The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-05-09
BY FRANK TUCkFIELD

PARIS, May 81 don't
br it."
These were Georges Carpe
heavyweight champion of Eur
rhich he had been refereeing
He was wearing flannel tr
widc open at the neck, displs
velopment.
Just come to the dressing |
must change my clothes. for n
are waiting to be my guests a
So while he changed to a
livered himself concerning hi
where on July 2 he will meet
Jack Dempsey for the heavy
weight championship of the
world.
Carpenter looks out OF condition.
hut he has not been training since
he fought Joe Beckett In London.
"rn soon get back into shape" he
said. quickly noticing my physical
appraisal. II viii start serious train
ing on Long Island about the mid.
0le Of June We've bought a farm
theyv-
NOT TAKING
FAMILY
II am not taking my wife and lit.
lie daughter Jacqueline with me.
an afraid the sea trip might upset
ehe baby and my wife viii not leave
herr even for n day
sOf course peschamps Is going
with me and we are taking over
Jus1rnee. the wonderful new French
heavyweight. as a sparring partner.
Hat I am going to rely chiefly on
- Jeanette TO help me train.
ssrhe only thing I'm nervous about
- that I musA take a new cook
ncro9s with me-"
He then explained why he II
making a sacrifice that involves his
chance at the worlds title.
'sYou know peschamps' mother al
ways has cooked my training meals
for me. But now she is going to
otaS homo to look after my child"
with Carpenter. as well as his
W1fa. the child seems TO he the first
shouxht
DOESN'T
UNDERRATE CHAMP
me Frenchman doesn't underrate
Dempsey.
Il fully realize" he said. that
Dempsey Is the toughest adversary
ever have had to encounter. He Is
mr. more aggressive than any Euro
penn boxer.
~On paper he appears superior 10
0ysclf. But ] do not think he In
~ superior in science and ringrraft-
! am sure he is not my superior In
Doed-
II Do not admit Dempscy's punch
- deadlier than mine. ! began TO
oen6y Dempsey the day I played golf
With him. This WAS the last time
No. in the states
He's . fine fellow and Tn Ger.
tnln = clean fighter. II appeared TO
>me when rolfing that he easily gets
Fnktled. That. of course. can happen
b anybody at golf. but II mustn't
and Georges made a significant
gesture with his right fist
NUDES
PICTURES
Up at the house." Georges con
unued. II have every photograph Of
Ill could collect. I've got him In
syery one OF his fighting attitudes.
and even when ! am travelling ! take
ssme Of these photographs with me
and study him-and my study Of him
win end only when one or the other
- N gets a knockout"
I Inquired whether he thought the
summer heat on the Jersey coast
would handicap him.
NO" he replied. They tell me
Dempsey isn't NO fond Of fighting in
the open air, either.
AS to a decision--I understand
this fight II limited 10 IL rounds
and that no decision other than that
gained by a knockout II permitted.
Hut heavyweight matches OF the
hast few years have rarely gone
more than IL rounds and frequently
the knockout blow has been deliver.
"a before the sixth round.
PREDICTS
X o. EARLY
"And so predict a knockout he
fore the sixth round In my fight
with Dempsey. And, OF course, I
think I viii be the man 10 deliver
a. That's what am crossing the
Atlantic for.
III do win. ] shall fight once
more TO show the world that I did
not win on n fiuke. If. after win
ming the title. I successfully defend
a. ! shall retire from the ring and
devote myself 10 my family and my
business.
Il may occasionally make appear.
ances before the movie camera, as
! am receiving big offers from screen
interests.
Apart from fighting and the
movies. have some business enter.
pris~s on hand. My aluminium stem.
cii factory In the most successful. I
have been asked to lend my name
- some business enterprises In
America and In France. but do not
0oDnd to let anybody exploit my
name"
Carpenter was now dressed as a
Partisan dandy. He fired a gardenia
In his coat lapel. gripped my hand
with a grip which made me vince,
and rushed 20 Join his party.
Copyright. 1921. By Newspaper En-.
terprise Association.b
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