New-York tribune., 1921-06-25
Georges Sends
Best Wishes
To His Rival
Dempsey Received Birthday
Greetings From Chal.
lcnger; Enjoys Days Res,
BY Haywood Broun

ATLANTIC CITY, June 24.--The ar
rival this morning of telegram of
birthday greetings from Carpenter and
Descamps to Jack Dempsey smashed
still another fight tradition. Old
timers are inclined to regret the rood
old days when the opposing contenders
never spoke Of each other without
curses and dire threats.
IL was recalled that chance meet
ing between Corbett and Fitaaimmons
during the training period led to a
brawl WHICH made It necessary for the
handlers of both men to Jump in in
order to save their principals for the
fight itself. Sport followers brought up
on this tradition cannot get used to
hearing stories Of birthday greetings
and are aghast when Dempsey is
quoted as saying, Georges is nice
fellow"
They recall with some bitterness that
the two men once played golf together
without making single threatening
gesture with niblick.
There is also scandal over the fact
that Carpenter was observed at Man
hasset In the act of smelling a rose.
For time it was believed that this in
sured the retention of the title by
America, but only two days later re-
porter, arriving early and unexpectedly
at Airport, found Jack Dempsey picking
wild flowers and romping about with
little Tommy OFarreil, the six-year-
old guest at the training quarters.
Different in the Ring
For all this evidence no one need
have any fear that the fight will not be
fought with as much fury as any in
ring history, no matter whether it is
short or long. 1t is perfectly true that
Dempsey is mild and unassuming out
side the ring. Even the fact that he
shaves not more than twice q week
does not suffice to make him look fero-
cious. His exceedingly good-humor
grin is all against him, and SO is his
invariable trick of answering questions
from reporters with Eyes, sir" and
"No, sir.'
All this is different in the ring.
Dempsey does not smile then and he
has nothing whatever to say. He is the
most silent of fighters. Unlike Jack
johnson, who kept up running COM
ment with his opponent, and even with
ringside spectators, Dempsey concen-
trates much too closely upon the job
in hand to have any time for words.
The fact that he thinks Georges is "a
nice fellow" will not soften his blows
by as much rs a pound.
Bin Miske is one of Dempsey's best
friends. Moreover, the cham pion hasn't
thing in the world against Larry
Williams, his sparring partner, and
yet he knocks him out regularly. Some
times ne says he is sorry, but only
while he is actually picking UP the
prostrate Williams.
Having made due apologies for. the
fact that neither contender for the
title chews glass in his spare moments
Of training it will perhaps be safe to
reveal that Jack Dempsey had birth
day cake to-day with twenty-six can
dies. 1t was prepared for him by Mrs
Hutchinson, the white-haired house
keeper.
Beyond sampling a very small piece
of the cake Jack did no work except
to take long walk. The coming of
hot weather induced Kearns to go slow
in preparing his man, as he is almost
down to the required weight.
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ticket situation. He remarked rue
fully to-day that he wanted to get q
ringside seat for close friend and
found it impossible. He began with
the notion of asking for ten seats, but
soon decided that it would be impossi-
BILE to get so many. When he pared his
request down to one he was equally
unsuccessful.
His only consolation is that no mat
ter what the fate of his friends he
himself ought to have an excellent
that this will include a bird's-eye view
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