New-York tribune., 1921-06-26
French Expert
SureCarpentier
Hides His Form
Sports Editor Here From
Paris Is Confident Demn.
sey VIII Get a Surprise
By Andre GIarner

(Sports Editor, ErceIstoy. Payi,. nj
recteuT Des Services Francois de Pc
change Telegraph; former Oiynpic clys
San francisco hatf-nlile champion
American newspaper men and sao7
ing enthusiasts who have had an =.
portunity of watching the French chan.
pion during his workouts at Maubas..,
may have a surprise in store fer tben
on July 2 at the Jersey City arena :
have come across the water from ls,a
distance, at a tremendous expense -
my paper, to report this fight for Il.
French people, and am sure am risb,
in saying that Georges Carpenter viii
show the Americans far more than i.
has ever demonstrated in public, II II.
performance Of last Thursday after.
noon is fair sample.
have known Carpenter since len.
before he became q big figurs in ~
boxing game. I watched him win. ~
first fight against Charlie Ledoux "a
featherweight, and have kept pace. wjtl
him while he has grown heavier and
far more important as a fighter. In IN
that time Carpenter has lost none ~
the speed that marked his earl;sr
fights. II anything, he has improves
his speed.
Dempsey I do not know and savs
never seen, but your champion Of ths
world must needs be fast If he IA IA
offer any resistance to Carpentisr
They tell me that Dempsey is fast and
that he is a good man. l know this Is
by far the most serious test which
Georges has faced, and yet we are con.
fident in France that he viii, as tbs
Americans say, "bring home the bacon.a
A Favorable Comparison
I am not altogether ignorant a
American boxing and boxers. For
number of years made my home IN
San Francisco, where / competed under
the colors of the Olympic Club in the
half-mile and other middle distances
In those days, as you may recall, tia
pick of boxers were matched in San
Francisco, and for long period ot
time most of the championship hesyy.
weight matches took place there.
Jeffries [ have seen a number o.
times. ! was a spectator when Jack
Johnson boxed, and I saw Philadelubia
Jack O'Brien when he whipped Al Kaut,
man and stopped a promising career,
and also O'Brien's fights against
Tommy Burns.
AS matter Of comparison ] sincerely
believe that Carpenter would hays
beaten Jack O'Brien at the latter's best
Jeffries, l am inclined to think, would
have won from Carpenter in twelve
rounds. Jefries was too big and burly
and would have caught Carpenter
sooner or later. johnson might doubt.
less have won from Georges, but Of
that L am not so sure. In either case,
Carpenter would have been giving
away a world of weight-too much.
1t is true that Georges is giving
away weight to Dempsey, but not So
mucn as IN the case / have mentioned
and do not thiak the difference Of
twenty pounds or SO Will bother hin.
II Dempsey is as fast as / am told it
should be remarkable fight and one
that Will repay us for our long
journey.
Betting on the fight is practically
at 3 to l, as it is in this country. We
watch the odds carefully and naturally
VIII not take any the worst Of il.
Much of the betting is being done by
french people who are actuated by ps.
trlotlc reasons, who are backing Car
pentier. not because they know any
thlng about Dempsey, but because Car
pentIer Is one Of their own. And they
are supporting him as literally as
their means Will permit.
A National Idol
Carpenter typifes something more
than a mere boxer or fighter to the
French people. You must realize that
we lost 100000 people as a resut
of the war and that we must rebuild
our nation. The government has real
lzed that athletics will do more toward
building up our country than any
other single method. To that end
Fairgrounds are being financed by the
government.
To the French people Carpentisf
marks the apex of athletic achieve
ment, and if he can but win it will be
a remarkable stimulant for all manner
OF sports. 1t is because of this tnas
he is receiving so much enthusiasts
support, and will likely receive cable
messages from officials high in power
We are stealing an idea from Amer,
can newspapers, and my own paper w'll
signal from the top of the Eiffel Tower
the result of the battle. If Carpenter
wins red bombs will explode; If Demp-
sey, white, and if twelve-round bous
without decision. green.
We are good sportsmen in France,
and we wish with you that the ness
man may win.