The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-22
GEORGES
bout AFFAIR
Of MEN
Promoter Johnston Predicts
Fight viii End Before
Fifteenth Round
~ GIn NTERCER.

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NEW YORK, July Thames j.
Johnston, the pint.gize promoter
81 fisticuffs. would have q word
Don't let anybody tel you that
this affair between Georges Car
pentier and Gene Tunney next
Thursday night at the Polo Grounds
viii not be & real herman fight,
pipes Jimmy. A lot Of my reverse
English friends have been going
about saying that CARPENTER y
training on lolipops and Tunncy u
doing his roadwork on the golf
links. Don't let them kid you.
Listen whispered Jimmy. after
darting furtive looks hither and
yon. ''I1I tip you off 70 something.
cit isn't going to fifteen rounds.
'.I know advertised 1t for that,
but have positive information
that one Of those boys Ii going TO
be knocked for g. goal inside Of
ten rounds. wish I knew which
one.
''I know something about fight.
ers. From the tank days Of Boer
HOdel down to the present era Of
golfing. fiddle playing, movie hero
ring stars, Your Uncle James has
seen them all and he can tell when
Ia fighter Is in condition.
81 have taken . peek at Car
pentier and Tunney in training.
Naturally, would because ] am
not DESTROYS Of promoting eftemi-
mite ring Quarrels. Both those
boys showed rue they are ready.
HWe all know that Tunney IL
never out Of condition. Carpenter
wasn't in his best form for Tom
Gibbons, but there was q reason.
He was rushed across the Atlantic
for that fight and hardly had time
to lose his sea legs before he was
tossed into the ring with Gibbons.
THAT was last May. Georges is
now thoroughly acclimated and for
the last few weeks has been per
fecting his condition down at Great
Neck. He never did do any great
amount Of preliminary boxing. Car
pentier has been fighting for seven.
teen years, starting as q bantam.
He doesn't believe in leaving his
fight in training camp at this
stage Of his career.
"An Carp wants Is his health and
strength for few rounds. He IL
accustomed to winning quickly. II
Tunney can .evade his right hand
punches for five rounds, Georges ie
prepared to make q long fight. His
work at Great Neck has been di
rected at one objective has
strengthened his legs and improved
his wind so that he can go any dis
lance.
Legs are as important to a
heavyweight boxer as to q chorus
girl. have seen many big fellows
lose their legs after one clip on
the chin. Remember Jim Coffeyf
He was one of those guys.
81 saw Carpenter test out his
right hand the other day and I'll
say that IL he nails Tunney with
It Gene il going to be mighty re-
spectfuI. On the other hand If
our champion can prevent Car
pentier from landing q sOcldOl-
ager he may get inside the
Frenchman's guard and win by
humping Georges on the ribs.
IF 1 had aNman fighting Car
pentier / would direct his attack to
the body and warn him against
trading rights to the Jaw"
M. Jacques Curley, who Is pre-
senting Carpenter, and also super
vising his training, said about the
same thing at Great Neck yester.
dayl only he didn't admit the pos.
sibility of Tpnney winning. Car.
pentier, who handles the English
language without gloves now, also
expressed some theories.
Just because don't burn my.
self out every day In training" de.
clared the Orchid Man, you must
think have not the endurance.
The weight Is no trouble for me.
/ will be strong and fast. could
have gone fifteen rounds or more
with Gibbons IL my ankle had not
failed. have made many tests of
1t here and / know can 60 fiji.
teen rounds, although expect to
win sooner than that.
II expect Tunney TO fight me
very cautiously, TO keen hts leff
shoulder high and to keep jabbing
with his left hand. intend e.
mako q short fight OF it II I can.
/ saw Tunney box Epalla and he
was backing away so much. he did
very little leading. As awkward
as SpalIa was he graxed Mr. Tun.
ney's chin more than once.
IT know am much faster on NV
feet than Spalla and hit quicker.
1t Is certain that / shall hit Tun-
iney and hurt him. They tell me he
has never been in distress in the
ring. He most certainly will not
defeat me unless he has the ability
to stand punishment"
The general opinion Of this fight
Is that 1t will be lively from the
start and spectacular as long as it
lasts. Carpenter is a ring scorpion
and as long as he has a sting he
Is dangerous. If he wins he should
win in few rounGs. II Tunney
wins 1t probably will be a case OF
Gene hiding behind his armor plate
until his opponent is ready to pass
out from exhaustion. Gene is no.
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