New-York tribune., 1920-10-10
Carpenters
Ring Status
ToBe Settled
French Idol to Undergo Real
Test Here in His Bout
With Battling Levinsky

When Georges Carpenter. heavy
weight champion Of Europe, steps into
the ring of the arena in the Jersey
City Baseball Park with Battling Le-
whisky on Tuesday night to fight his
first real battle in this country he will
find himself before friendly but most
observant and critical gathering.
For more than four years the fight
loving public of America has been wait
ing to see Carpenter in action. Sew
eral years ago Tex Richard made
strenuous but fruitless efforts 70
secure the consent of the French gov
ernment to allow Carpenter to come
here and fight Jess Willard for the
worlds heavyweight championship.
And ever since the armistice promoters
from all parts of America ard England
have been endeavoring to clinch a
match between Carpenter and Jack
Dempsey
This very anxiety to get him into the
ring with Dempsey has resulted in &C.
co-'plishing the thing least desired
the match became so involved because
OF rival promoters securing contracts.
agreements, etc. that a bout between
the two cannot be discussed with anv
degree of certainty until next year
Both in Good Shape
The battle with Levinsky on TUESDAY,
night will serve two purposes, but one
OF these will not be to show conclu-
sively what chance the Frenchman
would have in meeting with Dempsey.
The bout will give the fans of this
section an opportunity to satisfy their
desire to see Carpenter fight ard it
Will serve to show whether Carpenter
IS real fighter or whether he is a
champion among buns only" to use
the words Of Levinsky's manager.
One thing is certain: Carpenter will
go into the ring against Lcvinsky
at his best, or In the best form he is
able to reach to-day. Perhaps Carpcn-
tier as physical specimen may have
seen better days, but he never will see
better condition again than he will be
IN when he enters the ring Tuesday
night.
AS for Le.insky, he, too, viii be in
as good phJ steal condition as it is pos
sible for him to attain. The Battler
wants to beat Carpenter. for victory
over the Frenchman will put him in
the way of making a real fortune.
Big Demand for Tickets
Judging from the advance demand
for tickets, big crowd will be on hsnd
tc sec the bout. Naturally, Carpcntiel
is the great magnet Levinsky is a
clever, earnest and really good fighter
and is considered the ight-hcavyweight
champion.
fine program of preliminary bouts
has been ars~ged by Tex O'Rourke, of
the International Sporting Club of New
York, and Jack Frost, Of The Arena, the
clubs that are promoting the show. Ted
Kid Lewis, weltcrweght champion of
Europe, will meet Marcel Thomas, vel
terweight champion of France; Kewpie
Collander will take on Babe Asher, of
st. Louis; Dan Lynch will meet Jim
Montgomery, and Frankie Burns, of
Jersey City, will tackle Patsy Johnson
Of Trenton.
Mayor Hague, of Jersey City, and
Governor Edwards of New Jersey will
be at the ringside. The Jersey Central
and the Hudson Tubes will add special
trains to their regular schedules, and
from the advance reports of the nmble
PRESS agent, there will be a policeman
delegated personally to conduct every
patron to his or her seat.