New-York tribune., 1921-05-17
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French Challenger Predicts
Title Battle VIII Be Brief
Goes Direct 10 Training
Camp ON Long Island to
Begin Work for Bout
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'~N''H'"" lFVW hS ptsp
created 80 n@ca coment OF his last
visit to America, bat woe close
fitting. sharp pointed high one and
dark red four-in-hand nccktic.
There was delay Ct several hours at
Quarantine while health officers com
pleted their tasks, 80 that it was
shortly after II o'clock before the
42voie doc.ed at the French Line
pier Fourteenth Street. North River.
Y owever, the n4w>papev aen and pho
t3G aphers kept The challenger busily
enG@ged every second OF the time until!
he set foot on the dock and there was
welcomed By Tex R;ckard, prom oter of
the scrap, and Captain Mallet. personal
representative Of the Ftenchman in
America.
Carpenter shook hands with the
newspaper men as soon eg they boa ID
the Savoie, never once relinquishing
nis sni' and thereafter begged to be
cAcusod for tiT-e-r1inute chat With
peSeA9m9s before a session with the
.3s@iNte#ers. Anno@9cem Of great
- erer' wcre mede in rapid irc order
once The Interpreter got busy.
lcehsn'ps let it be known at the out
rtt chat Carpenter has come to Amer
ica solely TO win The heavyweight
cham pionsh;p of the world and that
every ether consideration will be sub
ordinatcd TO that end, He said George
would be taken Immediately after lurch
( to the training camp at Manhasset and
/ would remain there every day until the
morning Of July ?, when ne starts the
Journey to Boyle's Thirty Acres .
/ here may be one trip to give the
challenger view of the battle-ground
Fighter 10 Remain at Quarters
Carpenter will accept no invitation
OF any character from any source
I whatsoever during The training period
lie bad not received an offer from the
American Legion to defray the ex-
penses Of a training camp establish,
ment in Atlantic City. Another pro-
posal had been made to visit the sea
shore resort, but this was definitely re-
jected before the party left Paris.
Nor mas Deschamps any idea Of
featuring his pugilistic star in thc
movies prior to the big day The
Frenchman will not admit the genera
will not make display of himself fol
| monetary gain. As Deschamps put it:
"The championship is regarded price
less and its attainment is more sought
after even than gold"
Deschamps announced that Joe jean
nette, the negro heavyweight, had beer
, engaged IS a sparring partner. and thai
several other American fighters will b.
hired as punching bags. Carpenter
will stay at Manhasset several days tx
become acclimated before he attempts
| heavy exercise of any kind. 1t viii
probably be a week or more before ht
/ begins regular sessions with the gloves
but once under full steam, Deschamp;
says. his man will perfect himself il
every trick of the game.
Even Money in Paris on Bout
Fellow passengers of the Carpentie
party said that Paris is firmly con
vinced that France will possess tn
next heavyweight champion and ar'
backing that conviction When George.
was asked how tie odds were going il
his home town he replied: Fifty fifty,
prevails, and this Interpretation was
verified by other persons who made the
voyage.
Deschamps says he has no choice for
referee, but would be satisfied with
"a neutral gentleman that will see that
fair play is done
Few notables who have entered New
York have faced more formidable
battery of cameras than greeted Car
peutier on the deck Of the Savoie. Mo
tion picture men snapped the challen'
ger in every conceivable attitude, most
~ with his face wreathed in broad
smile. He bore the ordeal patiently
until the liner docked.
Rickard had neglected to fortify
himself with pass to reach the side
of the liner and was forced to be con
tent while the party Of Frenchmer
werded its way slowly from the boat
| Tex had two automobiles waiting, and
the crowd of perhaps 500 persons gath
cred in the street outside the French
Line offices got little more than feet
ing glimpse of the celebrity.
Rickard was host to the party al
luncheon, and soon thereafter Carpen-
tier was on his way to the Manhasset
camp, where Gus Wilson, the masseur
had things in apple pie order.
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