Salt Lake Tribune | 1917-03-18 | Page 47 | Say Georges has Cigarette Habit

SAY GEORGES HAS CIGARETTE HABIT Georpes Carpentier, the French star, lias been serving hip country as an aviator avia-tor almost continuously si nee the outbreak out-break of the war, an during that time he has covered himself with glory fighting fight-ing for France. But Georges has not been fighting in the ring, and in the nervous business o; taking part in aerial battles lie has become be-come addicted to the cigarette. It is said that Carpentier smokes so many cigarettes cigar-ettes that his wind has been impaired, and that only recently, in a short bout against Jean Blcot. a boxer of the build of Al Palzer, he became so winded that he was blowing like a bellows at the end of four rounls. The pair boxed for the benefit of the family left by Georce Bernard, the French middleweight champion, cham-pion, who Was killed in action. If this report regarding Carpentier Is true, he lias probably gone back con-siderahiv con-siderahiv since he abandoned the ring for an armored aeroplane. and even though he might be given plenty of time to train, he might still find himself unable un-able to get into the same condition lie enjoyed when he took up his place rith the brave sons of France at the front. Talk of matching Carpentier with Jess Willard has not received much favorable favor-able comment on t his side of t he pond. Such a match looks like a freak, to begin be-gin with, for the difference in height and weight in the two men is altogether out of proportion, and it appears to the fair-minded fair-minded boxing critic that It would Oe a crime against the boxing game to brjng them together.