THE FIGHT DESCRIBED

Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 120, 2 June 1924, Page 7

THE FIGHT DESCRIBED

GIBBONS CHASES CARPENTIER ROUND THE RING.

(Received 2nd June, Bam) NEW YORK, 31st May. when Carpentier and Gibbons entered the ring at Michigan City they were greeted with uproarious applause by an immense crowd. Carpentier's weight was announced as 12st 61b and Gibbons's as 12st 91b. A telegram was read from Jack Dempsey, challenging the winner. In the first round Carpentier shot heavy rights to the head and drove to the body in a clinch, and as they broke he swung a right to the chin. The men were boxing cautiously, and Gibbons sent a left hook to the chin, Carpentier backing away. Gibbons drove both fists to the body, and Carpentier landed a hard right •to the head, but Gibbons sent a left hook to the chin and chased Carpentier round the ring. In round two Gibbons feinted and forced Carpentier to retreat, and the lattqr missed with a left. Gibbons pounded Carpentier's body in the clinches, and drove him into a corner. Carpentier smashed his left to the face, but received two left hooks to the chin and danced away from Gibbons's rights arid lefts.

Round three saw Gibbons miss with his left, and Carpentier landed flush on the_ jaw with his right. Gibbons sent a right to the chin, and Carpentier ran into a corner. Gibbons, pursuing him, landed a left, and Carpentier replied with a left hook to the stomach.

In round four the fighters clinched, during which Carpentier backed away, but suddenly lashed out to the chin. Gibbons drove Carpentier into a corner, and punished him on the head and bod)\ Carpentier dropped a, left to the face, and received two lefts to the chin in return. Carpentier landed a left to the chin, and Gibbons, dodging a right swing, landed two lefts to the jaw. Carpentier. then misßed a right to the jaw". When round five began Carpentier retreated before Gibbons, who hooked a left to the head, but Carpentier caught him with two rights to the head. ' Gibbons drove Carpentier into a corner in the sixth round, landing body 'punches. Gibbons landed two lefts to the head and a right to the ribs, while both fighters exchanged body blows in the clinches.

In the seventh round Gibbons rocked Carpentier's head with two left uppercuts, and whipped over a right to the head, forcing his opponent to hang on. He then drove Carpentier into a corner with a right to the body and three rights to the. head, making Carpentier groggy. When the bell sounded Carpentier was still hanging on. In round eight the pair clinched, CaTpentier hanging on and punching to the body. Gibbons sent a left to the head, drove two lefts to the body, a right to the stomach, and another to the stomach as ho backed away,. while Carpentier hooked a savage right to the head.

Carpentier sent over a light left at [ the opening of the ninth round. Gibbons clinched and they exchanged rights to the. body. Carpentier sent two rights to the face, and then fell to the floor, indicating that he had hurt his ankle. Carpentier limped around, and Gibbons drove two rights to the body. They clinched, and Gibbons landed five rights to the body. Carpentier, hanging on, appeared to be groggy, but lashed out two rights which missed Gibbons. Laughing at his opponent, ■ Gibbons drove a right to the chin, and Carpentier limped to his corner, the crowd jeering. The pair shook hands prior to the tenth round. Carpentier retreated to the ropes, and Gibbons following, hooked a left to the body. Carpentier clinched and was noticeably limping. Gibbons hooked a ■ left to the chin and cut Carpentier over the eye. The Frenchamri backed, and Gibbons punched him with rights and lefts_ to the head. Carpentier missed a right and left to the body, and, bleeding and tiring fast, fell into a clinch. Just before the end of the bout Gibbons was trying to shake Carpentier oft for the finishing punch.