The New York herald., 1921-07-12
YOUNG SAMSON MAY
MEET THE CHAMPION
Combatiye Washington Police.
man in Training for Fight
With Dempsey.
HANDLED BY DIR. ROLLER
Darneille Recently Vanquished
200 Persons in Rough and
Tumble COmbats.
By CHARLES F. MArHIsoN.


The offer by the American Legion post
at Tulares, Cal, of s250.000 to any man
who had been or Is in the military or
naval service of the United States TO at
tempt the defeat OF Jack Dempsey. has
apparently borne fruit. The first of the
city and is now being prepared for
boxing campaign under the practised
eye of DIR. Benjamin F. Roller, formerly
a great wrestler and veteran trainer.
The candidate for Dempsey's crown is
Henry Darneille, who served four years
In the navy and who, as a policeman in
Washington, D. c., on July last, de-
feated nearly the entire population OF
Capitol Hill in bare knuckle fight tina,
lasted half an hour. ii is reported that
In the fight at Capitol Hill Darneille
laid out more than two hundred antag-
onists and came through without a
mark. despite the fact he was hit on
the head with pickaxe. Darnellle has
been ordered to appear before a police
board for trial tomorrow.
Aside from the outcome of the trial
the prowess of Darniele in the numerous
rough and tumble combats on Inde-
pendence day brought him to the fore
ground as possible contender for the
championship.
Darneille, accompanied by T. c. Wood
worth. an Arizona mining king and
sportsman. walked into DR.. Rollers Of
lice at 260 West Seventy-second stree.
Yesterday afternoon and submitted to a
physical examination by the physician.
Physically Perfect.
DIR. Roller declared that the policeman
was splendid specimen of physical de-
velopment and an ideal figure for a
heavyweight boxer. He stands feet i,
his stockings. weighs 1875 pounds. Is but
y years of age and is powerfully built
chap.
he Is constructed like all the great
neavyweiRhts Of history, from John C.
1eenan down to Dempsey" said DR..
Roller. "and if he has the speed and
learns how TO box he should be a dam
gerous performer. He admits he knows
little or nothing about boxing. but that
ne loves to fight. l shall find training
quarters for him here. and II will not
take long to determine il he has the
qualities that go to make a champion"
Darneille is said to have a chest expan-
sion OF 4s Inches. same as Ftzsimm
and two inches greater than Dempsey.
The policeman athlete is reputed to have
split 2-inch plank with his bare fist
ana has performed other feats that
astonished the onlookers
He became the champion Of the de-
stroyer fleet of the navy and is said to
have won the navy title in 1919, when
all other navy heavyweights refused to
meet him.
IL would be advisable 70 try Darneille
against some of our lesser heavies he
fore asking him to meet Dempsey.
The bout between Frank Moran and
Bob Martin at the Boxing Drome to-
night should be quite interesting IL
viii prove TO be the severest test that
Martin has been subjected to and will
go far to settle his status as a con-
tender for the heav .weight title.
Martin will be compelled to do the
prettiest boxing Of his career IL he is
TO avoid the Pittsburgher's Mary Ann"
and the soldier champion will be COM |
PEELED to hit harder than ever before in |
his life If he is to bring down the rugged !
Moran The other bout that promises
TO interest the onlookers will be that
between Joe Burman and Charley Le- |
doux. the latter the bantam champion I
OF France. Carpenter will doubtless be /
present to aid Ledoux and get a line |
on Martin and Moran.
Georges Carpenter yesterday signed |
an agreement with Tex Rlckard whereby |
the Frenchman binds himself to defend |
his title of light heavyweight champion |
OF the world next October against any |
opponent that may be selected by the |
promoter. The choice will doubtless lie |
between Tom Gibbons and Harry Greb. |
Both OF these men are of the same
weight as Carpenter. and bout with |
either should prove exciting.
Carpenter and Descamps will leave
for France Thursday on La Sayoie.
They will stay at home for a couple of
weeks and then make preparations for
their return to this country.
Rickard believes the mild weather in
October will permit boxing in the open
air otherwise ne will have the Gar
den ready to house the contest.