THE CHINA-MAIL.
DEMPSEY V. CARPENTIER. Į that swelled to a bout-a very roar little one, howsoever courageous, of welcome as Into the fateful tingmay never conquer a clever big man surounded by his backers and satell who is equally courageous.
I sat staring at Dempsey's broad THE AMERICAN'S STRENGTH.ites, stepped Georges Carpentier.
Truly a proud moment this for any back glistening with water from the TAKING BLOWS LIKE A STONE WALL. man to behold this tempest of waving sponge; I heard people shouting to straw hats flourished in his honour on another; I was aware of others to bear his name roared by a hundred questioning me, but I paid scant thousand throats; and 1 watched heed. being amazed that a man Carpentier as he stood wrapped in so big and strong as Dempsey could his dressing gown bowing to the be so amazingly quick, and wander universal acclaim, his face as pale jing how long Carpentier could possi- and serene, his smile as placidly bly last-this same graceful, gentle assured, as it had been in the quiet mannered Carpentier, who had been so sublimely confident in himself of the Manhasset farmhouse.
Scarcely bad he taken his corper and his destiny-and then the bell i
when Dempsey appeared, looming clanged for the second round. bigger and bulkier even than when
[Mr. Jeffery Farnol, a well-known English author, who began life as a boxer, was specially commissioned by The Daily Mail to go to the United States for the purpose of describing the great fight between Dempsey, the champion of the world and Carpen thes, the champion of Europe. In the following cablegram, written im mediately after the American boxer's victory, he gives a wordpleture which, we think, will enable our readers to visualise very clearly one of the greatest scenes in the annals of the ring.)
We arrived in good time at the place of the combat, a huge circular wooden structure rising tier on tier, a very wilderness of seats, sparsely filled as yet.
Being ushered forthwith into my place. I had ample leisure to look round upon this amphitheatre that was to accommodate one hundred thousand spectators. And ever they came, a straw hatted multitude from all quarters, pouring down the broad aisles, a cheery genial mültitude agog with expectation. It was a close and saltry day, although the sky was dark with heavy clouds, pierced here and there by a coppery glow. beneath
Dempsey advanced low, his stooped he had shaken my hand at his train-head swaying, his left shoulder drawn
Hardly was he seated when Des- camps appeared at his elbow full of! smiles and chatty, yet very quiet and keen to watch each fold of the tape about Dempsey's powerful fist.
I remarked how the two antoganists smiled and gripped each other's hands, with what a kindly, assured air Carpentier parted the champion's mighty shoulder.
these, was short in his distance time. and again, and misseď many op- portunities.
DEMPSEY'S RECOVERY!
I thought, too, that Dempser's shoulder protecting senses began to clear. Up came his. great left
FALSE GODS!
STREET UNION SCHEME FOR MORAL IMPROVEMENT.
Some time ago, The N.C.D. News published a protest uttered by certain among Shanghai Street Union mem-
superstition indulged in by the com bers against practices in mic and
mon people, the efficacy of which prac-
expense involved: in short, the whole tices was out of all proportion to the
of light-weight copper coin. Now it procedure being a distressful waste appears the Reformers have returned to the subject, and the other day the Sinaasap printed an appeal ad- A translation of the dressed to the Commissioner of Police
on the subject. letter reads -
OPENINGS FOR THE UNSCRUPULOUS.
"In China, the people believe in a
worship of false gods, the burning of number of evil practices, such as the incense in temples, the holding of re- ligious services in the interests at
sod thereto, evil spirits and the offering sacrifices
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that salient feature, his jaw, and once again he began to carry the fight to Carpentier, cutting him between the eyes just as the gong ended round was greatly in favour of Carpentier. two. And this, as was plain to see. Dempsey rose with the sound of the bell for the third round and
tion,
well hig face
protected. advanced swiftly but with new cau- drove fiercely with his Suddenly
Carpentier right, but the blow was wild and ing quarters and told me he was fond up to protect bis jaw from Carpen-gracefully ducking it. of books. His appearance was greeted tier's avenging right. Thus be dog swung right and left to the jaw and by cheers, it is true, but nothing like ged his opponent round the ring, dodged out of range. Hereupon the the wild ovation accorded to bis rival wary and watchful for an opening champion came on following his opponent with the grim determination but Carpentier was as cautious.
