interviewed. Gibbon*, though disappointed at hia failure to score a knoelt-but, expressed sat;s;action at tho eas© with which he had defeated Carpentier, and asserted that ; f tho Frenchman had fought' like ho battled against Dempsoy, Gibcons would have aeen the 'victor within five rounds, lie believed he had convinced tho public that he was entitled to another crack at Dempsey. Carpentier said that Gibbons is the o?st boxer he has ever faced, and hit* terrifically. He now realised how Gibbons had mang d. to etay 15 rounds With Dciiipsey. Carpcn-; tier, said, if his ankle had not Seen injured,, he could possibly have Boored a knoc<t-oat. declared he had determined to box Gibbous at long range, seeking an opportmity for. a decisive right-hand blow.

WILLS AND FIRPO. TO FIGHT IN AUGUST. \ (BEtrrEa'b tslesbams.) (Received June 2nd, 9.15 p.m.) ~ NEW YORK, Juna 1. Tex Riokard announces that Luis Firpo Will' meet Harry Wills, barring unioreseon diffkrulties, between August Ist and 10th, at Boyle's Thirty Acres, Jersey City, for tho privilege of meeting; Jack. Dempeey for tho hoavy-wcight. championship of tha world in the same arena in September. Wills has • signed, and Firpo is expected to sign on Sunday, at Buenos Aires, at «p----prokimately 250,000 dollars. Wills'e portion of the r-urso is not yet announced. Rickard wishes to" stage an elimination contest at least a month before the championship. MURRAY V. VOLAIRE. TO-NIGHT'S MATCH. Keen interest is being taken in the match to be fought at the King Edward Barraci3 to-night between Les Murray, light weight champion of New Zealand, and Eugene Vclaire.of France. The matoh is of fifteen roufldi and as the two men fought a very close battle in Duned'in recently, excellent sport should be provided. Prior to the •big event, a number of preliminaries between well-known amateurs will be fought. W. O'Connor, who -n-as matched against L'. Black in one of, tho preliminaries, was injured during training and his place will be taken by —. Worthington, of Timaru.