The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-06-11

Carpenters training camp yesterd
for the first time.
found the French champion iol-
ling on the lawn In front of his
coy quarters with Joe Jeanette
Paul Journee and Italian Joe Cans
i sat down and talked with them
for time. as the hour for training
had not arrived
sPECTACLEs FOOLED JOE
Georges spatring partners, with
the exception of Jeanette, knew me.
for they had been told was com
ing. Jeanette wasn't wise to IL and
he did not recognize me with a pair
of heavy trimmed glasses on
Don't quite make me, Ell. Joer-
I asked. Maybe you'll remember
who was the champion croquet play
er of Harlem at one time Does
that tip you orr
Joe sat and looked hard. but Car
pentier could wait no longer.
''oh, joe" he said, you should
know Jim Corbett yes7"
And the laugh was on Joe
Carpenter told me of his train
ing routine and later went through
his regular program. just as he does
in private. / was very much i'm
pressed and consider IL quite a com
pliment because. first of all, Georges
is fellow who hates to work in
public. 1 know how he feels about
II. IL I was working in France for
a fight like that July Q would
feel the same way.
When 3 o'clock Arrived. Georges
skipped nimbly into the house and
got into his working toys. He came
cut dressed in ring attire and a long
eathrobe and we all walked back to
the parn- There he took of his robe
ard / saw him stripped for action for
the first time. i was agreeably sur
prised at everything / saw.
Georges is built like the ideal ath-
lEte. His shoulder, arm and leg de-
vclopment is wonderful He Is not a
Hercules. Instead, he is built like
fire thoroughbred horse He is moth
ing like Dempsey. who is bigger and
more rugged. This fellow Carpenter
IS built for speed and. believe me. he
has it
Georges punched the bag, skipped
the rope, worked on the pulleys
slugged the heavy bag, went through
gymnastic stunts and boxed with
Journee, jeanette and Cans. He went
after his work with a good will and
worked up perspiration that made
is skin glow.
OF course, 1 know that a man can't
always cut loose and hurt his spar
ring partners. He wouldn't have
them long IL he did. And Georges
didn't knock anybody out, or down.
But he showed a world of speed, a
good head and as fast a right hand
as 1 have ever seen In the heavy
weight division. In fact, he has one
OF the snappiest right hands the
heavyweight class has ever known.
WAS IMPRESSED WITH RIGHT.
I was especially impressed with
the way he used his right and the
manner In which he worked up to
1T, >hddling around and never giving
a sign in advance that would tip
you Off when you might expect him
to let II fly.
Carpenter Is not the type of
boxer that / was. I understand his
style thoroughly, but It is entirely
different from the style i used. In
fact, Carpenter fs- more aggressive
than l was.
When he cuts loose he is quick,
snappy and good slugger. OF
course, he did no defensive work
while / was there because he was
working aggressively to get rough
exercise and did not try to rest him
self. He never stopped going for at
least forty solid minutes. except to
mop OFF his forehead. In boxing
with Journee and Jeanette he work
ed ike Trojan and when he
siugged he did so with very good
judgment