The Washington herald., 1921-07-02
BY FRED =. FERGUSON.


BY FRED =. FERGUSON.
JERSEY CITY. July 1. When
Georges Carpenter steps into the
middle of the ring here tomorrow
afternoon his glistening. muscular
arms and body will emerge from
the folds of a silken robe.
When Jack Dempsey. the efan-
pion, answers the fateful bell, he
will cast aside a rough, woolen
sweater.
And thus, in a word, is told the
story OF the nature Of the encounter.
The beauty. the sheerness, hte frafl
stoutness Of silk will be matched
against the rough, durable coarse
ness Of wool
Both Stout Of Heart.
OF the stoutness Of heart that
beats beneath the shining silk or
the hard wool there is little doubt.
Both have been tried in numerous
fights OF the past. The romance.
the glamor. the admiration for the
fiittint, delicate looking figure Of
Carpenter. or the rugged fighting
figure of Dempsey passes as the bell
rings. 1t becomes then only a trial
of muscles. brain and heart
But as the silken robe and the
over the ropes into the hands OF
waiting seconds. they fairly typify
the men from whose shoulders they
are cast aside.
Dempsey. the champion. but the
man who has known the dificulties
OF hanging on to a brake beam.
arrived in Jersey City late today in
private car. He came from his
training quarters at Atlantic City
to spend the night before the battle
near the scene Of the conflict Evad-
ing the crowds. he was hurried
away to a private residence where
he might rest undisturbed.
Carr. at Manaksset.
Carpenter remained in his retreat
at Manhasset. There the stiffness
of evening settled down and the
challenger retired for the last time
with doubt as to whether he r. %
reap the riches awaiting any new
world champion or return TO Franes
beaten and broken idol.
The challenger will remain AZ
Manhasset until the last possiife.
lunch at his home table. and sncn
leave by automobile for Port resa-
ington, where he will be met the
water front by the private n
Of a friend Arriving at Ho. seq.
Carpenter will then be escorted to
the arena by a detachment Of
mounted police.
From the moment the two men
were matched il has been a battle
of contrasts. and IL will continue
until the last moment. Dempsey
will enter the ring with three
day growth Of beard on his face.
Battle Of Contrasts.
This is no new departure for
Dempsey, as he has always chosen
TO enter the ring with a rough stub
BILE on his face. But Carpenter will
be ready to step either into a ring
or upon a dance floor when he ar
rives in Jersey City. Some believe
Carpenutier has deliberately chosen
near suicide in meeting Dempsey.
Every physical comparison is dead
against him. That old wooden
sweater and the silken bathroOe
stick in mind.
1t was audacious enough when
Descamps matched his frsil euro-
pean champion against Deirpses-
But what's 10 be said OF the audae-
ity that leads Descamps TO 20 -
Tex Rickard two or three davf sEp
and ask what arrangements Ff-knrd
can make for a match betweea Car i
pentier and an American for Labpf
Day. "a
The Dempsey followers say. or
course. this was a great blUG Bat
at Manhasset they are thai ronf-
dent "a
All Await Gong.
The only answer that can be Civ
en- TO the cry o. blur must come
from the ring here.
All rumors. all reports, and an
the Il have this straights" viii be
credited or discredited before an
other sun sets. There are those
who say that Dempsey is worried:
that he does not look as good az
he did two weeks ago. There are
those who say he never looked bet
ter. About Carpenter the cloud OF
mystery must cling until the gong
sounds. Then before the first round
is over there should BE- some indi-
cation of whether Il is to be a dght
or a slaughter.
And the answer TO the last ques-
tion thai can be propounded, the
answer TO the last gasp Of doubt.
when we see what is wrapped about
the body OF a fallen gladiator
silken robe or a rough wool sweater.