New-York tribune., 1920-10-14
Keen Bidding
For rCarpentier
And Dempsey
Tex Rickard Expected to Be
Strong Contender in Ef-
fort to Land Ring Battle
By Fred Hawthorne

cruSnlng batting LeVlnSky IN less
than four rounds, has earned the right
to face Jack Dempsey, the heavy
weight champion, the bidding for this
bout will probably soon begin. Car
pentier did not convince keen judges
of fighting form that he classes with
the conqueror Of willard, bat a battl g
between the Frenchnlan and Jack
would undoubtedly hold interest for
many people.
The international Sporting Club,
which conducted Tuesday nights bout,
will be one of the strongest bidders
for such a bout, if the directors are
convinced there is sufficient interest
has made Dempsey q very attractive
offer, or rather, has accepted Jacks
demands, which are high and that it
has an understanding with Carpenter,
who also values his services highly.
There seems small chances, though
of Dempsey Carpenter bout until
1921. The international Sporting
Club directors have determined to
honor Charles B. Cochran's contract
with Carpentiers which holds good
until December 81. and will make no
effort to sign the men before that
date. If the club gets the fight. it
will be held in this cit, in the Sport
ing Clubs own building, and a syndi-
cate will underwritc the event, for it
is not believed that the gate receipts
would meet the expenses.
Tex Richard, president Of the Mad
ison Square Garden Sporting Club,
will undoubtedly be the strongest con-
tender against the International club
IN bidding for Dempsey Carpenter
bout: Richard will certainly go far in
his bidding to win the prize, and it
may we'll be said that he viii beat his
rivals to 1t and reach an understand
ing while the others are still marking
time.
1t was inevitable that rumors of a
"trame-up" in connection with the Car
pentier-Levinsky fight y Jersey Civ
on Tuesday night would follow the
ending of the battle in the fourth
round. Similar rumors have been cir
culated after other important ring
oattles, sometimes with good cause and
again utterly without justification.
There appears to be no definite basis
for believing that Tuesday nights bout
was framed" Any man who does not
oelleVe LeviQsky took 4 good deal of
punishment during the time he was in
the ring with Carpenter has never
known the Joys or sorrows of taking
half a dozen terrific clouts on the Jaw
from really sincere hitter.
Carpenter is probably as Furnishing
hghter with his right hand as any
man IN the ring to-day, Jack Dempsey
always excepted. He had Levinsky
completely beaten after the first round
had gone about two minutes. At that
stage OF the bout the Frenchman shot
over one of his curling right hand
hooks squarely to the side of Levinskv's
Jaw, the blow landing so hard that the
BAttler's head was knocked clean
around until his chin was over his left
shoulder.
Convinced of Defeat Early.
was close to the men when this ham
pened. and saw the expression IN
Levlnsky's eyes after he received .he
punch. He kept his feet and fell into a
cllnch, but have seen that lock in a
defeated mans eyes too often not to
recognize it as the beginning of the
end. From that moment Levinskv wore
a, hopeless, frightened expression.
That single punch convinced him that
oaTpentler lar s1la @ was going to knock him out
and also seemed to paralyze his brain.
Two more of those deadenilg
punches to the jaw in the second
round, punches that sent Levinskv
down for counts of eight" should
rave ended matters in that round, for
LeVlnsky was reeling and almost with
out defence. But Carpenter. who
mad been so cool and deliberate as his
man lay spread on the canvass, lost his
mead when the Battler reached his feet
and, instead Of taking his time and
measuring his man for the fnisbinr
blow, let go wild furry of blows that
struck everywhere but on vital SPOT.
ana Levlnsky, covering up instinctively.
lasted out the round.
IN the third session Carpenter. sat
lshed that the fight was his. slowed
down almost to walk, coaxed Levin
SKY to trade blows with him, and rest
ed up. 1t was evident that Georges was
tlred; too, and it was then that YOU
could not help thinking what Dempsey
would have done to the Frenchman un-
der such circumstances.
Short Hooks End Bout
In the fourth round Carpenter again
staTted hercely after his man and soon
one Dlow that sent the latter down for
the last time, but series of short
hooks to jaw and body, and it was evil
dent that had Levinsky been endowed
with the fighting heart of a Rattlinc
Nelson or an Ad Wolgast he could have
his feet
But to do SO would only have meant
mat Carpenter would have finished /
MN the next punch, for Levinsky had
taSen bad beating and was never
match for the French champion.
There is no doubt that Levinskv was
a "set-up" on Tuesday night. but this
does not mean frame and to /
that eXent the bout appears to have !
been absolutely on the level.
Miss Terry Golf Winner