The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-04-01
Speaks Broken English.


very brokenly. But he is attentive tc
the casual inquisitor and smilingly
obliges by answering questions through
the medium of an interpreter. He is
every inch an athlete and every ounce
a gentleman, who is bound to win popu-
lar favor wherever he goes. He is
withal, model of the new, cleaner cut
and clear-eyed type of athlete who pre-
dominates all branches of sport today
and If he is trifle proud of his popu-
| larity and ability as ringster he may
easily be pardoned, for he has earned
his place in the spotlight.
| New York received Carpenter with
open arms when he stepped from the
gangplank of the liner La Savore re-
| Gently, with his bride on his arm, to
be given just as hearty a greeting in
many of the largest cities of the coun-
| try which he will visit before he bids
adieu to our shores.
| Standing on the deck of the trans
Atlantic liner that brought him to New
York, with head uncovered to the
Statue of Liberty and eyes that drank
| in the wonders that lower Manhattan
has to offer to the foreigner who is
viewing her mountainous skyline for the
first time; Carpenter startled a score
| or more intervieWers with the asser
ton that he believes he can defeat Jack
Dempsey in six rounds.
| His point blank statement was start
ling. 1t caused the reporters to gasp
| for a few moments with an exchange
| of expressive glances. But on second
thought it was what had been expected.
1t merely sounded too egotistic because
Georges named the number of rounds
| in which he believes he can win the
worlds championship. Yet it was said
with rather apologize expression. 1t
| was only Carpenter way, of stating
| what he hopes to do.
Carpenter could not have been .ex-
pected to admit that he believes Demp-
sey can whip him. He is youthful, has
a lot of confidence in himself, and like
nearly every athlete who succeeds, he
Says He Can Beat Jack.
81 believe I can defeat Monsieur
Dempsey in six rounds if he rushes me-"
| Carpenter said, "for it is the rushing
type of fighters I have always found
most easy to handle"
Had Carpenter even so much as
limited that he did not believe himself
capable of winning he would have taken
all the color out of the proposed meet
ing with the terror from Salt Lake. So
he said the proper thing, after all, and
Dempsey he will merely be living up
to a prediction that he felt he was
called upon to make
Carpenter is a master of boxing
science, lightning like puncher and
one of the quickest thinkers the ring
has ever known. He is BY far the most
colorful fighter who has ever been de-
veloped in the Old World, and he is
entitled to generous portion of consid-
GRAFTON as prospective opponent for
the present champion.
Boxing is subtle art" he said re-
Gently. individuality plays tremen-
dous part in the game of the ring, and
other things being equal. it is the boxer
with the most perfect method who wins
barring the element of luck"
He explained that he has studied the
finer points of the three distinct schools
of boXing--English, French and Ameri-
can-and, by combining the finer points
he succeeded in making himself Eu
ropes champion boxer. He does not
seem to consider that he will be great
ly handicapped by Dempsey's superior
weight and reach. In short, he believes
that he can defeat anyone he can hit
and he feels confident that he can hit
any fighter who rushes him.
Has Beaten AL Europeans.