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Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-07-01
II Crowd Is Hostile
Toward Dempsey, Champ
May Turn Into Demon
BY JACK McAULIFFE,
Retired Indicated Lightweight Oh


Retired Indicated I1ghtWeight NhaH-
pion.
NEW YORK, July If Jack Dempsey
is worrying himself into a bad case Of
nerves, I don't know how to size up
man.
have known Dempsey since he jumped
into prominence. I was with him at To-
ledO l boxed with him when he was
training fer Brennan and l spent ten days
with him at Atlantic City.
If the champion has temperament
subject to nerves I don't know him If
the crowd is hostile toward the champion,
il will not undermine his morale or
spirit
1t will put the fires of the demon in
him and instead Of helping Carpenter, the
crowd viii speed Georges downfall.
I haven't seen Dempsey this week, but
Isknow he is not worrying. OF course he
viii be nervous. So viii the French
man.
Another thing about these rumors.
Francois Descamps is smart. He trained
Carpenter in private. He allowed stories
10 be circulated that Georges could be
hit by left hand, that his left hand was
no good. etc.
Jack Kerns, however, is just as smart
a manager. He is just as canny and
willy as Descamps. First came the stories
that kearns and Dempsey had split. Then
that the champion was over trained and
was losing speed. Now comes the choice
One-Dempsey is so troubled over every
thing he will lose fifteen pounds and
enter the right lighter than the French
man So it goes.
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Georges to Do Best
to Glue Followers
ReLUdrd for Money!
Frenchie Appears at Ease and
on Edge for Battle With
Champ.
BY FRANK GETTY,
United Press Stan Correspondent.

niUe0 PreSb SJ&u correspondent
MANHASSET, y. Y. July 1.-Carpen-
tiers training brought him today to the
eve Of the most famous ring battle in
history fit and ready to do his part in
the bout. If ever a fighter was on edge
and ready for the bell, it is Georges.
Those who have backed the Fren Imam
are going to get their moneys worth.
Carpenter, indulging in a last little bit
of secret training, removed any last pos
sible doubts as to his ability, condition
or mental stamina.
Every one knows about Georges right,
the haymaker that has crashed home so
many times VIGOROUSLY; but in his final
private session Carpenter produced from
somewhere a tremendous left hook, one
which an expert who has just seen Demp-
sey claims is every bit as wicked as
the champions. 1t may prove a pleasant
little eleventh hour surprise for the boys
from Atlantic City.
Physically, Georges is pronounced per
feet
Manager Descamps said today that
Georges has improved over his condition
of ten days ago, when he was at fighting
weight and considered ready to fight.
The third point that Carpenters
friends are wondering about is his men
tai condition. If Georges is worrying
then poker not fighting. is his business
He went about the quiet farmhouse cheer
fully today, slept a lot, and no one watch
ing him would ever have suspected that
he is under a great mental strain. 1t
may be q bluff. only Georges knows; but
1t doesn't look like it.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-07-01
DOWN
FOR KNOCKOUT
RumOr of Counterfeit Tickets
Causes Public to Shy at
Unkr1Wns.

NEW YORK, July Tickets for the
title bout tomorrow are still moving
rather slowly. Agencies report plenty or
tickets from SIS to $40 with quite a few
Of the ringside pasteboards at $50. The
ticket office in Madison Square Garden
has supply of all denominations. The
last hour rush may clean out most of
the choice seats.
Despite all the talk to the contrary
Tex Richard again seems to have taken
good shot at the ticket scalpers. The
counterfeit ticket sale has scared the
purchasers so that they will not buy
from unknown persons.
Some of the bigger operators among
the spectators are being swamped with
tickets returned by their agents in other
cities and 1t is reported that they are
unable to dispose Of their wares even
at prices below the face value.
Some specs were offering $50 seats
for, $40 today, trying to get out from
under, but they found no purchasers
Wall street and some of the larger bet
ting commissioners reported a lot Of
Carpenter money that was waiting for
the short end Of to /. The piles Of
Dempsey money offered last week at the
same price are rot now available Expe-
rlenced brokers attribute the sudden re-
versal to last minute scare or to an at
tempt Of Dempsey's hackers to bring
down the odds.
John P; Farrell, Jersey City. was
named today by Tex Richard as official
time keeper for the fight Farrell is
supervisor of mental hygiene for the
Jersey city board Of education.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-07-01
HEADER
BUSHES INDIANS
Hendricksmen Step Out With
High Hopes in Days Twin
Bill at Toledo.

