The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-12-18

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CARPENTER, HIS
SPIRIT BROKEN, IS
4 SHATTERED IDOL.
His Only Interest Now IL
in Money End of the
Fight Game

f1rIx nrc. if--oeerses carpen.
r.. 4 es-fv,bi,s nafionai idol OF
Frspnr. Il now only q broker idol
This Is TIA opinion 81 iretinE sport
iaG men and rportins writer's to-day,
an amaaiar change In public opinion
-r0rardinf Carpenter. r the posi-
tlen N Inc pride Of the nation upon
xhoua All ctrr were nxe4, CarpeuticT
her suddenly dropp>d into company
tive obscuriff and even m-fnvcr. He
i in bad" with the public.
dlnnrg chanxe. ana some inside DOPE
nn r~arpenfiera real condition. the
United prexs Interviewed thS lcadine
arortlnq writer's IN Paris Most 81
them preferred not 20 b. quoted. but
were unanimous ~ the opinion that
Georges 4 virtually -thrcush.
Andre Clnrnef. The most nufhori-
tativs spdrtInx 1uthority In France.
who haf seen Carpenter hFht many
times and H. Intimately acquainted
with his vhole career, unQuAhhedly
aszsrts that ~c>rpensier's spirit y
s.cserres- nervr <piris. sporting IN
al IL hrohrn.@ he said. "Ho has lost
his interest and hasn't got the go
nnv more. He doesn't like ~ any
more and wont train efficiently. He
has 70 force himself 70 train
.-The Dempsey nsht WIS the cuimin-
say that hIn whole Fighting life was
leading up 10 that day. Ills defeat
took ali the ambition n spirit out OF
him. There Isn't anything more TO
look forward 10. It's like a college
boy training all summer FOR the big
football game. After the big game-
especially n he lozt---you can't get
49,. 1-s-r.-ea a, 80 lnlnr Tor fhe noef-
his only interest In lighting now
l. the moray interest. When Car
penfier went TO the United States,
there was only one man OF his size IN
the world who could beat him. Nov
who might. The change IL IN
Georges himrdlf-in his spirit.
~shortiy after ] returned from
America I predicted that Georges
would be beaten the first time he APP
peared against any fairly good man.
i believe u more than cver now. 4
don't know whether Cook fEnglish
boxer who = ms,sssd 70 nshs oserss,,
nerve himself up.
Personally. am sure that his ply
steal condition n as good a. ever. But
the thing morn Important than ply
sicuc u lackine-spirit.
During his recent Moroccan tour.
his sparrins partner. Marco. caught
him ono on the Jaw and practically
put him out. He didn't fall. but u
was an awful Jolt 70 his confidence.
There are several reason why
Georges Il 10 nd favor with the pub
lie. He hasn't fought IN Paris since
1919. He has been getting a lot OF
easy money and keeping II.
sThes recently there wa a big hem
eft given by the Friends Of Sport for
a monument TO the athletes killed in
the war. Carpenter promised TO APP
pear. but never showed. The people
resented that very much. When Car
penticr heard OF the ~ feeling. ne
sent a check for 1000 francs The
committee CURLY sent The check back.
The lons OF popularity Is also ar
feeling Georges spirit.
n believe that he Ia liable 10 he
beaten by some man not nearly 20
good h Carpenter L."
~ present Carpenter IL AZ the sum-
mer home OF Dercamps at Ia Cuerche.
some distance from Paris. Reports
agree that u was seriously weakened
by three weeks OF grippe.