The New York herald., 1921-06-26
Feminine Eyes, Appraising Mighty Fighters in
Training, See Georges Amid Artistic Sur
roundings and Jack Looking the Part of
Champion in Atmosphere of CONNER
cialism---Power of the Punch Makes
Deep Impression at Both Camps
By MARTHA CONAN.


r INTERVIEWING prize fighter resolves
itself into couple OF handshakes.
The important ceremony begins and
ends there What is said in between the
compared to the grip Georges Carpenter,
heavyweight European champion, and
Jack Dempsey, heavyweight champion of
the world, give you.
1t is the grip of the hand that is to seize
the world pennant on July 2. when the
two great athletes meet in the Jersey City
arena before nearly 100000 spectators.
And it is world famous grip.
Being assigned to meet these two cham
pions of the ring is the last word in femi-
nine reporting OF course, you know that
the editor knows that you are perfect
greenhorn about the sport of the arena.
The editor thinks that your feminine eye
will pick out points that the ring trained
optic of sports writer would naturally
overlook. He may even have an idea that
you will see only the beauty and the artis-
p, tic side and overlook the fact that it's the
punch that counts in the end.
Both Principals Glad to Know
Many Women Will See the Fight
In view of the promise that about a
third of the boxes and ringside seats are
expected to hold women on that July occa.
sion in Jersey City, it seems that special
interest has developed in the feminine
point of view of the combat and the COM.
batants.
This phase of the fight is already inter
esting~ both Carpenter and Dempsey. They
are rather glad to know that there will be
women rooters surrounding them when
the contest takes place.
Manhasset, Long Island, where CarpeR-
tier, the French boxer, is training, and
Atlantic City, N. j., where the Colorado
boy is going through his PAGES are about
$50 miles apart as the crow flies. But as
training camps for the two big pugilists
they are as widely separated as the North
and South Poles
Compare a quaint farm house, set in the
midst of wooded lands. pastures and grassy
fields, with a dreamy, sandy stretch of
terra firma, enclosed by a rough board
fence. . The French fighter has elected to
train on farm, while the American boxer
has settled himself within stones throw
Of the Boardwalk colony
Dempsey likes the sea air and he finds
it diverting to mingle with the ocean front
throng occasionally. Carpenter prefers the
restfulness of country life. He likes to see
green trees and waving grass. Dempsey
thrills to the roar OF the ocean and the
steady chug Of motor cars
There are other differences besides the
ones nature is responsible for. There are
differences of methods between the two
training camps. There are differences of
daily programme, Of surroundings, OF
atmosphere and OF type of personnel.
These differences may be summed up
thus: Carpenters camp is the camp of an
artist. Dempsey's camp is the camp of
group of commercialists.
It may be no fault of the worlds heavy
weight champion that a spirit of CONNER.
cialism prevails at the Atlantic City centre.
Dempsey is surrounded by persons who
frankly admit that they are after the
almighty dollar And they rake it in at
every turn.
You can see Carpenter almost any day
from the highway that passes a hundred
yards in front of his cottage. 1t is easier
to gain sight of and an audience with
President Harding, IL you are on a special
mission, than it is to get to Jack Dempsey.
The worlds champion is hedged about with
a staff whose purpose il is to impress upon
the public that Dempsey is king among
men. The exclusiveness Of this camp that
is announced as a democratic one, adds to
the hero's popularity, they reason.
When Dempsey gives boxing exhibitions
in the stadium there is an admission of SO
cents This is to help defray the expenses
of maintaining a training camp. The ex-
pense is tremendous
When Carpenter spars only few spe-
cially invited friends and the newspaper
men and women are permitted to see, him.
But there is little red tape about the Man
hasset camp.
How the Men Themselves
Compare in Characteristics
The men themselves have several points
in common. They are both boyish, both
apparently happy and both in the pink OF
condition Dempsey strikes YOU as being