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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-07-01
CARPENTER
PRONOUNCED
FIT FOR MIX
BY FRANK GETTY

MANTfASSET. N. Y. July Car
pcntier's training brought him today
to the eve OF the most famous ring
battle In history fit and ready to do
his part In making the bout justify
its fame
Those who have backed the
Frenchman are going to get their
moneys worth. Carpenter, indulg-
ing In last little bit of secret train.
ing. removed any last possible doubts
ms TO his ability. condition or mental
stamina
Everyone knows about Georges
right. tho haymaker that has crash
ed home so many times VIGOROUSLY.
but in his final private session Car
pentier produced from somewhere "A
tremendous left hook. one which an
expert. who has Just seen Demp-
sey, claims is every bit as wicked as
the champions. 1t may prove n
pleasant little eleventh-hour surprise
for the boys from Atlantic City.
Physically. Georges Is pronounced
perfect
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-07-01
Dempsey's Record

born June "a. 1895. Manassa- Colo.
weight iss lbs. height It. ~ in.
reach ~ in. nationality Irish scot CHI
American.
si5-I9is-- Knockout---Kid Hancock. 1
I'd. Billy Murphy. !; Chief Gordon. 9.
Johnny Person, z. Anamas Campbell. q.
Joe Lions. .. Fred Woods. 4. George
copelin. q; Andy Aaiioy, .: Two Round
Gillian. J. Jack Downey. 2: Boston Hear
Cat. 1. Battling johnson. George
Christian. I Jack koehn. 4 Joe Bonds.
10. Dan ketcheil. g. Bob York. g. Won
Johnny sudenbcrF, 10: Terry Keller. 10:
4 udH Anderson. i0 Wild Bert Kcnncy,
10. John Lester Johnson 10 Draw
Jack Do~ncy. 4. Johnny sudenberg. 10.
Andy halloy. 20. Lost--Jack Downey. 4
iBis-knoc kout--Ai Norton. fds
Charley Miller. l. Won willy Mech an
Carl Morris. 4. Draw--willy Noehan. 4.
Knockout by--Jin Flynn j.
1918 -Rnoekout- Homer smith. rd
Jim Fiynn, 1 Bni brennan q: Bull
sadee. /; rorn Riley Dan Ketcher. 81
Arthur Pelkey, 1 kid Mccarthy, !: Bob
Devere. /; Perky Flynn. 4 Fred Fulton.
1. Terry keilar, 3, Jack Moran. I I: put
tling Levlnshy. . Perky Flynn. /: ,-arl
Morris, l : Gunboat smith, 2. Won ffoulb
Carl Morris. 6 LoHt--WIiIy Meehan 4.
No decision Billy Mlske. TO-. Billy Miske
8. Exhibltion-clay Turner, T.
fsi0-Jannary s2-Big Jack Hickey.
x. Harrisburg. Pa. / I'd January "a
KID Harris. K. Reading. Pa, I. January
29--Kid Henry X. Easton. Pa. l. Feb
ruary fs--Eddy smith. X, Altoona. Pa
l. April 2--TOny Drake, X. New Haven.
l. july t--Jess willard. X. Toledo, o, q.
1920 March 5--Terry Keller. Ex, 10
Angeles. D. September s--Bnly Miske.
X. Benton Harbor. ,. July 1.-TWO
sparing pardners. X. Denver. coio. De
cember it--Bil Brennan. X. New York.
2.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-07-01

Carpenter practically trained HIM
self. Descamps. his manager. ana
Gus Wilson. his chief trainer. did lit
tie more than hold the watch ON him.
Carpenter did what he wanted ia.
When he didn't feel like boxing, h0
didn't When he avoided work on
the road he stayed on his front porch.
When he didn't want to work at III,
he listened to music and read.
Only twice did The Frenclman,
leave his camp. On Memorial day ~
was given a nice sum Of money -
20 TO Brooklyn and watch Tommy
Gibbon fight Jack Clifford. Later he
attended benefit lawn party at Rop5
lyn. near his camp.
"A Carpenter did most q hfswork
in private. very little comment could
be made on his training methods
Some experts though be was doing
the wrong thing in not surroundinE
himself with better sparring phrtnsru.
His physical condition also va N
cause Of varying opinions Philar
delphia Jack O'Bricn said be wnO
badly overturned and looked like ~
was on the verge Of nerves." Others
said he was In perfect condition, bue.
like Dempsey run chances of going
stale.
Carpenter admitted that be had
done . great deal Of training in Eu-
rope before he came here and that ~
did not need a lot Of work.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-07-01

