The New York herald., 1921-07-04
Dempsey Won According
To Schedule, Says Trainer

effort. In the case OF a champion this
ticularly in the heavyweight class. In
company with many others we held to
the belief that Dempsey had attained
the veak when he stopped Jess willard,
but the champion disproved that last
Saturday. He attained tho top of his
form. power and effectiveness against
the Frenchman.
The American was far more clever
and effective than he had been against
Willard. Let II be understood that Car
pentier was n far more dangerous an
tagonist than Willard. Against the for
eigner Dempsey was cool and collected
at all times, handled himself superbly,
showed great judgment of time and dis
tance-the champion at all times The
Dempsey of last Saturday made the
Dempsey of the Brennan bout OF last
December look like tyro. II now be-
comes evident that the champion did
not train faithfully for the encounter
with Brennan
There was a general disposition yester-
day 20 criticise Carpenter for his plan OF
battle. Most OF the followers OF boxing
n great many OF them connected with the
game profossionaliy-vo the opinion
that the Frenchman had erred I'm forcing
the fighting. and that his office should
have been 70 let the champion set the
pace and TO keep Dempsey on the move
Fought the Right Way.
However as we see IL. Carpenter
fought just the fight he should have
fought He realized his shortcomings
more than anybody else. He knew Just
how good Dempsey was. So he decided
70 throw everything he had into an open
ing rush in an endeavor TO win with his
right just as he had won over Beckett.
But the opening right did not land flush
and failed 70 bother. Having brought on
the storm Carpenter had 10 reap the
whirlwind through the first round.
In the second the Frenchman again
decided 10 throw everything into that
right At that time he realized that his
pre-fIght deductions had been correct
The longer he allowed the battle to go
the moro punishment would he receive
and the weaker would his light become
and that meant no chance at all.
Again he launched that right. and this
time he caught Dempsey right on the
Jaw.
The Frenchman punched from a set
position and he punched with every
ounce OF strength he could muster. He
shook the champion up. but Dempsey
came right back with right which
missed by about two inches. II that had
landed Mons. Carpenter would have
been listening vet 20 the little bluebirds
and tomtits. Unable TO hurt his man at
long range and unable to stop his at
tack in close, the challenger knew he
was done for.
Again I'm the third Carpenter put
forth that same old right. but by this
timo its snap was gone. The Frenchman
knew that he was beaten. Hc was alb
solutely licked when Dempsey caught
him with a right on the neck near the
spine toward the close or the third
round. That blow. as Carpenter ex-
planned afterward numbed his senses.
After that Il was mostly instinct-and
then the end.
The logical man for the Labor Day
bout Is Harry Wills. the big negro who
stopped Fred Fulton No doubt Demp.
sey would rather meet Brennan. who
would be pie for him. Why not have
Wills meet Brennan In an elimination
bout some time In August7 As for talk
of Tom Gibbons meeting Dempsey,
that's n rank Joke. Wills II entitled to
the match. and Wills should get 1t.