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CARPENTIER WINS FEATHER TITLE| French Champion Advances From Grade of Bantamweight and Wins Feather I and Lightweight Championships Successively; Defeats Harry Lewis, American Crack; Frank Loughrey Also Loses.Jg XXiOU -UUiJCO.j rjmmwmMBBwmi.MHn—iinmwim—iiunniminwn—iiiniiMiiw By JACK VEIOCK. n mi...........................- 1j Continued Prom Previous Issue.ONE of Georges Carpentier’s first opponents after he entered the j lightweight division was Ed Brocket, who later won the French lightweight championship.Brochet was sturdy, aggressive and ' a pretty fair puncher, but in seven rounds Carpentier put him down for the count. This bout was held in j Lens, his home town. Carpentier was now commanding purses of 40 pounds for his fights, and this was i a big advance over the sum that he I had earned in the ring during his whole first year as a professional.I Steadily, though slowly, Carpentier i was beginning to make a big name for himself, although English promoters scouted the idea that he was anything resembling a world beater, because they did not believe that any Frenchman could box.RANDALL GOES DOWN BEFORE FRENCH CHAMP.The British promoters had their eyes opened a bit, however, when Georges met and defeated George Randall. This bout was held in Paris and was stopped in the tenth round. A little later Carpentier met Randall a second time and knocked him out in five rounds.Then came another reverse for the intrepid boy from Lens. He took on Henri Piet, another young Frenchman, and the latter was given a decision over him after 10 swift rounds,I although the outcome did not injure Georges' reputation.Jack Daniels, who Invaded France In 1910 to box Carpentier, lost to him In 10 rounds in Paris. The following year he cnme back again and once more Carpentier gave Daniels a boxing lesson in 10 fast rounds. After this Voung Nipper was sent across the channel to take the starch out of the starch out of the fast coming young Frenchman who was beginning to take such audacious liberties with English boxers.Nipper had a reputation for eating his opponents alive and Carpentier’s friends began to tremble for their young champion. When he got into the ring with Nipper there was probably no one in the house half as com-| posed as Georges. Nipper was i taken back by Georges's coolness, j but living up to his reputation when the gong sounded he started to ! ewallow Carpentier whole. Something w'ent wrong with his digestion about this time, however, for the French youth refused to be swallowed and before the first round was over Nipper found himself stretched on the floor. Carpentier was given a well earned decision over this “terrible battler’’ in eight rounds.This victory over Nipper created a real sensation in Paris, and even in England the boxing fans began to realize that Carpentier was no flashin the pan, for Nipper was the toughest lightweight in London at the time.LOUGHREY’ BOXES WITH CHAMPION AND LOSES.Frank Loughrey, of Pittsburgh, was the first American fighter to face Carpentier. The French boxing public held all American boxers in great respect, and w’hen Loughrey invaded Paris to take on Carpentier it was whispered that poor Georges was about to meet his Waterloo.After 15 rounds of fighting Carpentier was declared the winner over Loughrey on points, and his victory created a great stir. If Georges was good enough to beat such a tough American as Loughrey, the French fans argued, he was certainly good enough to hold the welterweight championship.There wn« now but one more *t*P to be taken by Georges to secure his claims to French welterweight honors, and that was a victory over Bob Eustache. Carpentier and Eustache had not had an opportunity to meet prior to Carpentier’s entry into the welterweight division, for East-ache had started his boxing career as a lightweight, and at that time Georges was still In the 125 pound class.Now, however, eGorges had grown through the lightweights like a weed and he wanted the welterweight title, which Eustache claimed. The bout was scheduled for 20 round* in Paris and a great crowd turned out to see the ever surprising young battler from Lens make his try for welterweight honors. In the 16th round all claims that the doughty Eustache had to the welterweight title went crashing to the floor with him, and Carpentier came into the French 145 pound championship through the medium of a knockout. Within the next few weeks Georges began cashing in on his championship. He was matched with Jack Goldswain, one time lightweight champion of England, and knocked him out in four rounds. Then he took on Arthur Everden, pretender to the welterweight crown and won from him at Cobourg in 15 rounds. LOST TO “DIXIE KID”IN SHORT SCRAP.After this trio of triumphs Georges and his manager decided that it was time to take a rest, so they went to Trouvillo and were feted like kings. Carpentier was never inclined to overindulge in gaities, but he had the best time of the young life at Trouville, though in a short time he began to show signs of restlessness. Descamps finally decided that Georges must have more action, and matched him with Dixie Kid. This proved a bad move, for Georges was out of training and, as it happened, was suffering from some slight indisposition when he met the negroAmerican boxer. Dixie Kid came to Trouville and defeated Carpentier in five rounds. The bout was stopped after the fifth and the decision awarded to the negro boxer. It was said that this bout was really intended as an exhibition, but the Dixie Kid did not seem to understand it that way and poured so many punches into Carpentier that he was ready to drop when the contest was stopped.In December, 1911, Harry Lewis crowed the Atlantic to Meek glory, Lewis was m nifty boxer, and when he stepped on French soil an a middleweight, and a good one, too, young Carpentier hod Just crossed over the line from the welter to the middleweight division! Before his meeting with Lewis, however, the flashy young Frenchman had established himself as a very stnrdy battler by knocking out the British middleweight champion, Jim Sullivan, in two rounds at Monte Carlo.Lewis's invasion, then, was heralded with joy by French boxing fans. They wanted to see what their idol could do against such a capable American and were greatly excited when the match w-as made. Once again, as had been the case when Descamps matched Georges with Loughrey and the Dixie Kid, Carpentier's closest friends expressed doubt that he could come away the victor.The night Lewis and Carpentier met all Paris was on the qui vive. Hundreds of wouldbe spectators were turned away from the doors and those who were fortunate in getting seats sat in doubtful ex- j pectation regarding what was to I happen to Georges. Before this bout : had gone many rounds, however, the j fears of Carpentier’s admirers were allayed, for Georges fought like the j master ringman he is and at the end 1 of 20 rounds took the decision and I another long leap toward fame. Lewis ! admitted after the bout that Car- i pentier was “some kid,” though he thought he should have had at least ; a draw.(To Be Continued.)At Los Angeles— R. H. E,Los Angeles .................6 11 3Vernon .....................5 13 0Batteries: Los Angeles, Thomasand Bassler; Vernon, Fromme, Hill, Schellenback and Devormer.At Salt Lake City— R. H. E.Seattle .....................4 7 4Salt Lake ...................6 10 ljBatteries: Seattle. Gardner, Sweeney and Rohrer; Salt Lake, Leverenz and Byler.AT Sacramento— R. H. E.Portland ....................4 4 1* A A
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