Gymnasium apparatus and an In.
weather were rugged up inside a
harm.
Barbed wires were strung around
the place and motor-cop placed on
duty at the gate. Newspapermen
as well as the public were barred
until Tex Richard suggested that
1t would be wise to give three ex-
hibitions week for the newspaper
men and a few chosen friends.
Carpenter start~d training the
last week OF May. He rested two
week ends. observed Memorial day
by calling off work and decorating
the graves OF American soldiers.
His work in public aroused GRID
he was bippodroming for them
and trying 20 fool them This fecl-
ing OF luminosity was increased
when the first week OF juno. the
F'rvnchman announced that they
would train publicly only two days
week.
Carpenter was handled very
wisely all during his training. His
work was 20 regulated with alter.
mating days Of light and heavy
work that he did not have to go
into vacation, like Jack Dempsey
did
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-07-01
Title Bout
Is Sought
by Gibbons
Tommy Would Meet Jack
and Mike Would Take
on Carp for Big Honors

sPoKANE. July mo matfer
VINO wins the Dempsey -Carpentier
fight n member OF the fighting Glib
bons family from st. Paul is going
to challenge the winner. II Carpen-
tier wins brother Nike win challenge
him. II Dempsey wins IT will be
brother Tommy's job to challenge.
I'VE want this title in our family
and are going to do our best to get
it, said Mike. who is here. "Natur-
ally. I would like to get a chance nj
IL. but I'll not fight Dempsey. He is
entirely too big and strong for me.
But II Carpenter should win I would,
be tickled 10 death to meet him.
Tommy will look after Dempsey II
the latter wins.
BASED on what I havc heard of
Carpenter and on what I have seen
him do In the pictures. II is my belief
that Dempsey will win within five
rounds. lie punches too hard. In
addition 10 that. he has a very acien-
tihc offenso. lie IL nearly always set
10 deliver. and while his defense is
not 80 very good. he can afford to
take two punches to get In one"
Mike fights Ar Sommers at Alan.
Ida, July A. in a 2o-round 80.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-07-01
SIX PRELIMINS
TO BIG SCRAP

JERSEY CITY. July six eight.
round bouts will be stnged as pre-
liminaIies to the Dempsey Carpenter
battle here tomorrow. Billy Mlske.
who was knocked out by Dempsey in
three rounds last Labor day. viii
take on. Jack Renault, chief Demp.
sey sparring partner. in the main
preliminary.
The other bouts follow: Gene Tun.
ney vs.. Soldier Jones, heavyweights,
Babe Herman VS.. Joe Metranga.
featherweights; Packcy O'Gattey vs..
frankie Burns, bantamweights: Dick
Griffen vs.. Midget Smith. bantam.
weights: Jackie Curtain VS.. Mickey
belmont, featherweights.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-07-01
Carpenters Record

Height IT III in: weight l7s ms.
color, white. nationality. French.
-WoD-Bourgeois, rds,; Wet
thick, T. Lost-Mazoir, T.
ieo6 - Knockout = hoinerau. rds
Salmon, ls. Won--IHpine. 6. Won (foui)
Salmon, 10. Draw-legrand. 6; Le-
grand. 20.
1909 - Knockout - Lampin. rds.
Wettinck. /; Dorgeville. IL; Lanpin. 7.
Won--Legrand. Is; simon. 10; Achalme.
10. ChoNeau. 6; Relinger. G. Dorgeviile.
10; Ledoux. IL. Gaiilard. g. Paul TIL 10.
Draw-~Paui I'll. 20. Knockout by
Gloria. 6.
1910 - Knockout - Wsliy Pickard. 3
rds I.ampin. $. Young Warner z Jim
Campbell .. Non-George Gailard, 10,
cuny. S: Percy Wilson. 10: Henry Dem
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-07-01

