Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-02-06
O'DOWd Is Pushing
Effort to Get Bout
With French Idol
MiddIeUeigEtt Champ Doesn't
Fear Carpenter, Though
Much Lighter.
MAY LACK THE PUNCH
Rv JACK YETOoK.

international News Sports Editor.
NEW YORK, Feb. 6-Nichael O'Dowd,
who tells all the rest Of the middle
weights where to get off, opines that
he would like to tackle Georges Car
pentier.
In suggesting himself as a logical
opponent for the boss Of European hstt-
cuffs Michael points out that Billy
Papke and Frank Klaus met and de-
feated Carpenter when they were lead
ing middies. He wants TO know why
he isn't just as eligible.
At first glance Mixes argument sounds
interesting, and he puts a little extra
weight behind it by recalling that he
stopped Dick Smith, the Britisher, In
three rounds, feat which required seven
rounds Of effort on Carpenters part.
Admitting that O'DoR d is just reach
ing the top of his form as king of the
middleweight division, and granting that
he is really the class of the 160-pound-
ers Of the present-day crop. there is
still a little doubt regarding his rating
as an opponent for the European cham
pion.
MichaeTs intentions are all right He
isn't afraid of the Frenchman, and he
has proven himself to be good, tough
boy, sufficiently clever to stand toe to
toe with the average battler of his size
and give fight crowd good run for
it's money. But he hasn't demonstrated
consistently L0dl ne can punch, ana LUat
is what the boxer who beats Carpenter
must do. Papke end Klaus both carried
a wallop, particularly the Kewanes boy,
and Carpenter, who has now regained
his top form, also boasts a punch with
a knockout behind it. What's more
Carpenter probably can give O'Dowd
cards and spades and beat him scien-
tifcally.
SO from where we sit it appears that
O'DoWd will do well TO let good enough
alone and remain in his class, which is
the middleweight division. Carpenter
is bigger and heavier and we have not
forgotten that the ambitious Michael took
a fine boxing lesson from Jack Britton
in a New Jersey ring short time ago.
Figuring that Britton, who IS a weller
weight, stood ODowd Off and outpointed
him In eight rounds, 1t appears that
Carpenter, who is heavier and more
clever than Mike, would give him a fine
thrashing.
Mel Coogan, the Brooklyn lightweight,
hasn't much use for the Mitchell family.
His aversion to mixing 1t with the Mil
waukee brothers, Richie and Pinke, has
led to the parting Of the ways between
Mel and his manager, Scotty Montieth,
who formely manager Johnny Dundee.
Scotty dug Coogan out as the boxer to
help him revenge himself against Dun
dee, who dropped Montieth after long
years Of partnership. Scotty got, his re-
venge, for COogan gave Dundee a fine
laclng in bout in New Jersey.
Montieth was all excited about Coogan.
He took Mel to Milwaukee to meet Pinkie
Mitchell and gave the Brooklynite a
beating, though Coogan finished the bout
after being technically knocked out in the
first. This showed gameness Coogan
next faced Benny Leonard, but not for
long. as the lightweight champion ais
posed of him after a couple Of rounds
Montteth then matched Coogan TO box
six rounds in Philadelphia with Richie
Mitchell, and after the match was closed
Coogan ran out. Right then and there
plotting his own canoe.