The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-15
Boxers Make Emphatic Asser-
ton That They Fought On
Their Merits.

Georges Carpenter. Battling Levinsk,
and John s. Smith. chairman of the
New Jersey Boxing Commission. yester'
day issued statements denying the
charges Of irregularities In the bout thai
took place in the Jersey City bal
grounds last Tuesday night. The two
boxers make emphatic denial that tn,
bout was other than on its merits. ant
Chairman Smith, while expressing Z
willingness to investigate. thinks thu
men fought up to form.
Carpenter writes as follows:
For the first time in my life an
imputation has been made against
the honesty of match in which 1
took part. What I did to Levinsky
/ did to other champions There was
no cry Of fake then. Why should
few men be permitted to cast an
aspersion on my character which
will be spread all over the world?
Before came to America
looked upon all Americans as the
personification of fair play. Of sports
manship In the true sense. In fact
thought America was the land Of
the square deal. You went to war
to insure the whole world fair play.
did all you asked me to do. fought
the man you selected for me to light
And this is what I get--the fight Is
called fake.
Give me a square deal. That is
all ask. But I cannot get 1t II
few men are allowed to poison the
public mind against me by crying
fake. I pledge my honor as a soldier
and citizen Of France to the great
American republic that fought to
the best Of my ability and that I
sincerely believe from the bottom Of
my heart that Levinsl<y did the
same"
Levinsky's Denial.
Battling Levinsky's statement fol
lows:
II have read the statements made
by certain writer's in the press that
my fight with Carpenter was fake
fight. I do not expect to convince
these writer's that they are doing me
an injustice of a most brutal kind
and one which rs harder to bear than
the bitterness OF my defeat to all the
hopes that I had of being able by
my showing with Carpenter to JUS
tify return match with Dempsey.
For the following reasons
trained harder, more conscientiously,
than I ever trained for the $40 bat
ties that / have previously engaged
in.
I'D / thought it was the greatest
opportunity that had ever como to
me In my life to win fame and great
ness.
"(2) If beat Carpenter by big
margin I would be morally the light
heavyweight champion of the world,
even though did not knock him out.
"(3) My victory also meant that
would win a very considerable sum,
3 because backed myself heavily on
the result. and II was not knocked
out I would win still further heavy
sums which had wagered.
"(D My manager. Dan Morgan.
who knows my capabilities better
than any man breathing. would not
hear OF my defeat and wagered
heavily on me. taking every bet that
was offered to him until he could
take no more.
"(5) Jack Britton. who has accu-
mulated fortune by careful living
and never betting or specializing.
made an exception that he has not
made for years. When told him I
felt fit and well on the morning of
the fight he bet that Carpenter
would not knock me out.
"(6) And lastly. the greatest rea-
son Of all was that ] knew hundreds
of the Jewish race (who had faith In
me which has been built up by q long
and honorable career In the ring)
were backing me heavily to win.
Among these were included several
OF my relatives.
'It is not possible for me to do
anything to prove that this cowardly
attack on my honesty Is undeserved.
In regard to the fight, I know my
vindication will come II ever Carpen-