Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-07-02

slighter than against some other
opponent. For Carpenter powers
of physical coordination; hi;
quickness of thought, much Of
which came with his experience as
an active aviator in the war and
his mental poise, unusual in q
boxer, make him an uncommon
athlete,
Dempsey will climb through the
ropes larger man in nearly every
respect. He is an inch and hall
taller than Carpenter. His reach
is one inch greater. But Carpen-
tiers neck, usually declared by
casual observers to be thin, is we'll
developed and measures 16A
inches, one-quarter inch larger
than that of Dempsey. In all other
respects, except in calf measure
ments, the tape shows Dempsey
the larger. Carpenters remark
able lower legs measure 16%
inches as against the 15A inches
Of Dempsey.
The ring courage of either man
scarcely can be doubted. Carpen-
tiers has been proved in a long
series of bouts in which he fought
his way to success from bantam
weight to the topmost heavyweight
ranks in Europe. The bouts in
which the young Frenchman met
Frank Klaus, Billy Papke, Joe
Jeannette' and Bombardier Wells,
taking as well giving much pun
ishment, tell of his lion heart, as
do the war experiences through
which he went.
Courage Not Tested.
Dempsey's courage in a bout Of
any length never has been thor
oughly tested, mainly because his
great punching power has made
the average length of his bouts two
or three rounds. In the match with
Brennan, there never was any
doubt as to his superiority, all
though 1t went along in slow fash
ion until the twelfth round. How
ever, Dempsey went against tre-
mendous physical odds when he
met the massive Jess Willard and
the way in which he tore into the
Kansas Giant indicated an entire
absence of fear.
1t Is notable that neither Of to-
morrow's contestantS in his last
bout, &; any real evidence of his
true prowess. Carpenters most
recent bout, with Levinsky, was
fought Immediately after the
Frenchman had finished a long
circus tour and was in no condition
for a top-notch exhibition, al
though he did knock out his OPP
ponent in four rounds. Dempsey's
performance against Brennan was
below the standard Of his previous
bouts.
With the exception of the princi-
pals and the third man in the ring,
little Francois Descamps, the
astute manager of Carpenter, will
be watched with more interest
than any other person in the arena.
The whole soul of the excitable
Frenchman is wrapped up in his
boxer. Several times when Carpen-
tier was younger, Descamps leaped
into the ring to prevent further
punishment of his charge. AL
though emotional, Descamps is
wise in ring affairs and Carpen-
tier will not lack for acceptable
counsel between the rounds.
So New York and its surround
ing cities await the battle Early
tomorrow morning, the tide will
start to surge toward Jersey" and
the first of the preliminaries will
be under way in the great wooden
bowl shortly after the noon hour.
The throng, with the exception Of
the general admission ticket hold
ers, probably will be slow in ar
irving, for Promoter Richard has
promised that there will be no DIFF
ficulty in securing all seats that
have been reserved BY o'clock,
the crowd will be practically all
seated; news writer's and experts
from every part of the United
States will be at the ringside and
the Battle of the Century" is
promised by Richard for shortly
after 8 o'clock,