Michigan City, May 31.
Tom Gibbons beat Georges Car-bentier to-day in before 30,000 spect Carpentier repeatedly caught Gibbons's jaw with rights, but the merican becanie aver more aggres-ive, butting the Frenchman into corner and landing at close quarters. Carpentier sank to che fiocr in the ninth round, indicating that he had injured his right ankle, but struggled gamely to his fect and ued che contest, although limping badly. The match ent the full 10 rounds. Gibbons was }Carpentier's superior in every [round, sometimes chasing him round the ving. The deci favour of Gibbons was that of newspapermen at the ring-side as the law of Michigan does not permit a decision. Gibbons weighed 12 stone 9 pounds and Carpentier 12 stone 6 pounds.—Renter's American Ser-
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