Carpentier retreated, poised on his that was characteristic of him, but slow and beavy in toes, his left arm extended and his be seemed right hand drawn back ready to contrast to Carpentier's swift chasive- strike. Suddenly, in he sprang, with dess and wonderful footwork as, a stabbing left to the chin and a dodging out of a clinch, the French-
the high freights then q heavy right to the head; but Dempman swung repeatedly with left and Always Dempsey came on, chin
neutrals. So for a while a ban sey scarcely heeded, and followed right, but seemed a little short.
profit was shown. With the re steadily in relentless pursuit,
Again Carpentier flashed in with a drawn low, mighty shoulders bowed.
of more normal conditions and left hock and was out again, exhibit-tists ready to strike; fists, these,
free play of competition the Common- wealth Government Line went the ing such footwork as was a joy to either of which could end the fight
Wherefor the crowd rocked and cessions. These practices are the
way of all concerns until now it seems behold, and once again the air rang did they but reach their mark. carrying of idols in street with an ecstatic hubbub.
-For a while Car,sentier kept away swayed and yelled. And I gazed, outcome of a low standard of moral-
likely that the fleet will be sold as · the best means of minimising losses. they spend and small wonder, for that smash- moist, by reason of the hot day and ity. The persons who take part in ing blow had injured his wrist and a growing anxiety for a lesser man them are mostly illiterates, and the
Repeatedly Carpentier's blows got money
The
But why trouble to add a word to broken his thumb though this was
aften be eluded those deadly clinches; only effect is to get themselves
the crushing criticism uttered by the foreigner, and
head of the United States Shipping not known undi long after the fight home but always too lightly, and as occasions is simply wasted. was ended.
ba: despite his blows and ais quick ridiculed by the
astrous! Furthermore, these prac nationally-owned feet
anybody can honestly continue to truly nothing could be more dis
Board? It is hardly credible that tires give opportunity to the un- £4,000,000. A report in the name believe in nationalisation in the face referee ordered them to "break he strove to. black that terrible in scrupulous to collect subscriptions of the Mercantile Marine Commission of such an indictment. America's shipping business today,' he says. a deficit of 1,500,000,000 francs opis the most colossal commercial not infrequently devoted to pur- poses other than those originally of the Chamber of Deputies estimates alleged and besides, these cere monials lead to the gathering of the operation and sale of France's wreck the world has even sees, atd found a sprinkling of thieves and of nationalisation." was the comment ment alone prevents it being the disorderly crowds, wherein may be state-owned fleet. This is the price the financial backing of the Govern shown Our British seamen grasped the adulterers and so it is the moral made by a well-known shipowner greatest bankruptcy ever recorded.
him. DO steps are taken to abolish these to
Staggering as these
dangers of nationalisation at once, they are
and turned down the suggestion in a standard of the people is lowered. If when these reports superstitious practices, how can the figures are, morals of the people be improved whole story. Not so long ago Ad-balet by a large majority. They have Of a truth, these practices are more miral Benson, when he was head of the sea-sense as the men of no other calamitous than floods, and, whilst the United States Shipping Board,
And now I, in common with all other ordinar beings, fell to a state of nerve racking tension; sweating, shortbreathing, fighting suspense.
A man laughed high and shrill, somebody whistled, but for the most But part it was a duti, useagy marmuring canopy period. With due care and delibera all was stir and bustle-voices, tion the gloves were drawn on and
greetings, secured, seconds and shouted laughter. the tread of countless feet; an in-
this lowering
describable sound made up of many sounds and pierced ever and anon by the loud cries of those who vended sandwiches, ginger ale and the ubiquitous peanut; while a band, blessedly remote, biared fitful music. Moment by moment the throng increased an unending procession, and always it seemed the day grew hotter, until the stifling discomfort was relieved by a few drops of rain accompanied by a breath of cool
wind.
SEA OF FACES.
satellites vanished from the ring, and there
fell a silence, strange stillness, hush
of breathless expectancy wherein the eyes of some 90,000 spectators focuss ed themselves upon these two men.
And no wit seemed to me that Dempsey, with his great bulk and height, had much the semblance of a lion; while Carpentier, all slender of grace, possessed the light suppleness of a panther.
Then the bell clanged. The two sprang together, and the stamp of their feet woke pandemonium, for the first round of the great fight had begua.
I saw Carpentier's glove fash twice in rapid succession
to
Followed a clinch wherein the
champion once again proved he was
Carpentier's master, at in Eghting pounding him severely before the
CARPENTIER'S ROUND.
ness of foot, Dempsey got to him at Noting Carpentier's worn face as last, and they were treast to breast.
of
the pro-
these
they continue, the degeneration of
FLASCO OF NATIONALISED SHIPPING.
COLOSSAL FRENCH AND U.S. LOSSES.