TOLEDO, July Jack Hendricks In
dams and Bill CIymers Hens were SEIZED
uled TO go to the mat twice out at Swayne
field this afternoon.
With the series standing two to one
in favor Of the Hoosiers they were all
primed to step out after both games to-
day and thereby give the folks back home
something to talk about other than the
Carpenter Dempsey fight.
For choice Of pitchers today it was
thought that Pug CaYet would be found
in one Of the games and probably Wea-
yer in the other.
In yesterdays contest Jess Petty came
through in fine style with a 2 TO l vic
tory. 1t was nip and tuck all the way
until the ninth, when Tex Covington
crashed out a single in the pinch and
the winning run trotted over the plate.
The Indians scored their first marker
in the third inning, SINNERS scoring
on a sacrifice fly by Baird.
The Toledo lineup was q patched-up
affair, but even with a few of the regu-
lars out the squad Aelded In good style.
Each team got nine hits yesterday, but
the Indians had the shade in the OPP
perfume stuff on Pitcher Mccullough.
SINNERS. Covington and Schreiber each
got two for the Hendricksmen.
Roger Bresnahan handed Catcher Nor
gan his release yesterday and Is busy
wiring over the country IN search OF
another backstop. Morgan is a college
player from the South. He had plenty
of ambition, but did not possess Amer
lean Association class.
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Jacks Mighty Left
VIII End 1t, Says
This Gotham Scribe
BY HENRY FARRELL.
United Press Sports Editor.

NEW YORK. July Jack Dempsey
will finish George Carpenter as soon as
he hits him with his left hand.
Maybe it viii be in the first round. per
haps not until the third. But not later
than the fifth.
That's our opinion, after watching both
principals up until almost the last
minute.
1t seems that Carpenters stock has
jumped greatly in the last forty eight
hours. Tales OF the worry and anxiety
that Jack Dempsey IS going through ap-
parently have caused some Of his back
ers to seek lower odds than to !.
We do not underestimate the ability Of
the Frenchman in picking Dempsey to
win. Carpenter is smart, a fast ooxer
aud can hit-a slow moving man. He
will hit Dempsey, of course, because 1t is
well known that the champion can be
hit. But Carpenter cannot hit him with
enough power 10 knock him out. If the
Frenchman elects to run, be Will pro
long his downfall, but Dempsey will
catch him. In real ring speed the cham
pion is almost as fast as the challenger.
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CORBETT PICKS !
JACK, But HAS
BOOST FOR FOE
Jim Says Georges Appears in
Better Shape of Two and
Therefore Has Chance.
BREAKS MAY BE FACTOR
BY JAMES J. CoRFErr.

