New-York tribune., 1921-06-08
Georges Runs
Down Rabbit
I'm Footrace
Carpenter Has New Method
TO Develop Speed; Leach
Cross in the Ring Again

Georges Carpenter, heavyweight
champion of Europe, who will meet
Jack Dempsey for the worlds cham-
pionship in Jersey City ring OH the
afternoon of July g. is said to have the
best pair of legs in the world And he
is treating his legs with respect.
Indeed Georges should be good to lis
legs; there may be occasion for them 10
return the compliment in the near
future if Dempsey decided to make it a
slam bang, rushing, knockdown brawl
of the old-fashioned barroom style as
he intimated he may try to do. Few
believe Carpenter strong or rugged
enough to stand up to the champion of
the world in toc-to-toe slugging bee.
The experts are of the opinion that the
Frenchman will keep away for several
rounds at least and attempt to iab at
long range while banking on an open
ing for his right.
Certain it is, If reports from the
Frcnchman's camp are to be believed,
that Georges intends to have his legs
fit for any distance up to marathon
on the big occasion. By July he may
be able to outrun Man o War. His
favorite sport now is to run down wild
rabbits and pluck them nimbly by the
ears while in full career. At least his
press agents declared that Georges SO
caught wild rabbit while on his morn
ing road work yesterday after furlong
dash through the woods and UNDER
brush.
The story is repeated for what it is
worth. 1t may be so, of course. This
is the open season for baby rabbits.
No Hint of Talisman
News from the Carpenter camp, ex-
cept on the two days week when
visiting scribes are entertained, is at
the mercy of the staff interpreter, Gus
Wilson. And he's the guy who sprang
the rabbit chase story. He forgot to
say whether this was graveyard rab-
bit which could furnish a lucky left
hind leg for a charm against Demp-
sey's deadly right.
M. Wilson declared that Georges had
spent most wonder -ously, prosper
,ous day." He was on the road or Sc
cluded forest paths for more than an
hour and a quarter in the forenoon,
covering more than ten miles in COM
pany with Paul Journee, Italian Joe
Cans and Gus Wilson.
The 'cross-country was followed by
nearly an hours workout in the gymna-
SUM in which the French challenger
went through course of calisthenics
and punched the bag. Carpenter in
dulged in no form of boxing yesterday
He loafed around camp throughout the
entire afternoon.
1t has been suspected all along that
Georges is doing his serious boxing
in secret. The camp itself has lent
color to such suspicious by the an
nouncement yesterday that Joe Jea-
nette, the big colored heavyweight,
would box three days week with the
challenger.
Rain Upsets Boxing Plans
Carpenter expressed himself as well
satisfied with his present physical con-.
dition, according to his chief interpre-
ter. He believes he is better fitted
than at any previous time of his career
and does not intend to make the mis-
take of overtraining or going stale be-
fore the time of the battle of his life.
Georges had planned to box outdoors
yesterday afternoon until q rainstorm
left the ring damp and slippery. To
day he will take on big Journee, the
French heavyweight, and Italian Joe
Cans. Cans has been laid up with
boils for several days, but was ready
to face the music yesterday if the
rainstorm had not interfered.
Carpenter could be ready for
Dempsey in week." said Gus Wilson
yesterday.
Charlie Doesserick, matchmaker of