New-York tribune., 1921-05-24
Georges Puts
Ir, Hardest Day
Since Return
Carpenter Works at Top
Speed 40 Minutes; Now
Near to Fighting Weight
By c. f. Fitzgerald

Physical perfection asclibed %
boxer is saying mouthful. The old
standby pink Of condition" has been
worn threadbare But after the manner
in which Georges Carpenter travelled
forty minutes at top speed in the barn
at Manhasset, L. l., yesterday afternoon
the impression created can be expressed
only in superlatives. The European
champion is fit.
There appeared not to De an ounce
Of fat on his liths, splendidiy con
structed bcdl His shoulders a.e bue
tressed beautifully with formations of
muscles thai easily explain tao power
behind his punches. His reaching
arms are m&gniAcentiy 3rcpo1sioneI
for the task lie will uaa@rtaEc in jersey
City.
There is nothing ouil-like about
Carpenters neck; his head is marvel
ously poised and he. appears to have
full control Of every physical weapon
with which nature has endowed him.
Above the waist-liae Carpenter does
not appear any too formidable His
ribs are encased in muscular corsage
that slopes symmetrically 20 com
pactly built chest. Il is here that
Georges appears rather frail. 1t is diff
ficult to conceive that this casket of
flesh and bone can protect that all
important organ, the heart frou, the
powerful onslaught o. Il Dempsey. II
sufficient resistance IS there it IS not
difficult TO concedc Carpeutier a good
chance Of becoming the next heavy
weight champion.
Calves AbnormalIy Large
I Carpenter is powerfully CONSTRUCTED
1 belqV the knees, which explains his
STIFFNESS and his ability to be con
! stanIy on his toes for minutes a. a
time. The calves Of his legs are al!
most abnormaIly large and ass hsrd a
steel. From knees TO hips the mcchan-
ism IS not unusual, although it IS
! sufficient to give fine poise for blows
in any and all directions.
/ At the direction Of francois Des-
camps, his manager, Carpenter dem
onstr&ted every blow in aig category.
/ including the celebrates "1yinc-dise
( punch" with which he hni2hed of Joe
beckett, the Eng4lsh champion, in Jig
time. Another impressive wallop dis
played by tne contender vas a short,
last right upper cut. Carpenter re-
p.ated this particular bit of his OF
fe"se dozens Of times and Invariably
followed it with q cork-screw loft into
WI en- h" Injected a surplus Of steam
In side-stepping Carpenter is an
adept. i1is change Of pace, as demon
strated against an imaginary opponent,
was scientific. portrayal Of boxing
skill. Once, in displaying his rushing
tactics, Georges leaped panther-like
fully feet and stepped abruptly al
the very Ferge OF The barn door-a
fine example of control. A. other timc d.
he pranced 10 left AID tight in rapid
motion, fiailing the air vicioua.y at
each step.
Georges at Fighting Weight
Carpenter began his exhibition With
ten-minute turn at punching Tag.
He spent five minutes at a sand bag
suspended by pulleys. Lying prone on
his back, the Frenchman showed his
remarkable agility in sitting up and
leg exercises and wound up this part
of the show by bounding to his hands
and remaining motionless with his
body rigid. Carpenter, the gyn1nast,
serves splendidly as exhibit A in at
testing the skill Of Descamps In
handling men
Francois has varously quoted the
challenger's weight since their arrival.
but yesterday all guesswork ceased and
Carpenter tipped the scales al 172ia
pounds. Descamps says his protege
has no flesh to lose and that extreme
caution must be employed to avoid
overwhelming. He expects to put his
man in the ring at 172 pounds, he de-
clared.
But for rain, Carpenter would have
gone through PAGES yesterday with
Paul Journee, the French heavyweight.
However, drizzle fell and care was
taken not to run risk of catching cold,
as happened several days before
Georges met Levinsky in Jersey City
last October. Carpenter weighed 169
for Levinsky and Descamps considers
that little short Of proper poundage.
If weather conditions permit, Car
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