The Washington times., 1922-12-10

Yes, but how n Carpenter TO
know whether 1t 10 true or mott
when such things are done It 10
not the champion who does them
Il II his manager. who takes good
care. II the principals are a. III
fastidious, not to let him know that
the thing is being made SAKE i'r
him. =,
But soould any honorable man
sosr do such q thingf
MY young friend. the position OF
boxers and managers Ia q very I'M
possible one. The only people VINO
are defrauded by what used 70 De
called the ''cross" or barney
don't know what 1t 10 called nov
are the people who bet ON DoIlns
nothing TO do with that. IL people
choose to gamble that IL not his
affair. It is wrong to gamble ana
the interests Of sinners who 90 "
should mot be taken into account.
ONLY LEGITIMATE SIDE.
The only legitimate side OF the
business II the honest earning o.
the gate money. Ana. tne
much batter pleased II the French
man had beaten the negro than II
was bx the negro beating the
French. Siki's ringside repentance
assuming 1t had taken place-ied TO
the public getting less value Tor
their money than they would nave
rot from the managers arrange
inent--assuming that he arranged
Arc you parado1iWo. nv. Shescf 1
Paradoxing To- a. useful rhyme
10 boxing. I'll make Q note OF It..
But / am not paradoxing in 90 TAR
- the fact that many fights are
arranged discourages betting. II 10
D highly moral fact. You must
also look at II from the viewpoint
Of q rnanager's duty to his prin'
cipal. Suppose you were Car
OF his great fights ahead. say one
with Dempsey. Would you really
allow him to risk his great oppor-
tunity IN q trumpery fight with .
boxer OF less pretensions than.
Dempsey, say with Levinskyf
Yet should I not see that the
fght icas a fair onef
HOW HE SEES TT.
I am afraid you. win not succeed
a. boxing manager, 90 don't
take to II. But what can. be-
fairer than an arranged fight ~
were Carpenters manager under
such circumstances should 20
to Levinshy and say:
'Tf you beat Georges you win
have 70 fight Dempsey. But don't
turn pale, my friend I take q
great interest In you and have
made up my mind that II Georges
knocks you out you shall not lose
That would be my plain duty as a
man OF business, but Of course
should not tell Carpenter anything
about n. He might knock me down,
and his natural good opinion Of him
self would prevent him having the
faintest suspicion that his opponent
was not quite 20 fast asleep during
ten seconds as he seemed to be.
Bat this Ski businsssf
had before him q return match with
Dempsey. II I had been Carpen-
tiers manager. DO you think / could
have reconciled II with my con.
science to take any risks in com.
paratively ihsignificant affair with
siki7 No. I should have gone 70
sikh and should have said:
ACCIDENTS MAY HAPPEN.
.Sili, my boy, you know you
have not 3 dogs chance against |
Carpenter. still. accidents may
happen. Even in the ring and with
the best Intentions. You. might |
land one on the soft spot which |
Carpenter, like all mortal men, has
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become Of the Beckett match and |
the Dempsey match and ali the
money they mean.
ssYoii must be reasonable. siki.
You must do enough for honor and |
enough to give our patrons some. |
thing for their money, and then
you must submit to the inevitable |
Knockout. You see you would - |
lynched II you knocked out Georees.
- I am speaking In your own m. |
ferests and win zee that lyuu |
are none the worse or for your
I sss tAas posld .msks tAs sfyswl
y y Not quite quite safe. II wouId 81 MAT |
q called the cross. and there y |
such thing ~ the double crosr. |
Gomebody else might ret It 8iki ana |
make 4 worth bis while 70 fixht |
10 win and thus double cross me. a. |
there would BE- the posofbility q |
Ski discoverfng IN the ring that |
Carpentier's terrible right. 20 fatal
40 inpression on 4 SenegaIess Go.
coanut. He might ses the cham
pionshtp within HE grasp and - |
unable 70 resist the temptation.
You think, then, that SIX doxbls- |
crossed Dssehdmpsf a ~
Certainly not yiidIenantiy,. I have
not mentioned the name Of Monsies,ri
DoecnmpG. ! am not telling you what
bescamDs did I am telling ysu vha(