The Washington times., 1921-06-29
BABE RUTH AWED
BY BIG Forearm
OF CHALLENGER
Home Run SWatter Writes His
First Fight Story for
The Times.
py BABE RUTH.


though never met a more wonderful
fellow than Georges Carpenter. / still
have to put my shirt on Dempsey.
I say this after having met both
the big boys and after considering
their relative and physical qualif ca
tions.
This is my first fight story. and
guess Georges Carpenters gymta-
sium over there in the cowbarn "a
about as near as I'll get to the big
scrap.
AZ my place OF business at the Pol,
Grounds will be open Saturday after
noon, needless to say l will not go
along with the boys to Jersey. There
you are-a lot OF clerks lin stor~s
often wish they had job as homs-
run hitter, and now wish i had the
jobs 90 l could get on and go to the
fight sS
drove out here this morning 70
spend a few hours with Georges.
The newspapers say big locks are
are on Georges front gate and he
has retired from the world. That's
exception for me, which l appre-
ciate In keeping with his wish. I
arrived without publicity and there
was not q sport writer or camera
man present-except the one I
brought along.
THEIR SIZE COMPARED.
was escorted to the creaky old
wooden porch while Gus Wilson. the
trainer with the glad hand. slipped
In and announced me to Georges. /
didn't send In my card because ball
players are not doing that this year.
Hut l did sit there trying to dope
out what / would say II Georges
came out and spilled long greeting
In French.
But listen to what he parely
voued. in regulation English: Babe.
you look like heavyweight champ
yourself" told him most OF my
arguments are with baseball pitch
ers, but that I might challenge the
winner in Jersey City. He must
have taken me seriously, because ne
asked how much weighed and how
tall l was, and then made me stand
back back for measurement.
After he found had a full inch on
Jack Dempsey and about thirty
pounds in weight. he shot lot of
fast talk to Gus Wilson which didn't
mean anything to me. but seemed to
make a great hit with Gus.
! found out a afellow has to bring
When said anything Gus would re-
lay II TO Georges in French with all
possible speed. But when Georges
pulled any little comments in his
native tongue, just couldn't get any
service. 1t seems interpreters can
only go in one direction at a time.
We walked around to the side OF
the house for some pictures and were
taken together in every possible pose.
l>H ahn N
and stood up. Mr.. Outlet. famous
French photographer and personal
friend of Georges. gave me wonder
full idea Of how they must take snap
shots in Paris. He was as excited as
Hughey Jennings on the coaching
lines and kept calling me Baby"
laughed and didn't say anything.
About the fourth crack Georges him.
self showed he was fan by saying.
-Not Baby. He is the great Babe.
Do not call him Baby"
ADMIREs BIG FOREARM.
Georges asked me how I knock the
ball so far. but as there wasn't a bat
In the place I couldn't give a demon
stration when someone suggested. .
Z picture OF me boxing with Georges.
which was perfectly all right. until
he peeled off his sweater and / got
look at that forearm. o boyi
said. Lets eliminate that boxing
pose. you might let something slip
and ruin my home run record"
That's the one thing, that appealed
to me about Carpenter as far as tho
coming fight Is concerned--the size of
his right forearm. It's a whoppc-.
And as / know that the development
OF my own forearms Is responsible for
90 per cent of my home run power.
can readily appreciate what damage
Carpenter could do IL given an open
ing. J'
His physical condition is apparent
ly top notch. He had just been out
for the morning road work when I
srrived. He was brown and smiling
and full OF ginger. He needed a
shave, and when showed him a'littie
snapshot showing Jack Dempsey also
with a two-day beard he Immediately
commented that in this respect at
least he and the champion look alike.
The little detail just mentioned
seems typical. He doesn't let any
thing get by. He asks all kinds Of
questions and shows a strange inter-
est in every subject. Physically ne
seems in the pink, and mentally ap-
pears sincerely confident, although we
did not touch on the coming mixup.