Former Worlds heavyweight Champion
NEW YORK, July 1.-The battle OF
the century''-the biggest international
scrap since met Charley Mitchell years
ago-is almost upon US.
By tomorrow night we should know
whether Jack Dempsey is still the king
Of the worlds fighters or whather Georges
Carpenter, the challenger from across
the ocean, is all that has been claimed
for him by his friends on the other side,
After looking over both fighters cares
fully and watching their work in trA42N
ing; after talking with both of them an q
sizing them up physically as well a q
mentally, I believe Carpenter is in thu 4
better condition Of the two.
The Frenchman is easier at mind than
Champion Dempsey, for to me DempseyS
shows the signs of worriment Whether
it is condition that Is troubling him, OF
what it is, do not know. But he looks
worried.
AS I have made it a point to state sew.
eral times, I have never seen Carpentfef
fight. Yet / am great believer in cleYt
erness and intelligence against physical
ruggedness and the ability to slug.
Despite these facts, however, 1 believs
Dempsey Will win.
In the same breath, want to state that
the odds on the champion are wrong
figure there is a shade between two men,
I am conceding that shade to Dempsey.
When you look at the dope on the two
men-the only way you can really judge
fairly-you find that Dempsey has beer
fighting very ordinary men for the most
part Look at his five fights with Willie
Meehan for instance. And his showing
against Brennan in their last enounter,
Such fights as these in Dempsey's record
convince me that the champion, although
a mighty good man, is far from the
greatest fighter that ever lived.
OF course, there are always the breaks
of : game to consider. A fight is like
game or any other sport in this
RESPECT. But if Dempsey doesn't get Car
pentier before the Frenchman gets
started I expect TO see Georges make q
brilliant and sensational showing.
Going back to the Meehan lights, for
moment 1 want to mention that 1t Is my
belief that if Dempsey couldn't fathom
Meehan in five bouts, why should any
one fgure that he has abetter chance
against Carpenter, who is probably fivs
times as capable as Meehan?
To my mind Jack viii find It mucN
more difficult to hit Carpenter than he
did Meehan, whom he was unable to
knock out If I had ever seen Carpen.
tier fight might pick him as the winner
OF tomorrow's battle. 1 know he is
brainy, quick and coura geous, whereas
Dempsey is just a strong, ordinary
slugger. Dempsey is not what one would
call clever. He depends upon the SMASH
ing, crashing attack to make up what he
lacks in ring science and it is with this
attack that he will attempt to batter
down CarDentiar tomorrow.
Copyright, 1921, by international News
Serricel
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least, viii dlsDlace in fame that other
French fighter who died 100 years ago,
Napoleon.
The celebrati0n-if Georges wins-win
be Armistice day and New Years day
combined.
All the joy ard exhilaration Of Armistice
Day viii be combined with the csrefree
spendthrift spirit of the new year.
The cables will bring word Of the re-
suit late in the evening. Newspapers are
preparing for elaborate reports.
Theaters viii throw round by round
descriptions on their movie screens.
Theaters viii be aided by the Govern
ment, which has ordered that telegraph
lines shall give fight reports the right Of
way. Tables at boulevard cafes already
have been reserved for the great night.
Each has its screen upon which will be
projected round by round reports Of the
fight Georges wages with the terrible
Dempsey.
whistles viii sound and bells peal II
Carpenter Is the victor. Airplanes will
circle over the city, carrying great lighted
signs which will tell the name Of the
victor in the Jersey City arena.
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LAST-MINUTE FIGHT FACTS

NEW YORK, July l.
The fight of the century" today be-
came matter Of hours and minutes.
The Jersey City arena, seating 91,00O
persons, was complete.
The tarpaulin- covered ring was ready
for the entry of the gladiators.
Nearly 1000 policemen and fremen
went through final drills for the handling
of the countless fight fans.
Ferry and rail lines rushed up their
extra equipment to care for the great
Jam.
Naw York hotels were damned until
army cots were strewn through the halls
Jack Dempsey was to leave his train
ing camp in secret to occupy secluded
quarters in Jersey City until he gees
to the arena.
Challenger Georges Carpenter re-
manned hidden away in his Long Island
camp. He will leave by auto tomorrow
morning for Jersey City.
The betting odds still favored the
champion, 8 to l, with a slight tendency
to decline.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-07-01
Ed Smith Declares
Georges Holds EUen
Chance With ChGnaB

CHICAGO, July 1T Carpenter
goes over what may be n decidedly I'M
comfortable first round he has a royal
chance Of taking down the money" IS
the opinion OF Ed W. Smith, sporting
editor Of the Chicago American, on the
Dempsey Carpenter match.
in fact. If the fight goes into the third
round ] would think that Carpenter Is
almost sure TO win the title
The Frenchman has as good as an
even chance 20 win the title.
II figure that the thing is quite apt 10
go the full twelve rounds rounds per
mitted by the New Jersey law, with notn.
ing but the unofficial verdict rendered
and the better boxer doubtless would
have the call"
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HOW 1T FEELS BEFORE THE JAM

small gas Jet that was burning 1t
seemed to bother Jess. He thought he
smelled something burning, Afraid Of
his life he got up and put 1t out.
Jack Dempsey himself is no marble
statue for nerves. They get him too. The
night before he boxed Brennan he went
into tn ebathroom to wash his hands.
He carefully reached up, turned on an
extra light, thinking 1t was the faucet
and then proceeded to wash his hands
with air. He yelled to Teddy Hayes, tell
ing him the water was turned off. His
mind was on Brennan too much.
Fred Welsh handed Benny Leonard the
best thrill Benny ever got The last
time they fought, the night Benny was
crowned champion, the boys met in the
center of the ring for instructions, and
as the referee was about to send them
back to their corners after giving them
the low down, Walsh suddenly piped
"Oh, referee, after l knock Leonard
down each time am l supposed to walk
to my correr?'
Leonard says that remark sent chins
mp and down his spine. The ordinary
dime and dozen slugger would have
dropped on the spot.
Watch for some goat getters Saturday.
They're coming sure.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-07-01
BY TAD.

