The New York herald., 1921-06-26
BASEBALL MEN ARE
STRONG FOR DEMPSEY
Crime to Allow Frenchman in
Ring, Klein Tells His
Boss.
CHILL SAYS CARPENTER
[ Never Picked a Loser, and
I'm for .Jack-Clark
Griffith.
by WILLIAM II. HANNA.

Baseball men are interested in the
big fght-who isn't?-but they are not
excited about it. Their interest is
nearer mild than acute, bur as is the
case with most OF us. will approach
nearer to the latter stage as the time
for the mill draws close Few ball
players will get to see the fight. else
their interest would be sharper. They
have their own battles and victories
to win.
Few players or big wigs in the game
believe other than that Dempsey will
beat Carnentier. ard thev Think the
fight will be short They think, in fact
that VI. Carpenter Is goine out of his
class. Judge Landis. the high mogul of
baseball hasn't expressed an opinion
one way or the other and will not. He
pn"ws there is going TO be a fight. how
ever. for several times he has asked
lie ~spaper men:
'Do you think the Frenchman has a
chance?"
A dissenter from the prevailing opin-
ion is Eddie Brannick. bridegroom and
member of the Giants executive staff
II like the Frenchman." he says. Il
think he'll box this fellow Dempsey.
and If the fight goes five rounds he'll
whip him"
Boston Owner Picks Dempsey.
Says George Washington Grant.
owner of the Boston Braves and a man
of shrewd judgment: I've seen Car
pentier fight four times. and think
Dempsey will beat him quickly and de-
cisively. He's too strong and rugged
for the other fellow. He's just as fast
and just as clever and can hit Just as
hard. His weight and strength will tell
the tale"
John McG:aw not long ago said he had
$4,000 TO bet against $4,000 that Demp-
sey would win. To use his words: 1T
don't give Carpenter a chance" Clark
Griffith. boss Of the Washington club
also declares il n cinch for Dempsey.
II can't see anybody but Dempsey"
prattled Griff when discussing the scrap.
"and never picked n fight loser I'm my
life. picked Fitzsimmons for every
fight he won and bet against him when
he fought Jeffries. Two or three rounds
are the longest the mill next Saturday
will go If it goes longer than that Car
pentier will have a chance. But Demp-
sey never failed 10 cave in anybody he
can hit and he can hit anybody the way
his fists fly"
Il think Dempsey will win. and hope
he will win" spake Hank Gowdy. star
catcher and one OF the first TO enlist for
war in France I'm an American. and
naturally my sympathies are with the
American. though there are a good many
whose sympathies are the other wav.
81 hope. however that it's a good fight
and that the Frenchman will make
good showing I think he will and tina.
they'll battle seven or eight rounds at
least They can both hit. but may not
be able TO hit each other. Any way. I
don't look for any X. O. in three or four
rounds"
Showing that Gowdy unlike a major
ity. doesn't anticipate any short decisive
fight.
From John Heydler. National League
president. comes this:
- know nothing of the compa rative
fighting qualities of the two men. but
one OF our umpires Mr.. KLEIN. assures
me that It is a crime 10 allow thr
Frenchman to step into the ring with
Dempsey l am willing 10 let it go at
thai"