The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-10

Douy, InlS great lmpreSarl0 tellS us, Is going to be badly punished in the first IS minutes of fighting.
 M. Carpenter can hit and he knows where to hit. That much may be conceded. But the same statement might apply equally as we'll to Hon. Dempsey, who, in addition to knowing where, when and how to hit, hax more driving power behind his blows. Of course, there is the element of chance, so far as the pugilists are concerned. The promoters, we might add paren- thetically, are taking no chances. They are canny men. The great American public, which contains a high percentage of the kind of peo- pie who formerly made the gold brick business lucrative, will do what is ex- pected of them. The "gate" will prob ably establish a new record.
 The brisk minds who dominate our sport pages predict victory for Hon. Dempsey. It is not for an ordinary writer of editorials to dispute with such authorities, but one cannot help speculating just what would happen if it were proved-in the first round, let us say-that the "giant killer" had met his match physically and his superior mentally. There might be no end of excitement in that dear Paris few minutes later.
 In the meantime, while shrewd pub licity work is slowly but surely rais- ing public interest in the bout to fever heat, one cannot but contrast the modest and manly statements of Carpenter with the egotistical twad- dle usually uttered by American pugilists before battle. Carpentier comes as near to being a gentleman as any prize fighter who ever won fame and enjoyed the income of an American steel king.
 < < < During 1921 s,655,791 Bibles were dis item is of no particular interest to the people who can't rest until they read the latest best seller"
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 Visitors to Louisville during the races achieved total or partial paralysis with a celerity that proves Louisville's bootleggers to have been awake to their opportunities.
 Regardless of what happens to Eu- rope. we now have the pleasing assur- ance that Caruso will sing in grand opera next season.
 * F x Lloyd Georges salary is only about $25,0o0 year. It isn't the salary at tached that makes Englishmen coves his job.
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 Tho French government did not make a success of it's Napoleon cele- tration. Conquerors are a little out of favor
 A humorist suggests golf links for the poornouse. That might remind some of the inmates how they got there.
 In a neat bit of publicity work it is stated that Billy" Sunday and Mary Garden think alike on prohibition. Heading cabinet in Germany just now is one of the most thankless tasks in the world.
 Former Governor Catts Of Florida seems to have added elusiveness 60 his other picturesque qualities.
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 The old idea that what one man can do another can do is not applicable to striking oil
 ' * ' The Denver preacher who ran the Post one day might have done quite well as censor during the war | * q < For nation that consumes ciga- rettes by the billion it's remarkable how much business we transact.
 * x * It is now up to Col. George Harvey to assist Mir. Harding in scrapping our policy of isolation.
 The Georgia authorities would be glad to have an "old Home Week" for the missing Williams boys. I = =
 Most of the names published in the New York stacker list are foreign. Whats the answer?
 
 LUKE MLUKE SAYS
 Any time a man asks you for your honest opinion about himself. he means that he wants mess of salve. What has become of tho old fossil