The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-12-24
Quick Victory Predicted For
Jack Dempsey by Arthur Pelky
FIGHTER WHO WAS PUT TO SLEEP BY DEMPSEY
AND WHO SAW FRENCHMAN IN THE RING
BELIEVES CHAMP WILL CRUSH PARIS IDOL
GEORGES WILL NEVER COME UP FOR
SIXTH ROUND.

ST. LOUIS. Dec. 23.--Home bred and
born or naturalized Americans and ALI
ems are requested by Arthur PelEey TO
have their dimes and dollars from now
until the day Jack Dempsey Is oniciaitE
introduced to Georges Carpenter In tne
ring and plunge-rlunSc as nStic oet,
tors on the Utah Cyclone. NO spore
went in America has crtaeeo as rmat'
excitement as the proposed Dempsey
carpenter attraction. II IS Ine hts.
time in years and years Uncle Sam mas
gone into a sport event with ioLets"
foe. France Is sparkling over WIN en-
thuSiasn and confidence since ner
Georges flattened Joe Beckett. John
Bulls entry in something like ~ sec,
onds France is pointing 10 our SOL,
pointing TO America to Jack DEMPSEY
to conquer In the ring and 70 pT0oucss
one who will be entitled 10 inc tAsie "a
worlds champion.
Until the moment tho gong SOUNDS
and the two heavyweights hop OF neir
stool and rush 10 the center or tne rl1s
10 touch gloves opinions and forecasts
hnerlcans will loudly claim: Moth
renchmen and many foreigners will
see IN Carpenter a fighter without
superior and better than Dempsey
Arthur Pelky was in the ring with
Jack Dempsey for SO seconds on me
night of May 90. 1913. at Denver. Col.
He paved around. made staos at JACK.
danced and skipped. and after gong
something hit him in the Jaw. He drop
ned and not until an hour later did he
recognize friends He had been knock
ed out by Dempsey in exactly one min
ute. c
tier knock out Bomoardier Wells In
On December 8, 1918. Pelky saw Car
pentier knock out Wells In one rouno
at London. ~
has been in the ring with Dempsey
and he has seen Carpenter in the ring
This is what he says:
Dempsey will knock out Carpenter
inside OF five rounds. 1880.
I'm the first place" continued Pelky.
Carpenter has been a fighter FOR II
years. II I am not mistaken, ms Ilrst
bout was back in 1907.
Dempsey carries but four years on
his shoulders. Dempsey has not been
battered around: he has not lost MS
Dempsey has two OF the most I'M
portant assets in hts book-he has
won't Last Six Rounds.
II would not class foreign fighters
with American fighters. Foreigners do
not possess the ruEgcdness the agrees
slveness the ability 10 tear in as the
Americans. did not see the champions
OF years ago but l would pick Dempsey
to defeat any heavyweight champion
in the last Is years.
In touring around I frequently have
heard remarks about a clever fighter
making fool out Of Dempsey. about
Carpenters ClCverneSS and now he will
be able TO step in and out and outlook
Dempsey.
1T is impossible to get away from
Dempsey by shifting the feet or protect
ing the law with the gloves. willard
tried to box up in Toledo. saw big
Jess. whom all of US thought unbeat-
able. a master inducking. blocking and
jabbing make two leads with his left.
He missed. stepped around the ring and
in retreating was hS. Down he went.
1T took terrific punch to knock a
man like Willard Off his feet.
"All Dempsey needs is one punch.
Il fought some good hcavywe! ghts
when I was young and at my best. I
could take many punches before being
forced 10 give up.
Il took one punch from Dempsey and
7 was through don't care what kind
Of guard Carpenter may try to per-
feet. don't care what sort Of steps
ne practices. ~ will not be able 70 keep
away from Dempsey. Soc how close I
hit the mark--ths bell will not ring for
the sixth round"