The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-02-23
CARPENTERS CHANCES WITH
DEMPSEY WILL SOON Be KNOWN
THE EXHIBITION BOUTST BE STAGED IN THIS COUN-
TRY BEFORE HIS PROPOSED BOUT WITH JACK
DEMPSEY WILL GIVE FANS A LINE ON HIS ABILITY

In the exhibition matches. Georges
Carpenter will give in this country: ne
will furnish line on his ability. rams
will then DC able TO guess u little bot
ter OH his chances against dempsey
The Frenchman. in the opinion OF on"
ring critic. has chance I" beat the
American champion. If he boxes along
the lines Of Jim Coroett
The Frcnchman. you know. has 5een
described as second Jim Corbctt.
Keats goes on to say that II Georges
boxes along the lines of Corbett no may
DC able 10 keep away from the hard hut
ting Dempsey as torbett Kept OUT OF
tho range OF Jim Jeffries for - rounds.
Dempsey Is not Jeffries in the mat
ter OF endurance. and the first time nc
meets an opponent clever enough 10
keep out of his way for few rounds
the chances are that he will tire under
the terrific pace he sets.
But Judging from the account or car
pcn,ier's battles. his style Of boxing IN
no way resembles that Of Corbett. Cen
tleman Jim believed in making his "p-
poncnt miss. 81" cIrc!ed around john
l.. Sullivan. jahb:ng lightly. and nc got
away from everything the old Fellow
started. lie made Sullivan boat HINT
self by missing 50 much jhat ne DC
come too exhausted |" cont'nue.
From all accounts. Carpenter is as
aggressive as Dempsey himself. The
T'rcurhman has made study or Am"ri-
can methods and he has learned the
value OF being The agSreSsor by watch
ing American boxers dispose OF SLOW
moving English hnavyweights. Willie
Lewis his first coach. used 10 spread
eagle the cumbersome English hearics
by stepping in with his one-two punch
while they were going through the pre-
lImiuary movements that are custom
airy in England
Carpenters recent victory over Joe
Beckett was the exact duplicate OF
many victories scored by Lewis in Eng
h.. l.
DDS and obtained IN" same result
While Beckett vas s,ay!shly foiiowinG
custom by going through certain for
NAL poses--tillins in. he called it-Car-
pentier stepped n with the Lewis one
TWO and knocked him out.
In recent interview, Descamps
manager Of Carpenter. was made &c
say thai eight or twelve rounds would
be plenty for the bout with Dempsey
because carpenter would go in 10 win
or lose in a hurry. That would indi.
cate that Carpenter believes tina,
Dempsey can be taken by surprise.
II Descamp really intends to spend
"arpen.ier in right off tho reel to swar
man Is not half as shrewd as ne is re.
ported to be- Mixing II up Is Demp.
sey's long salt. For man Of his
Sttdry build. ne hits faster and hardcr
than any other heavyweight. II would
be nothing short OF suicidal for the
slender Frenchman 70 maze a slusginG
match OF Il from tho start Dempsey
has too many natural advantages 10 bt
overcome in that way.
II the Frenchr1an has any advantass
at ali in his favor II is his Superio,
science. His footwork is reported 10 be
Of the highest order and IL he uses il
10 good advantage in the early rounds
he figures to have a chance. for Demp
sey must either win quickly or tire TN
der the strain.
when Dempsey grows tired ne is ar
>Ay mark He showed that in his four
,und bout with Willie Mfeh~n. thu
California third-rater. Dempsey wcnt
into that bout only half trained. AND
before he had gone two rounds ne had
shot his bolt. From that point on
Meehan battered him all over the ring
The bout showed that Dempsey does
not know what to do when his arms
begin to grow heavy. As long a. t,s
has his speed with him, he needs no de.
fence. because ne Is 20 fast that he car
beat his man TO the punch. Eut when
Dempsey Is tired. he loses everything.