The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-04
HUNT FOR FIGHTS
Both Jack and Georges Seek
New Opponents.
Dempsey Willing to Meet Any
one In Ring.
CARPENTER STILL POPULAR
Frenchman Is Anxious to Bat
tie With Gibbons.
Both Praise Work of Other at
Jersey City.

New York, July They're hunting |
up opponents for both Dempsey and |
Carpenter today. The worlds cham |
| pion says he is willing to defend his |
| own crown against any man the pub |
| lie wants by Labor Day.
| Carpenter, eager for chance |
against some American fighter near
| er his own weight and Modified in de-
feat by the nice things the press had |
to say about his wonderfully game |
showing against the tiger from Utah,
will stay in America for time If nee
essary to get a match.
/ Dempsey Wants Fights.
Conferences between Promoter Tex
Richard and both fighters later in the
week may develop plans for future
bouts. Dempsey says he will meet
anybody-Willard. Brennan. even
Harry Wills. if the public wants this
match.
Carpenter has asked Richard to
get him a match with Tommy Glib
bons, Brennan or anybody who has an
idea that the worlds light heavy
weight championship crown is resting
on the wrong brow. Georges, you
know, is still the worlds light heavy
weight king.
Richard VIII Not Hurry.
Promoter Richard is not going to
rush matters. He is going to give the
boxing public time to whet up a new
appetite for title bouts but there is not
the shadow of a doubt that matches
with Dempsey and Carpenter figur-
ing in them would be popular and
profitable.
The Dempsey-Carpentier bout was
Tar from flivver. 1t was a record
breaker financially and it drew the
greatest paid crowd that ever wit
messed a boxing match or any other
sporting event in this country. But
better yet. 1t was a success as con-
test, for Carpenter, the gamest, really
went down to a glorious defeat and he
is not even limiting at his injured
right hand as an abb. That shows
the kind of stuff he is made of.
May Meet Willard
"A match between Dempsey and Will
lard would no doubt create much in
\ terest providing Willard really can get
q in shape for it. Ray Archer, Willard's
business confident in things fistic, who
4 is now in, New York, believes that big
4 Jess can get into condition, and pre-
diets that if he is matched with Demp-
q sey again he will not be caught I'M
i prepared.
There is little or no demand for an
q other Dempsey-Brennan fight. Bren-
6 nan is not entitled to return match
with the champion, who has knocked
him out twice.
Georges Still Popular.
q Dempsey. is still a great card. He
8 would be a tremendous card matched
8 with Tommy Gibbons, who has arrived
as a challenger for the heavyweight
championship and whose string OF
q twelve straight knockouts means
q something. Here's match that would
be a hummer and Gibbons is willing
a to meet the Frenchman, Brennan OF
II Dempsey himself He sent challenge
q to the ringside at Jersey City Saturday
81 defying the winner.
a After the battle retrospection by
the burly champion and his game lit
g tie challenger shows only good sports
q manship and honest regard for both
q sides.
He Praises Dempsey.
Sitting in an easy armchair al
Matthews farm. Manhasset, gazing
out, across the fields and nursing his
sore right hand, yet looking little the
81 worse for wear, Carpenter said OF
81 Dempsey Sunday:
He is a great fighter; the Creates
I've ever met. He fought a clean. fine
fight all the way. 1t was an honor t.
have met him. 1 believe he will bt
the champion for a long time.
IT put all my strength into tn,
blows I landed on Dempsey in tn,
second round and when he didn't droI
and I felt a sharp pain in my hand,
r. knew I could not defeat him. knew
there was nothing to do but go OF
b llBnllnS, trusting 10 luck TO Keep on
Of the way of his hardest blows
Surprised His Trainers.
Trainer Gus Wilson then explained
that Georges surprised him and Man
ager Descamps by flying into tn
champion in the first round. Carpen
tier was prompted to do so by tn
great crowd, the fine reception he re
ceived and the fight of the burIy
scowling champion.
"a HE felt that he must make Il
great fight and must do his best Il
the early rounds" said Wilson. "So
he went out and tried"
Dempsey's regard for Carpenter /
just as full of praise.
Dempsey Praises Georges.
Georges is a great and a gam
B fighter" said the champion Sunday
II am sorry he broke his hand
b never saw any man more game an
81 he took his medicine without
81 whimper, without a complaint. If h
thinks he should have another try OF
I'm willing to give it to him but
think he is too light for me. Ir
sure of this, however, he is really
great light heavyweight champio
and he'll prove it against the bes
men in his class"
Dempsey plans to remain in Me-
York for a few days before goin
west to visit his mother in Salt LAX
City. Carpenters plans regardin
sailing for home or remaining her
Ia will denend IN develonmenfS will