BOXING.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume LXVI, Issue 11975, 12 May 1914, Page 2

BOXING.

JEANNETTE AND CAEPENTIEB,

A.GREAT CONTEST.

The Paris correspondent of the London Times, writing ou March 22nd, thus describes the contest between fji-annefctc and Carpentier. won by the former on points:—

France may well be proud of her youthful champion of Europe, Georges Carpentier, for a more gallant loser never left the ring that he at midnight on Saturday in Paris, after 15 rounds or rinycraft. us Joe Jeanootte I'.u Aiii'Tic;n q.iiid , oou of 'weight, ican qiiadroii of greater weight, strength, and experience. No wonder this handsome French boy is the idol of his countrymen, thousands of whom waited for him until 1 a.m. outside the jjreat building at Luna, Park to c.licei , him frantically when ut last he appeared. It was a remarkable scene. Had he won the boy ccold not have been given a. more stirring reception. "Vive Carpentier!" was shouted again and again !:,\ thousands, and "A bas l'arbitre! " by ■a few. The and their Meeting. It should not be forgotten that the French champion only pascd. out of Ir.s •'teens a few weeks ago—on January But Jeiiiinctte i.s a. seasoned fighter .").") years of a-go, more resourceful at present, ;i stone and a half the hei .- ur (i;;nt IMb to IL's-t 21b) when rh«y stjjpped in the ring sit 1.1 p.m., and lie carries the weight where it ' does hi n the most lio'mI —in a splendid tor.-::>, great shoulders, strong neck, ajidnnis- ( ; lar arms Doubtless some will hold that (Jarpentier was entitled to a draw; but that was hardly the case. His appe.n- ,- i'nt'o throughout the second half of the contest indicated that he was having the worst? of the milling—cuts and :,.|.rasio!iH wej'e plentiful about his fact, neck, chest, and shoulders —besides which many of his blows landed only Pithily upon tne elusive coloured man, who, with ,<:roat cleverness, gauged main , liLvM.niiigliko. left, leads besides :;ettiiiLC sharply under nearly nil the while boy\-i most wicked swings. Thr. : <> <-r four limes ( 'arpentier swim:; himself, halfway across Ihe ring iin'i on to ike ropes. But lw\ 100, showed himself a;i adept :it evading" vicious hooks a;.d swim. , ,;;, lie invariably got. well insidi! .lenimoite 's lel't hook, ca usi irj; i.h , . , glove to land between his shoulder blades o; glance off the back of his neck. Two v'- three times .leanette, after that ha I happened, held on with his left while jabbing with his right, for which ho. was admonished —and very properly- - by the referee, M. Franty .Reicln-1. (.'arpentier would brush the refeic ;.side good hniiiouredly, shala 1 hands with .le'uinctte, and they would fall to :main as desperately as ever. The Right Spirit. V^ Though their lighting was hard and keen, it was in good spirit. Each slipped to the llcor, .lea.imette in the !ir.;t rouml and Carpentier in the 10th, and each was helped to his feet by the oth-

er. Vet no quarter was asked or given —except in a. .single instance, when ... annettee seemed to me to be distinctly magnanimous towards hi s boyish rival, whom ho had on the ropes dazed and almost helpless near the end of the seventh round. This was an important rouml. As soon as they came up, .leanjietto wont, for Carpentier, but the latter's defence was too good. Then they had a sharp set-to of half-arm in-light-ing; after which Carpentier scored with a, right, hook that brought them into a clinch, ami then he jammed his poll under Jeai.etto's chin, forcing back the big man's head. Jeannette did not like that, and very soon lie got in two hard right hooks that apparently hurt Carpentier rather badly. He tried to clinch, but .loannetto drove him to the ropes with telling body blows. Those two right hooks and a hard right upper-cut by .(eannette in the first round probably punished Carpentier severely. The upper-cut landed fiercely on his left eye. It wag the same blow that .lack .Johnson rse-d to damage Jeffries , right eye in the first round at Keno. Jeannette showed fight in the first round the moment they had shaken hands. Without fiddling or sparring he stepped in quickly, feinted, and hit Carpentier hard with a. straight left and a right hook, both to the jaw. Backing into a. neutral corner, Carpentier received another hard left in his face and a hard right jolt, just below his heart. The latter Jeannette's favourite blow to steady his man. By good footwork the French boxer escaped from the corner, but lie was shaken again by two stiff blows to the body, and for a few seconds it looked as if he might not last through the first round. He rallied in time to land one-two-throe on .Teannetto's jowl, but the big man has been used to 'heavier I.lows, and tie lead he scored In the first round he never lost; in fact, he added to it. The Eighth Round. Only at the end of the eighth round did Carpentier appear to have Joannetto in difficulties. This was a remarkable round. Having finished the seventh round dazed and holding on to Jeannette in a clinch, the plucky French boy came up smiling for the. eighth, and with a unique plan for avoiding too rapid strife. He laid his forehead on Jennnette's left collarbone, and the hitter's big, square head protruded over Carpentier's left shoulder; thu s they pushed one another about the ring, infighting, and each in turn driving shortarm blows at the other's midriff, but never getting into a,full clinch. They resembled two stags in mortal combat. There were no orders to "break, break"; the great crowd watched intently and silently; there seemed to be no sound save the deep, short gasps of the two fighters. Twice during the round, and again at the end of it Carpentier varied proceedings by suddenly straightening up to let fly three or four rapid swings at his opponent's head, thereby eliciting fierce roars of applause from the galleries; and just before the bell ended the round lie reached Jeannette 's jaws with such rapidity and force that he first astonished and then confused the big man, who staggered and seemed for the moment as if two or three more such blows would drop him.

Except in the 12th, 13th and 14th rounds, when he was plainly weary, Carpentier generally was carrying the battle to the bigger man, who invariably took the centre of the ring and awaited the gallant onslaughts the clashing young Gaul. Thus Carpentier fought himself almost to a standstill, meanwhile giving an attractive display, although many of his blows landed with little force, because they were gauged so cleverly by Jeanuette, who got in a clear majority of the solid fighting that counts, and did not try to be spectacular. As a result ho won, while Carpentier was getting to be a sorry sight at the finish. There wa,s hardly anything to indicato that Jeannette had been in a 15-round glove-fight.