B1 TAD.
NEW YORK, July Just before the
battle. the bravest, biggest and the most
talented boxer is likely to have a Jam
of nerves that viii set him down as weak
as a cat. It's the few days before the
big fuss that get the fighter. Not only
fighters, but actors, lovers, or any Of us.
How many actors do you know, who
have Topped at the big moment?
The writer was on the stage with
George Cohan one night when he was
called upon for an encore and he actually
forgot the lines of Give My Regards to
Broadway"
Was there ever a bigger collapse than
the one pulled by Jim Jeffries at Reno :?
Poor Jeff's nerves went to pieces the day
before that fight. He walked the floor
instead Of sleeping the night before,
wondering if daylight would ever come.
Jeff was never accused of c0wardice in
the ring. In fact he was one of the
gamest warriors the glove game generally
knew, but nevertheless his nerves left him
fiat
The night before the big Toledo fuss,
Jess Willard was awake half the time
Walter Monahan, who slept in the same
house with Jess, heard the big fellow 90
down stairs at 8 a m. to turn out a
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-07-01
WIITIMANIA1TIEIDIR8
andSLINII-IDLQOS by f Go3s6

The Beech Grove Reds will journey to
Hope, Ind, Sunday to stack up against
Mattern ana his crew. Games viii be
play ed on the Fourth also a good bit Of
rivalry exists between the two teams
ana real entertainment is on hand for tne
fans. The Reds have won two out OF
three of the previous games.
A hot battle IS expected tomorrow
when the X. Of T. 90 team meets the
Brieklayers in the Social Leegue at the
rremier diamond. Payne, Elliott or
Tryon and Pohl viii form the X. p bat
terry
The Marion Ramblers viii play Max
well Sunday, Upton, July T. and Cicero
on July 10. All players are requested TO
meet tonight Mt 1882 College avenue. For
games with the Handlers write N l.
Aker. 325 North Noble street, or call Cir
clio 1872, after 6 p. N.
The Indiana Travlcrs win play at Con
nersville sunday. This game win open
the season at C1nnersviIle and he the first
game in the new park Of that club The
Travellers are playing a good brand az
ball and any State club wishing a real
attraction write W =. Adams, S64J RoOse-
welt avenue, Indianapolis.
The Federal Athletics will play Madi-
son. Ind, series Of three games on July
and 4. The Federals won the last
series and are expecting to repeat All
players should be al the Union Station at
80 Sunday morning.
Owing to the Yonnerut Hardware
team cancelling its scheduled game in
the municipal League with the Bows
Club, the latter team 10 without a game
for Sunday and would Ike to hear from
some fast team. Tho Boys club team
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-07-01
RefOrmer Sends Orders
to Two Governors and
Bawls Out Billy Sunday

TRENTON, n. J., July DIR Wilbur
F. Crafts, self styled professional re-
former" late Thursday made public
letters he had sent to Governor Edwards
of New Jersey and Governor Sproul Of
Pennsylvania. urging them to remain
away from the Dempsey Carpenter bout
Governor Edwards has invited Governor
SproUl to attend the fight as his guest.
Crafts. who is superintendent Of the
international Reform Bureau, also paid
his respects 10 Billy Sunday. who has
declared the fight shouldn't be stopped
a this late date. Crafts said Billy had
fired off his mouth" and it were better
If the eyagelist confined himself to his
own affairs"
DR.. Crafts now is concentrating his
efforts~son devising way and means by
which the participants in the bout may
be punished after ii Is all over.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-07-01

The official weather forecast promises
fair weather for Saturday.
The seat sale for the big fight, shortly
before noon today, reached the total Of
81, 100000.
The usual before the battle" state
ments, breathing confidence, have been
issued from the camps of the rival fight
ers.
Champion Jack Dempsey and his man
aSer, Jack Kearns, announced that they
expect to win within a few rounds"
Challenger Georges Carpenter, through
Manager Descamps, admits that he was
never in better shape and says he will
win, though he would not attempt to
predict how long the battle will last.
The experts, too. have had their final
say. They have painted both Dempsey
and Carpenter as worried" or free
from worry" in excellent condition" or
doubtful condition" They have weighed
every chance either man may have, re-
viewed their records, combed fstic his
tory for comparisons that might be used
to size up the rivals and exhausted vo
cabularies and wits. Like the fighters,
they now await the bell
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-07-01
King to Take Day Of
and Listen to Returns

