BOXING.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 18135, 26 July 1924, Page 14

BOXING.

TUNNEY WINS. | FIGHT WITH CARPENTIER. (BY CABLE —PBKS9 ASSOCIATION COFTRIGHT.) (EZUTZB'S TZLZOBAMS.) (Received July 25th, 7.30 p.m.) ® NEW YORK, July 24. Gene Tunney beat Georges Carpentier, retaining tho American light-heavy title. TECHNICAL KNOCK-OUT. FOURTEEN ROUNDS FOUGHT. (seutbr's telegrams.) (Received July 25th, 9.20 p.m.) NEW YORK, July 24. Tunney won on a technical knock-out over Carpentier, when Carpentier failed to respond to the Bell for the fifteenth round. In the first round the Frenchman nmlied Tunney and peppered him with lightning blows. Tunney got a hard right to the Frenchman's jaw. In the second they traded rights. Tunney got in a long left and Carpentier's right eye was cut. In the third Tunney's right landed to Carpentier's head; then Carpentier landed a beautiful right to Tunney's head. Rights were exchanged to the jaw. In the fourth Carpentier scored with ft left to the jaw and a right to Tunney's head, which spun the American halfway round. Tunney responded with a stiff right. In the fifth Carpentier landed a left to the chin and head. A short left to Carpentier's jaw landed him on his knees, but ho was up immediately. In round six Tunney landed a right uppercut, but Carpentier staggered Tunney with a weak right. In the seventh Carpentier scored with a hard right, but he took several lefts. Carpentier stumbled and lell to his knees in a neutral corner. In the eighth Carpentier landed a right to the jaw, then Tunnev scored a left to the jaw, and Carpentier showered rights and lefts, driving Tunney to the ropes. In the ninth Carpentier stung Tunney with a vicious right and drove the American to the ropes. The beli interrupted the advantage. In the tenth round Tunney knocked Carpentier to the floor with a right. He was up at the count of six, when he went down again to a similar blow, but was up a<t one. The Frenchman was weakening, and Tunney was trying frantically for a knockout. The referee attempted to stop the fight, but Carpentier brushed him and flew at Tunney. They mixed furiously. The Frenchman wao "punch drunk," but kept boring in. A right dropped Carpentier again, but he was up at eight. Oarpentier fell to the floor at the bell. In fhe eleventh Tunney staggered Carpentier with a left, followed by a right to the body, which, forced Carpentier to hang on. Carpentier landed a left to the jaw. Tunney rushed the Frenchman to the corner with a left to the head. Carpentier stumbled to the floor, but was up immediately, and they clinched in a neutral corner. In the twelfth round Carpentier landed a pretty right to the jaw. Tunney was warned for hitting low. Carpentier landed a right to the jaw, and Tunney countered with a harder right to the face. Carpentier's left staggered Tunney, and Tunney's left found Carpentier's jaw at the bell. In the thirteenth round Carpentier rushed Tunney with rights and lefts to the head. Then they elinched and Carpentier was warned for hitting low. Carpentier staggered Tunney with a right cross and the American countered with a right that shook Carpen-' tier's head. Both landed rights to the nead and both fought furiously at close' range and were in a clinch at the bell. In the fourteenth Tunney rushed, but Carpentier ducked and lifted Tunney off the floor, swinging him around in mid-air. They exchanged rights to the head and Tunney landed a right upper-cut. Carpentier's mouth was bleeding. Tunney landed a body punch and Carpentier yelled, "Foul!" Carpentier's handlers rjshed into the ring and dragged him to the oorner at the bell. M. Descamps, Carpentier's manager, attempted to argue with the referee, who ruled the blow legaL

DOUBLED UP WITH PAIN. CROWD CHEERS FRENCHMAN, (utrrx&'s rajcoHUxs.) (Received July 25th, 10.20 p.m:) NEW YORK, July 24. The blow at the end of the fourteenth round, which Carpentier's handlers said waa low, sent him the mat, writhing with pain; but the referee ordered Carpentier to continue. "When the bell sounded for the fifteenth round the Frenchman came out, but sank to the floor and doubled up in apparent pain. Then he groped around the ring, attempting to find Tunney to renew the battle, in a eemi-crouched position. The referee waved Tunny to his corner with the idea of stopping the match, and Carpentier rolled on the floor. The ringside was a Bedlam of confusion. M. Descampa rushed to the referee, yelling "Foul!" while the announcer lifted Tunney'a arm in token of victory. / Many of the spectators thought the final blow a foul, and booed the decision. They cheered Carpentier to the echo as he waa assisted through the ropes.

MANAGERS CONFIDENT. (SXUTXB'S TZLZQBAHS.) NEW YORK, July 24. The boxing match between Georges Carpentier and Gene Tunney will commence on the Polo Grounds at nine o'clock on Thuxsday night. Both tip the scales at under 12st 71b. Tunney exceeds Carpentier in height 'and reach. Otherwise the physical measurements are virtually the same. Tunney is a stiff left-handed puncher. Tunney'a American. light-heavy-weight title is at stake. M. Descamps, Carpentier's manager, is confident that Tunney will not last mora than five rounds, while Tunney'B manager is confident that Carpentier will go down ia the sixth round. LUIS FIRPO. / . DEPORTATION DEMANDED. (BXUTEB'S tkleorams.) (Received July 25th, 8.40 p.m.) NEW YORK. July 24. The deportation of Luis Firpo is demanded of the United States Attorney by Canon William Chase, head~ of the New York Civio League in the interests of clean b port. Mr Chase says that Firpo came to the United States with Blance Lourdes, who war held at Ellis Island and finally allowed to g > to Cuba. The Canon Bays he is unable to understand why she was refused permission to land and Firpo allowed to enter.