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are already planning to camp for the
night under some roof within quick
mixing distance of the big arena.
others are practicing quick starts for
an early assault upon tube or ferry,
taking no chances against horde Of
10000 men and women who expect to
be on hand as Referee Ertle counts ten
above the unlucky one selected by fate
to rest with his face in the resin as
his dreams wind out into the poppy
fields of suddenly produced sleep
In the meanwhile, champion and
challenger together have watched the
odds against the latter improve.
Whether the remarkable outburst of
Professor George Bernard Shaw had
anything to do with the shift is not
known. George Bernard has duly
warned gullible public against Demp-
sey's quick and sudden overthrow at
the hands of "the greatest boxer in the
world" Dempsey may be number of
things, but he isn't Beckett. The
the challenger is obvious. The crowd
has heard too many rumors of Demp-
sey's worried state of mind over the
reception that he may get when, as
American champion of the world, he
steps through the ropes to receive the
verdict of his countrymen.
Remembering Madison Square Gar
den just after the Brennan fight, Demp
sey dread this first moment more than
any two swings his opponent may
have to hurl his way. He has already
been told that the big majority of the
audience will be for his rival, some
thing upon a home field unheard of in
the vast history of sport. If this dis
favor is openly shown, no prophet can
foretell the result, since no prophet
can read Alright the many possibilities
of the human mind. Under any lash of
public disfavor, either expressed open
ly or by greater adulation for his oppo-
nent. he may lash himself into a
destructive fury that will add steam to
his punches and speed to his fists, and
that in turn may also wreck his saner
judgement, where he will tear in to
win or lose in single crushing smash.
Or it may be that any such public
display will have the effect Of killing
off his ambition to win, leaving him
in the lethargy of dropping spirit
that no longer cares. Not even Demp-
sey himself can know how his sub
conscious spirit will work in with the
feeling of the crowd.
This, to us, is the most important
phase of the fight. 1t has been shown
clearly enough that in physical way
Dempsey is heavier, stronger, far more
rugged and about as fast in those de-
partrn where speed is vital asset.
He has shown that while he can be
hit by a fast man he can also hit
fast man himself, and hit with more
punishment effect, both hands consid-
cred, than his rival. But Carpenter,
with the volatile Latin temperament
xl.S arc1aJr, and thp
braves of the populace, is sure to be
psychologically at his best. The feel
ing that so many from a foreign ma
ton are with him can have but one
effect. If he is even close to the cham
pion in a physical way, counting up
both strength and speed, and if he has
the stamina to take something and
still keep on his way, this psychology
ical edge will have a big effect and
play an important part in the final re-
turns.
The odds against him might be even
lower if he had whipped just one good
man since he laid aside his sky blue
uniform of service and returned to
civil life. But in his case SO much
has to be taken on faith, with so little
actually shown to indicate that he has
the qualifications needed to beat man
like Dempsey unconscious to the floor
dempsey anu ms packerS are SClit
wondering whether the fast French
man will tear in at top speed in an
aggressive attack or depend upon his
shifty feet and good defense to keep
out of range until the big opening
comes. The chances are, of course, that |
with two such slashing hitters mauling
away the battle isn't destined to run |
into extra innings by any Glance. They |
carry too much high explosive power |
to keep up any long drawn out bonn |
bardment without one OF the two |
buckling up and caving in before