LONDON, July News tickers
installed in Buckingh palace will
give King George and the royal
household almOst ringside reports of
the Dempsey Carpenter fight. United
Press descriptions of the gathering
of the crowds, the entry of the pug,-
lists and the fight by rounds cabled
here from Jersey City Will be re-
Iayed instantly to the palace wire by
the Exchange Telegraph.
The same arrangements were made
for clubs, where army and navy Of
ticers Will gatheE to ''see" the battle.
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A Mothers Confidence

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, July L.
No one can tell Jack Dempsey's
mother that her boy Jack is In dam
ger of losing the heavyweight cham
piOnship.
"I do not see how he can possibly
lOse,' Mrs. Dempsey declared today.
II know Jack is in good training,
as he keeps in touch with me and he
has aiken good care of himself and
hasn't wasted his strength" she
added with a mothers confidence.
II am not going to watch the re-
turns from the fight. 1t would make
me nervous. am going to spend
Saturday working and L know that
Jack will let me know the result as
soon as the fight Is over. He always
dOes.'
Mrs. Dempsey thinks Jack the
"Only boy in the world
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-07-01
Georges as LegiOnnaire!

PARIS, July If Georges Car
pentier wins the heavyweight boxing
championship of the world tOmor-
row, he will be recommended for the
Legion of Honor. according TO wide
" credited reports here today.
He may be cited regardless OF the
outcome, IL was said.
Associates Of Castor Vidal, under
secretary for physical education, did
not deny the rumors. Vidal already
has cabIed Carpenter that the entire
French nation is hoping for his sue
cess.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-07-01
French Champion Wins!
At Tennis, Not Boxing

WIMBLEDON. England, July l.
Suzanne Lenglen today defeated Miss
Elizabeth Ryan, in the challenge round
of the British lawn tennis mpionships
here.
Miss Ryan, a Californian, fought hard
for the first game, but was overcome by
the treless French champions rushes.
William T. Tilden Of Philadelphia,
worlds singles tennis champion, will
meet b. I. c. Norton, the South African
expert. In the challenge round Of the
mems singles in the British turf court
championship Saturday.
Norton Monday won his way through
the challenge round by defeating Manuel
Alfonso, the Spanish champion, in a
five-set match, 81, 4-6, rs, 6-3, 6-3.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-07-01
College Net Play

PHILADELPHIA, July play in the
annual intercollegiate lawn tennis cham
piOnship tournament ON the Merton
Cricket Club courts, Haversord, Pa, was
postponed Thursday.
The remaining second round and all the
third round matches in the doubles and
the semifinals of the singles were to be
played today leaving semi-finRs of the
doubles for Saturday morning. and the
finals in singles and doubtless 8aturday
~
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WHO'LL WIN?

MILWAUKEE. July 1.-Ritchie Mitch
ell Ifghtweight: Having worked with
Dempsey in Milwaukee and al the Great
Lakes naval training station and he being
a friend Of mine l have all confidence
that he Is going to win. But taking an
impartial view OF the fight Dempsey is
far superior to Carpenter and should
have little trouble In winning"
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-07-01
MILLER DRAWS SUSPENSION

eran catcher Of the Brooklyn Nationals,
has been indefinitely suspended by Presi-
dent Heydler of the National League
Miller engaged in a fist fight Monday at
Ebbetts field with Boeckel of Boston after
the Brave player had thrown his bat be-
Lind him while about to run to first base.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-07-01

NEW YORK, July Heavy rain
Thursday resulted in postponement Of
two open air boxing shows.
The bout between Leach Cross and
Jimmy Duffy, lightweights, scheduled
for Ebbets field Thursday night, was
postponed until today.
The contest between Bob Martin, A. 2.
f. heavyweight champion. and Frank
Moran, planned for tonight, has been
put over until July IA
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-07-01
Protection Against Rain

JERSEY CITY, July 1T will
take "a verftable cIoudburst to stop
the Dempsey Carpenter fight toner
row. Promoter Richard has made
plans to go through with the bout In
the event that only a light rain falls.
He Will have a covering over the ring
to protect the fighters and keep the
ring dry. The covering will be so
fixed that IL will not obscure tho view
of spectators In the "bIeachers."
The big fight is scheduled to begin
promptly at 3 O'Clock eastern dayilghb
saving time 2 p. IN. eastern standard
time and I =. m. central time.