The Washington herald., 1921-07-02


Here we will have two men abso-
Iutely determined to be the one ir--
resistabIe force in attack and the
immovable body in defense. The
old scientific puzzle all over again.
And the only answer to it is that
enc or the other will not be ire
sistible. Will it be Dempsey, or
Carpenter?
Physically there are advantages
on each side. Dempsey is about
eighteen pounds heavier and two
inches taller. / measured Jack last
week. He has grown three-quar-
ters Of an inch since the willard
fight, and stands just 6 feet Il
inches in his .bare feet. Carpenter
is feet H.. Dempsey's weight
two days before the bout was lSo
pounds: Carpenters, 172.
In build the men are of different
type, Dempsey has a heavy, jaw
a thick, short neck, and a generally
deep, rounded body, well muscled
all over. and apparently showing
good lines of endurance. Carpen-
tier has a long neck. not thick butu
we'll in proportion. high cheek
homes, and a jaw that is wide out
not heavy.
His body is that of trained gym
mast He is wide and not deep. HIS
shoulders are broad and well mus
cIed, His back is wedge shaped
with long banks of muscle extend
ing from the armpits to just above
the waist. His chest and body are
fat. From in frons or behind ne
looks like a heavyweight, and from
the side more like a 1.-the middle
weight.
Dempsey's legs are straight lined.
tapering evenly from hip to heei
with no buIging muscles. They are
rather light for his powerful torso
Carpenters legs are very long from
hin TO knee, and are very short be-
| low the knee. His calves are the
biggest thing about him. with big
bulging muscles He uses these
powerful calves by fighting well mp
on his toes. This gives him added
height il he wants to use It,
Carpenter has a peculiar knack
Of hitting. using the long banks OF
muscles along his sides to put driv'
ing force into the blow.
Yesterday I had a talk with
well-known English sportsman whC
has spent years in Australia and IL
this country. following boxing. HI
that he thinks him one Of the bes
A1l ~
championship.
But Carpenter has practically al
even chance to win" he said. 'T'v'
seen Carpenter in five fights. Hi
training here has been mere fool
ing. but that's the way he alway
trains He never shows anythin,
in training. When he goes in u
fight he is an entirely different man
He is intensely concentrated on win
ming. He is a well-balanced boxe
with a perfect body defense. shift,
footwork and two good hands. H
has a great left and uses it all tn
time. but his right hand is the fin
isher. He never lets that right e
unless he Is sure of landing. an
when he lands right he can knocl
down any man living. I have a few
dollars that I'm going to bet on tn
proposition that If there's a knock
down in the first round, Carpentie
will land IT. He may not keep Demr
sey down, for Dempsey is very rug
ged. but 1 wouldn't be surprised
he dropped Jack with the first bloy
struck. 1 think he has an eve
chance to stop Dempsey. and II
sure you're going to see corkin
fight, no matter which way 1t goe!
Il saw Carpenter knock Gun
boat Smith out clean after a minut
and half of the fourth round. Th
timekeeper counted nine and the
rang the bell to announce a KNOCK
out, but through a mix-up Smit
was allowed to start again. Cal
pentier moved around until he ha
Smith open for another right, an
let it go. Only an accident save
Smith. He slipped. and Carper
tiers punch grazed him. Carper
tier wa> swung off his feet by mis-.
ing that punch, and fell to h
hands and knees, and Smith naile
him while he was on the foo
Smith was good then. He had ju!
taken a 12-round decision ov,
Langford. Carpenter outclasse
him Dempsey may beat Carpentit
by outlasting him, but there won
be much difference between thel
in punching ability. Carpenter
a great boxer and can take car
of himself. and il Jack is a nttl
slow he'll never give the French
; man any trouble"
That may be all true, but Dem,
sey isn't weak i~ shifty skill an
effective hitting himself.
Dempsey was a very gocd fight,
/ when he began. He earned a rep,
tatfon as a knocker-out IN his fir
preliminary bouts. He learned bo,
ing by strapping his right arm
his side. using his left and duckir
around punches.
He is a natural ring genera
When he fought big Carl Morris
New Orleans he walked over an