The Washington times., 1919-12-16

SOMEBODY asked GunooAt Smltn' tue
Pacific Coast heavyweight, who lost
to Csrpentier on . foul Ia six rounds
at London In 1914. what he thought
title
II hope Jack Dempsey in agreeing
70 this match with Georges Carpen-
der doesn't run away with the idea
hat he has an easy mark" said the
Gunner. He hasn't / have fought
eoth men, and let me say that Car
pentier hit me harder with his right
hand than ! have ever been hit by
any other hghter In the world. That
goes for Dempsey, whom have boxed
twice.
Never Oue Like Hin.
Take IL from me, Dempsey has
never met . aghter quite like this
Carpenter. He is active on his feet.
jumps around like q cat, and he has
the most peculiar style of ducking I
have ever seen. He almost drags his
face on the canvas, he ducks 20 low.
That's how I happened to lose on the
feul to him when We met In 1914. He
had been pulling that duck on me so
much I decided ia just about bust
him one when he bent over the next
time.
BILLY Niske, that light heavy.
weight frem st. Paul. always keeps
sbout even with Dempsey when they
hex. Carpenter would knock Miske
s0t. tell yeu that right hand of his
10 poison Dempsey cannot hit as
deadly q punch ~ the Frenchman.
And don't imagine that right hand
10 all this great Frenchman has,
either. He uses his left hand to Jolt
aad tab. IT'S . wicked jab, too, one
q those that raises little bumps on
your face when IL lands. And fast
ny bat he can move around the ring,
He Is in and out, in and out. all the
time He uses the 'one-two' more
than any other heavyweight in the
game today. All in all, he makes the
vorthiest opponent there IL for Demp-
ssy in the aght game
Mnst Hsguze On Dsseanps.
There's another thing that rye
figured when you speak Of Carpenter
IN the ring. That's the actions Of
hts manager. Descamps That French
man Just idoliSes Carpenter. He viii
novsr see his boy beaten, take IL from
me. Dempsey may beat Carpentisr,
bat they VIII never count the French
nan out Descamps will pull some
thing before the count is finished, you
can have my word for IL. He'll jump
in that ring and start something un-
less they tie him down before the
fight And he gets away with IL.
Look At what he pulled in my fight
with Carpenter. He dashed through
the ropes yelling like q wild man,
aad waving his hands. And he ma le
them listen to him. He'll do the sarns
thing IL Dempsey floors the French
nan Kearns. IL he is wise. will
watch that Descamps every bit as
much a. Dempsey must watch Car
pentier.
Summing up. I'll say Dempsey
oagnt to win I'll not be surprised n
Tie Frenchman does, and I am in
chned to think the fight will 20 the
limit II Dempsey doesn't end il be-
fore the fifth round. just as he has
other fights. then It's certain to co
the limit I'll not say that Carper-
TIER viii hit Dempsey any harder than
did In my nrst meeting with him
And the Dempsey I hit was q mere
10y. with little or no ring experience,
- sener.i:hip. The Dempsey Car
psnter will meet is q worlds cham
D$on, who has made good against ev-
cry one he has been asked to meet,
. sorry lot IL is true, and none the
equal sf the Freedman, but for all
that, the very best we had to offer
says He sCan Ssek.-
George EnSle, who managed Frank
Klaus, The Pittsburgh Bear sat"
When the latter defeated Carpenter
b Frsnea. admits that Carpenter
can sock" Before meeting Klaus.
Carpentier fought Billy Papke. the
old kevanes Thunderbolt,- drawing
q huge hopse. EnGle says that, in
losing to Papke. the Frenchman bsa.
aim and Klaus out OF . lot Of money
III tell you one thing about Car
pentier. continued Eng1e. He's like
" 10 lick any man he hits. He can
certainly sock He can't take much
OF a punching. perhaps. but. oh my,
how he can sockr'
When some suggested that. though