Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-05
Skis fake Yarn
IS Jolt TO BOXING
Carpenters Story on Alleged
Frame Should 1e Heard
In Airing Case
CANNOT DEPose THE NEGRO
By lNt'lS II. JAFEE

PoX1NG has received one Of its
- worst black eyes-in European
fstiana ut lcast---with the confession BY
Battling Sikh, Scnegalese Astman. that
he had entered into a ''gentlemcn's -
agreement to "dive." ns they xay IN
ring parlance. in his recent bout with
Georges Carpenter, and then at the
| eleventh hour "a revulsion Of feeling
made him double. cross the French idol
the result of which contest won for the
Negro the worlds light heavyweight
crown.
II this story as told bv Sikh himself
to Deputy Diagne in Paris yesterday IL
'the truth, the whole truth and nothing
but the truth" wrought on by the black
boxer after he had been bcrcft Of his
laurcls by the French Boxing Federn.
! tion. then the game in Europe IN in the
thro"s Of its biggest glove scandal.
With Sikh making n final fight to h
recognized by the French board MS the
titleholder. and backed strongly by
Dingnc: who also is n Sen"galcse. the
federation has no easy battle on hand.
The governing body on boxing in France
does not want SIKH as champion. giving
reasons against the Negro's personality
and character.
Sikh Cannot
BE Shorn Of Title
But as conaueror Of Carrcntier. from
whom Sikh plucked the pugilistic plume.
III" French federation cannot ConSci
cnti"usly deposc the Scncgalcse. That
board is in the same predicamcnt as the
New York State Athletic Commission in
the latter's decision on dcposng Johnny
Wilson as middleweight champion.
New York may not recognize Wilson
as the king in the 100. pound division
still he Is and will be the titlehode'
until he loses his crown in actual com.
petition. The saiIe rule holds good In
the ease Of Sikh. The boxing worlt
will recognize the Senegalese ms tn,
on" takes the laurels away from hin
in III" riuc.
Until now only the sikh side Of wha
the century" has been nired. As vr
Carpenter has not come forward viii
Il defense relative to the alleged flake.
Francois Descamps. Carpenter vii!
manager. today called the confession OF
sikh IAN infamous lic." saying there il
nothing to the matter other than q
possibility of political propaganda or
the part Of Diagne. Dcscanps declares
that he was Of the opinion that George,
was going to knock out the Negro In tn
first round.
NJ. IIellcrs. who was fired by Sikh AZ
manager. is quoted in an interview thn,
the Sencgalesc is "the heavyweight
champion liar" and that he could "li,
better than he could fight"
Georges Should
Tell What lie Knows
While the iistic world is all ago.
over its latest scandal. Silks story. il
his efforts to win himself hack int,
the good graces Of the French Boxin
Federation may he taken with a grail
Of salt. until Carpenter is given tn
floor. and fair verdict is rendered Il
the matter.
Then the fans will know whethc
sikh and Carpenter. in their recen
match. the result Of which came as
shot from the Big Bertha into IN
trenches Of worlds fistic fandom, wer
pair Of fakcrs-whethcr the Negr
really double .crossed Georges. O
whether the Senegalesc won the cham
pionship on his merits.
However. no matter what the decisiO
may be. Battling Sikh will renal
worlds light heavyweight titleholder
and nothing. French federation q
otherwise. will hava the power TO dc
pose him: only the hefty knockout wallo
Of an opponent will b. able to accom-
plish that feat.