Outstanding claims against the United States Shipping Board amount to £65,000,000, states Jr. Albers Lasker, the board's head, who puts at nearly the monthly working loss of the
were
not the
TISZ UPON TIER TO A LOPTY SKYLINE. Dempsey's jaw; but this lion-like following his agile opponent with the Dempsey's advantage though on the the country goes on apace. It pains obtained $4,000,000 dollars from the
man, apparently quite unshaken,
antagonis staggered his lighter with a counter to the body. Carpen tier baving landed these two smas- bing blows that should have felled any ordinary man kept away seeming to realise the futility of such methods me much like and verily it looked
There had been remours of trouble owing to forged tickets, but never have I seen a more orderly, better tempered crowd, nor one so vast. Nor could these perspiring thousands have been handled better even by our own police.
Still, one was necessarily subjected playing a tattoo on a stone wall
to some discomfort; myself parti
cularly so, on account of such as came
later than 1, these being for the mort
And
GEORGE'S NOSE SPLIT,
ODDS.
the game.
us to write these words."
nation have it."
GENERAL NOTES.
away!" And now, bebolding Car-fighting my anxiety for him grew. pentier bruised and bleeding. his Even as was wetching I saw the comely features so woefully marred 1 champion's fists shake him with re- grieved for him; my pity changing to peated upper culs on bis bleading therine leap hesmote the iron Dempsey pentier sprang in again with a hard loud voiced joy as, with another pau- fact. But as they drew apart Car between the eyes and, ducking the driven right that stopped the cham- return, swung right and left to the pion's relentless advance a while and champion's body and so lightly away hope revived
Then, as suddenly. Carpentier stag. gered wild-eyed, and no one unless it and out of danger, and was cheering again like any maniac.
ere himself, was more glad to hear the bell than I And now it was that Dempsey.
And thus ended round three. to
Senate to cover working losses of the feet to July 1st. Then, early in THAT BLESSED WORD MESTING, same dogged determination, seemed head there was some discussion among
WAS granted another In its conclusion, the letter segges's June, he
The E. co. "Victoria" will Promptly Carpentier rose for the for a wonder a little staken and conspectators in my neighbourhood. fused and lowered his guard for a
suggested that thea word, a great national mercantile August 27. moment, whereupon Carpentier fourth round, bis left eyes and cheek that some special steps may by taken 15,000,000 dollars to meet the de- beg.n by marine has shown itself hopelessly upon him with whirling blowa, is much swollen. This time it was to prevent the evils complained of, ficiency on the next fiscal year. In not sail for Australian ports until and hooks and a flush right-handed evident he meant to keep out of range and it is punch that shook even this lion until he could find an opening for Commissioner should
bolding a meeting." Where, and incapable of supporting itself. It like Dempsey at last and sent that right hand of his, which had him staggering back to the ropes. shaken even the mighty Dempsey in with whom is not stated. Possibly can only be maintained out of the
Once again pandemonium reigned. the second round. It was plain the petitioners dream of a happy pocket of the taxpayer. That is pany has received advice that the weary and conclave of Street Unions under the only when one would expect, more 5.5" Empire State" is expected to the great amphitheatre roared and that Carpentier
small wonder, re-presidency of Mr. McEuen-which, raved with such tumultuous clamour weak, and
Dace they had in the words of Mr. Saltezza, would perhaps than in the case of any other arrived at Hongkong, about Augna via Shanghai, Japan Ports and New York City, or, at least, so I fought the three preceding rounds. berarther a good idear." especially industry shipping is unsuited to the The above steamer will sail He'a Anshed!" And, looking when the temperature makes people bungling control of the Government from Hongkong for San Francisco membering the
thought, for indeed there was scarce a man in all the surrounding multitude whither they all looked. I saw Car- gasp for cold drinks and light comedy.official. Broad questions of policy Honolult at noon on September 3. who did not realise that here was a pentier's white body sagged and crumpled, saw him drup upon his dramatic climax.
hands and knees and sink face down upon the canvas floor.
was
and the technicalities of ship-operation
The Pacific Mail Steamship Com-
The O.SK. DOT
part very large plethoric mes, short of wind and shorter of manners, who DESPERATE COURAGE AGAINST GREAT as might almost have been heard in thrust themselves past and over me at unpleasantly frequent intervals.
