The Washington herald., 1921-05-22
BY ROBERT EDGREN.


may astonish the world July .. On
a flying trip to the Coast l carried
an invitation from Tex Rickard to
Jeffries on his San Fernando Valley
ranch, to be Richards guest at the
Dempsey bout.
Guess I'll 60" said jeff. I'll
have my oil wells going by that
time. and the ranch in good shape.
so that I can get away for a little
vacation. and I'd like to see this
fight. Is the Frenchman as fast as
they say?"
ever saw" l said.
Can he punch-has he a real
kick?"
He punches hard enough to suit
anybody"
Then he'll beat Jack" said JEFF
suddenly. II know Jack well and
think a lot of him. He used to come
over to see me. and bring his mother
along, and he's a fine fellow and
good fighter. But if the Frenchmam
is as clever as they say, and can
hit, he has a first-class chance.
That's all there is to it."
We'll. Jack isn't So slow himself
and he knocks 'em out in a round"
l suggested.
He won't land those hard punch
es on a fast clever man." said JEFF
fries. IF Carpenter is anything
like Corbett in cleverness Dempsey
isn't going to sock him the way he
did willard. A fast, clever man
won't let Dempsey land his hardest
punches. If the Frenchman knows
how to take care of himself he's GO
ing to give Jack a fight. know
how hard it was to hit Corbett
where 1t would do any good. II
Corbett had ever had any kind of
a punch he would have been a great
fighter. but of course he couldn't
hit. They say the Frenchman is as
fast and clever as Corbett ever was,
and he has a punch. You give a
fast, clever man a punch and he's
likely to slip it over on Dempsey
or anyone else"
The Great Question.
Has Carpenter punch? His
speed and skill are unquestioned
He is known to be remarkably coo:
and crafty in the ring-a born gem
eral-and IL he'd never boxed his
war record would be proof enough
of his Sameness.
But has he a punch?
Let's look back over Carpenters
ring record a little.
Georges began boxing when he
was only IL years old, and fought
three ring battles at 10. winning
two and losing one. When only IS
he fought many of the best bantam
weights. French and English. He
fought a flfteen-round bout with tho
famous Charles Ledoux. one of the
strongest and hardest-hittinp little
men France ever turned out, and
Georges earned the decision.
He fought fifteen battles in his
18th year. and more when he was
Is. At II he was going like
streak. beating Frank Loupbrev
Jack Goldswain, Young Joseph. Ar
thur Everndon. Sid Burns. and
Harry Lewis. He bea: Lewis In
twenty rounds. and Lewis at that
time was one of the best middle
weights III the American ring
rugged, clever. aggressive fighter
Carpenter was winning a fair mar.
centage Of his fights with clean
knockouts. He seemed able IN
knock out the English cbamnions
winning all the titles from bantam
weight to heavyweight with X. q
punches.
At 1S, a tall. slim boy. Carpentier
knocked out Battling Lacroix and
was matched with Jim Sullivan
English middlefeight chamnion
clever boxer who was regarded IN
England as world-beater In hi.
class. Many Englishmen travejeS
TO Monte Carlo to see the firht and
oack their man heavily. CARPENTER
attacked so furiously that be
knocked the English champion ont
in the second round. and snll,yan
nsrdIy had time to land a punch,
shortly afterward Carpentjsr h.at
george Gunther in twentv ro,nds
shocked out Hubert Roc ana hea,
WINE Lewis, of America, in twenty
uhas Lewis had been knockjnr
ont a long Inc of English bssvv'
weights but he had no chance with
the flying Frenchman. WIN
Dese"mps saved Him.
Fnr a little whils Csrn.r,,sr,.
nghting form went of Ne ,ns. -.
FRANK Klaus, worlds cbamn,an
Z FOUL in the nineteenth round -, :,
Dleppe' and to Billy Papke. ,ormsr
word champion, at Paris n..