The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-19
GOTHAM CRITICS. SAY CARPENTER. YARN FARFETCHED
Dempsey to Make Trip Across Seas This Spring,
 Leaving April II
By SPARROW M'GANN
Special Correspondent of The HoraIs
 (CopyriEht. 1922. bY The Arn- -HeraIhl

Copyright. 1922. by The AEe-HeraId)
 New York, March 1S.-Reports that Georges Carpenter is a shadow of his old self and that he will risk severe consequences to his health if he ever fights again, are not too seriously regarded by men in this city who are close followers of the fight game. While 1t is recognized that Georges may be in poor shape, 1t Is considered far more likely that the French fighters willy manager, Descamps, has decided the English fighting public needs little jolt with regard to the projected fight between Car pentier and Ted Kid Lewis the~ middle of next month. If the sporting pub lie of England and the provinces think the champion of the world is somewhat below par, there Is not the slightest doubt they will dig deep In their jeans for the privilege of seeing Lewis avenge the humila tion sustained by the ancient and honorable British prize ring when Carp knocked Joe Beckett into Blighty land.
 Lewis propaganda has been creep ing into the British sporting prints of late, and it is easy to see that the scribes over there are getting ready to con themselves, to say nothing of their readers, Into the idea that the English welter has rather a fairish sawt of a chawnce. doncher know" What they will think when they hear of French physicians wagging their heads over Carps physical condition is too ridiculous to print.
 Neither Jack Dempsey. nor Kearns, greatly concerned when they were confronted with the Carpenter story. If they believed it, they might have been little fussed. for if the public knew just how far plans for a fight between Jack and Georges in one of the big professional football arenas in the north of England have gone. 1t would be surprised. Of course if the Frenchman is really in poor shape, all the arrangements that have been in progress betweeu Cochran, the British theatrical and fight pro- moter. and Major Wilson, a neat and nifty organizer of sporting events. will fall as flat as a fried egg. But, otherwise, keep your minds prepared for the announcement of big-time pugilistic event in England this sum mer.
 Tn the meantime, fight or no fight, IL VIII De the DOuuuiHB DiliOnS iOi Jack Dempsey and his faithful man ager, Kearns, not to mention Larry Williams, the champs blonde head ed shock absorber. April II is sailing day, and the boat is the Cunard liner Aquitania.
 Some weeks ago, the writer an-
 nounced exclusively that the cham pion and his manager were going to beat 1t to c1imes remote. Everybody who thought he knew anything about Jacks plans denied it, Wise guys quoted London fight fans as saying they had no interest in Dempsey and that they wouldn't pay two bits to see him in a theatre or to fight any one.
 Just the same. Dempsey is going abroad and Cochran mas already guaranteed him a lucrative music hall engagement. As to fighting. there IS more than chance that he will mix it up with some English heavyweight, perhaps Dick Lloyd. just to regain his land legs. Then if Carp Is all right, another battle with the Frenchman will provide the grand
 finale to Jacks European sojourn-
 Jack Kearns, however, was ever cagey guy. and he is not overlooking the fact that interest in a Dempsey Wills fight might be whipped up. Underground wires are being pulled in certain sections of the country looking to bout between the two. If the Carp fight falls through, Dempsey and his manager Will stand ready to hop back to the United States