New-York tribune., 1921-06-29
Secret Battles $
Add Confidence
To Frencllman
5 Furious Rounds Fought
ON Saturday and Same
Number Sunday i'm Barn

MANHASSETs N. Y. June 2S.--
Among the maze of rumors that came
over the old railfence in front of
Georges t's -pentier's training camp at
the Matthew Farm to-day we're several
that bora g.. the aarmarks of truth.
and when the. percelate hack TO Jack
Dempsey's quarters at Atlantic City
they are quite liable TO annoy the cham
pion's peace OF mind.
| learned from what has hitherto
proved an absolutely reliable source
that the reports that Tom Gibbons. the
81. Paul heavyweight. had worked ont
with Georges on Saturday and Sunday
were true. Gibbons, rated as the NEXT
best man in America TO Dempsey him
self, is said to have gone three furious
rounds with Carpenter on Saturday
and TO have repeated the performance
on Sunday, and these bouts, fought out
in the secrecy Of the big barn. had ali
the trimmings of genuine fight
Gibbons outweighed Georges bv
about eight or ten pounds and is in
prime fighting condition, having lust
arrived East from his bout with willie
Meehan, whom he knocked out in the
first round few days ago. In snire
Of this advantage the French war hero
bit more than held his own on beth
days.
Frenehman Plans Battle
IN another secret session on Satur
day Carpenter, aided By FRANCOIS Des
champs and Gus Wilson, planned his
battle as he expects to conduct it
those who have been led TO believe
that the Frenchman plans to 90 out
after the champion from the tap of
the first gong, on the chance of land
ing finishing blow early in the bout.
sra liable to be disiilusioned when
Georges faces Dempsey on Saturday.
Carpenter has every intention of
playing waiting game for at least five
or six rounds, keeping out of close
quarters as much as possible until he
feels that the champion has begun to
slow up bit. Then, but not until
then, we may see Georges leaping in
with those flying right-handers or
occasionally ripping home enc of his
Jarring uppereuts.
Those who have been guided solely
By what they have seen of CARPENTERS
workouts in public, have been GER
suaded that the Frenchman is a "wide
open" fighter, made to order for Demp-
sey's mankilling left hook, and indeed.
u has looked that way. But those
who have been fortunate enough to
witness Carpenter in his "star-cham-
ber" bouts, declare that he has
pu1nch-tight defence, and that Dempsey
will find it exceedingly difficult to land
vital blow to head or body.
There is less of the beauty, but more
OF the hghting man in Carpenters ap-
pearanee since he was shorn of his
long haxen locks. The back If his head
fairly bristles now, and the effect in
trent is somewhat on the order of Jim
Cerbett's famous pompadour. when
that eminent Thespian was champion
heavyweight of the world
Shows Punching Power
glimpse of Georges stripped to
regular ring costume or Saturday lay
bare the secret of his punching power.
The French gallant Of the ring laugh
lngly pointed out himself, showing how
the remarkable fexibility of the
shoulder and hack muscles enabled him
TO put avery ounce Of strength in those
lightning right-hand drives for head
and body.
As an evidence of the supreme but
quiet confidence the challenger has in
the outcome of his battle for a worlds
title, he said on Saturday. when the
Ilng tactics TO be followed in the
Rlekard arena were being discussed.
can take q really hard punch? He's
never been put to the test in any of his
fights"
To-day was scheduled to be compare
tlvely quiet, and so it would have been
except for an overwhelming amount of
visiting by callers anxious and deter
mined to shake that good right hand of
Georges's!
Early th1s morning Carpenter went
Tor stiff run on the road. He had
lust come out on his vine-covered We
randa after his rundown, when an
automobile stopped at the gate and
husky citizen hoped out and started
for the gate.
:, But not so easily, my brave lad.
ron honest and feareless hick ICONS sta
oule bars the way. "An' who are you,
gem by SO smart? Don't you be
KNOWN I'm the constabule daown here
and you've gotta show me your cree
aensiass afore you pass here?"
ITS Babe Ruth speakin, came back
the nusky cltizen-just like that.
Gosh all hemlock. pass Babe Ruthl"
sald the "constabule," and Babe did
BABE was introduced to Carpenter
= nome run on Saturday." said Bam-
Dino THANK you very greatly" re-
Piled Georges.
Vincent Richards. the tennis star,
was another visitor. He and Georges
cane to grips and Richards wished the
shaiienger straight-set victory on
saturday. play his back hand and
seno him a few lobs," advised Winnie,
Dut Georges said he believed more i'm
pncitly in the smash.
And that's that.