BOXING.

Timaru Herald, Volume CI, Issue 15444, 5 September 1914, Page 14

BOXING.

(/.\iM ,: :.vn::r,"< win. j (;i"Mst>A"r" -Mini's r<»ri. ulow. W"- I jt E:.si MKiti to Land K't\ •U-.t. :l 'V-.j-.ijii"! tt«uv LTi ViI! I'V hi!.: h i'» «S OS lilc* n (ItCart«"»u i!.T Frusu- •. ••(;««'» «:»t" . t Ar- I t!»«- v. hit.* i-i K.* uoiltl. 'Hi;* v)i:l ■ >» u;. .hi l!i.- -ixsli ri'Miulj whoa SrciiSi was di-«;iia!:tii ii I • THK OM.Y THING roSSIttI.E." | 'Jill- «»u»-t <■: tin- many tko4 ri|>ctu;i» i»i 111, i i- that written inr th; i.-jir! .u "'Kv.-u n-_; Nows'" by t-'ridrtif W.-sh. champion if;' the v. orii!. Htrv is \\ >. , l?h"s s-torv : Mr C'tirri <ll-1 th.' only [hum possible in ;ii'. tin- ti-ht i«» CuvjH-ntit'r :yuu- hi- had In ii SLfiit-!: uiun clown by •• (.{imbim " Smith. I'ttc iho ooiitoii. its Mti-ntist:-/lory coßi-hlsinn. ;vas itti! ot thi'i'!- wiiitr 11 lustrd. hi oiti* »■£ i>;y arlii-'is I hazarded the oj'tiitnH that the of the y.a:r v.-i;>i'd hi_> :i trial of brain vmsus brawn. -My s:tp;H-.>uit'ii ;>r>;vcd corn ' la->: ami in C'an.vniii'r I tonml ivti; of I'.if cuokst and nust calculating fc«>\f>!s it i< (xi-wibV to !lo was like.- :t sphinx, and from start to ftn't.-h his v:-<I at>sotuti>ly no t-motinn. I s:nil.> when I'm badly stnn;.'. and I da-di in wlion I'm hurt, just (» sionn'tiis the other fellow, but thnv U a ditFiMfinv b.-twoen C'arp.:;tt'tv and tiy>-'i. A i-i-vi-r b->x.-r !>- al>! ■ to w.i- nj. and say to

""(Hi that follow "•» only bhuti::*.-." b-,!t yi it can't figure Carpentior itt> al all.

Xo mailt r what happ.ns. lie never tsi. v, - |.i> <»y*'s. and ii<.- has an imi>enotrabie m:'>k b»fore tlm. handsome !':ic« i t itis all the time. I: in' is hurt lie do shi.u- it . In? hides his emotions perfectly. He crouches a.I the time. but if is a s::K'*:-.Vai'<l croi'eh. and hj.« i-oXcs just :;t. s'v.vly as he thinks he •>■!!. Willi sou:-" 1 :r:> :i lh!> w<>t'.!d '> • > slow and ani! ir wi.-uM not he iole~ared: bin with C'arncntier the osk is different. He may !>•> slow am! deliberate in his iismh: to aii end. hut when hj? '!•>' s anything he dtx-s it l : ke a llusli. Hi- doesn't want t«> he fast like a boxer who is wipninf; nn mints; when ho nu:';ots up his mind wba» h* wants to do it is all over almost b.fore you can re-, ro;_'!i:-o that he has bciruti.

