The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-12

pionship In France, from bantam to
heavyweight. He won the middle. well
ter and heavy weight titles OF Europe.
A great deal of Carpenters success has
been due to his little French manager.
Francis Descamps. l think he's the
smartest man in the fighting game.
When you put one over on that little
bundle of nerves you're getting up bright
and early.
"When Klaus and I went over there
We lived with Prime Laivor. a Rus
sian. who wanted to see Carpenter
whipped. Laivof is the man who
brought out George Hackenschmidt. The
French people had never seen n fighter
OF Klaus's build and they took q great
interest in him. The French National
Sporting Club offered a purse Of SIS 600
for the fight. Carpenter to get $500
and Klaus $500. Carpenter was only
II then. We trained at Dieppe. When
Klaus and Carpenter met at the scales
to weigh on the day of the night you
would a " laughed at the contrast be-
tween the pair. Carpenter, always splc
and a was groomed especially for
this occasion.
when they got n peek at Klaus they
nearly tainted. He never ave before
a fight. and he had n brlstling four
days beard when he stepped on the
scales. InOse Nnlskcrt UDInereu the
life out OF little Descamps. He knew
what would happen when his fine look
ing charge clinched with Frank. on the
night Of the fight Descamps appeared
at our hotel and said that II Klaus
did not shave them on he would re-
fuse TO let Carpenter box. told him
we weren't going to a ball We were
going to hsht. They had warned me
about Descamps. He's the craziest thing
around a ring you ever saw. The French
people appreciate him because he is ex-
citable.
KLAUS sat In his corner. and l was
bandaging his hands with the two little
rolls OF tape that the French commits
sioners allow your man. When ] had
finished I hook a can of talcum powder
and began sprinkling some on Frank
taped hands no that the gloves would
slip on easily. In a fash Descamps
rushed over and snatched for the can.
He got a good hold and we tugged all
over the ring for the possession OF 1t.
He tore II from my grasp ard ran across
to Carpenter and poured some on his
hands. too. He wasn't sure what II
was, but he wanted Carpenter 10 have
none the worse OF II then he walked
over and handed the can back to me,
and the spectators roared when ] good
naturedly poured some on his bare
lands
M. Roul was the referee In con-
junction with three Judges. Frank had
Carpenter down for the count in the
sixth. When Carpenter came out for
the seventh Klaus found that he couldn't
hold him in the clinches. The foxy
Descamps a poured oil over his man
during the rest. Afriend rushed around
to our corner and warned us that we
an,tlInit uip tInlpae ua kDnpkad the
Frenchman out. In the fifteenth and
sixteenth Frank began 10 get to him.
Franks right eye was closed. but he
dropped Carpenter with a hard left 10
the stomach In the eighteenth the rec
ord books tell you II was the nineteenth
Carpenter fell on his face. Descamps
was in the ring yelling foul.
II climbed in and swung the referee
around so that he couldn't listen "a
Descamps. He finally walked over and
lifted Franks gloved hand as n sign
that he had awarded him the fight.
But do you think that that ended
Carpenter? shout say not. he be-
came a greater idol. Defeat meant
nothing to them, and they proved II.
After the fight Klaus was booked 10
show in a town outside OF Paris. The
fellow who owned our show house had
a rival In the town who owned a much
smaller place, but he decided to get
Carpenter on the same night, When
we arrived to do our turn there wasn't
$50 in the house. but up the street where
Carpenter was to show the reserves
had to be called out to restore order.
They simply stormed the place for a
sight OF their hero. The man who had
knocked Carpenter out was OF little
consequence to them. The only persons
We had in were those who couldn't
get near Carpenters show.
But the French people are very lib
eral minded at that. After We had
been there a while NJ. Boyer. a French
broker. built "A special gymnasium for
LeAoux, Carpenter and Klaus to train
In, In Paris the best people have a
little statue of Carpenter on the radi.
ator caps OF their automobiles.
"Descamps is a wild man when
Georges fights. No matter what side
OF the ring Carpenter happens to he
fighting In Desca mps is there, pouring
out a volley OF French advice over IN,
edge Of the ring to his man, He covers
n hundred miles In every Aght.
II think the best thing ] ever hea I'd
said OF Carpenter was told me b,
Gunboat Smith yesterday. We wer,
talking about Carpenters ability.
well. said the Gunner. he Ger,