Arizona republican., 1921-06-23
REFEREE CHOICE MEETS APPROVAL. |OF GEORGES AND TITLE HOLDER
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Challenger Visits " " 4T Jersey City - Dempsey Performers In View Of Carpenter Scout
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 JERSEY CITY. N J.. June 22.-J- Harry Ertle of Jersey City today was formally selected by the New Jersey boxing commission as referee for the Dempsey -Carpentier bout July 2.
 At the big arena, the boxing com- mission met Governor Edwards. Car pentier. Tex Rickard and Descamps. The visitors expressed themselves satisfied with the arena. Rickard said the structure was about 90 per cent completed Carpenter and Descamps said the choice of Ertie
 Rickard was informed that the arena would seat 91.613 persons. A small army of men was engaged 70 day in painting and numbering the seats. Present receipts, Rickard said. total sS50.000 while full seating capacity would assure gate of s1 500, ,000
 All ringside seats have been re- ported sold. although there are sun many of the $1o to ss0 seats left. The S5. 50 seats will not be placed on sale until the day of the fight carpentier Scout Watches pempssy ATLANTIC CITY. N. J.. June 22. Without knowing he was perform ing before the critical eye of an ob- server from Georges Carpenters camp. Jack Dempsey perspired through 70 minutes of bag punching l lightweight sparring partners to in- crease his speed
 | The man who paid his way into | the camp was Piervw Mallett, close 1 friend and adviser of Carpentier. He I made no attempt to conceal his l identity, but came merely to see how Dempsey shaped up.
 l Mallett was duly impressed with 1 Dempsey's left hand. his thin legs and deep chest He timed every | round of boxing and watched the way crafty way of shifting.
 Hes splendid "a magnificent 1 &pecimen of d man" Mailett said l .sWhile naturally think Carpentiel I is a faster and better boxer. I found
 Dempsey was more shifty boxer I than I had anticipated He is by no means slow and he is tremen- l dous puncher-
 "I have seen Carpenter in every estimated Dempsey. but Carpentiel can hit a terrific blow. I "Carpentier is absolutely confiden \ of winning l know Georges wal
 never better, and am sure Dempse, ! is in wonderful condition. It will b,
 a glorious battle. and there will be n.
 disgrace in losing"
 Mallett. since his arrival iron
 France two weeks ago. has been al intimate member of Carpenter
 camp
 
 Has Mystery Workout ! MANHASSETT, N Y-, June 22--
 Shifting his training arrangement , temporarily. Georges Carpenter ha
 a mysterious workout behind the bar
 this morning and spent the afternoon in Jersey City looking over the aren
 for the big fight. He said he though the arena was the greatest thing c
 its kind he had seen.
 Georges went on the road for tw , hours. starting immediately afte a breakfast. When he returned he wa , given a rubdown and then engage 1 three heavyweights whose identitie { 1 were kept secret
 Charles Ledoux. French bantam \ weight champion, arrived at cam 2 while Georges was away. a It was announced that Pa, d Journee, due to injuries received l !, | his bout with Weinert. would be UT
 able to work with Carpenter. Italia Joe Cans. the other sparring partne z who suffered defeat in Brooklyn c T Monday. did not appear today. It
 believed his services will no long,
 be required