A WONDEIIFI'I. BOXF-R. Tli is French boy—for ho is not yet twenty-one—i> the most woudortul boxer 1 baro seen for years, ile does not caro how slowly he lights, he is nursing his force ami vitality alt the time. Anil when ho due-; anything lie eouies out of his .-hell like iijihtning:, and knocks liLs man down. JJo- Tvitl improve as lit- c.klei% and although it would be a mistake to send him after. | the negro lighters just at tho present . » time, he should he superior to any other! i boxer, while or coloured.] ! :a a couple of years' tini". f > He in perfectly correct style and upon the correct inetl-.od last night-, ■ or.s;derini; that lie was 1:21b the lighter wan. H;s lei';. lo the face and stomach •n I his ri;;:u upper-cuts in the clinches _ i'ad the l i'ftc; of ilazirii; Smith's .-enses .-•:; d putting his face. He shot a. nuni!>er or rights which Smith p;oc under ■ir.rl took on the back of his neck and. head, but th-.y weren't wild ones. j They v.vre iust ducked by Smith., -•.ul I don't suppose one in a dozen would j:»n thiu-e. Uv.t when one did it MW-k ••Citnb-v.it" from his toes to his kf-r-tl. Cnrpenti-r onrrios a wallop in hand, either a rk-ru hook or left '1 he only thine I can criticise him • l''?nt- ;s his habit of krepin<; his month '■ P-'n and occasionally licking his . lips with his tongue. 'I he 1.-.tter is very ! tjtnjrerous. for if lit- were upper-cut ' u-}:en ho had his between Ti:s i he would cut it. nearly in hn'f. jHo should a'se .-"c.- > his mouth. He I V.ouitl not feel tb.- n-fects of n blow yo ! then, while with his teeth | >-\-.ni-hcd lie w.>»!il also h-> nb'e *0 liit a : J-.nnler blow. Still, lie liis hard enontjit i ■' itbotiph he had his ni-juth eoen, didn't ! he? | AAlja t l;ff ♦* rwtiivirk I;.'* did wiis ex- | 'Tn«nt. VTirn the tvih- of t!,em rerrt/lyt*; nntl it»r : mkl hroiit;!<t i:p like a T Icive nevr-r ••H i n :'nv- ; "n«v OS eool ns Cnrnentier. Hr. nevi-r : a V.rr\ v>' -rervmrmc*3 throxighI'.it!' tlio w]iol.> ( f tl'r- >i,\- roe;i;ls,

THK PINCH THAT TOLIX i TJia punch which hi<»::u'u Smith to i.m Jour oi tat* rin - ' ;n [i,.. fourth round ; y. as (It !iv»»nxi who., the American was ,m a crouching attitude. Instead of «altl«i. S «•;(!) t!ic |,.ft Urst <n ail Carj rentier .shot an inside riidit downward, ihts was necessary. because ' Gunboat"' was cro.uhm- *> low. I; caught Smith ou the jaw and down hf* i. ]sut I am j.wtectlv wvinc that the Ameri<an wax n.' t -us. atthouirli he v.as in a dazod .•oaditiou, and ap- , !;-Y !,l ;Y'— 1 *' s::, . vef l 'i'>wn until *• ,n,- a f . T" h:l<1 the boll not } *nnf, toi tlu- rlos.* of the round. ; H- i.uuie no attempt to r"v.\ and it ; *t. s only « t ho !>,), v ,.,. m hj ;, I J-e<v>mN called to liim to c-0r.1,. to his , rornvr that he rra! ; 6od that l,e had not y miiiite'l nut.

J I, nt-i i m'|>i .is ,;o;.[l :iiti i- tlrs m'"l. 0 " 1 - H " tl.oi'-ht Ito ii;ul won. Ik- , V! i.s Wjil: a:,, ( l 1 1V |,'s v, o„,ls i , h j" v.iat Sin ih ] m ,i l.een „,,t i, lst( . a .| ilis , uroppmc I, !s „uh ! ! o.'.itincvn h- j„ >s tlt.pt.--i duvn ■„ ], N i ' u,,| |, , ar.v l; ,!;uits i„ • v.-(,rk oit [i in. j Titer.- u:.s n> , u _ a!;o ,, t I ..nit n a-n 1„- ' m* out .1' i, s , t ,nu-r ' th - H- .am- , <u. r cuiiuiu i 11:,,, 1,-i,„ v , " :i!! r , l,u ! k-.- a tVn.vs- ' 4 .i,\ s po»- ; >,■ ...»s u_iii -j; siifut!,! t l,,> rt 11TI.ty i.r.'-'.iit : t -_. 1 Ti'.-11. .11 til-- . J*,,,:,! uMit-niior u.r , n ,, :n,.1 t:,o rrmiiny u ... s [hi . I ;rV*r 'i- v:r; ,' l, '- - v fl - 'ii-1.-'ay.-.1. I th.nk th»- I- an-| '• C.iuji K.t ' •'"""'l « u- r :lt ~x . j :!• -lf_v tli'- in- nil',U. :u ,.l t!, al r . ; (w iii-i f «.-:u ,|, ui, i,t.it.' 11 i.in the for—- ■ i>r nuu ;[1 n: <-i:_-. il),. mommilinn i t I- - l.i Jjiui tn t!i,_lit- v.a.-. 1.- «,it !, ,t|, !i;. ; i<U ail'! I.I." kti—. <» i;.-ri >|:i ; tii -I , I j.» "•l''k. :i >i- l I>• 1:1;.- ||,. h - 1 mill. I'll; linr-lv | t : . • H;:.l It- l i,i-.-'.| v.'t'u li s lull ■ «i ;l 11 l: 1U <-. ii"l :i:.|"i!'.'"|i y ■•( , "s" ;li< v- i 11-1 (!;. L '.l tli- li.-.-k C;u |>i>n. I r ilmi t I), i. v.- v: 1 ~ Inn;, :iih| I 1 11, ink th:<t tli*- n- \\ lt .jj t■ • M<.v\'.l \\:is ' I't-slI t (-1 (It- it'i.i r s it. I < 1111111 ;i tli'* | ..lis Work.': o! i! • ''.,1,, C:,n.-|it ! : rri h- - I- li, •. Ur. ..ni-k l • I