Jack Kearnr and Teddy Hayes. his
chief trainers. forced him TO slow up
little bit. allowing him only a work.
ont on the road and a short program
In the afternoon.
Instead OF taking mite work on
tho road. however. he would go out
and do about 10 or ~ miles untn he
was caught NJ IL
The first week Of June an accident
came as an ally TO help the trainers.
Larry Williams. In n sparrfng bout.
butted Dempsey over tho eye and
opened an old cut that Jamaica Kid
gave him when they were training
for willard.
Tho eye was sfow IN beating and
upon the advise OF phyasctans. D~snp-
rey was ordered 10 lay aside the
gloves for a week. He kept working
In the gymnasium with such energy
that he was finally ordered TO stop
all work The gymnasium was
CLOSED. the gioyes were Hooked up
ard all the psraphernaisa put away.
The champion spent four days on
long walks with Mike Trant. a Chi
caxo detective sergeant and a great
personal friend. and on June is re-
stunned training.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-07-01
GEORGES MAY
BE CITED TO
HONOR LEGION

PARIS, July 1.--fUnited Press. y
II Georges Carpenter wins the
heavyweight championship OF the
world tomorrow he win be recon.
mended for the Legion of Honor. ac-
cording 10 widely credited reports
here today.
He may be cited. regardless OF the
outcome, IL was said
Associates OF CASTOR Vidal. under
secretary for physical education. did
not deny the rumos. Vidal already
has cabled Carpenter that the en-
tire French nation is hoping for his
success.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-07-01

OF Freddy welsh In Summit. ~. ].
wise movc.- the wise ones said.
The night song Of the owls viii be
better for him than the rumble Of
the elevated"
Tho greatest surprise. therefore
was EXPRESSED when Jack Koarnr
wcnt W Atlantic City. ieaa~i Airport.
an old aviation ground and nm.
nounccd that the champion would
train just outside The lights OF tho
fastest summer place on the Atlantic
coast
He'll never get INTO condition
there" the wise ones said The
bright ilghtsll get him
Early in May. the champion took
possession Of the camp and started
intensive training. He secured az
sparrfng partners Leo Houck, who
left after several bcasings. and
Larry Williams. Jack Renauit. Mar
tin Burke and . squad Of little fcs
lows.
He rounded lsrtD condition - sp~rd.
ny that three weeks before tho fight
experts said he would 60 stale. that
he was then In tho same condition
that he was ten days before he
fought willard.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-07-01
Jack Won't
Shave for
Big Battle
Dempsey Lets Beard Grow
Before Bout; Whiskers
Tougher His Face
BY JOHNNY KHBANE
Featherweight ChampiOn

One of the compensations Jace
Dempsey gets out OF his title 10 that
he doesn't have TO shave.
And Jack doesn't when he's fight
ing. Just as soon as he settles him>
self down in camp to train for a
big battle he declares a boycott on
the razor stuff.
The friends which Dempsey har
made in his detours out into society.
where he keeps himself slicked up.
TO the minute. will get a shock when
he climbs into the ropes ut Jersey
City on July 2.
He'll wear a thick black Growth.
OF beard two or three days old
In this he gives a direct contrasti
and looks as slick as II he had come
out of a band box when he fights.
l have known some fighters who
let their beard grow for the express
purpose OF Using II as a sort Of rasp
against the tender shoulders of op~
ponents during infighting.
But this isn't why Dempsey lets
his grow. The champ seldom gets
that close to an opponent. He's
bouncing them away from him con-
tinually with his crushers,
Dempsey wears the facial camou.
flage for two reasons.
Shaving makes his face tender. He
wants his skin to be as tough as
sole leather when he's taking q
chance on being smashed with nm
eight ounce glove.
Also a beard makes him look more
formidable to his opponents.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-07-01

France Had First
Ring Bout With
Gloves in 1918

To France win belong a double
distinction IL Carpenter wins the
worlds heavyweight champion.
ship. Carpenter win bring back
the worlds greatest glove honors
10 tho birthplace of the boxing
glove.
To England has generally been
given the honor Of creating the
padded mitt. but in reality IL was
in France that the first recorded
contest with stuffed gloves took
place.
In 1913 nj sAix.la-ChapeIle
France, two English heavy.
weights fought for the first time
in recorded history with big
gloves. "A blow 10 the heart fin
ishcd the battle, but history does
not give the round or the names
OF the victor and vanquished.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-07-01
SMITH DOESN'T
SELECT WINNER

Ed Smith. boxing expert OF Chi
cago. says that Georges Carpenter
Is the greatest boxer he has ever
seen and he has lamped n lot of
them. He also says that Dempsey
is the greatest fighter he has ever
seen. But Smith hasn't picked the
winner yet
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-07-01

