New-York tribune., 1921-05-30
Confidence of Champion
Offset by Grim Deter
mination of Challenger
By c. F. Fitzgerald

spent in observing Jack Dempsey in
Atlantic City have created brand-new
Impressions relative te the heavyweight
championship tilt booked for Jersey
City on July 2.
Supreme confidence by the American
defender is Offset by grim determina-
tion on the part of his challenger. The
gladiators themselves believe the fight
will be of brief duration and, judging
by statements picked up ut close range,
Carpenter and Dempsey will both en-
ter the ring with the idea of ending
things quickly.
The champion and the Frenchman
arc training with great earnestness, but
II one is more serious about the affair
than the other the edge must be given
to Carpenter. Every movement of the
invading pugilist in his work bespeaks
the great desire in his heart to uphold
the honor of France by tearing away
the crown from the brow Of his big
American foeman
Carpenter in Better Shape
Carpenter is in infinitely better
physical shape to-day than Dempsey,
but 1T must be taken into consdera-
tion that the bout is more than q
month away, and this may weigh
against Georges. However, under the
watchful eye Of the experienced and
tactful Francois Deschamps, who knows
his protega from association that be-
gan when Carpenter was a boy, it is
Difficult to conceive that the challenger
will go stale or become ovcrtrained.
Deschamps undoubtedly knows far
more about the physical makeup of
Carpenter than Teddy Hayes has
CLEANED from comparatively short as
sociation with Dempsey. The purpose
OF Hayes appears to be to let Jack
take life comparatively easy until about
the middle of June, when he expects
hot weather will have set in, and then
70 send the champion on at lightning
pace that will have attained its great
est momentum on the day of the fight.
II that is the plan, Dempsey would
be sent into the pit at Thirty Acres
prepared to travel at top speed from
the first gong and finish Carpenter
early Failing in this, Hayes doubtless
figures the titleholder is sufficiently
sturdy to take punishment from Car
pentier for few rounds and then
come back late in the fight, as he did
with Bill Brennan, and get his man.
Frenchman's Plan of Combat
The Frenchman is apt to weaken as
the bout progresses and every gong
that is sounded after the first one will
materially lessen his chances of vic
tory. The Carpenter plan OF combat
is laid bare every time he undertakes
q workout. Speed, as has been said
often since the Frenchmen started to
train at Manhasset, is to be his chief
reliance.
Georges tears into his sparring part
ners with vengeance. Dempsey takes
thlngs-or has so comparatively
easy when there is a man in the ring
with him. Jack makes no attempt
at camp and invariably takes many
more blows than he administers.
Georges never relaXes. He lodges
every blow aimed ut him and always
strikes back in deadly earnestness.
Sometimes he will pull a blow or miss
Intentionally and invariably he makes
this evident.
The life of sparring partner at
Manhasset just now is much more
hazardous than at the Airport AS a
matter Of fact, Dempsey is not going
full steam ahead and doubtless will
not let himself loose before June 10.
On numerous occasions Carpenter
has let go with all the force in his
arms and shoulders in a demonstra-
ton of his famous flying punch" but
fortunately none of his partners have
come in contact with one of these
spectacular wallops.
Carpenter RECEIVERS quickly after
striking tloW of this variety, and in
his exhibitions has followed it with
shifty footwork while in erouching
position.
Dempsey a Harder Hitter
If he should stumble or falter IN
the execution of one of these pile
drivers, invariably staged with the
right hand as the apex of the wedge,
he undoubtedly would put himself at
the mercy of an opponent of Dempsey s
skill
There is no doubt that Dempsey can
hit much harder than Carpenter and
for that reason the challenger will
have to occupy lot of his time fgur-
ing how to keep out of reach, espe-
cjally if he fails in his first onslaught.
IF Georges finds he can hit Dempsey
al will, he is very apt TO pick out
some vital spot and play tattoo there.
He is a very accurate hitter and the
combined force of several blows to
the same locality would counterbalance
the handicap Dempsey holds in the
power of one punch.
The air of victory pervades the
Dempsey stronghold. Hundreds of let
ters received daily are addressed only
"The Champion, Atlantic City, N. j.
and Uncle Sam delivers them forthwith
to the headquarters established by
Jack Kearns in the Alamac Hotel.
Only letters from personal friends
are delivered to Jack and some of these
are withheld. Kearns has found it
advisable to curb the champions feel
ing of confidence for fear it may cause
him to let up bit in training. He
doesn't believe it advisable to consider
Carpenter in any light but that of
leading contender for the heavyweight
championship and an extremely dan
gerous opponent,
Kearns considers Dempsey in almost
perfect condition and he 0. KID the
order of Trainer Hayes TO let the con-
ditioning process lag until the time
comes to get on edge for the supreme
test.
Champion, Cuts Loose
In Boxing Exhibition