«e:7.e the unity of be'ti-r awarded the tight .'ii a I'liii'. for Carpentier. ehi'in-li'.. to h;.v,- 'mvii ;tnnk ill t.ie lar.-!; o; the m-i k. and he ng consequently : - i.-ier- il 'i ' .-O- . " reiused to coat lane the contest.

Jill CORHI 'S POSITION. Tiiis i < r.~.'qu(-nt!y placed .Mr C-irri in the posii.cn dl" b.:,tig al'.c to do only (.lie wung. and lliat was to di.squal.tv ."-m.th. U in g it appear uni'a r to C.arpeilt.er t.) make a statement. i<ke th.s eollicniil'L' liie bam - on the lire.. when h-» was (hiwii. ier one calm;.l get b*-twe.-u t\i.« glove and the neck and so est.male the tone i,i tho pun.-h. but t am iust Mal-iig my op.n.on of it. There was .-iiii..- cnl-.e -»i aiicut II:• C'orri kes tating beiore g.v.ng lr.s decision, no: doing so imniediatc.y, but this <*r.l.c.:sni was. I thnk. qu Us ua. called for. "The reft roe has l lie r ght t<> deliver an iimucdi.no dee.sion or to think it over, prov d ng. or course, t'liat ho has tome to a definite_cciic.us.on as to which man has actually won wiien a foul is committed. - Another th.ng which may have caused .Mr C'orri to deliberate before announcing lis dec sx-n was p.-rhaps I'ho that Carpcnt.er was not seriously hurt by tho b:ow which Smith a. med at his litck. in uhii4i case he m gilt liavo got up and continued ti'.io battle, wh eh >s often the <aso wlidn a boxer is struck a glancing blow below the licit or wh.le i>.. c.n iio ilnor. S.mo boxers don't care io win on a foul, and I have often se.'n them jump up and continue lighting.

Tile ending of last n : ghl's fight was unsarsfactovy to all those present who had paid for admisHCu. aul had C'n"p.nlier jumped to his feet before il.' C'orri had given his dcc.Von and had otFeifd to (Miit'uue we should probably haw men some mere lighting, as the referee would liavo the. power to tell the men to light, on. THE IlEl-V.RKK POWERLESS.

T'nder t-'io circumstances, however, with Carpentier ami lis so.onds claiming that ho was .seriously hurt and iho former refusing to get up and continue. ._>veii if the i v U.roe had wished otherwise* he was powerless to do any thing but wiiat Iu« did in disqualifying Smitili. Hi' was unable to get- away from tho fact that the Frenchman was 0:1 the lloor, unable or refusing to continue tho tight. and that he was not knocked down by a legitimate blow. Cons'.qumtl'y the referee was powerless to render any other decs.on except dis-qunl-fieat'.on. If I am r : ght in my opinion that the foil! blow was only a glancing one, some sympathy nvght lie duo to Sm'th but wlien one considers that a. round or so previously he was I.stcn ng to tli>l oiint in a my und gnilied nesition. and was only saved by the kindly hand rf Time, one comes to tho conclusion that the fortune of war -was not altogether misplaced.