NEW YORK. July i.--Beforo Jack
Dempsey met BIN Brennan last win
ter IN Madison Square Garden he
was considered n superman.
when the clumsy. big chicagoan
stayed IL rounds with him b.
fore be finally was put out. Dcmp-
scy got the ono blot on his modern
record.
Numerous reasons wcr- ascribed
for the Disappointing showing Of the
champion. but the experts agreed
that no bad trained wrong.
Dempsey lived IN nm deliberately
fitted apartment on Riverside drive
getting ready for Brennan and he
worked out on the roads In Central
Park and bored on the late Granite
STATE.
They made a mistake trying TO
train around the bright lights.
They'll go to the mountains 20 get
ready for Carpenter" the wise ones
said
When the champion came East 10
get ready for the bout with Car
penticr. he went TO tho health farm
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-07-01
Tip
for Former
Heavy King
Willard Denying Himself
Pleasure by Staying
Away From Jersey City
BY DEAR SNYDER.

Big Jess willard is denying him.
self lot OF pleasure by not giving
his oil business little vacation and
slipping into Jersey City July Q to
see the man, who stripped him Of his
title. skip with the Frenchman.
oil keeps him busy. OF course. But
Jess should see the fight for the
pointers he can get For some day
he'll get the second crack at Dcmp-
sey he's aching for.
Although beaten to pulp by
Dempsey. he is far from being a sub
dued champion He's confident that
he can beat Dempsey.
And thousands OF fight fans be
iieve II. too.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-07-01
RAIN POURING
IN JERSEY CITY

JERSEY CITY. July i.--Rain was
pouring In Jersey City early this
afternoon. Workmen clad In yellow
oilskins were busy stencilipg mum,
bers on the seats. A tarpaulin. rugged
like tent. covered the ring. ThS
dressing rooms were completed to-
day.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-07-01
ny HENRY l.. FARRELL


NEW YORK. July Lone of the
first things Georges Carpenter
learned when no started training
for Jack Dempsey was that they
don't DO things In America the
wRy they do In Europe
Georges also learned. not without
display Of Dissatisfaction. too. that
he could not do things just as he
wanted to.
II all came up over secret train.
ing
The Frenchman always worked
out in private for his lights In
Europe and he announced he would
train In secret for Dempsey.
The press raised such howl and
the public bothered the French
party 80 much that he finally
listened To Tex Richard and com.
promised. They dislikcd the idea
Of giving In and they showed 1t
from the first to the last day of
training.
Carpenter and his following. bctNky
Of n very serious mind. picked
quiet country place In Manhasssct.
l.. l. TO train Capt Tmerry Mailet.
personal friend. leased the An
dr-ws. farm. near the estate Of Payne
Whitney. Louis Sherry and others
OF who's Who and pitched a
ring In a COW pasture inside OF a
high board fence.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-07-01
G. Carpenters
Greatest Bouts
in His Career

Knocked out Wells in four
rounds
Won decision from Jeff Smith
Tn 20 rounds.
Knocked out Bomby Wells in
one round.
Won decision from Willie Lewis
In 20 rounds.
Lost decision to Billy Papke in
II rounds.
Lost decision to Joe Jeanette In
Is rounds.
Won from Gunboat Smith on a
foul in six rounds.
Knocked out Joe Beckett In one
round.
Knocked out Battling Lcvinsiy
In four rounds.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-07-01
SAYS CARP is
NOT BANKRUPT

JERSEY CITY, July 1.-Friends
Of Georges Carpenter are declaring
that the story that the French idol
is fighting Dempsey for the cash he
gets out OF 1t to replenish his for.
tunes reported lost In the war, are
calling It idle talk. They say that
Georges has one of the show places
Of France in his villa at Dieppe and
that he Is far from being bank.
fttnt
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-07-01
WEATHER is
ONLY WORRY

JERSEY CITY, July Tex Rick
ards only worry now is the weather.
Governor Edwards has removed all
legal barriers, declaring that the re
formers effopts will he unayailing.
and the action OF the. New Jersey
boxing commission In approving all
arrangements and granting a license
will stand.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-07-01
Jack Dempsey''s
Greatest Bouts
in His Career

Knocked out Porky Flynn In
one round.
Knocked out Battling Jevfnsky
in. three rounds.
round.
Knocked out Fred Fulton In
one round.
Knocked out Gunner Smith IN
two rounds.
Knocked out Bin Brennan IN
SIX rounds.
Knocked out Billy Miske m
three rounds.
Knocked out Jess willard In
three rounds.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-07-01
HOW THEY'LL
SPEND TONIGHT

