BOXING

Southland Times, Issue 19260, 3 June 1924, Page 4

BOXING

FIRPO AND WELLS TO MEET. FIGHT FIXED FOR AUGUST. (By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright) (Reuter’s Telegrams). NEW YORK, June 1. (Received June 2, 9.15 p.m.) Tex Rickards has announced that Luie Firpo will meet Harry Wills, barring unforeseen difficulties, between August 1 and 10 at Boyle's Thirty Acres, Jersey City, for the privilege of meeting Jack Dempsey for the heavyweight championship of the world in the same arena in September. Wills has signed, and Firpo is expected to sign on Sunday at Buenos Ayres, at approximately 250,000 dollars. Wills' portions has not yet been an* nounced. Rickard wishes to stage an elimination contest at least a month before the cham* pionship. the big clash. HOW GIBBONS BEAT CARPENTIER. NEW YORK, May 31. Great public interest was aroused in the Carpentier-Gibbons fight held at. Michigan City, and when the boxers appeared, there were scenes of tumultous enthusiasm, Carpentier entered the ring weighing 1741b*. Gibbons being three pounds heavier. In the first round Carpentier shot some heavy rights to the head, drove to the body in a clinch and swung a right to the chin. The men were boxing cautiously. Gibbona left-hooked to the chin, Carpentier backing away. Gibbons drove both fiste to the body. Carpentier landed a hard right, on 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 his left. Gibbons pounded his body in clinches. Gibbons drove Carpentier inta a corner. Carpentier smashed his left to the face and received two left hooks to the chin and danced away from Gibbon/ right and lefts. In round three Gibbons missed with hia left and Carpentier landed flush on the jaw with his right. Gibbons sent his right to the chin and Carpentier ran into the corner. Gibbons, pursuing, landed his left. Carpentier left-hook-ed to the stomach. FRENCHMAN SEVERELY PUNISHED. In round four the fighters clinched. Carpen tier backed away, but suddenly lashed out to the chin. Gibbons backed Carpentier into a comer and punished him on the head and body. Carpentier dropped hia 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 tho jaw. In round five Carpentier began retreating. Gibbons hooked a left to the head. Carpentier caught Gibbons with two right* to the head. Gibbons drove Carpentier ; into a corner. In the sixth round Gibbons landed two lefts to the head and a right to the ribs. The fighters exchanged body blows in clinches. In the seventh round Gibons rocked Carpentier’s head with two left uppercuts and whipped over a right to the head, forcing his opponent to hang on. Gibbons drove Carpentier into a comer with a right to the body. Gibbons landed three rights to the head, making Carpentier groggy, Carpentier hanging on at the bell In round eight they clinched, Carpentier hanging on and punching his opponent’s body. Gibbons sent his left to the head drove two lefts to the body, a right to the stomach and another to the stomach. A« he backed away Carpentier hooked a savage right to the head. CARPENTIER’S ANKLE HURT. In round nine Georges sent over a light left. 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. Carpentier was groggy, but lashed out two rights, which missed, Gibbons laughing. Gibbons drove his right to the chin. Carpentier limped to a corner, the crowd jeering. The boxers shook hands. In the tenth round Carpentier retreated to the ropes. Gibbons followed and hooked a left to the body. Carpentier clinched and was limping noticeably. Gibbons hooked a left to the chin and cut Carpentier over the eye. Carpentier backed and Gibbons punched him with rights and lefts to the head. Carpentier missed a right and left to the body. Carpentier, bleeding and fast tiring, fell into a clinch. Just before the end of the bout Gibbons was trying tx> shake Carpentier off for a finishing punch. AFTER THE BATTLE. Gibbons, though disappointed st his failure to score a knock-out, expressed satisfaction at the ease with which he defeated Carpentier. He believed he had convinced the public that he was entitled to another crack at Dempsey. Carpentier said Gibbons was the best boxer he had ever faced. His hits were terrific. He now realised how he had managed to stay 15 rounds with Dempsey. Can pentier said that if his ankle had not bee injured he could possibly have scored knock-out. He declared he had determine*, to box Gibbons at long range, seeking an opportunity for a decisive right hand blow.