The Washington times., 1920-05-25
C.rpentier surrenders.


At last Georges Carpenter has sur
rendered to the critics. In signing TO
meet Battling Levinsky in July, or
before. the European champion makes
practical admission that he is not
drawing card with the circus. he also
infers that he has not so much nope
as before of facing Jack Dempsey III
This country for the worlds title. He
curiously remarks that he would ike
TO return to France in August. mere
fore. shortly after his bout Win lie.
whisky, we may expect to near ina.
CARPENTER Is sailing home. Like many
a man ahead OF him. ne mas 'e e,r
disappointed in not hndlng our
streets paved with gold dollars.
Lew Tenders rapid victory over
Georges Papin, lightweight champion
Of France, has had its erect upon the
tour of Carpenter in this country:
Papin scorned to meet "secondraters.
He wanted only the best. He pre-
ferred to meet Benny Leonard, put
hnding this impossible. agreed TO TAX
on Tender as the most prominent
challenger for the world crown
Tender. after giving the FrenchH'ah
a sad beating. knocked MIN ou'.
Carnentier. or rather his manager,
Francois Descamps, has been inclined
fo overlook the fact that America
nossesses many boxers willing to en-
ter the ring with the conqueror OF
pomhs rider Wells and Joe Beckett.
indeed. both Mile ODowd and John-
Nv wilson have hurled challenges az
Carpenter. So did Bob Moha-
Foreigners Usually Fail.
II NAV not be known to Carpenter
and Descamps, but usually foreign
noxers fall down badly when they
enter the ring in this country. IN
deed. as great little performer as
Jimmy Wilde is, he failed in ms nrst
contest. Jack Sharkey outpointing
him in ten rounds. 1t is to his credit
rhat he continued meeting Americans
and it is pleasing to see that ne mas
made good.
on his arrival in New York. Car
pentier announced calmly that IT was
"Dempsey or nobody" that ne nao no
,ntention Of boxing anybody but the
worlds champion. Then he signed UP
With a circus. Critics began COM
plaining. They looked at the Eu.
-opean champion. recalled the awful
seating suffered by that man-moun-
rajn. Jess willard, last July. and
turned up their noses. He did not
look the part of the man who was TO
seize the worlds championship from
that ring tiger. Jack Dempsey.
Gradually the story began growing
thst Carpenter wasn't any too anx-
ious to meet Dempsey, anyway.
after a while Descamps issued an Of
fetal statement that Carpenter had
lost all his money in the war and was
entitled to get all he could before en-
,ering the ring with Dempsey, but
that ne had come here for one pur-
h.t thA wnTld'g cham
pion."
should Get Real Test.
1t has been the belief of wise ring
followers that Carpenter would need
"a prove his worth by meeting some
of his challeneers. If he is as good
as his boosters say, he should have
little trouble polishing of Bill Bren-
nan, Battling Levinsl<y, Mike O'Dowd.
Johnny Wilson, or even Ferocious
FRED Fulton. SO, finding the golden
egg Of the Sells-F1oto circus about to
fade away. the European champion
has agreed to meet Levinsky.
II Carpenter Is good enough to de-
foat Dempsey. he should have a cinch
With the rest of the American nock.
put many believe that he will receive
a real test in the ring with Battling
YAvinsky, though the latter packs lit-
de punch and is not as young as he
might be. -
I.cvinsl<y is q fair light heavy
weight He II experienced. knows
what to do inside the ropes, and.
better, knows how to stop the other
yellow. II he is in any kind OF shape
in July. he should make Carpenter
extend himself.
May Mako Fortune Yet
Carpentisr. oven with the circus
contract a thing of the past. may
make fortune yet, IL hosbegins tt
be as good as his boosters say. II
only one man In tho world, Jack
Dempsey. IL in his class. he should
nave q soft time with the heavies and
light heavics now in our rings. Fur
thcrmore, American ring fans Will
nock to see him trim the bunch, one
after the other.
Al the same time. there Is Just