The New York herald., 1921-07-02
CARPENTER PLAYS
BALL UNPERTURBED
Challenger Seems ObliviouS of
Chance Which COnfrOnts
Him To-day.

MANHAssET, N. Y, July 1.-Whistling
an American war song Georges Carpen-
tier tripped up the stairs of his training
camp residence at 0 o'clock tonight,
called u CHEEKY Good night" !" to his
comrades. and jumped into bed
Throughout the day the challenger
was light hearted. There was always
a song on his hips and a smile on his
face. Late in the afternoon he left his
chair on the front porch to play ball
with crowd OF boys in the roadway. He
seemed oblivious OF the fact that his
chance at the long desired world $
heavyweight championship was less than
twenty-four hours away.
There was apparently no worry in the
challenger's head over the trial of the
morrow as he tossed the baseball around
and whooped as loud as any OF his
youthful admirers. With all OF the care
less abandon of real boy he darted
hither and thither and indulged In lively
repartee with his playmates.
Fight talk insofar as Georges was con-
cerned was under the ban. Stories of
the war were told by different members
of the camp, and Trainer Wilson, who
has shown some talent as buck and
wing dancer. entertained with a phono-
graph accompaniment.
A heavy rain greeted the challenger
when he answered reveille this morning,
but he braved 1t and started for the
woods with Paul Journee and Charles
Ledoux. They were out about three
quarters of an hour and returned soaked
TO the skin. Georges was given a good
rundown and was swathed IN blankets.
He stayed indoors until after lunch.
then went to the porch and his camp
chair.
Carpenter has made friends with sew
eral boys In the neighborhood and they
were the leaders of the party who
played baseball with him. One OF them,
whom Georges named Marshal Foch"
because of his strategy in getting into
the camp on private workout days, said
'to him this afternoon, Georges. I think
| you're about the incest fellow I ever
met. but Dempsey's going to beat you
tomorrow
I'm glad to hear YOU talk like that"
he returned. you're what call a real
good American"
Francois Descamps was In high good
humor. He vert down to the Manhas-
set barber shop and in the best English
he could muster told the tonsorial artist
to fix him up just like he had fixed
Georges on Monday. The barber went
to work and turned out a neat job.
Descamps went back TO camp. lifted
his cap and told Georges to look The
challenger laughed long and loudly. then
the little manager walked down to the
side fence and talked about the fight.
AS translated by Trainer Wilson. he
said
There will be no fooling tomorrow.
Georges is In great condition. better than
he ever was In his life, and We can offer
no excuse In fact we are confident.
OF course II would be silly 10 say flatly
that Georges would win, because you
never can tell what might happen.
Trainer Wilson said before we came
over that II he could get Georges in az
good condition as he was for the Joe
Beckett fight he didn't believe Dempsey
could defeat him. Georges Is even bet
ter than he was for Beckett. and there's
your answer.
THE fight will not be stopped. Either
Georges will knock out Dempsey or
Dempsey will knock out Georges. My
Carpenter he will fight as he has never
fought before. because he wants that
championship. He isn't worrying one
bit about it He knows how he feels
and he tells me he will go 10 e.
Then Trainer Wilson spoke for him
self:
"Many people think that this will be
q dancing exhibition. and that Georges
viii wait out Dempsey and keep away
from him for the entire twelve rounds
I am not saying that Carpenter VIII
dive in fooliahly and slug from the mo-
ment the first bell rings. but l do mean
that I've win fight Dempsey and fight
him viciously.
Il have been against Carpenter In