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Show FRENCH CHIP STILUN 11 Carpentier Now Looms as Contender With Dempsey for World Crown. NEW YORK, July 20. Georges Carpentier, Carpen-tier, the European heavyweight champion, looms up as a possible contender with Jack Dempsey for the world's heavyweight championship by reason of his victory over Dick Smith, the British light heavyweight, heavy-weight, in Paris last night. It was Carpentier's first ring appearance appear-ance in nearly five years, and his showing against the Englishman gave the lie to the stories of his having gone back and not being fit for a hard battle. The real test of his fitness, however, will come when he goes against Jack Beckett, holder of the British heavyweight title, in London September 23. In last night's bout, Carpentier showed himself to be possessed of his old-time punching power and whirlwind speed. He had things his own way from start to finish. He floored Smith twice before the knockout came in the eighth round. It was remarked that his tactics resembled those by which Dempsey bested Willard Rushing and carrying the fight to his opponent, op-ponent, so that the latter never had a chance to "get set." It was announced that Fred Fulton has challenged the Frenchman and, while a match between these two might pave the way for a bout between Carpentier and Dempsey, it would not serve to give much of a line on the Frenchman's chance against Dempsey, because Fulton did not last long enough with Dempsey to give any basis for comparison. It is understood that Kearns and Dempsey Demp-sey are both willing to take on Carpentier if a match can be arranged. ,Tex Rickard is also understood to be willing to arrange proper backing for such a match, as he is confident that it would prove a greater drawing card than the Dempsey-Willard affair. The middle west, however, is not likely to get another chance at a match of such magnitude, unless it should be possible to hold it within reach of Chicago. |