The New York herald., 1921-07-29
HID in WATER TANK
FOR FIGHT PICTURES
Man Who Sold Films of the
Dempsey-C Carpenter Bout in
Europe Tells of Exploit.
COURT HALTS HIS GAME
Young American Promoter
Flooded England With Fake
Before Arrival of Genuine.

Special Gable to THE NEW YORK HERALD.
Copyright, 1921. by THE New York HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
London, July "a.
The man who outwitted Tex Rickard
and the New Jersey officials and circu-
lated motion pictures Of the Dempsey
Carpenter fight in England, France.
Germany and Italy some days before
the authentic film arrived in Europe
took his picture from the top of tank
on a factory building near the arena
with telescope lens. He has told the
| whole story, which would make bet
ter film than the one he tried to trans
mute into fortune, and so far he has
only been told that he is a clever
fellow.
! The man is an American with get
rich-quick ideas, and an admirable
Snowman. After looking over the
stadium he hired a camera man. The
night preceding the fight they climbed
! to the roof of the building, bored a
Hoic lHIouSu the Wdtcr tdiih, iel lic
water out, and then climbing into the
tank they bored another hole for the
lens.
The camera man waited while the boss
lay for hours on the roof of the tank
carefully concealed. and did not get up
| until the fight actually began. In all
they waited fourteen hours. When the
rattle was over the boss crept into the
tank and found the operator apparently
in lifeless condition. He had tainted
from the excessive heat before begin
ming the fourth round.
They then developed the films which
| turned out to be fairly clear. but the
trouble was that the fourth round was
missing But the young promoter was
rot to be beaten. The following evening
he went to a picture house where the
authentic film was being shown privately
and In some manner succeeded In taking
negative OF the last round 1t was
| finished In time for him TO catch the
steamer on which he had booked pas
sage. On arriving he made 900 copies Of
the film and flooded Europe with them.
Now he has told the story to J. A.
Wink of the Western Import Company,
who brought the official fight Aim over
and arrived only to find that the picture
was already being shown. Wink took
legal action, which spoiled the other
mans game. The young man. who re-
fuses to disclose his name. told Wink
"I am only concerned now In what you
| think of me-"
what | think of vou?, said Wink.
who finds himself In a curious tangle.
Il think you re a smart fellow"
The case brought by the Western I'm
| port Company seeking to restrain the
young promoter from exhibiting the un-
official film came UP before Justice Eve.
who granted a perpetual injunction. In
arguing the case enc of the lawyers
saiG:
''Your Lordship. in the exalted sphere
| in which you move you might never
have heard OF the substance of this
matter. which was "A prize fight between
an American named Dempsey and a
Frenehman named Carpenter"
"T think have heard something
about It," said his lordship. "but who
wonT'
Upon being Informed of the details
Justice Eve said:
'Tt looks like this young man had
l
| In the unofficial film the figures
were blurred and the ring. instead of
being square. was oblong and many in
teresting details were omitted entirely.
such es the scene OF the men entering
the ring. the scene at the opening gong
snd even the exciting period before the
first and second knockdowns. Also a
spectator frequently got within the
range OF the camera. blotting out the
ring and the focus was changed several
times even In the most critical mo-
ments of the fight. while the different
rounds were not clearly divided.
Most OF the complaints were against
the facetious captions about the frail
and delicate opponent. which the British
fans considered highly unsportsmanlike.
The man who rented the picture from
the adventurous American and sent 1t
all over the British isles at high prices
admits that he was duped and is re-
turning the fees paid by the exhib-
itors.