Bisbee daily review., 1921-06-19
CARP'S COURAGE
IS PROVEN BY
HIS RECORD
Frenchman Has Fought Some
OF Hardest-Hitting Men
In History Of Came

NEW YORK, June Is. - Georges
Carpenter. challenger of Jack Demp-
sey, is one of the most unusual box
ers who ever competed for the heavy
weight champ onship. In tempera-
meut and intelligence. there has been
none like him among aspirants for
heavyweight honors. He will be out
weighed by Dempsey when they clash.
Other physical measurements may al
so appear to be to the disadvantage
of the Frenchman but the essential
item of courage will not be included
in these shortcomings.
Carpenter, born in the coal min ne
district of Lens, France, fought as a
youngster of II years and progressed
steadily through various weight
classes, meeting the best boxers of
France, england and America until
he now stands near the pinnacle in
pugilistic sport
Wide Experience
AZ survey of the opponents Carpen-
tier has met in the ring and sketches
Of several battles in which he revived
from a count OF nine to outpoint or
knock out his rivals in subsequent
rounds convinces one of his ring cour-
age He has fought among others,
Joe Jeanette. Frank Klaus, Billy
Papke Jeff Smith, Harry Lewis,
Bombadier Wells, Joe Beckett and
LGunboat Smith. Some of them he met
when a youth in his late teens. His
fights with Frank Klaus and Billy
Papke when he was only IS are de-
clared TO have been the most grifing
in his career. In victory or defeat
throughout his ring campaign, Car
Dentier has been guided by Francois
!. Descamps toward the heavyweight
championship goal which he VIII en-.
deavor to reach at Boyle's Thirty
/ Acres in Jersey CITY on July 2. The
list of opponents Carpenter has met
is more impressive than that of Jack
rivals. In ring experience, Carpen-
tier is by far the older.
! The first battle with BombardieT
| Wells at Client is declared to have
| been one of the most impressive sex
| hib tions of courage by the young
! Frenchman, who was outweighed
many pounds. He took the count OF
nine in the first round, TO come back
and knock out his opponent in the
! fourth. Before they met the second
! time, he predicted Wells might last
one round but the Englishman was
! knocked out in less than one minute
! Hero of World War
/ Harry Lewis, in the fourth round
! Of a bout, broke two bones in his right
hand. hitting CARPENTER on the cheek
hone with smash that cut deeI
/ cash under the eve. Carpenter came
! hack to outpoint Lewis in 20 rounds
| When he lost s15-round decision tc
Joe Jeanette, CARPENTER was sent te
| the mat two or three times but re
fused to stay and dropped the negro
/ twice for a count of nine.
! But this anomaly of the boxing
| game has done his most important
| eirhtin@ outside the ropes. The cock
nit of an army combat plane has seer
his most thrilling engagementsSanC
rreatest demonstration of courage
| Cited for heroism several times IL
the world var. Carpenter wears the
! Croix de Guerre and the Military Med
/, nj. Of oil decorations, the most priced
| by the French soldier.
Comrades of Carpenter relate hov
thew had watched him thousands o.
! feet in the air attacking an enemy
or swooping low over Eoche camp OF
! airdome while German anti-aircraf'
guns tried to make a sieve OF MS
plane Often, they say. thew mourn
| sullv uttered goodbyes to the youth
only to see him few minutes later
climbing out of. the ship wearing the
] smile. that spectators at JERSEY City
undoubtedly will see when he enters
| tbe ring to meet Dempsey.