JERSEY CITY. July JACK
Dempsey will spend tonight in Jer-
scy City. altho his whereabouts will
be kept secret. Carpenter will re.
main at Nsnhasset until Saturday
morning and no will motor here
shortly before noon.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-07-01
BURNS TURNS
DOWN RIDLEY

Bud Ridley, Seattle featherweigip.
lost his chance 10 fight frankie
Burns. Jersey City batiler, In a pre-
Iiminary to the big bout when Burns
refused to fight Bud. according to
Joe Waterman. Ridley's manager.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-07-01
SEAT SALE is
OVER MILLION

JERSEY CITY, July 1.-The seat
sale shortly before noon today had
reached a total of $3.50. 900. accord.
ing TO Tex Rickard. which lnsures
him a profit. ms he had to make a
million 10 break even.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-07-01

John r. Farrell. supervisor Of
mental hygiene OF the Jersey City
board OF education. has been appoint.
cd timekecpcr for the Dempsey-C Car.
pentier fight, according 10 word from
the fight city. He was appointed by
Tex Rickard.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-07-01

'&GW pE pen ef THE. the
idol of France, in their bat
tie for the fighting crown
of the world at Jersey City,
N. j., tomorrow.
Dempsey is a 5 to favor
lite to win in IL rounds in
the New York betting. and
4 to l favorite to win inside
4 of five rounds, according to
+ word : received from Joe
Waterman, Bud Ridley's
manager. who is in the East
fcy the big fight.
Waterman writes that the
most d the $50 seats for
the big fight have been sold
or given away, but that many
VT the other seats are gong
Egging because fight fans
Figure that Carpenter hasn't
q chance with the Utah man
killer.
LITTLE BETTING
HERE
Very little betting has
been reported m Seattle,
most of it being quoted at
3 to / odds on Dempsey to
n win by a X. o.
Waterman says many New
4 York scribes are calling
y Georges a second Bill Squires.
Squires was a highly touted
Australian heavyweight who
\ was knocked for a goal by
ATommy Burns, a very me-
Adiocre champion, IN 40 sec
'Onds.
" The bout, q 12-round no
decision tiff, necessitated by
the New Jersey state law
I prohibiting bouts to a de-
I sion, will be staged in one
Be the biggest, if not the
biggest, fight arenas ever
Multi. Tex Richard, the mas
{lter promotey, must have a
! vmillion-dollaf gate to make
money, as the principals alone
are being paid 100000, with
Dempsey receiving $4,000
|sand the Frenchman the rest.
AS the battle win be a mo-
decision affair, Carpenter
must stop Dempsey in order
. to win the title.
THE WEIGHT
ADVANTAGE
Dempsey, stiIl in the prime
Of life, and an improved
A boxer over the Man Killer
that knocked Jess Willard
| for a row of home runs, will
\ outweigh Carpenter about
20 pounds when they enter
Q the ring. Dempsey is ex-
y .pected to tip the scales at
\ k9O pounds and Carpenter
about ITO tomorrow.
Dempsey, a rugged, hard
punching man, will have a
.bhysical advantage over Car
pentier that can't be denied.
! And Dempsey is a two
handed puncher, carrying a
deadly wallop in both hands,
while Carpenters main hope
! is his right hand.
Carpenter has it on Demp-
sey for experience and is
y rated as a better boxer, but
Il Dempsey is fast for a big
fellow and his ability to take
y punishment as well as to hand
: it out, while Carpenter can't
/ take body blows, gfves the
edge to the champion.
JUST A
/ GUESS
To us, on the far coast of
me United States, more than
$4,000 miles from the battle,
) the only medium we have of
judging the fighters is thru
the reports received from
their training camps and the
opinions of boxing writers
who have seen them in ac-
ton. Their records also
count IN the final summary,
, and summarizing both, it
looks like Dempsey wrjl win
by a knockout. 4
Each person is entitled to
his or her opinion. as picking
the winner of a bout in which
you have seen neither in
action is a game in itself,
and no one can do more than
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-07-01

PARIS. July 1,-only one namo
was heard in France todsy--Carpen-
tier.
II Georges knocks out Dempsey
he will be Frances greatest man.
The cables will bring word Of the
results late in the evening. News
papers are preparing for elaborate
reports
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-07-01

'SJERsEY CITY. July 1.-Francois
Descamps is looking ahead. He has
asked Tex Richard for bout with
Tommy Gibbons or Bill Brennan for
New York on Labor dsy--he is that
confident that Carp will win.