The Washington herald., 1920-05-11
GEORGES CARPENTER APPEARS
TOO SMALL FOR JACK DEMPSEY
By JOHN A: pUGAN.

Pretty soft for Georges Carpen-
tier. The French war hero and
heavyweight champion Of Europe
put. wartime pronteers to shame
yesterday when the management OF
the sells-FIoto Circus was forced,
according to contract. to pay the
idol of France" $500 a minute
for four minutes of actual work.
Some years back q few citizens
of this great city banded the manly
art of self-defense. and Georges
was only allowed to shadow box
at his performances yesterday. 1t
took exactly four minutes of
Georges valuable time to perform
his stunt-for which he receives S2.-
600, according to his many man
ayers and circus promoters.
Georges Fine Specimen.
In peeping under the tent to
watch Georges in his costly act of
disrobing, one sees a wonderful
specimen of an athlete. Every ounce
of the one hundred and seventy-six
pounds that makes up this French
fighting machine is we'll trained,
but regardless of Georges wonder
full physique, and his highly touted
ability to handle the padded leather
on the twenty-four foot platform he
will never do against Jack Demp-
sey.
Carpenter strips OF a big edition
Of Packey Mcfarland. His build re-
minds one Of the battling Chi
pleasing personality are similar to
that of the onetime clever light
weight.
Has Good Left Hook.
Watching every move of this dar-
ing war hero during his short ses-
sions Of following an Illusion of an
opponent, one is Impressed with his
ability to handle his mitts, and best
of all. a left hook that is well timed
and placed. Even at this make-be-
lieve style Of exhibiting his stock in
trade, the Frenchman did not meas
ure up to the Toledo mauler when
he performed his three minute
stunts here before his willard bout.
Georges as a shadow boxer is not
a world-beater, His footwork is
good while his left hook was work.
ing overtime. What he packs be-
hind in his right mitt could not be
determined. He Ias a wonderful
pair of legs. small ankle. well-huilt
calves and thighs, and a thickness
through the shoulders and chest
that resembles Mcfarland.
Granting the visitor every edge.
there is no comparison between he
and Dempsey. Right here let 1t be
stated that the champion will make
fast work of Georges unless Man
ager Descamps really has some-
thing Of a hypnotic eye and places
Jack under the spell that he will
not awaken from dreamland until
after Georges has been safely
tucked away on an ocean liner.
Works Two Minutes.
Although Georges is not in shape.
his two minutes of fistic waltzing
cut his wind and had him blowing
when big Jack Curley nodded his
head. signalling to the Frenchman
that he had exhibited enough of
his puglistic talent.
Georges denied and confirmed
many OF the over press agented
stories that have been handed out
about him since his arrival in this
country. In the first place Georges
speaks English fairly well, while
he understands every question that
is asked him.
IL heauy TO sign.
when questioned on the Dempsey
fight he seemed more than pleased
TO talk. He claimed that he was
ready 20 sign at a minutes notice,
but must have two months training.
Jack Curley. who is managing his
theatrical and circus tour. also con-
traeted the statement that he would
not sign for six months. but admit
ted that everyone concerned was
awaiting the result Of the Dempsey
trial in Frisco on May IL.
When told of Beckett's victory
over Wells, he was much impressed
and talked freely on his fight with
the EDglisfman. He claimed the
battle lasted only forty-six seconds
and that Beckett positively never
laid a glove on him during the
short milling.
Although 1t is pretty soft pick
ings for the French champion in
his circus act, he is not anchored
on any garden OF roses. Descamps
is Georges manger, and no one
will take IL upon himself to deny
this. hut beside Descamps, Georges
has a manager in Jack Curley. who
rents out his performance to the
SelIs-Floto circus, while Otto Floto
also comes in for a little of the
managerial OF the famous French
fighter.
Behind the canvas walls lead
ing t. the dressing-rooms of the
performers, IL leaked out yesterday
afternoon there was some battle
already going on between the tgio
Of managers, while the jealousy OF
the show-folks was in evidence.
DeScamns Carpentier Tairrer the
Frenchman's sparring partner. and
Wilson, his trainer. keep very much
to themselves while Floto and Cur
ley attempt to explain to the per-
formers what a wonderful act Car
pentier has when he is allowed to
box with Lairner.
Carpenter at walter Reed.
After his afternoon performance
yesterday Carpenter was the guest
of the soldier boys at Walter Reed
Hospital through the courtesy of H.
Solle of the Potomac Division of the
Red Cross. Georges would not ex-
hfbit his ability at the hospital but
made q speech to the wounded boys
in French.
When translated. Georges told the
khali-tribe that they were the war
heroes and not he or any of the
fighting men who had come out of
the big scrap with good arms and
legs. What else Georges told the
boys seemed to make a big hit with
them but he failed to mention any
thing of his battle with Dempsey.
On his way to the hospital Georges
had an enjoyable surprise when the
Red Cross machine passed that of