The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-29
CROWDS THRONGI GEORGES' CAMP TOI VIEW CHALLENGER
Babe Ruth Pays Visit to Camp of the Foreign
 Invader
By Associated Press

Manhasset. N. Y. June 2S.-Babe Ruth, baseballs long distance hitter, visited Georges Carpenters camp 1 today and wished the challenger a home run on Saturday in the contest for the worlds heavyweight boxing championship with Jack Dempsey. Ruth was one of small army of visitors who besieged the camp in nd-shaking assault on the chal- lenger, which grew to such propor- tions later that Carpenter sought refuge from the friendly invasion in hurried automobile trip. Many who were waiting for the chance to greet the challenger failed to recognize him as his car sped by them. Since early this morning. when Carpenter returned from hard grind on the road, the visitors came in an apparently endless stream of automobiles. The first of distinc- tion came trailing down the road in a fast roadster and pulled up with 1 jerk at the entrance.
 "who are you?" inquired the po- liceman on duty.
 Babe Ruth" was the reply. Drive in" said the cop,
 Swapping Homers
 Hello, Georges" began Babe. My name is George. too: hope you get home run Saturday"
 Same to you smilingly rejoined the challenger, after Babes greeting had been translated for him.
 The home run champion stood alongside the champion heavyweight boxer of France for a comparison of their size. I'm bigger this way" laughed Babe cupping his hands in front of him, but you're the bigger this way" and he measured the challenger's shoulders. Babe had his picture taken with Georges, then waved his hand and drove away. Next came Vincent Richards, the tennis player, and a number of other persons we'll known in sporting cir cles. Georges finally found time to lunch then went on the front porch to rest. He enjoyed peace for only short while. however.
 ConstabIes On Visit There came to the gate a string of automobiles, about 20 in number, Everyone of the applicants alighted and started for the house. The | ledueT Ol one CdI | self as the constable of one of the New Jersey courts and the men with him he said, were everything from | constables to Jersey City commits | sinors.
 The policeman went into the house l and presented the constable's card | Thinking that there were only one | or two men outside. Georges decided to go meet them. He got there | .l.. ( F. 1aAv 1 cused himself. He went back into the house, threw his coat sweater over his head and with Pierre Mall 1 let, his friend on one side and a | chauffeur on the other, slipped through the side gate, jumped into his touring car, took the wheel him. self and sped out of sight.
 Who is that?" asked some one.
 That's the chef going to town for eggs" answered the policeman.
 storm Breaks Up Crowd A storm broke over the camp later and the crowd left. Georges re- turned at 5 o'clock.
 The report that Tom Gibbons. the St Paul heavyweight, had been work ing daily with the challenger since Saturday was neither confirmed nor l denied at the camp today. It was l said however, that Georges had l SpdIIcu OAIy oHt htOi iih6 eAAAN ehoe the names of his opponents on that | day had been kept secret. | The other mysterious workouts be- l hind the barn before noon on Mon 1 day and Saturday were cleared up today. Trainer Wilson said that | Georges had being doing an urssual amount of road work and that after it was over he had been taking his | sparring partners into the gyni- nasium to watch him work. There was no sparring insofar as Georges | was concerned, but his spafring partners engaged in a number of l tilts, Wilson said.