Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-07-02

sey received in training four weeks
lago, Teddy Hayes, the champion
chief handler, declared that il had
healed satisfactorily and that no
| trouble from it was expected, The
camps of both men have been quiet
places for the past two or three
| days. With the increasing vigilance
of Manager Francois Descamps at
Manhasset, Carpenter might as
we'll have been on a desert isle so
far as the desired privacy was con-
cerned.
The nature of the Frenchman' S
training routine at Manhasset, call
ing for his appearance in public
only twice week, has surrounded
the bout with more uncertainty
than ever has been the case before.
A sort of mystery surrounds the
Frenchman which even experienced
newspaper men have been unable
to fathom. 1t has been generally
believed that Carpenter has done
most of his serious work in pri-
vate more or less camouflaging, on
"press days" his real condition.
The whole campaign of secrecy
probably inspired by the willy Des-
camps, has succeeded in making
Carpenter the man of mystery"
Dempsey Is Fit.
Dempsey, apparently, is almost
as fit physically as the day on
which he met Jess willard, al
though it is recognized that a
boxer comes to supreme fighting
point but once in his life. Many
believe that this point in Dempsey's
career was reached o that blister
ing afternoon in Toledo two years
ago. However, he will enter the
ring tomorrow at almost exactly
the same poundage as against
Willard and apparently just as
strong. His footwork and defen-
sive tactics have been speeded up
in the past three weeks by fast
rounds with the featherweights and
lightweights on his sparring staff.
Over-confidence and "staleness"
have been the two main hazards
the champions handlers have
sought to avoid. Dempsey, two
days ago, to the eye. was anything
but stale. Whether he is over-con-
fident, only tomorrow's action will
tell.
Will BE a Short Bout.
Indications point to the fact that
ii will be a short bout. Carpenter
himself expressed that belief sew
eral weeks ago, Dempsey enters
the ring heralded as the hardest
hitter the game has seen. But in
Carpenters right hand is reposed
q kick" which, according to Joe
Jeanette and other authorities"
who have felt its force, is sufficient
to drop the man on whom 1t lands
with full force.
If the bout goes past the fourth
round, Carpenter is considered
likely to last out the bout and not
unlikely to gain the unofficial
newspaper verdict. Dempsey un-
has increased his ring
cleverness in the past two years
but 1t is improbable that he can
cope in stiffness with the French
man over the twelve-round dist
ance.
Dempsey will weigh about twenty
pounds more than Carpenter, Ring
tradition gives the champion an ad-
vantage on that account and many
veteran observers of fistic battles
here tonight are wisely nodding
their heads and declaring that
Jack will wear down the French
man in two or three rounds; then
slip over the punch"
Carpenter throughout his train
ing, has laughed at the suggestion
of the champions weight advant-
age, Many men who have watched
both boxers train are of the opin-
ion that the weight advantage pos
sessed by Dempsey will be much