The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-05-11
England Anxious to Lamp
Another Champion in
Hemp Arena
BY ROBERT EDGREN.

1
! Jack Dempsey seems to be a
hit" in France and England. In
| Paris his habits are the talk OF the
town. Paris never saw n visiting
champion before who broke away
from company to go to bed at $40.
who lodged midnight entertain
| ment. and who couldn't be induced
to drink champagne for breakfast
lunch, dinner and between times.
Dempsey neither drinks nor
smokes. His habits, in fact, are
ideal for an athlete. He is as am
bilious as before he won the heavy
| weight crown. and wherever he
travels. always keeps as near to n
sey's idea is that a man who stays
in good condition all the time will
keep his speed and stamina.
The old notion among athletes,
particularly among fighters. was
that man would grow slow and
stale unless he broke training after
every contest. Most of the old time
champions spent a few weeks train
| ing and then several months Joyous
ly breaking every known training
rule. AS n result they usually grew
fat. slow and unwieldly, and eventu-
ally took a licking from a youngster
Of cleaner habits and dropped back
into the has-been class that fingers
for n time in vaudeville on the
strength Of an ancient reputation.
Dempsey must be given credit for
one thing-he Ia a fine athlete n
decent and clean-living fellow, and
something of n sportsman. His
actions in and out OF the ring since
winning the championship have
done much TO balance his account
in the minds OF the American people.
Dempsey Too Good?
Rumored that Dempsey will be
matched with Carpenter. and per-
haps Beckett and some other Eng
lish heavy weight. A Dempsey
pentier match, under any condi-
tions, would be only a repetition OF
the Jersey City bout, with Dempsey
a mortal cinch TO win in four rounds
or less
It's nv opinion that Dempsey
fought a careful. deliberate bout
against Carpenter, making sure of
giving the French boy every chance
in the world to show what he could
do. He felt the criticism directed at
him and was anxious to fight so
fairly that even Carpenters admir-
ers and well-wishers couldn't find
fault with his manner OF winning.
incidentally he liked and admired
Carpenter himself.
It's my opinion, too. that II
Dempsey went after Carpenter
as he went after Willard, full OF
furious desire to win in a hurry and
have II over, all Of Carpenters skill
and his hard right hand punches
wouldn't keep Dempsey from win
ming I'm a round,
John Bull After Champions.
England is anxious 10 see another
American champion, Judging by
Lewis Healey's offer to Leonard OF
10000 pounds and expenses 10 box
Ernie Rice in London in June or
July. That would me the record
purse In England. Leonard turned
II down because he is so busy in
this country. He can have n match
for big monew every week II he
wants K.
Leonard's match with Charlie
White, proposed for July 4 at Mich
iRan City. Ind, under the manage
ment OF Floyd Fitzsimmons. would
prevent his taking n trip to England
before the bout. White may be a
slow thinker, and all that. but he
has a punch even Leonard can't fool
with. Leonard could find easier
marks than White.
Rumors have II that in spite of
Billy Gibson's determination 10 side
tract Tender permanently because
Tender annoyed him by taking
Leonard's $1,000 forfeit few
months ago, Leonard-Tendle
match will be feature OF the out
door season in or near New York.
Refusing 20 recognize Tender is
clever stuff. II causes talk and
criticism, and when the match Is
finally made II can he billed as one
OF those grudge battles.
Georges 10 Quit at 80.
Georges Carpenter says he'll quit
the ring for good before he passes
the 80 mark.
At that age Bob Fitzsimmons was