Evening star., 1921-07-08

As the reels unwound they revealed a
combat as. epic in its dramatic qualities
as Tom Browns famous engagement
with Slogger Williams at Rugby or John
Ridd's battle on the moors. Once or
twice as Georges sat watching, 1t seem
ed as though he shivered when Demp-
sey's huge fists rocked his head back
ward. He swung his shoulder forward
in his seat as the film reproduction of
that famous right-hand wallop, which
staggered the champion in the second
round, was shown.
Champion Is Jared.
1t was a wonderful punch, fearful In
its swift dyna mic quality. The force of
It was duly registered in the actual bat
tie. but sitting in that theater waiting.
watching for il. ready to note its effect
upon Dempsey, one saw things that
escaped the eye on July .. Quick as a
snake striking. shoulders. body. legs.
everything thrown into the effort, the
blow landed on Jacks chin. Under the
about four feet. He didn't jump. He
was knocked backward. The next in
slant a right uppercut started for the
jaw. 1t was a miss by perhaps an inch.
Had it landed, who may say what might
have happened?
That thought probably hit the
Frenchman hard as he sat watching
in that stuffy theater. For he leaned
forward with sort of a droop and then
shook his head. when Dempsey clinch-
ed and weathered his moment of
danger. Carpenter. turned to Des-
camps. who sat at his right, raised
his brows and smiled and shook his
head. Right here was depicted on
the silver screen the reason why Car
pentier seeks no return match with
Dempsey. The jaw that can receive
a blow such as that which Carpen-
tier betowed and fail to telegraph
oblivion to the brain is a jowl not
built along normal human lines. The
that might have received injury no
greater had the object of the punch
been a granite wall.
There was one other result-the
smelling salts. Georges had heard
about this and he sat rigid as the
their corners at the end of the second
Then appears Jack Kearns at Demp-
sey's left elbow. From a hip pocket
he takes bottle and places it to
Jacks nose. And Jack inhales it as
though the bottle contained all the
mellifluous odors of Araby. Slowly
in that Newark Theater the faces Of
Carpenter and Descamps met The
dimly lighted lamps above them re-
vealed raised brows and shining eyes
Watches Fatal Fourth.
After that the picture shows Car
pent1er making little use of his right
and then only in uppercuts. the hand,
as it Seems, turned so as to protect
the thumb. As the fatal fourth
round arrives Carpenter did not
move his eyes from the screen His
face was inscrutable as he saw him
self lying upon the ring floor. spring
ing to his feet with desperate energy
at the count of nine. only to be sent
prone again as Dempsey rushed to
the attack.
When the Carpenter party rose and
went out to their automobiles they
had seen nothing to show that at all
times the Frenchman did not con-
duct himself with the gallantry and
fiery intensity of his race. that he
sked no quarter and made of the
battle practically an even combat
until he received his quietus
Why is Carpenter a pugilst? That
question recurs with greater empha
sis every time you are with him. He
follows art and music and world af-
fairs with deep interest and keen
Intelligence. He has supreme poise
In any environment. and one grants
him great deal of culture. acquired
II not natural Perhaps he Is a prize
fighter because in his own country
the sport is more agreeably environed
than here and England Or perhaps
Is because beneath all Carpenter is
a fighter. To fall into the vernacu-
lar, we will say he is.
Copyright, 1921