The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-24
TlJNNEY, CARP
 MIX TONIGHT
Odds Against Frenchman May Disappear Be-
 fore Fight


 NEW YORK, July 23.-Thursday night several million sport fans will know just where Georges Carpentier the most colorfuI boxer of this century stands on the list of the worlds lead. ing light heavyweights.
 As Carpentie2 goes into his fight with Gene Tunnew at the Polo Grounds for the so-called American light heavy. weight title, there is not, as far as can be ascertained, anything the mat ter with his wrist, his ankle or his sleek knock-em-dead pompadour. Both managers or leave 1t, are in "great shape" The fight is scheduled for 15 rounds.
 The odds against 1'lrpentier a.e climbing down slowly and it would not be startling, according to present indications, if the betters made the fracas an even wager by the time the two men climb into the ring Thursday night.
 Twenty-four hours before the en- counter Tunney was the favorite at 8 to 9, whereas he had opened on the first bets at 8 to 1.
 Jimmy Johnston, promoter. says he anticipates a $200,000, gate and af- though prices run from $1 to $10, the estimate seems fair enough because it's New York's first chance to see Car pentier in action since the memorable Dempsey fight at Boyle's Thirty acres nearly three years ag6snr
 Many Women
 Also, according to Johnston, there should be nearly a thousand women at the Polo Grounds. Johnston figures that because both Gene and Georges are favorites with the fair sex and because he has hired Countess Goldad- ski, one of Russia's genuine refugee nobility, to act as chaperone.
 Cuss words, Johnston insists, will be barred.
 The Gene-Georges bout is the second international 175-pound decision match staged in American within the last five years. The last one saw Carpen- tier beat up old Bat Levinsky at Jersey City.
 Tunney finished his training at Red Bank Tuesday and Carpenter has wound up his preliminary work at Jack Curley's place at Great Neck, L.. I. Wednesday they confined their efforts to limbering-up exercises, doing just enough work to keep the kinks out of their anatomies and to conserve their pep for ,tomorrow's fight.
 Tunney is expected to weigh in at about 175 pounds, the light heavy weight limit, but the Frenchman. has been underweight and probably will register a few pounds less, although he has been building up.
 Carpentier has been doing much sparring at night, under conditions similar to those which will confront him at the Polo Grounds and was even considering the possibility of some very light shadow boxing on Wednesday night. 'ss
 Unbounded confidence appeared at hoth {. camps at the actual training ended. Carpenter looked in as good condition as when he faced Dempsey and Tunney, the idol of Greenwich vil- lage, insisted that he was never so we'll prepared for fight in his life. Both fighters, with their attendants, will move into New York about Thursday noon and at o'clock will appear at the offices of the state athletic com mission to weigh in. Both have posted forfeits to which in 175 or less at that time.
 The capacity of the Polo Grounds is 55,O0O, Some of the fight officials be- lieve that Johnston's estimated $200,- 900 gate" may be surpassed.