Evening star., 1921-04-23

"If Carpenter trims with wine as
chance with Jack Dempsey" This
statement was made by one of the
best conditioners of prizefghters in
this country. He may be a French
man and all that" went on this
trainer, but, just the same, aicohol
is not good training fluid.
The opinion was expressed apropos
of the st atement that representative
of Carpenters who selected Long
Beach, New York's s ftashy seaside re-
sort had stated that the French
fighter must have wine as part OF
his training meal.
There were some in the gathering
who did not agree with the trainer
above quoted. While they admitted
of Britishers had gone by the board.
it was pointed out that occasionally
in the course of a foot ball season
players on a big eleven have been
permitted to take little ale with
their meals and that it had proved
beneficial.
The trainers comeback was as
follows: He said that while this was
true. the ale was handed out at wide
intervals, whereas Carpenters idea
would be to follow his home custom
of wine with luncheon and dinner.
said. lust as the college crews and
other athletes in England train on
port and sherry, but there is diff
ference in the atmospheric conditions
of the United States, and drinking
cannot be done by athletes who ex-
and strength. And 1 wouldn't bet
on any foreigner who tried it while
training in this country"
Pete Hartley. who whipped Joe
yelling of Chicago in this city last
week. is the recipient of many good
offers from matchmakers as a result
of his showing. The Durable Dane.
however, has passed up New York
bids and has agreed to go fifteen
rounds to a decision against Young
Brown in New Orleans May ,.
IT now appears that Tex Rickard
had Johnny Kilbane all hooked up
for a forty y-thousand-dollar fight with
Charley Beecher when the latter was
shaded by Andy CLANCY. So Rickard
decided it would hardly pay to give
the money for a Kilbane-Beecher
fight. kilbane wanted to box Beecher
because the boys best weight is 122
pounds. whereas CLANCY scales up to
the new limit, 126 pounds. 1t seems
pretty clear now that Kilbane merely
wants to hold the championship title
as an adjunct to his business in
Cleveland.
That Augusta. Ga, boy, J. G. Car
penter, a Princeton student, who stood
off Strangler Lewis at the Hotel Com
modore the other night. would be one
of the great wrestlers of all time
were he to become professional, ac-
cordlng to Jack Curley. the promoter.
But Carpenter will never do that
A ri Irrof finv, h.
ness.
One thing that can be said about
iete Herman and his nranager-thev
took the raw decision handed Pete in
Boston in his fight against Montreal
without squealing. Usually. even when
nghter has been licked. all who are
interested in him lombard the press
and the public with a machine gun
nre of howlS and protests. So far Pete
talking.
Those who know Eugene Buckley
Of the Massachusetts boxing commits |
sion will wager that Herman will get |
everything that is coming to him in |
he way of justice. As a sDorting man
las known all fighters from John I.
sullivan down. and is as familiar with ]
he ms and outs of the game as any |
,ne in the country.
Tom Andrews. the Milwaukee pro-
noter. has corrected the impression |
hat he was in town only in the in
crest of Jack Britton-Pinkyl
Mitchell battle. What / want also" /
ne said. lis to put Tom Gibbons and |
Johnny Wilson in the ring at Mil
vaukee next June. The fight would |
sure draw s50.000 and 1 would give
he men percentage"
Gibbons. of course. is willing But
low about Johnny Wilson? AS soon
Is Andrews can locate him he will
give US the answer to the question.
New York turfmen, who run down
o the races at Havre de Grace each
lay, return. bringing doleful rumors
lbout the future of racing in Mary
and. This BedwelI case and other
matters, they say, are getting the
,ublic's goat AS for Harry McDan-
el, who succeeded Bedwell as j. X. l..
Soss' trainer. he is. lucky bloke.
The first horse he sent to the post for
Ross won. And he hadn't had a thing
o do with his training.
A team of American college golfers
made up of Sonny Baker of Harvard /
simpson Dean and Dick Haight of
Princeton, Sidney Scott of Yale and