All about me was a hoarse roaring However, these having jostled them- selves into their places and being clamour that rose to frenzy at each securely wedged while they regale telling blow, for now the fighting upon divers viands and suck strange was fast and furious. Round and Auids out of bottles by means of round they circled, these champions straws, I take occasion to stand upon of my chair and look about me. dodging with twinkling feet and bere is a sight to be remembered, for whirling arms. Carpentier countering the huge amphitheatre is filled at Dempsey's terrible drives with stiff last, or nearly so.
upper cuts and swings to the head, a clinch, and, Faces! a dense, ever-stirring mass, Then they fell to pinkly nebulcus; a sea of faces, watching Dempsey's fists at work, spreading from the ringside up and it seemed to me that Carpentier ap, tier on tier, to the lofty skyline: could have smad chance against a troubled sea, rippling with constant such terribly punishing in fighting motion and mermerous with vague for the champion's gloves seemed clamour. I stood awed by this everywhere. new battering his ribs, now thudding on the jaw or under Suddenly the clamour subsided as the chin, until Carpentier's long, lithe voices, for now, if ever, was Carpes drove a flush hit to the face. Car- conqueror, which is one of the rules cantile murine can be found in the "Empress of Russia," yesterday.
Atupendous spectacle.
multitude.
are alike too complex to be handled
The profits of the O.SK..for the by the amaten. They demand years Carpentier saw too, and quick as
the small clever man, and Champion of experience and the efficiency which year 1920 (over Y65,000080) were comes from the keenly competitive more than two-hundred times thèse The roar and bubbub. about me Jack Therapsey is champion still ever, despite the punishment he hid
And now, with fresh laurels on his endured, drove a clean and powerful feinting and right to the champion's jaw that grew faint and far away, for all my
prise is carried on. "Behind our pany's existence.
The Fing Was shook him from head to foot, so that senses were focussed upon the rise somewhat battered brow, the cham conditions under which private enter for the first year (1884) of the com
have accumulated traditions of cen tonnage of more than 400,000. be leaned there against the ropes, his and fall of the referee's arm where poin turned to meet the adulation of personal experience we, in England, operates 133 vessels with a total
Slowly, slowly, the limp form gather thronged with those eager to can
Capt. Malcolm, of the Shanghai arms banging, dizzy with blows and he bent above the prostrate figure, the open to Carpentier's attack.
The sight of him standing thus, ed itself together and the brave gratulate him, but I (standing upon taries of overses adventuring. The
visit to Hongkong. Capt. Malcolm antagonist, a little vaguely and with an effort at down or remonstrate, since all rid the of men who had to run their own pilot service, has made an unexpected swaying a little and seemingly helpless Frenchman rose, glancing about him my chair and none now to pull me adventuring of individuals, that is
Shanghai to Wocsung and owing to against his, smaller
very pillfat to see. And now it was catch some glimpse of the fallen Government Departments can
other rough weather, had to come on to wrought the raving spectators to a the old serene smile that thought same), perched thus strove vainly to risks and stand their own losses piloted the steamer "Porthos" from passenger. Capt. very frenzy. In Carpentier's corner
mer- Malcolm west north again on the that excitable, fiery lule man, M. Dempsey's turn, and is he went man, nor did I relax my efforts until adventurous enough--with
though still groggy, doing his best of a bureaucracy to control a Descamps, was more so than ever, but determined to end the fight once and at last I behyld him on his feet. people's money. Froof of the failure Hongkong a bis voice was drowned by 90,000 other for all.
Blocking Carpentier's lead, he to smile and be congratulated by his
myself calling to him "Keep away though my voice was quite lost in the universal din.
into the ring stepped the Aunouncer, body rocked and swayed and I heard tier's opportunity. furnished with the megaphone which either through excitement or lack of kao sledge he managed su ill that his
hoarse voice sounded! naturally hoarser and more ruffled than Nature had made it.
Preliminary competitions
Suddenly they broke free, and I saw Carpentier bruised and battered,
But great boxers, like ordinary pentier tried vainly to cover up of the game. human beings, are prone to such against the rain of Wows that beset weaknesses as over anxiety, forry him, staggered suddenly, and, throw Carpentier went in to win, smete with lay outstretched and forlorn while and their attendant disadvantages, ing ous wild arms. tell beavily and Once, prompted by the indomitable his nose split, his face spattered with his left and missed, struck with his the referee again began the count.
soul of him, he strove to rise. His were blood. Stopping, he swung a right right and missed. Then, before be introduced and bour followed bout to Dempsey's head and there caused could try again, Dempsey slid into a
dically, but the poor flesh, unequal to the accompaniment of shouts and a flurry of hard-smitten blows; but clinch and battered his opponent's arms moved, his legs jerked spasme cheers though it was evident that the whereas Dempsey seemed as strong ribs.
to the call of the unconquerable great concourse was impatient for as ever, Carpentier was evidently the star turn and eager for the mo❘ weeketed.
spirit did but writhe pitifully, helpless
ment when the two proved cham-
and the great fight was over.
