Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-07-25
CARPENTER 9,o
NOT TO FIGHT
Decision of French Military
Authorities Causes Post
ponement of Many Bouts

New York,.>>July 25.-As the result
of an decision by the French military
authorities, Georges Carpenter, the
European heavyweight champion, will
not take part in any further bouts
until after the war. This means that
American soldier pugilists until after
the declaration of peace. The French
pugilist has been in the habit of tax.
ing on some of the aspiring United
States army h~eavyweights and SO far
has demonstrated a marke d superb
GRITTY over all Corners
Promoters had begun negotiations
for staging a match between Carpen-
tier and Blink McClosky, the Phila-
deiphia light-heavx, who recently out
pointed Albert Lurie, a promising
French heavyweight, in a bout at
Bordeaux. The military authorities
took up the matter and decided that
it was inadvisable to stage any more
pugilistic encounters between the
European champion and others be-
fore the end of the a
Francois Descamps. Carpenters
manager, has promised all h army
aspirants plenty of. his champions
matches as soon as the task Of de-
feating the Germans is over.
Reports from FRANCE indicate that
the war training Carpenter has UNI
dergone has greatly improved his ath-
letic ability. Apparently he has de-
Veloped into an excellent all-round
athlete. having shown fine form and
speed in track events. In a recent set
Of games held at Paris, Carpenter was
nosed out of first place in the trial
heats of the hundred meter sprint in
a classy field. Had he been a step
faster he would have been entitled to
compete in the n Of this event. He
did succeed in winning third place in
the running high jump and showed
we'll in several other contests.
|. Among the American athletes COM
formerly of the University of Penn
sylvania: Jack Filler of the New York
Irish-American A. c., and several coll
lege track stars from the middle west.
! While the reports do not specify that
Carpenter competed against any of
these performers, it is evident that the
general entry was high class and his
nary to place him in any of the big
events. "
The financial conditions confronting
the majority of the larger eastern
college and university athletic associ-
atoms are causing considerable care
full accounting in an effort to keep q
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football games. the chief source Of
revenue, has cut deeply into the sur
Plus of pre-war times and where
heavy fixed charges obtain, there IL
danger of a deficit unless the situation
changes.
Although there was moro athletic
activity among the colleges of tho
east this spring than was the case q
year ago, the contests were of suchf8s
nature as to yield little 0 n at tho
gate. Track meets, baseball and row.
ing were the principal events and the
revenue derived from the first two
was far below that Of normal times.
Rowing. of course. is never a source
of profit and when the expenses are
balanced against the receipts, without
the saving feature of football returnA
any surplus is quickly reduced to
narrow margin.
Close followers of college athletics
are therefore inclined to the opinion
that football will have to be restored.
even though upon a restricted scale. at
those colleges which did not support
the game last winter or all tnter-col-
sh,etics abandoned until altar
the war. Few of the so-called minor
sports are self-supporting. even In
normal times. and there appears toSb
little chance for their continuance n
der the present conditions without
revenue from other directions.