New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-04-16
Few Pounds Over Fight
ing Weight; Predicts
Victory Over Carpenter
By w. ]. Macbeth

Heavyweight Champion Jack Demp-
sey, who will defend his title against
Georges Carpenter somewhere in New
Jersey on July 2, arrived yesterday
morning from Seattle to prepare for
the titular contest.
Dempsey, who has been in the NOV
les and in vaudeville for the last
several months, appeared in much bet
Ter health and spirits than when he
left shortly after his bout with Bill
Brennan at Madison Square Garden.
According to his own tale he now
weighs .191 pounds stripped and will
have to take off only six or seven
pounds before he meets the French
man.
When he left town the heavyweight
champion was smarting under the crit-
clsm OF press and public for his failure
20 stop Brennan more quickly than he
appeared able to do. Dempsey put
over the Knockout in the twelfth
round after Brennan had shown him
up on several occasions. The wise
ones had plunged heavily on the prop
osltion of Brennan lot being able to
last four rounds.
Dempsey was also believed to have
carried off with him a striking sample
OF the caulitiower ear. But if he did
SO ne has had the services of an ex-
ceptlonally clever surgeon, as the Sup
posedly "busted" lug (the left one)
is as trim and sleek as eve~
Result Created Interest
1t was this Brennan fight by the
way, that induced all the present in
terest in the approaching worlds
heavyweight championship between
Carpenter and Dempsey. Previous to
his engagement with Leo Flynn's
knocker-out, the conqueror of Jess
Willard, Fred Fulton and the other
good big heavies was considered in.
vincible as we'll as invulnerable. lie
was supposed to be Sullivan, Corbett
Fitzsimmons and Ketchel all rolled in
to one, who could batter down any
living man in next to no time.
After Brennan had given Dempse,
such fight the experts changed thei,
opinions somewhat and began to fgur,
shifty, hard hitting Frenchman some
thing better than 100 to l shot.
Il have been working pretty hare
for some weeks" said Dempsey yester
day afternoon. Indeed | have don
more boxing of late than usually d.
in light training. If anything, I thinl
| I'm little too fine to start heav,
work, and so l intend to loaf couple
of weeks to build up. That will give
me some excess to work on withou
burning myself out.
II plan to work in the open as
worked in Toledo for Willard. Loafin,
few weeks will give me time to picl
the proper training camp. By startin,
heavy training on May I l will still
have a couple of months to get to tn
proper edge. Two months is NOR
! than ample, though I am not under
estimating Carpenter.
Will Not Take Chances
~ have the dope on the Frenchmar
He can hit like pile driver and he
so fast he is hard to hit; but l thin
III have to hit him only once or twice
am sure twelve rounds will more tina
suffice for my purpose, which is t
knock him out as quickly as possible
There is one fellow with whom l in
tend to take no chances"
Dempsey is going to Freddie Welsh
health farm for recreation and rest
He will devote his time to golf AM
outdoor exercises.
At the 9th Coast Artillery Armory
Fourteenth Street and Sixth Avenue
the final elimination boxing contest
for soldiers will be decided tonight
The bouts will be conducted under tn
direction of Colonel John J. Byrne. TIL
winners will be awarded the champion
ships Of the 9th Coast Artillery AM
then will be ready to defend thei
laurels against the best men Of tn
other state regiments.
There will be forty rounds of boxin,
tonight if all the matches go thu
limit-a six, a four and ten tire,
FOUNDERS. Stephens, of the 18th Com