Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1920-01-04 | Page 51 | Mike O'dowd Gets Ambitious Hurls Challenge at Georges

Mike ODowd Gets 1 4 a J. J at Georges I k 5 I 1 4 1 e S u i- i 1 I lf S 'S MIKE ODOWD Uy JACIC J. I International c J I Now New ew York Jan Jaum 3 Michael Michael ODowd who tells all the time rest of the tho ODOWd middleweights middleweights middle middle- weights were wele to get set off oft opines that he would like to tackle Georges Car- Car 1 C at In Suggesting himself as a n logIcal log- log 1 cal Ical 1 opponent for the boss of ot European fisticuffs Michael 1 points out that Bill Billy and Frank Klaus met an defeated Carpentier when they w were re leading middles He wants to know wh why he Isn't just as eligible Admitting that ODowd Is just reaching reaching reach- reach ing ng the top of his form torm as king klim of the he middleweight division and granting grant- grant jug ing ng that he Is really the class of tho GO of or the present crop there is s still sUll a little doubt regarding Ills is rating at an opponent for the European European European Euro Euro- champion Michaels Michael's intentions are all nIl right He lie Isn't afraid of the Frenchman and he ho hehns helas hohas has hns las proved himself to be a n. goo good lough tough bo boy oy sufficiently clever cr to stand toe toeo to o toe too with tho the average battler of or his size and give a 3 I-ht I cr crowd wd a good run I for fol its mone money But Dut ho hAsn't 11 demonstrated demonstrated demon demon- emon- emon emoni i consistently that ho lie can an punch and that Is what the boxer who beats beats' Carpentier must do dc c. c and Klaus both carried a n wallop particularly larl the KeWanee boy O And Cai Carpen- Carpen pen pen- tier who has now regained his top lop form forni also boasts a n. punch with a knockout behind It What's more Carpentier Car Car- can probably give ODowd ODow I cards and spades and brat beat him So from where we sit it appears that O ODowd will do well to let good enough nough alone and remain in his class Carpentier Carpentier Car Car- is bigger er and heavier and ana we have hae not forgotten that the tho ambitious I j jMichael Michael took a fine boxing lesson j i from Jack Britton in a New Jersey ring a short time ago o. Figuring that n Britton who is a a. welterweight stood ODowd off and him im In eight loun rounds lounds s it appears that Carpentier Carpentier Carpen- Carpen tier who is heavier and more clever r than Mike Ilce would give him a fine thrashing I nn