Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-17
CARPENTER CAN
TAKE PUNISHMENT
Frenchman Has Had More Ring
Experience Than Jack"
Dempsey.
by Associated press 10 Every Evening

by Associated prexs 10 Every Evening
New York. June IA. Georges Car
pentIer. challenger Of Jack Dempsey.
IL one Of the most unusual boxers who
eyer competed for the heavy weight
championship In temperament and
intelligence. there hiss been none Ike
him among aspirants for heavyweight
honors. He VIII he outweighed by
Dempsey when they clash. other
physical measurements may also APP
pear 10 be to the disadvantage Of tho
Fronciiman but the essential item ~
courage viii not be included IN these
shortcomings
Carpenter. born 81 the coal mining
district of Lens. France, fought as n
youngEter Of II years and progressed
steadily through the various weight
classes, meeting the best boxers ~
France, England and America until he
now stands near the pinnacle in pugii-
istic sport.
a survey Of the opponents Car
pentier has met IN the ring and
sketches Of several battles IN which ne
revived from a count of nine to out
point or knock out his rivals in sub
sequent rounds o0nvinces Ons Of his
| ring courage. lie has fought among
| others Joe Jeanette, Frank Klaus,
| Billy Pspke, JEFF Smith. Harry Lewis.
| B0inbartier Wells. Joe Beckett and
Gunboat Smith. Some of them he met
when a youth IN his late teens.
His fights with Frank Klaus and
Billy Papke when he vas only tg are
declared TO have been the most griIfng
in his career IN victory or defeat
/ throughout his ring campaign, Car
pentier has been guided by Francois
/ Descautps toward the heavy weight
championship goal which ne viii en-
deaYor 70 reach at Boyle's Thirty Acres
i In Jersey city on July 2. The list 81
opponents Carpenter has met is moro
/ impressive than that Of Jack Derpp.
scy,a rivals. In ring experience. Car.
pentier II by far the older.
Tho first battle with Bombardicl
Webs az Ghent is declared to have
been one Of the most impressive ex.
hibitions Of courage by the younl
Frenchman. who was outweiehet
many pounds. He took the count o
nine in the first round. TO come bach
and knock out his opponent in N,
fourth. Before they met the secon,
time. he predicted Wells might last on,
round but the Engiishman was knock
"a out in less than one minute.
Harry Lewis. in the fourth round b
4 bout, broke two bones in his righ
hand. hitting Carpenter on the cheel
bone with a smash that cut deeI
cash under the eve. Carpenter carn'
back to outpoint Lewis in 20-rounds
When he lost Is round decision 4
/ Joe Jeanette. Carpenter was sent 4
the mat two or three times but refused
TO stay and dropped the Negro .twics
for q count Of nine.
4 But fhig anomaly of The boxins
game has done his most importan
fighting outside the ropes. The cock
pit of an army combat plane has aeei
his most thrilling engagements an'
greatest demonstration OF courage
cited for heroism several times IN th
World War. Carpenter wears n
4 Croix de Guerrc and the Miitar
Medal. Of all decorations. the mos
priced by the French soldier
Cmrades Of Carpenter relate hoN
htey had watched him thousands Q
feet in the air attacking an enemy 0
swooping low over a Boche camp O
airdrome while German anti-aircraf
, guns tried TO make a sieve of his plans
Often, they say, they mournfuliy utter
ed good-byes to the youth, only TO Sc
, him few minutes later climbing Ou
OF the ship wearing the smile tina
spectators at Jersey city undoubtedl
will see when he enters the ring {
, meet Dempsey