Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-07-02
BETTING FAV0RS
DEMPSEY; ABOUT
100000 IS UP
Champion Probably Will En-
ter the Ring a z IL to !
or a 2 to | Favorite Over
Carpenter.

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1t was estimated that 5000, 900
had been placed in New York dur
ing the day. In all, 100000 is be-
lieved to have been wagered in the
~ ncial district here, a low fig
! ompared with previous titular
y .ests.
s Ihe largest single bet of the day
ere was $4,000 to $4,000 that
Dempsey would win. That wager
was exceptional, as the odds later
tapered to IL to and to i.
The odds are expected to continue
until the hour of the fight.
| Indications a week ago were
that Dempsey would enter the
ring the most pronounced favorite
in modern heavyweight title bouts.
Four to one and three to one were
the odds generally quoted, with
Carpenter money scarce.
Thursday afternoon saw mys-
tifying shift marked by an ava
lanche Of Carpenter money and
followed as suddenly by the disap-
pearance Of Dempsey currency.
The sudden contraction of Demp-
sey money, which refused TO accept
2 1-2 to l, was believed in many
quarters to be a ruse to shorten the
odds on which Carpenter adher-
ents earlier insisted.
Looks Like Mlddleweight.
His few public training exhibit
tions in his camp at Manhasset,
have shown little that was not gen.
orally known before. Lightning
fast afoot, possessing a powerful
right hand punch which he can
shoot from various angles and a
we'll muscled body, except around
the mid-section, he appears to be
at best a middleweight with the
legs of heavyweight. OF his
liability to take punishment from O
terrific hitter of Dempsey's caliber
little is known and much is doubt
ed.
No question arises regarding Car
Ipentier's courage or gameness
This has been demonstrated both in
the ring and on the battlefield. In
ring strategy and skill he also
stands and should he elect to box o
stand-off contest, taking full ad-
vantage of his speedy footwork and
iclever boxing, Dempsey will find
q far different opponent to cope
/. with than was the case when hi
faced Willard, Fulton and Brennan
| Dempsey a hard Hitter.
The champion also has his spec.
4 ial points of recommendation from
la ring standpoint, Dempsey Is Z
terrific hitter with either hand ant
from any angle. He does not neeG
to draw back his arm to shoot {
blow. Instead he starts hi.
punches from almost any point o.
the arc of attack and although the
| fist travels but few inches, sc
great Is the power Of co-ordinatet
muscles and weight Of body, that
| the result is appalling. Willard
was changed from towering
giant into a groveling, helpless
piece of humanity by two blows de-
| livered within a period of two Sec
onds. The first, right to the body
crumpling him up and the second
= a left to the jaw, knocked from his
head all thoughts Of fight. Had he
been any other than a superman
piy SlNdiiyt liC ACNCl WOulu Hdft
arisen from the initial knockdown
/ Crouching Form of Attack.
| Another Dempsey asset Is his Pc
culiar crouching form of attack
with Its puzzling weaving in and
out of the head and body, making
a difficult target to hit squarely.
He has also shown ability to take
4 hard blows and respond with in a
fraction of a second with a still
more crushing counter without the
slightest evidence of injury or loss
of speed. Occasionally, Dempsey
abandons his crouching form OF
boxing and elects to stand erect
Under these conditions 1t has been
proved that he Is not hard man
upon whom to land blows with
full power. Even under these con-
ditions, however. Dempsey as not
within recent years, shown signs OF
faltering under such lombard
ment.
i BY and large, 1t may be said that
Carpenter is the better and faster
boxer with both glove and foot
while Dempsey reverts to some ex-
tent to the older type Of fighter
always willing to take a blow In
order to land one.
i Jack Outwcighs Georges.
II 1t should prove that tomor.
rows encounter is contested along
these lines. Dempsey will have the
advantage of about twenty extra
pounds of weight behind his blows
While the gloves weigh eight
ounces, as required under the New
Jersey boxing law, it is not thought
that this will take much of the
sting and power out of the drives
Another advantage In Dempsey
Ifavor will be the fact that the bout
Twill be fought In an eighteen-foot
Iring, thereby limiting to some ex'
ltent the area available for Carpen.
Tiers flashing footwork. Apparent.
lily the size of the ring has not ir
Iany way affected the confidence Of
1.-THE Frenchman, who has stated
that he expects to win by knock
out.
/ Knockout Or Foul.
| 1t is only by knockout or a fou
that the heavyweight championship
can change HANDS, as, under the
Now Tersev state boxing laws. all
bouts are limited to twelve rounds
without official decision. While J
Harry Ertle will be the third mar
in the ring. his sole duties will be
to see that the principals and their
seconds observe the regulations OF
the boxing code. In case of a
knockdown or knockout, he will
count over the fallen boxer until
the expiration of approximately ten
seconds. Should either man de-
liherately strike a foul blow or one
Of his seconds enter the ring during
the progress or round. II will be
within Ertle's province to declare
the unoffending boxer winner.
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