New-York tribune., 1919-12-03


,,r from all parts OF the British Isles
= attend the bout in the arena. which
r;u be altogether too small TO accom-
woaa,e the number desiring admission,
Beckett is favored at to by the ex
merits to win. They figure the mix-up
-;,l be matter Of skill pitted against
s.-sngth and bulldog fighting ferocity
assessed by few men that have ever
entered the ring.
Beckett is in wonderful shape for
he bout. His only complaint is a
shortage Of sparring partners. Those
i. now has are mostly healthy English
men Of sufficient size, who serve use
-:ul purpose as 4 sort OF punching bag.
Frenchman's Condition Puzzle
Carpenter is an unknown quantity.
The Frerchman claims he is IN ex-
fslIent condition. bat the experts here
are wondering if this quality Of con-
ll.ion IS only superficial, or if there
4, real depth 10 It. they believe tina.
,.ur wears as poilu have demanded
,sei! toll OF the French champion: that
the price he paid was the inevitabl lie
rheuma,ism carried away from the
trenches.
They are wondering also. these fight
Judges. how we'll the severe course Of
.raininss he has gone through have
succeeded in ridding his system of the
rheumAt. SIN These things, OF course,
will al! be known Thursday after Car
,entior mas cone 3 few rounds with q
Fman Of RecAe.,'s caliber.
Still there IS this big point to be
taken into consideration. Carpenter
il one of the clcvereSt men in the riNg
today in addition TO being one Of the
:ls.est and nobody as vet has ever
accused Beckett OF possessing super
a.ous brains. Also Beckett is nor
nearly d speedy as his opponent, ana
unless ae can deliver knockout his
.hsnce o. winning the bout are slim.
The winner viii be named by the
-ttelee. -nless there is Knockout
has ,arr '.cf may be able to beat
+, Mo'. f,Nei fNl opponent with his
.s'erness ard speed. 1t is practically
s. c.rfe.o lest he Will never be able
70 -s.oai Hritisher on sheer fight
ag aoi.'y
Nghes Rapid Progress
Iectei' aa come along wonderfully
rca .e first made his appearance in
'he r.ns iHr shmen claim joe IS the
ag'cai Caftrr der for heavyweight
aaar ra 'ra: when he fought Eddie
i,1lo-'.. v.1. by the way. pat UP a
.ra' las never bsen exhibited
't'osr t- American hero BECK ct
heTe- ault Of skisal handling
la t.-t BOAT N.th ..cGoe ~ The
-s-.'sar raht with obvious re-
ness.oa energy. iarbor.ng his
fsng-h s.l restraining MS gypsy i'm.
l.se 80 4p at his man and thus lay
s'mse'f c.en 20 counter attack. =
he i7g' shman can exhibit the same
esdv against the Frenchman lie
tol'. be- able 20 outlast ana wear
'opa US gnfer opporen,.
bdc8et, S.}l enter the rirg in per
'ec' co1altior, and those backing h,M
gne ,aat lie rs almost certain 10
moe out Carpenter, or at least wear
ioNn .ie trsAchman before the final
sosc
There is little use in interviewing
my tghter. even a champion, on the
re of d big battle. Their managers
era orally write their statements or tell
'heln what to say But one remark Of
8scke-t sticks out
"0f course, I'm going to win. |
shouldn't be fighting IN this bout if +
weren't sare Of that Do you suppose
ID give up my chance Of meeting
Dempsey, just to fight Carpenter, un-
less was sure Of winning"
Georges Is Confident
Size eez not eferything." says smil-
i.as Georges, brushing back his pompa-
S5'uT, I'm besser man zan Beckett.
loha Dempsey, he beat Jess Willard.
Wien he isn't so beeg, why should l
bee, Monsieur Joe"
Eugene CORR, one OF the worlds best
Merees, who has been in the ring with
Do'h fighters several times recently,
PICKS Beckett 10 win.
As several recent international bouts
recurring decisions have ended salts
'Norily, from the foreigners view
psil', the promoters have chosen the
So.lmer, B J. Angle, as the third man
the ring for this occasion.