Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-28
>BPSETS Frequent
4 IN TITLE FIGHTS
heavyweight Champions, While
,,suauy Favorites in Defense
Of Crowns, Often Lose
Al EYES ON DEMPSEY
nv LOUIS II. JAFFE

.. tho predictions of experts. aucgcd
LITE and ordinary dopestcrs OF ring
S.,os lack Dempsey Is virtually a
ca choice to win from his French
w, Georges, Carpenter. at Jersey
r,.r rT%' an saturday afternoon. In TACT
wv ;ority Of the "picke"s fgure thp
a,Ioboldcr will defend his crown by
earring a knockout! A.
uoweycr. upsets have marked the
..ssinc of fistic championships time
psd aeoin. When Dempsey and Car
asntier answer the tingle Of the gong
i,srtins their scheduled twelve round
sn'decision match. there may be an :
a.hcr one of those violent surprises
vh;cb have attended contests. from the
sms John l.. Sullivan was deposed to
me present eos
IA. unset for those experts who can
coo nothing but quick knockout VIC
,orr for Dempsey, for 1t Is tnct Vmi
s.i by records that in almost every olR
hsttle where the champion. looked upon
ssa sure shot winner and where ne mas
hsen a decided favoritc in the betting
was whipped.
Some Dope
"E,nerts" on boxing and the smart
a, ~ those in betting circles often nave
.o,s wrong. THAR dope may bt right
his ; time still this may be another
oncssion when the wrong man may bt
u,ored The puzzle will be decided
ah.olutely some time Saturday aft
Josepb ]. O'Neil. fistic .ddpcster
nae conc to the trouble to get up sta
Hstics @ from the dusty files. beginning
nitb the dcthroncment of John u.
,irine fight location. rounds. blows ant
betting odds. viz.
Sullivan lost l. jim GorbotI: New o..
ss,ni. lssn'i S's'SST' ss9wsr let's aud rishs 70
bead Ard ooaSS ,Isct Betting four t" ono
csrsoD TeSD''tc city, New. March i. 1897.
Fourteen rounds Lsft io ho9s o1s ssuS 10 To,95 f6
sssg' ,oIsn HS''tns on corSS,, SS 10 the S iosr WV "
s.mm2ns lost ,SoJ to Yin FssS, SsS,'Ts rouHds SRn
'nf fhePc ep vas was an odd In,etvOl her; JG1t
retired and T0TbhT TbeTc Has' Mas no partcuar
snsupsoafb%nt sIspue about this. Tho rext step vas
Buns los, to lack ,ohns9n Hs% kus,Tnin
Rights ts' to head and BODY; Fish,
soppei by r3l!cc,l n"ttins' three to two
All; af of his retirement to defend the
suI s1premocy ~ w Of the White race" with the
s:E IeF'fS isl1 !'si 70 iSsA $t,ssR EsSppds
iat. right and left to jaw; het'inGe' re InG
two 10 one down TO ten T. seven on JEW
% Johns IN los, 70 Jess Willard HayTGs roSnGs
RIsnt t. body. then right to jaw ~, ~
tins :hrec 10 ono d-wn I" sly, SIX 10 n'
NJ ringside on Johnson. the los"T.
lnat 70 I
O Juiy !, lol0 willard fnil"l TO re-
.poni for fourth round; Rish,s I}is,Ins ann ,nn
~ six down 10 six tc five rinS'ide on
Willard tho loser. ..u, .o,,l 1;
And now the entire civlrzcd wor'u !
waiting for the result of Dempsey
defense of his title against George
Carpenticr. with the odds prevailing Il
four to one on the champion. I'M
match NAV be looked upon as Demp
ny's most important-so were thoS
OF the different champions already meh
toned.
Tho Question
Now the big question is. Will tn
iinr OF champions and favOritcS llnge
In Dempsey's corner: Will the lighte
but spcedicr Carpenter. the .contendcr
short .ender in the wagering. and VIII
everything 10 gain and nothing tn loose
BE- smiled upon by Dame Fortune;
A lot Of the WISE boys today ar
forced to siggIc and snickcr Whcncv"
some one. in half hearted way. say
something ike. "Wcll, think Car
pentipr is got Just little chanc" q
winning" They laughed and giggled an
snickered. too. at Corbett before II
whipped Sullivan. The snickerins con
tinued right across the decades fror
then until now when the contender w,
mentioned as having IA possibl
chance"
The guffawing is even louder an
more promscuous than ever before, jus
before Saturdays battle.
Will the well known cross eyed jim
work against Dempsey and help Car
penticr?
Let's wait and see.