Evening journal., 1921-06-29
BY FRANK TUCKFIELD.

PARIS.-Madame Georgette Car
pentier has just received another let
ter from Georges. He writes her
nearly every day from Manhasset. L.
l.. where he is training for his heavy
weight championship battle with
Jack Dempsey.
Georges says that Dempsey is the
favorite," she said to me. glancing
up from the letter. but nevertheless,
that he intends TO win. He hears that
in Dempsey's camp the walls are
covered with posters which call the
champion the 'man-killer,' but that
he says, does not worry him
He writes, too, that he has been
a little tired, and has been taking
things easy. He does not like the
climate. but he is in such physical
condition that few days hard work
is all that is needed to put him in
prime condition"
Madame Carpenter picked up an
other letter - one received several
days previously.
strange how stories grow she
said. Georges writes me here that
he was wrestling with Journee. to
strengthen his back muscles. and
that Journee put him on his back.
Quickly the report spread that Jour
nee knocked him out. But Georges
assures me that was not true. Ha,
hai Journee knock out Georgesl Par
don me, monsieur. but must laugh"
Madame Carpenter received me in
her sunny little apartment in a street
off the Champ Elysees- On a table
I noticed an autographed photograph
OF Lloyd George on the piano was
an autographed photograph Of the
Prince OF Wales. About the room
were other signed photographs OF
Generals Pershing, och. Petain and
Earl Douglas Haig. ~naN clso one OF
Sir Philip Sassoon.
Madame Carpenter unlocked a
little drawer and took out the mns'
recent photographs she had received
from her husband. One she particu-
larly admired was Georges taken
with Jackie Coogan.
IF Georges is the victor" she
said, "I will start Immediately for
America" Georges is under contract
TO play the leading part in a big
film, If he wins.
"If Georges does not win. then he
will come back to me at once" she
continued. But 1 don't think there
will be any need to blush for his
effort. because he will go into the
ring with his mind made mp TO win.
Determination is one Of his greatest
assets.
Besides madame went on. zone
Of the best critics, Ledoux, who
knows both Dempsey and my hus-
band. is sure OF Georges victory.
'Your husband will be a very rich
man. If he wins" I said.
II don't know so much about that. "
replied madame. Georges writes
that he will have to pay s115.O00 in
taxes, and then there is his manager,
his sparring partners. his trainers,
and his tra-eling expenses. so don't
think there will he much left. But
what is left over will go toward pro-
viding a dot for our little daughter. "
"And how is Jacqueline?" I asked.
A maternal smile broke over
madame's face.
"Jacqueline Is very we'll indeed
Every morning at 10 o'clock she goes
TO the Bois de Boulogne with her
nurse. and she stays there until
. o'clock in the evening.
she is very healthy. and very in
teiligent." added madame, with par
donable pride. when she gets big
ger. we sSall let her 90 in for sports
but no boxing-no. no-one in the
family Is sufficient"
How are you going to pass the
time while the match is on?" in
quired.
zone Of the Paris newspapers had
a wonderful tale OF how I was goinG
10 sit all the time, with my ears
glued to the telephone" smiled
madame. "and the paper said that
was going TO get my news by wire
less to Havre, and from thence here
But that is not accurate.
''The only arrangement that has
been offered me so FAR is an invita-
tion from the editor Of a Paris pub
lcation, who has asked me TO &c