Evening journal., 1921-01-01
HACKETT TURNS
LOSE ON CARPENTER

sports Editor OF the Evening Journals
Dear Sr-Kindly allow me space In
your valuable paper 10 answer Ar
thur W. Carpenters letter which ap-
pcared in your issue OF December. %.
Also 90 cnlighicn the sporting puphc
With some facts concerning ms ar,
tIric. To start with. Mr. Editor, !
don't Think Mr.. Carpenter composed
The letter. he may have rewritten IT,
but another Ncll-knnWn man acted as
his undessiudy and did the composing.
Mr.. carpenter. through his under
study. States HAT after each bout held
IN THIS city that unfair and untrulhlul
reports appear in your columns CON
cernmg same. 10 this Mr.. Editor, /
Will say that there has never been
false decision given 10y your paper.
Concerning any bouts ever hcid hy
the Keys tone Field Club, Of this cily'
hc also says 10 is needless Tor MIN 10
tell YOU there are a number OF guuu
men In our town Nhu are working
their unger ends OF to give good,
clean spOll n the boxing line. ! pre-
sumc hc must mean the Keystone
fie.d Club. as they are the ONE orr an
izal'un here that Is trying 10 give lhe
public any b0Nine.
Alr. Carpenter also states a case
where "A man Is unable 10 attend a
bouL 10 this I would like 90 ask Mr..
CaruCuug IL hc ever attended a Dout
in his NE outside the three shows run
by The Wilmington Spurtsmeh ,iuD
last fali3 And in rcglrd To- refreshing
Your memory about his s0-called m
accuracy and garbling. he Giles a ~,
cent encounter at Chester Wnlch ]
ann positive he did not ,ee. ln lhe
nrsi place Martin did not ii-hl a man
named Mccall. lie a fight Jack Nc
Caulley. was an eye witness To- Dolh
men when they weighed IN, ana llee
correct weights We're Marnn, li<
pounds and Mu.auney. iJj pounds, a
dinerence of ~ pounds. II Mr.. Car
uenter does not think that these are
correct figures, ! viii arrange % nave
Jack McCli illey come here and Meisn
both men BOO your presence, or al any
other place Mr. Carpenter selects bul
for me bOnrnt of Mr.. carpenter, lle
weights ann unred in the ring We're
moi correct The boxing laws OF
pennsgr0vc ll not permit q bout io
10 on when there is over 10 pounls
difference In weight. TlIs was Mr.
Willis Britis idea. io bee Wlinin lhe
laN 10 announce Martin tH and Nc
Caulley $50. which hc did.
mt ihe true We -his We're as said
Martin. ti3. and McCaulley i1l.
Also. in regard TO Martin beins
beaten 100 eNrfy round, Nao
q falSehood. es Martin hld a'.
.hr best ihe first three
rounds and had both men weighed
me- same. McCauley would not nave
gone lhe limit Ills greater Neighl
told on Martin in inc CLOSING ROUNDS
nf which Doe had the best of. IT Mr
Carrcnlcr - the great sport ne ifle'
io make himself look in his lruer, ht
would have given Martin all lhe credil
i'm the world for staging and putting
up ihc game fight lnat he did, as dl
Inc Chester people gave Mdrllu
great hand when he leil The rins-
Tho Public Ledger had a man al
ihe rinlside tO cover the hghl Mr
Editor. and just t0 satisfy Mr.. Gar,
penicr. please get copy of lhe lssu,
10. November 40, and see Mar ill
was not given "a draw. 1ou Know il'
never would have received tndl nae
ne been beaten The way Mr. Daipehlel
saws in his leiier.
Reearding the Kid Carney and kal
Belmont bout ] think Mr. baipehiel
left his glasses home. sat dt tl'
rinvsidr and sav Carney on li'
noor and that was when he slipped
and fell. 10 was not a punch that pu
him there Mr. Carpenter also iorgo
in give Carney credit for the knock
downs he scored over Belmont. Jus
90 refresh his memory, once IN ll
fourth round and again Just Delor
the bell In the sixth round, ne wen
down.
About Carney losing by a big mar
sin is certainly highway robbery, "a
he forced the fight from start TO nm
ism and was by far the stronger maj
Nhcn The bell rang, ending lne HSnl
he also SAYS there is iine mahinss 4
tho materials in This burg when
sn outrageous knock 20 some 0l on
local boys ! wish lO say This tow
has tho making OF "a number ot Yer
enod boys. However, thc reason ihc
do NOT advance faster is because Jus
such men as Mr.. Carpenter take ul
heart out of them instead OF Doosiins
They are always ready 20 KNOCK Wueh
ever uhe opportunity presents ltsel
NIr Carpenlcr also asks, would yo
like TO see Kid Sem cut on IN m
youth. or would you stand lor. hl
doincs being kept from y0ut ihlh
vou Npuld like 90 know or MS dolnB'
Ruf that's no fault of yours Ills man
arcr should get on the job ana kee
,on better posted on his dOlngs. MI
Iarnonier's advance notice TO n
aboilt keeping your ear close TO lh
ground Is "a huge Joke, as aDont I'D
only thing he can drop il hot alr.
10 be very frank With you. Mr.. 10
tor I don't think Mr. Carpenter CON
posed the letter himself but ] thln
n was composed hy man VINO Is sQ2l
af carney because me latter leit NJ
wanarement. AI.1. lining up VII
YOURS truly for good. clean sport an
irue rcpOrtinl of ihe fights, ! WIS
io saw This In closing That ! nav
had dcall1c- with a number of organ
cations i'm this city. ! also nave ha
dealings with a number or boxers
fhis citv. every one OF whom ! treate
. fair and square. That's why. at tI
present time, have at least ten DoNel
In mv Stable. How many mas VI
CARPENTERS undersiudy got? ON
I'M regards 60 men here Worhn
their finger ends on 10 develop spor
don't want The public 10 think ! az
boasting or want credit. ! don I, Dl
have devoted more time ana atiel
lion 10 trying 10 develop clean spo
in ihis city than Mr.. Carpenters III
dcrsiudy ever did or ever Will 40.
do mine for glory; DE does MS II
OLEN r. HACkETT.
keystone Field Club, City.
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