South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-06-10
BY JOHNNY KILBANE
Fcatherweight Champion.

MANHASSET. L. l., June . - I
never wrote an interview in my life.
Maybe when you finish this. you'll
gay that claim still holds good, but
anyway, I'm going to try it.
For I've just interviewed Chal-
lenger Georges Carpenter
I know as much about a French
dictionary as 1 do Mr.. Eirstein's the
oIy, and as Georges gave me most
of his part of the interview in
French, 1 may slip a cog or two, but
I'm going to do my best to set the
interview down here just as it nap
peneG
Joe Brannigan and a couple other
friends accompanied me when l
drove to the chaHengers camp.
Barbed wire strands had been nailed
along the wooden fence and across
the gates leading 10 the old-fash-
toned framehous where Carpenter
has his quarters.
Only One Safe Way.
Brannigan got out to jump over
the barricade. He saw a sign Be
ware the Dog" and stopped quickly.
Then ne came back and footed the
auto horn.
Out came Descamps the French
mans manager. TO see what was dts
turbing the quiet Of the camp on one
Of Georges non-vistiing days. BE
came slowly down the long walk.
bordered with old fashioned flowers.
"Ah. M'sieu Shawnee Keelban," he
exclaimed, recognizing me. "Entrez.
m 'sieul Come cen"
We jumped over the barbed wire
that's the only way you gain en-
trance 10 Carpenters camp.
Georges and his crowd OF sparring
partners were just finishing lunch.
You see Carp and his aids all eat
and live together different system
from that at Atlantic City.
We all trekked TO the front porch.
1t was the first time 1 had been in
PRODUCED TO the challenger, and l
looked him over interestedly.
"Eh. bien. M'sieu Keel-ban." he
said. How eez eet you are so gray?
You are not old?"
I told him 1 was 30.
Carpenter doesn't speak much
English. He stumbles through a few
words and then switches 10 French,
shooting out words like machine-gun
bullets.
1t didn't handicap me. though.
Trainer Gus Wilson was on hand.
He's official camp interpreter
Wilson handled Klaus and Papke
n
Europe. Then he started a business
in Paris. But Carp persuaded him to
leave his business and come 70
America as the challenger's trainer.
MATS. Msieu Keelban," said Des-
camps, you have re broad shout
daire. re height but you have re
very small laig."
Jus like Dempsie!" Georges
broke in. Then he added torrent
OF French.
he wants to know" Gus Wilson
explained, how it comes that you
have so few marks on your face.
having been in so many bouts"
That's because I'm a good run
ner." l said to Carp. but you've
been fighting 1onge- than I and
don't see many marks on your face.
either"
"Ah. maybe I max re run also.
me-" Georges laughed And. diable.
m'sieu. keep heen away wit zese, ="
And ne held up his hands, knotted
and gnarled.
"Ees eet Eat you go to France 10
make re box wit ze Charley LedOux
ze fedderweight? asked Descamps.
I'm willing whenever I can get
my tire business in shape 10 leave. 3"
I answered.
Then We began 10 talk about fight
ers in business
"Descamps and Carpenter are
both in business in France" Wilson
said. "Descamps business is small
800 men But Carpenter employs
1000 in his aluminium factory"
wonder II il is the aluminium
factory that makes him so light on
his feet" cut in Brannigan and
laughed.
what ees re joker" asked
Georges
Wilson explained the Frenchman
laughed heartily
likes Business Better.
Georges took up the conversation
again.
Zee beezness." he said. "zat Is
bettaire IAN re lighting We fight
Wen We train. we shut ourselves
I'D so. And Eat is tres diheile-difh-