THE BIG FIGHT.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume L, Issue 16446, 2 June 1924, Page 5

THE BIG FIGHT.

GIBBONS DEFEATS CARPENTIER. THE PRELIMINARIES. (Elec. Tel. Copyright-United Press Assn.) (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) NEW YORK, May 30. Carpentier and Gibbons both express entire satisfaction and confidence a.s to tin- outcome, of the tout on Saturday afternoon. Carpentier declares that he will knock into "what you call a cocked hat" all stories that his career is ended. "I am," he says, 'in .superb condition." Gibbons said, "I intend to make this an aggressive bout. 1 consider Carpentier one of the best boxers I have ever met. f fee] that, the athletic honor of America rests on my shoulders." The bout promises to attract from thirty to forty thousand .spectators and the gate receipts are estimated to total between t.wo hundred and fifty and three hundred thousand dollars. Carpentier expects to weigh, about 1751 b and Gibbons 1771 b. Francois Dechamps denies the reiport that Carpentier's bands are in a bad state, The boxers spent a. quiet day, only doing iight exercise to keep their muscles loosened. NEW YORK, May 31. Gibbons won. ROUND BY ROUND. HOW CARPENTIER WAS BEATEN.

(Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) (Received dune 2. 8.5 a.m.) NEW YORK. May 31. At Michigan City Carpentier and Gibbons were greeted with uproarous applause by an immense crowd. Carpentier's weight was announced at 1741bs and Gibbons' at 1771b5. A telegram from Dempsey, challenging the winner was read. Jn the first round Carpentier shot heavy rights to the head and drove to tho body. In a. clinch he swung a right to the chin. The men wore boxing cautiously. Gibbons left hooked to tho chin, Carpentier backing away. Gibbons drove both fists to the body. Carpentier landed a, hard right to the head. Gibbons left hooked to the chin, and chased Carpentier around the ring. In round two Gibbons feinted, and forced Carpentier to retreat. Carpentier missed with, a left, and Gibbons pounded his body in clinches. ' Gibbons drove Carpentier into a corner. Carpenitier smashed a left to the face. He received two left hooks to the chin, but danced away from Gibbons' rights and lefts. In round three Gibbons missed with a left, and Carpentier landed flush on the jaw with a right. Gibbons sent his right to the chin, and Carpentier ran into a corner. Gibbons, pursuing, landed a left, and Carpentier left hooked to the stomach. In round four the fightors clinched. Carpentier backed away, but suddenly lashed out to the chin. Gibbons backed Carpentier into a corner, and punished him. on the head and body. Carpentier dropped his left to the face and received two lefts to the chin. In return Carpentier landed a left to the chin. Gibbons dodging a right, swing. Gibbons landed two lefts to the jaw. Carpentier missed a. right to the jaw. In round five, Carpentier began retreating. Gibbons hooked a left to tho head. Carpentier caught Gibbons with two rights to tho head. Gibbons drove Carpentier into a corner. In the sixth round, after landing body punches, Gibbons landed two lefts to tho head and a right' to the ribs. The fighters exchanged body blows in clinches. In the seventh round Gibbons rocked Carpentier's head with two left uppercuts. and whipped over his right to the head, forcing his opponent to hang on. (libbons drove Carpentier into a corner with a right to the body. Gibbons landed three rights to the head, making Carpentier groggy, Carpentier hanging on at tho bell. In round eight they clinched, Carpentier hanging on and punching Gibbons' body. Gibbons sent a left to the head. He drove two lefts to the body, a right to the stomach, and another to the stomach. As he backed away Carpentier hooked a savage riirjit to the head. In round nine Carpentier sent, over a light left. Gibbons clinched, and they exchanged rights to the body. Carpentier sent, two rights to the body. Carpentier sent two rights to the face, and then fell to the floor, indicating that he bad hurt his ankle. Carpentier limped around. Gibbons drove two rights to the body. They clinched. Gibbons landed five rights to the body. Carpentier hanging on. Carpentier was groggy, but lashed out two rights, which missed, Gibbons laughing. Gibbons drove a right to the chin. Carpentier limping to his corner, the crowd jeering. The men shook hands. In the tenth round Carpentier retreated to the ropes, Gibbons following. He looked a left to the bodv. Carpentier clinched. He was noticeably limping. Gibbons hooked a left to the chin and then cut Carpentier over the eye. Carpentier backed. Gibbons punched him with rights and lefts to the head. Carpentier missed a right and left to the body. Carpentier was bleeding and fast tiring. He fell into a clinch just before the end of the bout, and Gibbons was trying to shake Carpentier off for a- finishing punch. (Received .Tune 2, 11 a.m.) NEW YORK, May .11. Gibbons, though disappointed at his failure to score a knock-out, expressed satisfaction at the case with which he defeated Carpentier, and asserted that if the Frenchman had fought like ho battled against Dempsey, Gibbons would have been the victor within five rounds. Ho believed he had given evidence to the public that he was entitled to another crack at Dempsey. Carpentier said Gibbons was the best, boxer he had ever faced. He hits terrifically. Ho now realised how he had managed to stay fifteen rounds with Dempsey. Carpentier said if his ankle had not been injured he could possibly have scored a knock-out decision. He had determined to box Gibbons nt long range, seeking an opportunity for a decisive right-hand blow, i