The Washington herald., 1921-06-09
Critics Jabs
Hurt Georges
Worried Becnuse Train
ing Methods Are Unpop-
lar .cith Americans.
ny ROBERT EDGREN.

MANHAssET. June s.-carpentier
isn't as unconscious Of criticism as
we have come 10 believe. he reads
what Is printed about him IN tne
public press. He is anxious TO make
a good impression in America HIS
secret training methods have not
been taken to kindly and under MS
smiling exterior the gallant French-
man has been little worried.
In France IL Is SO different M
Mallet of mis- camp explained TO me.
There Georges always trains pri-
vately for his fights. He works
better that way. Here II Is even
more important The only object OF
all his training Is to beat Dempsey.
We would like to adopt the American
custom and try to please every one
but II Is impossible to let anything
interfere with making him fit to
win the championship. We cannot
change his usual way Of training. In
France or England they would not
expect it."
A couple OF days ago Descamps
made a concession.
Georges" he said, IF you like
you may today show them that you
can hit"
Carpenter smiled.
That's how II came about that
Carpenter uncorked a few real
punches. 1t was in the first round
with Jeanette that he let one go.
Spectators have said IL was a right
handler or the chin. But in fact IL
was a left. Jeanette was sparring
| in his usual way, crouching a little,
shooting out curving left.
Carpenter. moving. swiftly. and
also crouching. timed Jeanette's blow
and beat him to il with a left like
lightning flash. The result was
so sudden and surprising that few
knew which hand struck the blow.
Jeanette's feet left the floor. His
burly body half summersaulted in
the air so that he fell on his shoulder
and rolled over quickly. stunned for
an instant and motionless. Car
pentier leaped in to drag him to his
feet. Jeanette came up with a
sheepish grin and IL was several
seconds before he was steady enough
| to resume boxing.
| ] met Joe when he was dressed
and ready to start home.
Didn't l tell you that boy can
hit?" he chuckled. It's lucky for
me that he caught me higher here
on the cheek bone. Turned me right
over in the air. didn't know what
had become of my feet. Do you
remember l told you that time when
came back from France how this
boy hit me harder than Sam Lang
ford ever did and came near taking
me with one punch? / didn't think
you believed it then. Now you see
how he does it."
/ happened to meet Dan McKet-
rick who managed Jeanette wher
he fought Carpenter in France.
Sure" said Dan. 7 told you years
ago that Georges came near knock
ing Joe for a one-round finish. You
know how fast and hard he could
hit with that left. At the beginnine
OF the fight he kept jabbing tht
Frenchie and Carpenter took 'en
with studious look on his face and
didn't try to keep away.
Joe landed three or four and then
1t happened. Carpenter had worked
out the answer right there in the
ring. Joe started his left and Car.
pentier slipped it with a little ster
TO the right and shot a short right
upper-cut under Joe's armpit anc
nailed him flush on the chin.
Joe went down In a heap, limp
He needed the whole nine seconds
and l think he was lucky to get uI
In time. Georges nailed him arair
ana had him bad in the seventh oil
eighth round. j was the most sur.
prised man in the place when the
referee gave Joe the decision.
thought Carpenter won"