The New York herald., 1920-01-11
BEWARE MYSTIC
EYE OF DESCAMPS
London Writer Says Carpenters Man
ager Cast Spell Over Beckett and
VIII Do Same 10 Dempsey!

championship IL the deductions OF Lon
don writer are correct. According 10 this
authority Descamps, manager OF Carpen-
tier, possesses some sort of n mystic eye
with which he cast a spell over Beckett in
the recent battle in London, with the re-
suit that the French pusilist had an easy
task in knocking out the befuddled Brit
isher.
In the words of the dscoverer of this al
legged dual combination which confronted
poor Beckett during the seventy-odd sec
onds he stood before Carpenter, thel
strange influence made its effects felt asl
follows
There were two personalities fighting
Joe Beckett from the moment he entered
the ring Carpenter was one The other
was Descamps, his manager. DeScamps is
a very eXcitable man. He is n bundle OF
nerves, a typcally French overtiowinsl
personality, whose individuality oozes
from every pore. He does not eiierVesce
He eXudes.
..Descam says that when Carpenter
meets Jack Dempsey, Carpenter will win
IN six rounds. Watch Descamps. He IS
the man who is aiding Carpenter with all
r.nental force. His mentality accompanies
Carpenter into the ring every fight he
IS his unseen silent partner, and TO hiin
A much
debate for the blow on the jaw which nm
ished the fight and took the championship
IF Europe out of his reach
what was Descamps doing as Beckett
came into the ring? Those who were near
himstell me he was watching Beckett in
tently. The fact is, he began TO tlsnt
Beckett as soon as Beckett stepped into
the ring. Beckett was constantly glancng
round at Carpenter as he was getting his
gloves adjusted. There you have the per-
sonality of Descamps beginning to work
Infringing itself on BeckettS S brain and be-
ginning its task of confusing the EnSllsh
boxers thoughts. Possibly Descamps IS
not quite conscious of his own power. but
Il is there all the same This projectionI
Of personality is not hypnotsm but 1t Is
to be Seen operating everywhere.
''Descamps. they say feels every defeat
Of Carpenter as a defeat for himself. II
you took Descamps' mind to the analyti-
cal table you would find that he would
make a first class medium. He is a.
psychic subject His personality stands
beside Carpenter in etery match, for he
has trained, Carpenters mind as well as
. his body. Carpenter acts as Descamps
wills. That is why Beckett made the mis-
take at Holborn Stadium. Carpenter
alone he might have beaten. Carpenter
anu Descamps were too much for him"
from the British Olympic Council on the
subject of preparation for the Olympic
Games at Antwerp this year an English
writer has obtained the opinions of three
distinct personalities on athletics generally
and the Olympic Games in particular.
These three are Lieutenant Colonel Ar
mold, n. S. Jackson, an English officer and
well known athlete; Sargent Linton Hew-
lit. soldier who, prior to the war, had
done much for athletics in Australia, and
Charles 3. Cochran, an English promoter
of professional sports.
All three believe. he says, that the
International Olympic Committee made a
great mistake in deciding to hold games
his year and that ii will be impossible
20 reorganize the sport in sufficient meas
ure 10 enable Great Britain to be ade-
Quately represented at Antwerp. In order
70 save the British prestige from the
injury II sustained at Stockholm it will
be necessary to spare no effort in Sc
cur ng the best possible team and make
Z united attempt to Improve the British
athletic standing. :.
With this object in view he writesi-
'All three agree that up to now the
attempts at organizing Olympic teams
have been a failure. and that to get the
lest Of our goods on show at Antwerp
next year we must strike out on fresh
lines. Also there lisa general idea that
and especially the financial end of it. In
the hands of a scratch collection, we
should call In the best brains of the
nation, the best business men, to ass st
in devising a sound plan of campaign,
ono on which we can build, not merely
for the 1920 games, but for the future.
''It is generally agreed that the very
first thing needful TO the organization
OF an efficient Olympic team for Antwerp
Is money, and plenty of Il. AS to the
directions in which the money should be
applied, and even how IL should be raised.
there are divergent opinions, but money
must be found. / am very much OF
Mr.. Cochran's opinion that money could
be found by exploiting the public taste
Tor sport itself"
The writer suggests a publicity cam
pagn which would have the effect of
interesting the great business men of the
country ~ the preparations. lie says
that every one should do all that is con-
sonant with their principles as sportsmen.
In conclusion he says:-"I believe in ad
vertisement, and II the games can do
nothing else they can give us that. as
they have America, and ii is just as
well to have a good one"
At a recent meeting OF the British Olym.
pic Council, after consultation with the
various governing bodies OF sport in the
the Belgian Olympic Committee for the
following notifications in their draft
problem:--
To limit the stadium events TO a period
II three weeks from August 20 to Septem-
ger 10.
A considerable reduction in the number
of entries allowed.
The addition Of a 3O0-rnetre steeple-
chase. a ten-mlo cross country run and
twenty-nilc road walk to the contests
and the elimination Of bomb throwing
To add 500 metre swim and a fancy
diving contest to the swimming events
To add miniature rifle shooting reyoI-
yer shooting and running deer shooting
n that branch OF sport
To add ladies' doubles to the lawn ten
mis- events.
In cycling to fix the distance for the
road race at 200 kilometres and the addi-
lion OF 1000 metres. 2 Oo0 metres tandoms
and 1000 metres pursuit race Cteams) and
90 Kilometres motor pacing.
various technical ARRANGEMENTS and
regulations for the conduct OF different
sports were also suggested on The initia
tive of the Amateur Boxing Association
National Rifle Association and the Lawn
Tennis Association.