The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-20
CARPENTER BARRED
FROM FURTHER BOUTS
French Pugilist Has Up to Now Demon
strated Supremacy Over American
Aspirants-Colleges Short
of Athletic Funds.

New York, July 2O.--As the result OF
a decision by the French military au-
thorities George Carpenter, the Europe
an heavyweight champion, will not take
part in any further bouts until after
the war. This means that Carpenter
will meet no more rising American sol
der pugilists until after the declaration
Of peace. The French pugilist has been
in the habit of taking on some of the
aspiring United States army heavy
weights and so far has demonstrated a
marked superiority over all corners.
Promoters had begun negotiations for
staging match between Carpenter and
Blink McClosky, the Philadelphia light
heavy, who recently oatpointed Albert
Lurie, promising French heavyweight,
in bout at Bordeaux. The military au-
thorities took up the matter and decided
that it was inadvisable to stage any
more pugilistic encounters between the
European champion and others before
the end Of the war.
Francis Descamps, Carpenters peace.
time manager, has promised all the army
aspirants plenty Of his champion Is
matches as soon as the task Of defeat
ing the Germans is over.
Reports from France indicate that the
war training Carpenter has undergone
has greatly improved his athletic ability
Apparently he has developed into an ex-
cellent all-round athlete having shown
form and speed in track events. In a
recent set Of games held at Paris, Car
pentier 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 this final CT this event
He did succeed in winning third place in
the high Jump and showed well in several
other contests.
Among the American athletes compel.
ing at this meet were Lennon, formerly
Of the University Of Pennsylvania; Jack
Eller of the New York, Irish. American
A. c., and several college track stars
from the middle west. While the reports
do not specify that Carpenter competed
against any Of these performers, it is ey.
ident that the general entry was high
class and his work must have been above
the ordinary to place him in any Of the
big events.
The financial conditions confronting
the majority of the larger eastern col.
lege and university athletic association.
are causing considerable careful account,
ting in an effort to keep balance in the
treasury. The lack Of football games
the chief source Of revenue, has cut deep
ply into the surplus Of pre-war times
and where heavy fixed charges obtain
there is danger Of deficit unless the
situation changes.
Although there was more athletic &C.
tivity among the colleges Of the east thi:
spring than was the case a year ago
the contests were of such a nature as Ia
yield little money at the gate, Track
meets, baseball and rowing were tbs
principal events and the revenue derived
from the first two was far below that OF
normal times. Rowing, Of course, is never
source of profit, and when the expenses
are balanced against the receipts, with
out the saving feature of football re
turns, any surplus on hand is quickly
! reduced to a narrow margin.
Close followers Of college athletics are
therefore inclined to the opinion that
| football will have to be restored, even
though upon restsisted scale, at those
colleges which did not support the game
last winter or all intercollegiate athletic:
until after the war. Few of the so
called minor sports are self-supporting
even in normal times, and there appearl
to be little chance for their continuance
under the present conditions without rev
enue from other directions.