Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-06-27
ENGLAND REVERSES
OPINION ON RETURN
FIGHT Of HEAV|ES
Nothing Heard About Another
Bout Since British
Saw Dempsey.
Tho Shop for Father and Son
Bv M'GANN

Special Correspondent OF The Great tahs ir'oo"s'
Copyright, 1922. by The Great Falls Tribune
New York. June 25.-Disquieting
news from London. The little group
of men in England who had been carry
ing on the ballyhoo for a return Demp-
sey-Carpentier fight in some London
stadium have laid off their glad cries.
This was chiefly because the four
promoters came to realize that the
quartet was singing alone. There was
no chorus effect. 1t made them feel
a bit ridiculous. particularly so as the
British sporting public, far from being
won to the idea of another Dempsey
Carpenter fight. which was Jacks
principal purpose in going abroad
went just the other way when they
lamped one champion and saw what a
strong, clean cut, intelligent guy he
was. If he had met the English con-
ception of him and proved to be the
sort of Joe Beckett. the idea of his
fighting the Frenchman again might
have been big.
Fights With Brains
But as it was. they saw a young man
who in his way had as pleasing a
personality as Carpenter. a man who
convinced all that he is the sort Of fell
low VINO 1lgnlS WIN MS DTalus. DIS Nell
as with his fists.
Harry Dime. the western sporting
man. outlines very clearly in a letter
the attitude of the British.
They felt. he writes, that if the
first championship battle had resulted
in a close contest. the result being a
draw, or with Dempsey coming through
by a very narrow margin, then the
boxing public on the other side would
have been much interested in knowing
which was the better man. They be
lieve that the recent CriQui-Fox bout
calls for another battle because, until
he was put away. Fox was going strong
and had a clear lead on points.
The same with Kid Lewis and John
ny Basham. Or. again. says Dime. it
is felt over there that if Carpenter
had had any good alibi in his fight. if
he had been i'll or below par, even then
every sporting man in Europe would
pay good money to see another battle.
But under the circumstances no better
reason is seen for another battle of
sthe century than there is for another
Ted Lewis fight. No barker for the
proposed heavyweight championship
battle has been able to put forth argu-
ments that lave made Roadway against
the above mentioned line of dope.
Sidestepplng Greb
Another interesting point is that the
English are getting wise to interna-
tional boxing conditions. They are
now putting forth that Carpenter is
not even the second best heavyweight
in the world. 1t is pointed out that
he won his light heavyweight title from
old Battling Levinsky and the cry now
is that he meet Harry Greb, Gene
Tunney. Bob Martin, Willie Meehan or
Billy Miske. Greb's fine record is now
known on the other side and the belief
is that Carpenter is sidestepping him.
Never forget there are wheels within
wheels within the heavyweight cham
pionship situation and if Dempsey signs
for Harry Wills-which for the peace
Of the land it is hoped he will not
it will be because the proposed Car
pentier bout shows signs of going g1m-
mering.