The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-05-05
Copyright, 1920, by The Wheeler

Georges Carpenters joining a cir GUS to receive S2,0OO a. day for exhi- bttions with his own sparring part ners calls to mind the troubles that beset great champions of other days when engaging in exhibition bouts and training jousts with partners who were ready to slip one over' to gain a reputation.
 Ever know that Jack Johnson first attracted attention by knocking out Kid Carter, the great middleweig ght While serving as the BrooklyTlites' sparring partner? We'll, he did. Car ter, a n11ddleweight who met some of our hardest heavyweights, was pre- pairing himself for a bout with George Gardiner on the coast when Johnson doubIe-crossed him. Johnson was sore at the rough treatment he received from Carter who tough as hard in training as he did in the ring. One afternoon, Jack was sub Jected to unusually heavy lombard ment and watching his opportunity ripped one to the unsuspecting kids jaw which catapu1ted that young mans faculties into the following week.
 Al Kaufman received a similar dose from another giant, black Tom Over by by name. Kaufman was rounding in shape for his fight with Johnson, then the worlds champion. One Sunday afternoon Kaufman invited a crowd of friends, including many of 1 the fair sex, to see him murder big Overby. Another of ATS trainers heard all, about the impending slaughter and tipped Overby off to the matter. Kaufman, with a desire to impress the gallery with his won derIfs1l fighting qualities, was unusual ly rough that afternoon on Overby until that gentleman up and loosed a 1 cruSher on his tor1nentor's jaw which 1 deposited Al on the floor in a pro- i found sleep. Overby hurdled through 1 the ropes to the quarters, packed his 1 things and was a mile away before Kaufman checked up on current hap l penings
 i Jim Jeffries acted as a sparring 2 1 partner for Corbett while '.Pompa- dour Jinl' was fitting himself for ! several days for the F'itzsimmons i fight Jeff looked so formidable that ! Corbett would not admit the news l paper men to the gym to witness the l bouts between them It has been said that Corbett flew into a rage i when he found Jeff was not bothered i by his jabbing. Corbett tried his i level best to knock the then novice i wallop, ''Now, don't tell me THAT one didn't hurt!''
 When Terry McGovern was in the hey-day of his marvellous career he boxed an exhibition bout with Jimmy i Britt, then an ambitious but not a l famous boxer. Britt had quite a local l rep" dn Frisco and Terry, 'tis said, i received one of the surprises of his life when Britt put the gloves on for a three round tilt ''Fl go easy l with you, Britt,'' said Terry conde- scendingly, when the two squared off.
 You do and you'll get your block
 knocked off!'' returned Emmy. Britt
 carried Terrible Jerry'' along at a
 great clip and gained fresh fame on
 the strength of the showing.
 Bat Nelson had considerable
 trouble when champion with sparring
 partners and others who tried to To-
 cate the Danes vulnerable spot un-
 suspectingly. He once employed a
 youngster named Eddie Kelly, who
 was particularly stiff puncher and
 rough fighter. Bat discharged him,
 claiming that he didn't like the fashy
 necktes that Kelly insisted on wear
 ing. Maybe it was the neckwear at
 that Once in an exhibition bout at
 the Polo Grounds, New York, an UT known tried to slip over a K. O. =
 Bat in a friendly bout and almost succeeded Bat, wise to the young
 ster's motives sailed and put him
 away.
 Know your sparring partners as
 you would yourself is Carpenter s
 wise policy regarding these sometimes l hazardous exhibition bouts