Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-29
CARPENTER AIDES
GETTING NERVOUS
Challenger Not Concerned and
Is Having Lots of Fun
Making Preparations
SHORT HAIR ONLY WORRY

Manhasset. n. v, June 20.-As the
day for the worlds championship bout
draws near, everybody in the challeng-
er's camp is getting nervous excepting
Georges, and he alone appears to be
worrying about as much as a schoolboy
getting ready for n picnic.
He wants to go and is having lots
of fun making preparations. Outside
of this he has not displayed the least
bit of anxiety. The escape from the
crowd of visitors yesterday afternoon
was not made so much because Georges
was nervous, but because of his camp
associates.
His friend, Pierre Hallet, who has
increased his cigarette consumption 80
per cent in the last few days. plotted
to get away because he didn't want
Georges to be bothered.
Manager Descamps has begun to
wiring his hands and pull his hair and
Trainer Wilson has betrayed a. slight
irritability.
Georges only worry is his short hair.
Since his blond pompadour was clipped
by the barber of Manhasset, he has
been wearing a cap.
He runs his hands over the top of
his head and seems amused at the sem
sation in his fingers. Then remember
ing the remark of a youth who talked
to him at the gate the other afternoon
he says, Gee whiz. it is queer"
Today Carpenter entered into the
final stage of training and he expects
to be on edge when he calls a halt to-
morrow afternoon.
Carpenter didn't do much training
yesterday at his camp, but he got enough
exercise in another and quite uneX-
pcctcd direction. The challenger was
kept busy for several hours after lunch
shaking hands with visiting delegations
and greeting admirers.
Carpenter stood the ordeal as long as
he could, and then suddenly disappeared
in his fast travelling auto for an escape
from the visitors and rest for his
oycrworked nerves.
Babe Ruth, the Yankees home run
king, was the first of the string of
visitors who ,journeyed to the challenger 5
camp. The battering Babe mOtored
out In the morning, arriving just after
Carpenter had completed his workout
and while he was resting before the
mid day meal.
Il hope you get home run Satur
day, Georges" said Ruth.
Same to YOU" was the smiling re-
joinder from Carpenter.
Georges informed the King Of Swat
that he liked baseball-at least what he
had seen Of it. The challenger re-
counted games behind the lines in
France, but said these were vastly diff
fcrcnt from three major league games
he had witnessed one in Cleveland and
two in New York. The pair posed for
a picture and then Ruth took his de-
rNrturc with a friendly wave of the
hand.
Vincent Richards, national junior
and metropolitan tennis champion. was
the next visitor, and remained for
short time COnvcrsing with Carpenter.
Richards was followed by a number Of
prominent sporting figures whom Car
pcntiPr greeted COurteOusly before finally
getting a chance to lunch.
Carpenter was not in evidence again
until two hours afterward, or along
about o'clock. The rain storm broke
soon after he departed and the visitors
dispersed.
Efforts to verify a report that Tom
Gibbons, st. Paul light heavyweight
had worked out in private sparrng
matches with Carpenter were unsuC-
resshll. Trainer Gus Wilson refused
either to deny or affirm the reports on
the ground that Carpcnticrs activities
in training are strictly private and
carefully guarded. Wilson answered
tho query with the reply: Il cannot
comment on any of Georges boxing.