Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-18
THINKS CARPENTER
WILL WIN THEF|GHT
Coach Of French Track Team
Expects Dempsey to Lose
His Title
WATER GOOD, WINE BETTER

"M'sieu Cnrpcnticr. All, Yon ask me
about the grand fight, n cat GO pas?
will tell to you what ] think about this.
you call him Dempsee. and our Cnr-
pentier.' was the first response Of
Coach DcLillva when we asked him
whnt he thought Of the chances of Car
pointer against Dempsey in the fight to
be held on July 2.
Monsieur Rene DcI.iliva is tho tutor
Of tho French relay team which arrived
in this city Saturday night a few hours
, after they landed in this country to
compete against the cream of Amcri.
can colleges in the University Of Penn.
! Sylvania relay games TO be held on
Franklin Field the last Friday and
Saturday of this month. Along with the
coach came Maurice Delvart, CASTOR
Ferry, Jean Seurin. Roger Biget and
! Robert Gouilleux. The five athletes arG
all students of the University Of Pari'
and henr marked resemblance in their
denortment to the average American
| cOllegan.
| The speed merchant outfit from gay
parec appeared in body at Franklin
FI"'d this morning for tryout. The
| frenchmen got into their running togs
and appeared on the track long enough
to have look. They dashed mp and
down the sOggy cinders for few min.
| utts, but their coach soon called a
hat. In view Of the raw weather, il
was decided to wait till this afternoon
when It was hoped the sun would come
out sufficiently long to dry things out
and give the foreign invaders a chance
to tune up a trifP. This afternoon s
workout was scheduled for ! o'clock.
"EIow do you like the track" the
French coach was asked.
| 't cSt bipD-pr-wbn+ Non toll
swell, nest ce pas" replied the tutor
Il find it nice. very nice. We have
much pleasure to see everything here
We like 1t very much.
The question asked about Carpenter
was put to Monsieur Del.iliva at din
ner Saturday night in the st. James
Hotel shortly after the arrival of tn,
Frenchmen. With n broad smile play
ing on his Sunburned features. the coacl
continued his answer to the question.
VIII Beat Dempsee
M 'sicu Carpenter is to win.
think. All France hopes that he de.
fcats your man Dempsee. II should bs
the grand battle. you call it. We hav,
not seen much of Carpenter during tn,
last few months. lie spend his tim,
going round to other countries to show
how clever Frenchman can be. If tn,
fight is, Eby, what you call it?" di
rccting his question to Earl Eby, tn,
captain of the Penn team, who actet
as interpreter when our A. f.. +
French was unintelligiblc. YES, OF
the square. | think Georges will win
All France expects Georges to be tn
champion. He is a great warrior an'
we all feel confident that France will
hav" the next champion. | am sorr.
that ] cannot see Carpenter fgh
Dempsec, for it would be the grea
fight"
After the oysters and soup had bee
done away with the coach was aske
more questions, and he answered ther
with all the case and grace of q states
man used to meeting ncwSpapermen n
his life. You fellows ask so man
questions. he said. "Iou know whe
| left the boat New York journals
even asked me the color Of my stock
ingS. 1t was funny. And photograph
crs and cinema men. They kept IL
very nervous.
Speaking of his plans. the coach saic
II will take my men out to you
Franklin Field for practice, and the
you will Sc" that | have five yer
excellent men They will run ever
afternoon, ! do not know what IN
team will be- Drlvart and Ferry al
NV 'Ilg 'lifS WIZ uIf ''lNdlus
others must run against each othe
BigPt and GOuilleux and Seurin wi
race some time later. Seurin will be
the DASH 100 yards.
Must Have Wine
They will do very we'll if we CO
get some wine TO drink with our meal
The water Is good but 1t Is a chang
w" are used 10 wine in our cOuntr
Even the athletes drink il. IL Is so goC
for them. know American athlet
do not drink it, but they are used
water ard We are not. This prohibiti'
it is not good, n est pas?' added {
coach with smile.
Def -Iiva and the athletes spo
glowtngly Of the hospitality of I
Penn management, and also spoke
equally glowing terms of how mu
better they liked Philadelphia than NJ
York. Tho absence of cafes on Bro
street and also on Walnut caused t
visitors considerable amusement.
The coach Of the French team is o
Of the real heroes of the war.
benr- scars in three places on his fn
where German bullets wrought have
He has deep cash in his forehead r
ccivcd in III" BclIcau Woods, 10
ragged streak on his chin and one Of
eyes was rendered horS Dc combat in
same engagement in which his forche
wns pRshOl