Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-07-02
GEORGES LIGHT HEARTED
ON EVE OF GREAT FIGHT
Frcnchnian Whistles American War
Song AZ lie Trips on
to Bed.
TRAINER WILSON CONFIDENT
Says Challenger Is In Condition and
Knows Too Much for the Cham
pion-Hoy Predicts Dcfcat-Dc-
srnInpS in Good IIunor.
lBy Associated Press !

MANlASSET, y. y, Iuiy L.
Whistling AN American war song.
Georges Carpenter tripod Up the
stairs OF his training camp residence
at o'clock tonight. called - CHEEKY
good night 10 his comrades and
jumped into bed.
Throughuut the day the challenger
was lira' hearted. There VAS al
ways Il song on has lips and :. smile
on his face. Lat" in the af;.rnoon
he lief, his chair on the tront uorrh
To play ban with "A crowd Of boys in
the roadway. He seemed pbliv!ots of
the fact that his chance at the long
desired worlds heavyweight cham
pionshp was less than twenty four
hours away.
There was apparently no worry in
the challcngcr's head over tie trial
of the morrow. as ne tossed the ball
around and whoopcd as loud as any
Of his youthful admirers. With all
OF tho careless aband Of n real boy
he darted hithcr ana thither and n
dulgcd in lively rcpartcc with his
playrnatcs
Fight talk, In SO far as Georges was
concerned, was under the ban. stories
% the war wcr. told by diner 1t
members OF the camp. and Trainer
wilson. who has shown some Talent
as "a buck and wing dancer. enter
taincd with II phonoEfaph. accom-
pantmcnt.
heavy rain greeted the shat
lengcr when h" answered ycvcille tI..s
morning, but he brHvcd II and rtar.cl
for the woods With PAU Iouruec and
Charles LcdotH. The we're out about
three-uuartcrs or an hour and 20
turned soaked 10 the skin. Georges
was given "a good rub down and Vas
swathcd In blankets. II" stayed in
doors ~
porch and his camp chair
Carpenter has made friends with
several boys in the n"ishborhopl md
they were The leaders OF the party
who played baseball with him. one
OF them. whom Georges named Mar
shall Foch." hccaus. of his .'rI:..y
workout days. said 10 him this after
noon:
Georges. think you're about the
incest fellow ever met, but I,euiu-
scy's going ia heat you tomorrow.
Georges, pated the y"ungs:cr on
the shoulder:
"in sla4 to hear YOU ,ais IL;
Manager Dcscnmus was in !i=h.
good humor and talked freely apout
~ translated by Trainer wilson.
hc said,
There VIII tie no fooling ,omor-
row. Georges is in great condition,
better than hc ever was in his lie.
ana we can omcr no excuse. IN fact
We are confident. or course, T. would
be Silly to say na,ly that Georges
would win. because you never can tell
what might happen.
Trainer Wilson said before Ne
came over that II ne could get
Georges IN as good condition as he
was FOR the Joe Beckett fight. ~ L.G
not believe Dempsey could defeat
him. Georges is even better ,aan ne
was for Beckett and there's your
answer.
The fight viii not be stopped
Either Georges VIII knock on: Dcmp-
scy or Dempsey VIII knock ut
Georges. My Carpenter. lac VII!
fight AS he has never fought before.
because he wants that cha,npionsh'p
He isn't worrying ono bit about e.:
he knows how he feels and h- ,ells
me- he VIII 70 10 e."
Then Trainer Wilson SPOKE tor
himself;
Many people think that this will
be dancing exhibition and That
Georges will wait on, Dempse; ard
keep away from him FOR tho entire
twelve rounds. am not saving that
Carpenter Will dive in foolishI, and
slug from the moment the frs. bcll
rings. but do mean that he so! light
Dempsey and fight him yiciously
Il have been against Carpenter In
many OF his bouts. For instaGc..
conditioned Joe jeanette for his fight
with Georges in Paris some years ago
When Joe went into the ring eau.
toned him 10 be wary OF -;cofgcs'
right. Joe said, oh. this boz cant
hurt me, he's just u Kid But along
during the fight Joe fcintcd with his
left and started "a right. ,;.orgrS
lodged it neatly and hit Joe sQuarciy
with an ovcrhandcd right. jeanette
went To the floor like a piece %! lead
and stayed down for Il count of nine
Georges is dangerous and ! think
the greatest fighter in the world to-
day. They talk about Dempsey be-
ing too strong for him i want to
know II any Of these people ma king
such remarks ever Sa W 10. Beckett.
8eckett could pick up Georges in
one hand and Dempsey in the other
and knock their heads together. he is
mat strong, yet Georges hoorcd him
in one round.
1T is all matter OF ring knowl-
edge, and Georges knows too much
Tor the Champion
Dempsey Likely to Be