HOW THEY FOUGHT

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXXII, Issue 81, 2 June 1924, Page 5

HOW THEY FOUGHT

GARPENTiFR-GIBBGNS MATCH* DEFEAT OF THE FRENCHMAN* DEMPSEY CHALLENGES WINNER (Received 8.5 a.m.) (Router Service.) New York, May 31, Gibbons defeated Carpentier. At Michigan City, Carpentier and Gibbons wore greeted by uproarous applause by an immense crowd. Carpentier' s weight was announced as 12. G and Oibbons at 12.9. A telegram from Dempsey challenging the winner was read. In the first round Carpentier shot" heavy rights to Gibbons' head, drove to the body in a clinch and swung his right to the chin. The men were boxn fng cautiously. Gibbons' left hooked to tlie chin, Carpentier backing away.. Gibbons dro vc both fists to the body. Carpentier landed a hard right on the head. Gibbons' left hooked to the chin, and he chased Carpentier round the ring. in round three Gibbons missed forced Carpentier to retreat. Carpentier missed with his left, and Gibbins pounded his body in the clinches. Gibbons drove Carpentier into a cor-i nor. Carpentier smashed his left to. the face, and received two left hooka! to the chin He danced away jxomj Gibbons' right and lefts. In round three, Gibons missed withthe left, and Carpentier landed on the jaw with Tils right. Gibbons! sent a right to the chin, and Carpentier ran into a corner. Gibbons, pursuing, landed his ieft. Carpentier' s left hooked to the stomach. ■ In round four the fighters clinched. Carpentier backed away, but suddenly lashed out to the chin. Gibbona hacked Carpentier into a corner and punished him on the head and body,j Carpentier dropped his left to the. face and received two left to the chin. In return, Carpentier landed his left on the chin, Gibbons dodging a right swing. Gibbons landed two lefts and Carpentier missed a right to the jaw.. In round five Carpentier began retreating. Gibbons hooked his left to the head. Carpentier caught Gibbons with two rights on the head. Gibbons drove Carpentier into a corner. In the sixth round, landing body punches. Gibbons landed two lefts on .the head and a right to the ribs. The fighters exchanged body blows in the| clinches. In the sixth round Gibbons rocked Carpen tier's head with two left uppercuts, and whipped over his right to the head, forcing his opponent to hang on. Gibbons drove Carpentier into a corner with a right to the body. Gibbons landed three rights to the head, making Carpentier groggy. Carpentier was hanging on at the! bell. In round eight, they clinched, Car'-' pentier hanging c-n. punching his opponent's body. Gibbons sent his lefti to the head, drove two lefts to the body, a right to the stomach, and another to the stomach. As he backed away, Carpentier hooked a iavagtf right to the head! Tn round nine. Georges sent over's light left. Gibbons clinched, and they exchanged rights to the body.Carpentier sent two rights to the face,, then fell to the floor, indicating thati he had hurt his ankle. Carpentier limped around, and Gibbons drove two rights to the body. They clenched, and Gibbons landed five rights'toi the body. Carpentier hanging on.; Carpentier was goggy. but lashed out two rights, which missed, Gibbons! laughing. Gibbons drove a right to! the chin, and Carpentier limped ta( tho corner, the crowd jeering. Thejj shook hands. In the tenth round. Carpentier res treated to the ropes. Gibbons fellowing to a hooked left to the bodyj and Carpentier clinched. He waa noticeably limping. Gibbons hooked a left to the chin and 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. Gibbous was try-* ing to shake Carpentier off for a fin-* ishing punch.

CONTESTANTS INTERVIEWED* .' BOTH KEEN ON THE K.O. J (Received 10.30 .a.m.) New York, May. 31. Gibbons, though disappointed at his failure to score a knock-out, expressed satisfaction at the ease with, which he Carpentier, and asserted that if the Frenchman had fought like he battled against Dempsey, Gibbons would hare been the victor within five rounds. 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. He hits lenifically. - Carpentier now realised how he had managed to stay the fifteen rounds with Dempsey. Carpentier said that if his ankle had not been injured he could possibly have scored a know-out. He declared he had determined to box Gibbons at long range, seeking an opportunity for a decisive right-hand How.