The New York herald., 1922-01-12
CARPENTER HOPES
FOR QUICK VICTORY.
Has Speed, Science and Old
Fighting Spirit, and Is
Slight Favorite.
COOK ALSO CONFIDENT
House Sold Out at High Prices
for Big Battle in London
Tonight.
COOK ALSO CONFIDENT

special Cable to THE NEw YORK HERALD.
copyrs0hf, 1893, oy THE NEW York HERALD
New York Herald Bureau,
London, Jan. IL.
interest IN to-morrows battle between
Georges Carpenter and the Australian
po1er Cook centers on whether the
Frenchman has recovered or ever will
recover from the terrible punishment
dempsey gave him. His hackers say
that ne has, but Georges must answer
that himself In Albert Hall, where he
rose to international fame, and before
fans who know him better than Re Is
known at home or in America.
From the viewpoint here, the fight
has resolved itself into u test Of hcw
much fighting spirit Dempsey knocked
our or the Frenchman. This aspect has
made the fight the most popular here
since Beckett fell over two years ago.
The famous opera house IS practically
sold out tonight at prices rang,n. about
the same as those which Tex Richard
charged. Two thousand fight fans have
arrived here from Paris, among them
being many leading French sportsmen
who are confident they will see French
sport come into its own again.
Most Of the British admirers Of
Georges likewise think he will quickly
dispose OF the sturdy Australian, for.
although since Carpenters return to
Europe from New Jersey, these admirers
realize he is not the miracle man they
once thought. he has shown his old
speed and science in training and seems
as high spirited and boyish as he ever
was. He has trained hard for he real
ICES that anything but an early knockout
Of his opponent will definitely eliminate
him from the first place in European
boxing circles.
Boils No Handicap.
Carpentie~s handlers say his boil is
healef ane although another has devel-
oped h~ tr just as good as he was when
he faced Dempsey, while he Is now
without The tremendous strain of
anxiety whinh he naturally knew when
he faced the world champion.
Tho old propaganda about hypnotisn
Is no. notably absent from the French
mans camr In former fights these
storiAs about Carpenter always were
amusing. but to his rivals here there
was always some unnerving mysticism
about Georges, but Dempsey's powerful
punches effectively exploded the theory
of Carpenters hypnotic charms. and
his manager. Deschamps, has not tried
to revive the reports.
ACCORDING 10 Luc TeCOTQS Sooh 40 OhAy
a third rater, with the same build and
numbering style as Beckett has-a style
which Carpenter always knows how to
handle. Cooks friends say he will give
the Frenchman the same kind OF a sur.
prise that he got from Dempsey. but
certainly Cook has never shown any oi
the Dempsey attributes In the Few In
different battles he had had here. He
will enter the ring with an advantage OF
about fourteen pounds. He Is five years
Younger than the Frenchman. for
Georges will be 2s tomorrow. but Cook
is woefully handicapped in speed, science
and experience.
odds ON Frenchman Drop.
The betting. which was to l on
CARPENTER winning, swung down to 2
"a in the last few days. and 1t Is now
predicted here that the odds may almost
reach even money at the ringside. This
"a attributable to talk that Georges is
NOT the same man he used to be. a
leading sportsman who has followed the
Frenchman for years said to THE NEW
yopK HERALD correspondent here:
"pempsey gave Georges a fearfui
mental as we'll as physical beating
from Witch he has never recovered. ior
Carpertier Is very vain man ana MS
morala haa baNr shaken"
Thus the extent OF Carpenters re-
covery after me battle with Dempsey
Is the main consideration.