New-York tribune., 1921-05-21
Carpenter SF'o,os Shittiness
On First appearance in Ring
Challenger Gives Brief
Exhibition in Outdoor
Arena at Training Camp
BY c. F, Fitzgerald

only stupid boxers boast. No pugilist
with any brains at all goes around
Dragging about how soon he is going
10 hnlsh off an opponent. He wouldn't
dare predict the time it may take TO
win on July 2.
Georges Carpenter didn't need the
services Of an interpreter to make re-
PLY yesterday to a cable from Paris
that the French boxing experts picked
MN to knock out Jack Dempsey in
three rounds.
"Of course every one at home thinks
am going to beat Dempsey" said
Carpenter. There are few persons
IN france who are not with me in this
night and they may think anything they
IKE. But me, | uevaire talk much un-
TIL thing is done"
Georges climbed out of his she'll
Yesterday and showed unmistakabla
signs OF life. He even went so far as
10 don a brown sweater and enter the
outdoor ring at the Manhasset farm.
lie stepped around in lively fashion
exhibited some of the blows in his
large repertory and even staged mild
tussle with Paul Journee, Mis- chief
sparr1ng partner.
Georges Has First Workout
This first exhibition since his ar
rival for the Dempsey fight was staged
by the challenger solely for the benefit
OF newspaper men and q few lucky
photographers and was marked by an
absence of the peevishness that has
characterized Carpenters demeanor
since ne took up the simple farm life.
1ne exercise brought & bit of color
to the Frenchman's cheeks and the
languid look in his eyes was gone in a
L
by pranclng around in q crouching
psoltlon, feinting and paving the air
with his fists half clenched. 1t was a
brlet workout, but it at least con
ylnced the onlooker that the challenger
is IN splendid physical trim.
Carpenter made flying trip to the
big town yesterday morning. using an
automQbile and returning to the camp
after attending to g little important
personal business" He was accom-
panied on the trip by Francois Des-
camps, ms manager, who remained in
New ork for conference at p. m.
with Promoter Tex Rickard. Descamps
refused to say whether the interview
had anything to do with the choice Of
a referee, which IS a very much vexed
question just now.
Francois repeated the assertion
made on the liner Savoie before she
docked last Monday morning that he
mad no selection for a third man in
the ring, but Will insist that he be a
neutral gentleman who will give q
fair deal all round" Descamns ex-
pacest to have numerous powwows
with Rickard, but unless something
unforeseen happens Carpenter will not
make another trip to New York prior
to July .
Trainer is Enthusiastic
Gus Wilson, trainer and private
masseur Of the Frenchman. announced
yesterday that he had thoroughly ex-
plored Carpenters physique and had
been unable to find Single flaw. He
believes with Descamps that Georges
is in better physical shape to-day than
at any time in his career and in Will
son opinion Dempsey is due for a
tumble from his heavyweight pedestal
Gus was trainer for Joe Jeanette in
l9lZ when the American negro heavy
weight gained q decision over Car
pentler in fifteen rounds. Wilson saws
1t was the rankest verdict ever rem
dered in a prize ring and in reality Joe
was beaten mile. At that time, Car
pentIer was slim youth of eighteen
summers and Jeannette was at the top
Of his fighting form.
never CIltLcSS, LHdL uICeen ROUNDS
carved niche in the mind of the pres
ent seeker after Dempsey's crown and
unfolds the secret behind Jeannette's
engagement as sparring partner at
the Long Island camp. Jeanette is
forty years old or thereabouts, but
Descamps and his title seeker have
more respect for his prowess than they
hold for any other nan of the negro
race. They expect to imbibe many
valuable pointers from the former ace
Of colored pugliists.
Against Training in Public
Carpenter yesterday explained his
aversion to training in public. 1t is
simply not done IN France and he has
not become acclimated to American
ways to the extent that he will make
a show of himself to satisfy public
curiosity, even if it might mean few
extra thousands in his pockets.
The system over there is to keep
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