The Washington herald., 1921-06-26
ny ROBERT EDGREN.

IL Is not our old friend Georges
Carpenter. I spent yesterday after
noon with Georges at his training
quarters. coming a little late be-
cause ] didn't want to horn in on
his secret practice. II he had any.
Found Georges, Descamps. Capt. NAL
let, Pierre Mallet, Journee. Charles
Ledoux and Gus Wilson sitting on
the porch, engaged in kidding Car
pentier's secretary. a tall. gangling
youth of 10. who bushes freely. The
secretary had a date in ev York
and was brushed and polished to a
fare-you-wen and nervously waiting
for train time.
None of US can leave the camp,
said Carpenter. Me. i can only sit
here and look at the automobiles.
How do we know that you behave
as my secretary should behave. 81
modestly and discretly? Viola. 7
think perhaps 1 should not let you
go. You should tell me where you
60 1t is to dine with some fair one.
perhaps? I am not sure that should
allow 1t. Yes-No?'
The secretary bIushed to the color
of an Arizona sunburn. and wriggled
uneasily. so that he nearly fell OF
Carpenter kinked at Capt. Msllet.
Georges Healthy Laugh.
Yes" said the captain seriously.
7 think Gus Wilson viii lhave to 60
with you to see that you conduct
yourself with credit You are very
young to visit New York alone"
Here the youthful secretary fell
on the railing, landed in a flower
bed. and beat II hot-foot for the
gate CaSpentier leaned back and
laughed until he nearly rolled over
on the porch And there was no fake
merriment about 1t. either.
Capt Mallet turned the gune on
Georges.
You should have your hair cut"
he said You will never frightsn
Dempsey with such handsome long
Socks. You must have your hair
clipped short You are far too pretty
for a fighter"
Il can see the advantage of that
when I look at you," retorted
Georges.
Capt Mallet's hair. on top. 10
a. W. o. L to use a military term.
Yes" said Mallet. but you have
only been wounded in the legs,
Georges. You have not been shot
through the head"
Guess you saw some fighting"
suggested.
Yes" admitted Capt. Mallet.
-three years Of it" Tilting for
ward. he showed deep dent
squarely on top of his head. I was
very lucky when got this" he
went on. II was lying on the ield-
Another soldier was lying on his
stomach just ahead of me. A bullet
came along and struck him on the
head and passed clear through
head and body. killing him, of
course. 1t went through my KNAPP
sack and into my head. II IL had
struck me first I would not be here
to see Georges night. Such luck.
We are all veterans. but Charlie
Ledoux there saw more fighting
than any of US. ! think. He served
through the whole war; only away
from the front three times, when
he was in the hospital. wounded.
TH"v would gladly have taken
CHARLES from the front to use him
in safe position, but he wished
e ." ~ the fighting. He was shot.
crushed under sandbags when a
e.. .sr.,a shell exploded just over his
h"1d. anS was badly :-aS<Nd by the
same shell. But ALWAYS rc ~~-t
back to the front. He Is q French.
man. Ledoux. he L.
boxer. too. and is in training to
tight any of the American bantam
weights.
No Worry Here.
Another boxer. Eugene Criqui.
who fought all through the war, is
now boxing in Australia. His jaw
was shot away on one side. and he
has a silver plate for a chin: but
he fights as well as ever. His Jaw
with a silver plate Is strong Al
punch doesn't hurt him. I have been
suggesting a silver plate as a good
idea for Georges il Dempsey hits
him
Carpenter chuckled at that
NO, II is better to suggest that
to Dempsey" he laughed.
Funny thins-this Is one fighter
who doesn't in the least mind being
kidded about Dempsey's walIopS.
I've been in camps Of fighters who
grew sulky and nervous whenever
a word was said about a coming
battle ] remember Billy DeIaney.s
G'HiiH'' dl dFSOn lily a rev
days before Corbett fought Fitz-
simmons. and saying: Now. Bob. be
very careful not 90 say anything
about Fitzsimmons' punches The
Dig fellows on edge and likely to
20 up in the air. Talk about any
thing else-but nothing about the
light"
But at Carpenters we talked of |
averything-evsn disserted Carpen- !
:ier's fighting record.
Il have seen several stories in |
American papers about my night |
with Gunboat Smith" said Carpep- |
:ier. Why do they get IL all |
wrong? He actually struck me a |
leavy foul bow. but l did not wish |
% win on a foul. knocked him
,ut fairly in the fourth round. hit /
him with a right on the chin and
lie was completely out. The referaa |
counted up to ten without looking
at the timekeeper. actually using
'ourteen seconds for the count, At
he end Of ten seconds the .imakee,-
II shouted Out-Out-Out' to the
-eferee. and in his excitement
struck the gong several times Tn.
-ound was not up, but Gunhoat'sI
iecond jumped into the ring and
;iaimed that the bel for the ina I