The New York herald., 1921-03-28

ing Dempsey is doing light work be-
fore the camera at numerous spots in
the Aim belt OF California. The cham
pion is said to register elegant raiment
In every pose and Is fast taking lead
ing position as screen Romeo.
Carpenter is reported to be expert
menting with liquid preparation that,
applied to the skin, hardens 1t to sheet
iron strength. 1t Is a colorless fluid and
cannot be detected either by the human
eye or the eye of referee. 1t is limited
that Carpenter will anoint his front ele-
walton with this liquid and bid defiance
to the Dempsey left for the body.
Meantime Rickard Is trying to guess
what Gov Miller will do about holding
the bout in this State. Richards refiec-
tions are frequently interrupted by tele-
phone messages from Atlantic City,
Newark. Jersey City and other points
North and East
Otto F7oto has received O. letter from
Francois Descarnps in which the man
ager OF Carpenter rattles Off the follow
ing:
Look over all the fights Georges has
engaged in and you find he gets better
as he goes along. and his defeats, Of
which there are few. always occurred
toward the end. Between the fifth and
fifteenth rounds are his best. If Demp-
sey fails to beat him in the first five
rounds he cannot beat Georges at all.
Funny I think Carpenter will beat
Dempsey in the first three rounds. and
you remember this. We have our plan
of battle all laid out and viii follow 1t.
Of course changing 1t IL Dempsey plans
a different method Of fighting than the
one he has used to date"
Jack Skelly. an experienced boxer and
referee, who was at the ringside when
Wilson and ODowd met in Madison
Square Garden, said he counted nine
low blows that Wilson landed on his
opponent. Skelly said he could not
understand how O'Dowd managed to
last the limit in view Of the weakening
effect of low punches.
Jack Roulet, one OF the judges, said
he penalized Wilson in points for his
foul blows and gave the decision to
O'Dowd.
Scores OF ringsiders testified to the
fact that they saw Wilson repeatedly
hit O'Dowd below the belt.
The Boxing Commission maintains q
dense silence on the subject and does
not appear to have investigated as thor
oughly as Is its wont in the cases of
offences. In fact the Boxing Commits
sion has not indicated verbally or other
wise whether the members regard Will
son as a fair or foul fighter.
The Boxing Commission has missed
golden opportunity to prove to the
public that big offenders against the
rules are to be treated with the same
severity with which the small fry vio-
lators are penalized.
Among the letters or protest against
the decision received by THE New YORK
HERALD is the following:
ALLOW me to congratulate you for
your earnest endeavor to bring about a
just settlement of the Wilson outrage at
the Madison Square Garden on March II.
Il attended the affair with several
friends and we were more than sur
priscd to see that the referee would allow
contest OF that nature to continue
when Wilson was using such unsports-
manlke tactics. At the conclusion of
the bout we made UP our minds that 1t
would be the last we would attend IL
conducted under the Jurisdiction Of the
present Boxing Commission.
Trusting that through your good ef-
forts you will bring the decision de-
sired by the true lovers OF the sport"
Next Monday night at the Seventy
first RI giment Armory Stranger Lewis
Will make his first appearance here since
he won the title. He will meet John
Pesek. the sensational grappler from
Nebraska, In a finish match, minus the
head lock-
Nat Pendleton and Salvador Chevalier
will wrestle at the New York A. G. next
Saturday night 1t should prove to be
a good contest Others on the bill are
Carl Johnson. wrestling instructor at
the ~. Y. A. c., who will meet Joe
Melish of Cleveland: Young Mundy, the
Gorilla, who will tackle Sailor Sharkey
of the Brooklyn Navy Yard, and Mike
Romano, who will be matched against
Charles Karnolf. the champion OF Bo-
hemia.
In referring to a bout between Bat
Ting Ortega and Young Denny, his
torian describes Ortega as "a buzz saw
who batters Denny down" Oretga
must be a combination saw and pile
driver.
GUN NEW S