The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-24
Carpenter Arrives;
Will Enter Films
French Heavyweight Given Big Reception and Promoters
Make Effort to Definitely Arrange Dempsey Match
Probable That Fight Will Be Deferred for Year.

NEW YORK. March 24.-Georges
Carpenter, French heavyweight cham
pion and the idol OF France, came, saw
and conquered New York Tuesday. The
Frenchman, accompanied by his beau
utul l7-year-old bride, was given one
OF the greatest receptions ever accord
ed any foreigner or any rank. Pro-
motors, newspaper men, photographers,
Frenchmen and fight fans generally
fell all over themselves trying to shake
hands with the French pugilist.
The proposed Dempsey Carpenter
match for the championship of the
world was brought up and many con-
ferences were held regarding the MILL
but there was little evidence that the
French pugilist would meet Dempsey at
any time during the next year.
The abandon with which Carpenter
and his manager, DesCamps, signed
contracts recently here and abroad,
stunned American promoters, and left
them in doubt as to the possibility of
bringing Dempsey and Carpenter to-
gether within the next IL months.
A close analysis of the situation dis
closed that the Frenchman was under
contract with three different promoters,
which bound him to perform certain
services which are closely related and
which apparently prevent him from
months, providing he is so inclined
The English promoter, Cochran, has
first option on Carpenters ring SER
vice providing he can obtain Dempseys
signature for a match, the option ex-
tending to December, 1921, according to
one report, and to July, 1921, according
to another statement.
In addition Jack Curley has Carpen-
tier booked for 10 weeks vaudeville
tour beginning May 3. Curley stated
Carpenter will tour the country giving
exhibitions with his own sparring part
ners and one or more American pugi-
lists.
A third contract is with a moving
picture concern, which has booked Car
pentier for two seven-reel films. The
possibility of a match with French or
English heavyweights in France in
August was also mentioned and local
fight followers are puzzled as to when
Carpenter will find time to box Demp-
sey.
Wait Till Trials Over.
Manager Des Camps when inter-
viewed through an interpreter, stated
flatly that Carpenter has no intention
of engaging to box Dempsey until the
latter's military affairs had been
cleared up. A somewhat similar state
ment was credited to Jack Kearns,
manager of Jack Dempsey, according
to one of the Interested parties, who
said he had received letter from
kearns to the effect that Dempsey
would not consider d match Of any
description until his name had been
cleared of the draft evasion charge,
Tex Richard, who was closeted with
Carpenter and his manager for several
hours, was noncommital after his con-
ference, and refused to give any def
mite idea of his plans in regard to the
staging of bout between the French
boxer and Dempsey.
Notwithstanding the uncertainty OF
such a conflict, Carpenter was greet
ed in impressive fashion, and will be
the guest at several semipubic func-
tons during the next few days. Chief
among these will be a dinner tended
to the pugilists party Thursday night
by the officers of the International
Sporting club, where Carpenter will be
formally welcomed to America.
Several important announcements are
expected to be made at the dinner. The