pions should face each other,
Fighting desperately, be was forced
Carpentier broke clear, danced to the right, skipped by the left, and smashed home a blow to the champ
be
existence of the Jones Act, by which
The new shipbuilding programme And presently the great crowds the United States endeavours to
A healthy been completed by June of next year. began to melt and vanish as do all minimise the competition of foreign of the Osaka Shosen Kaisha will have care, comulted my industry needs no such artificial Two oceangoing cargo ships, three DEAT-SCR passenger and cargo 'near-sex" passen- watch. only to find that this great bolstering up. Our British shipping seated once crowds, soan or late. And I, being shipping with ite own. ight which had drawn hither so earned its position as the world's ships, and three great a number of people many of carrier on its own merits, by giving ger ships, with a total tonnage of and continents, had lasted exactly 10 It has never asked for Government tion. Upon the completion of these whom had travelled far across seas better services than its foreign rivals. 36,000 tons are now under contrac It only vessels, the company will have ships subsidies or protection.
of 446,000 tons in al the Tous have I tried to picture this
BS in
past, minutes and a few seconds.
wants, now wonderful scene, one I shall never forget, and tried to describe this fight complete freedom from Government
Australia's nationally In view of the considerable degrés- CARPENTIER'S 'MISTAKE, to the ropes, and there tried to cover ion' face that rocked him on his heels.
The Lion had beaten the Panther; as truly and faithfully as I may. If interference. up against the fury of Dempsey's Once again Carpentier smote, but
a successful experiment the Osaka Showen Kaisha tied up the this vein, Dempsey
recovering somewhat, the biz clever man had conquered any should wonder why Carpentier owned mercantile fleet is sometimes sion in the European trade last spring lasted no longer than the fourth quoted as So the multiade watched and attack, and, finding
blocked the punch and clinched again,
which middle sized ships wERE, TIM cbeered and sweltered in the heat clinched.
As they were parted he slipped only to meet Carpenter's Est in a ARE YOU GOING ON A JOURNEY? round I would say that in my bumble in this direction. What are the "Andes mrn" of 10,000 and one while aeroplanes swooped, circles,
fell BCTUSS the
Romedy should be packed in road when, instead of following his fortunate in being allowed to acquire Recently, however, there have been second lightning upper cut. Time and again and the preliminary bouts were fought and
of the ring,
at a time when the sale of British China, this phenodiamon resulting. In through. Then shouts and up oar rope
journey. Change of water, dret closed with a man who is his master at in fighting. Had he, on the con- died away as forth stood the An- upon his opponent promptly stepped marvelled at his uncanny strength your hand luggage when going on a usual tactics of "hit and away," he a number of vessels during the war Reus shimments of caress front temperature all tend to produce bowel nouncer, faithfully clutching the back, and Carpentier, springing to and endurance, for, though slow now monthpiece of his megaphone, and his feet, was fighting with desperate and heavyfooted, he took these blows trouble, and this medicine cannot be trary, boxed at long range, trusting ships was, apart from this instante, an advance in freight rates. Accord secured on board the train or steamship
to his judgment of time and pace, prohibited. Many of these vessels ingly, the company has clocked to It may save much suffering and incon
there might have been a different never came near the war zones. They put the hidup, anys “Kam “active began forthwith to bellow more courage as the gong sounded.
And thus ended Round One, much and still came for more.
But Carpentier, either because of
tran practically as neutrale and earned service again. : tale to tell. muffled incoherencies.
by all Chemists and Storekeepers. Kepaosed suddenly to point with ex: in Dempsey's favour; and I saw the weariness, or his hurt, or over anxiety, venience if you have it handy. For sale tended arm, whoo up rose a murmur truth of the saying that a cleyere most probably, because of all
ROAR OF CHEERS.
SAID GO IN AND USTEN TO MR. CLEF SING-
where. Carpentier staggered him so that IAMBERLAIN'S Celie and Dia rh. opinión his mistake was in the first facts? Mr. Hughes was extremely more large ship, in zúbstitution for
BY COLLY: YOU DON'T HAVE TO LISTEN - YOU CAN HEAR HIM
A MILE-
BRINGING UP
WOULD YOU LIKE TO HEAR SOME OF THE OLD SONGS-SONGS THAT WILL NEVER
DIE?
YOU L CERTAINLY
TRY HARD
TO KILL "EM"
FATHER,
I'LL BE GLAD WHEN THIS.
·NIGHT. 15: OVER!
BY SPECIAL REQUEST-('M GOING TO SING "FAR:FAR}
AWAY!!
THANKS - AND I KNOW
THE NEIGHBORS WILL BE DELIGHTED - I HOPE YOU
HAVE A PLEASANT.
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