Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-05
"S|KI IS L|AR,' n
SAYS DESCAMPS
Carpenters Manager Thought
osorgss Would Stop Negro
In First Round
ELECTORAL PROPAGANDA"

Paris. Dec .6.--t'lt IL an infamous
lie," said Francois Descamps. manager
OF Georges Carpenter, today when
shown the declaration by Battling Six,
Tint his championship match with Car.
pentier was to have been a frame up.
II was sure Carpenter would knock
this Negro out in the first round" Des.
camps declared. DO you suppose
would let this clumsy fighter stay four
rounds with my champion?
deputy Diasne Is making electoral
propaganda Of this stuff. It will 81
big at the next election with his Sene.
gnlese electors. but It may not 60 so big
in the courts when the deputy Is asked
to.prove his charges.
lDeAes Dissne
II absolutely. defy Diagnc 10 show
the slightest atom Of proof connecting
me with this alleged frame. up. You
have noticed he was very careful not
to mention my name In that connection.
II believe Deputy. Dingne's. good
faith has been cheated by this Negro.
Outside. Uf electoral considerations. Di-
ngne perhaps Is acting. in good faith,
but he IL making big mistake IN
mixing sports with politics. Sports are
bad enough without being compared
with some Of our politics. -
II have never met Sikh in my life.
He was pointed out to me one evening
In Montmnrte barrOOm, but his con-
dition was such that 1t convinces me
there was no possible chance OF h,s
defeating Carpenter. ! would nave
refused. to. enter any agreement to let Lot
him stay 70 four r. rounds ?! even nad IT 0een
Descamps said he protested with
greatest energy against these stupid
accusations.
A Revenge Match
1.-THE ambition Of Carpenter and
myself for the close of our pueilistic
lifc," he continued, was to get this
Negro once more into the ring with
Georges--to get u revenge matcn: it
our part to work for his disqualified.
ton. Aft.
"Gcorges doesn't want any titles
which he does not earn in the ring |;
thus we intend leaving for America
next March or April to challenge
Harry Greb, who ~ much more quail.
flied than SIKH to wear the title Of
f.Omr defense against these charges
will be presented in the ring rs well as
in the courts. ] hope the American
and the world public will be satisfied In
Greb, there will be no further question
Of our ever having asked this second
rater Sikh to quit"
Champion Liar
The declaration that Battling Sikh
IL "A much greater linr than he ever
was a fighter" and that no one ''can
take away his title as champion heavy
weight liar Of the world" wns the only
comment which NJ. Hellers, former
manager of the Sengalese, made to
correspondents this morning
when confronted with Skis ''confes-
sion" concerning the Carpenter bout
as published in some Of the morning
NJ. Hcllers added that he would de-
fend himself to the limit md deficd NJ.
Diagne. the Senegalese Deputy. to pro.
tluce any proof Of the alleged frame up
beyond tho unsupported word OF Sikh.
Neither Descamps nor Carpenter
would make any comment concerning
the charge that the bout was framed.
Descamps said: my name Is not
in this affair, but may give
q statement to the press later"
NJ. Hellers has been ailing for sew.
eral days, but he rose from his sick
bed last evening to attend n meeting
of the French Boxing Federation. He
has bad cold and his physician has
ordered him to remain indoors.