BOXING.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 19815, 5 December 1919, Page 8

BOXING.

By Telegraph—Press Association— Opyrigh* Australian find N.Z. Cable Association, (Received December 6. 10.55 a.m.) LONDON, December 1. Carpenticr won the boxing match iih Beckott. (Received December 5, 11.35 a.m.i LONDON, December 1. j Cnrpentier knocked Beckett out in seventy j seconds. S , ' ] (Judging by the. tone of recent cables | ntopa will now bo taken to bring about a. meeting between Cnrpentier and Dempsey for ; tho world’s championship. Just previous to i tho outbreak of wur Cnrpentier was showing j such high-class form that it was geneiprlly . predicted ho would in year or two | bo the world’s champion. Five years cf • absence from the ring, however, in tho > opinion of experts, had considerably _ affected his position, and his showing in hD con- j test with Dick Smith, tho English light-heavy-weisht. a few months n,20. was of a nature to create the impression that service with the army, coupled with other rea- j nous, had robbed him of his former bril- | Haney. Them is another side, though, ami I it was presented by an American export to ! the well-known American writer, But Master ton. He had just returned from Europe and he informed Mastorton that the Frenchman with a few tuning-up, contests would be as formidable as ever. “ That boy is not I a has-been by a long shot,” ho said. “ I oaw a. good deal of Carpenticr while I was in France, and while ho Ims not taken a,n active part in tho ring for several years, ho" is, nevertheless, in excellent health, and should easily round into perfect shape with a little mal ringwork. Don’t lot anyone tell you that tho Frenchman is all in, for he is far from being that. Carpontier'a manager, Descamps, is a shrewd fellow. and it’s just possible that ho ia tho one who is sending cut that sort of stuff.” When asked if he thought there was a chance to get Carpenticr to hght Fulton, he said he didn’t think so; “but make no! mistake, he'll fight Beckett and trim, him, 1 too, and do it handily.’^