New-York tribune., 1920-10-18
Feels Certain Frenchman
Can Dispose of Demp-
sey; Rickard Gets Busy
By Fred Hawthorne

How that man can drive a Rem;np-
toni He's absolutely reckless, the way
he takes corners on two keys, is Jack
Curley, the bird who had a claw in the
recent Carpenter Levinsky uprising in
Jersey City
Last night Jack hoped into the seat
of his Remington 6, stepped on the gas
and tore off handful of copy in a
little better than even time, getting
somewhat more than column a gallon.
And what do you suppose it's all
about, Sidney? Why, about the Car
entier-Levinsky boot" of course. At
ter getting this off his chest it is to be
supposed that Jack will breathe easier;
ne must have been all stopped up be-
tore. Possibly, if we were little
Haywood Broun, we would be able to
analyze the Curley literary style, and
tell you if it is permanent Marcel,
Curley, or only one that will straight
en- out with the approach of damp
weather.
While there is not room enough on
the sporting pages to let Jack run
loose, we can print enough to show
that the thin, red vein of sarcasm as
she is spoke runs through the Curley
copy. Jacks effort is signed, but there
is no mention of copyright, SO it is
presumed that no legal entanglements
VIII follow if use is made of certain
parts of the same.
"Oh, Ye Critics." Curley starts off,
and then starts whooping it up in this
fashion: Last Tuesday night, at Jer-
sey City, Georges Carpenter doffed his
hat to the American public and prompt
ly and decisively knocked out "Bat-
Ting" Levinsky One has to read very
carefully the account Of Tuesday
nights battle to discover this fact-be-
cause the eyes of the critics were on
the contest, but their minds on a Car
pentier-Dempsey match.
"And no fight expert, no matter how
experty can draw on his imagination
to do justice to Carpenter by COM
parison, mainly because it was Bat
ting Levinsky facing the Frenchman,
and not Jack Dempsey.
'Ihlrty thousand spectators thronged
the park to witness the event Each
and every one knew that he came to
witness the Carpentier-Levins match
Each and every one knew it was Le-
whisky, and not Dempsey, who was
slated to oppose Carpenter. Each and
every one left the park perfectly sat-
sky, and beat him in true Man O. War
style, yet the echo of all criticism is,
What about Dempsey?' proving that
the eyes were on Carpentier-L -Levinsky,
while the mind worked fast and furi-
Gus on Carpentier-D Dempsey match"
1--WE were one of the 10000 who left
the park perfectly satisfied that Car
pentier had defeated Levinsky. In fact,
we remarked to our chair companion,
wild Willie" Doig, just after Georges
landed that first paralyzing right on
k4fC N 4.
Looks as though that bird has Nick
like the old black mule back on the
farm"
The guys only PRACTICING drop
kicks" said "Wild Willie" 'wait until
Levinsky says something mean to
Georges, then you'll see something"
Twenty Styles of Fithting
Curley steps on the gas again, and:
carpenter has twenty styles of fight
ing. He can fight a boxer and box
fighter. Jack goes on to say that
Carpenter would not be wide open
against Dempsey, and that Georges will
"be the next worlds champion.
All we can say in rebuttal is, that
styles of fighting into the ring with
him when he meets Dempsey-and a
couple Of bricks might come in handy
Only Georges, be sure you hit him
HARD with that first brick.
1t was reported yesterday that Tex
Rickard had signed Carpenter to box
Dempsey under the Rickard manage
ment, provided that the French cham
pion first makes good against three
opponents whom he will be asked to
fight in Madison Square Garden this
winter. According to these reports
Charles Is. Cochran. Of England, who
has Carpenter under contract until
to William A. Brady Cickard and
Brady expect to stage the big fight in
the open air.
Forfeits of $4,000 each were posted
on Saturday with Rickard by Dan
Morgan and Doc Bagley. managers of
Eddie Fitzsimmons and Willie jackson.
respectively, guaranteeing weight and
appearance in the lightweight fifteen
round bout at the Garden on October
20 between these two boys. The weight
called for is 1873 pounds at 8 o'clock.
Just to keep the air stirring in the
interim, Rickard has arranged a pro-
gram of four ten-round bouts at the
Garden for next Friday night. All the
dlsputants will be welter-we ghts. the
four winners to meet later, and the two
survivors in that mix-up to clash at
the Garden again, with the ultimate
victor to face Jack Britton for the
championship.
Louis Bogash, of Bridgeport, s.
Marty Cross, of New York; Jack Perry,
Of Pittsburgh, VS.. Paul Doyle, of the
East Side; George Ward, of Elizabeth,
vs.. X. O. Loughlin, of Philadelphia,
and Johnny SINNERS VS.. Steve Latzo, is