New-York tribune., 1921-06-26
Applying the Tape
To Ripal Fighters
LACK
DEMPSEY
GEORGES
l'ARPENTTEE

peril, for the man rang the bell, which
was the signal for young black Joe to
lay off Georges.
1T seems we needn't have worried
about him, either, for again he looked
around and laughed, showing all of his
dazzling white teeth; and then Fran.
co.'s Deschamps handed him a jumping
rope, and for ten minutes he did fancy
steps like Theodore Koslotf, without
once missing the rope. After that he
lay down on his back and gave an imi-
tation of the dying gladiator, and then
ne got up and impersonated a flying
mercury and every pose was picture.
He Has Screened Beautifully
''Is he engaged for next season ?" the
enterprising Miss Hampton asked of
Manager Deschamps. "He has such
wonderful eyes. He's 80 sincere and
restrained. He ought to screen beauti
fully.'
"And he has such sweet disposi-
ton. You know the fist with the smile
WINS" We added.
"How can his sweet disposition help
him to win the fight ?" said Captain
Mallet, who had Joined our party and
was going to act as interpreter. Now,
as matter of fact, we really didn I
know. We just felt that he was go
ing to win, but we weren't going to re-
tract our statement with so many peo-
pie waiting for our answer. So we
said: "Why, because when he hits Mr..
Dempsey he is going to get mad and
lose control of himself and Carpenter
will smile and smile and be winner,
Gosnell eagerly. Indeed, yes, it is
true. have three bottles of POrigan
and six pairs of stockings on Carpen-
tier" said Miss Hampton.
Did you get even money!" said Miss
McMein. mo" answered Miss Hamp-
ton. "The perfume was $6.9S and the
stockings $4,96."
And then Carpenter came out from
his rub and Monsieur Deschamps said
we might interview him for five min
utes. He introduced us. Carpenter
smiled sweetly. shook hands and stared
at US. We had intended to let Georges
do it, but he wouldn't. So we plunged
in. "Je t'aime beaucoup," we said,
which you know means How do you
do ?" Carpenter smiled still more
.broadly and if he could only look like
that in a closeup" it would make
any movie.
Sure He Likes Fighting
"voulez vous M 'embrasser we mur-
INJURED, for the weather is always q
safe topic, even if it isn't very original.
Perhaps Georges doesn't like our
United States weather. for he looked
embarrassed as ne said "Oui," and then
Captain Mallet said he would be inter-
prefer. 'Ask him which he likes best,
playing in the movies or working in
the ring"
"He likes to fight better than any
thing in the world. he says" answered
the captain.
"Mon Dieul and one would never
dream it to see his smile. Ask him if
he will make any more pictures
The captain conversed with our in
terviewee a few moments, and then
said, "If he wins, yes; If he loses, no.
His heart will be dead"
"But he is going to win," we pro-
tested, "and if he loses he can cc-star
with me. | engage him right now"
said Miss Hampton.
'Oui," said Georges. smiling sweetly
And all we can say is that If Car
pentier isn't awarded the blue ribbon
anG July 2 the judges have no eye
for the classic, and Furthermore, is cul-
ture not TO be recoenizeds And is ID
not unusual for prizeiighter TO spaak
French as Farpa sreaks it?