Show MUCH INTEREST IN EUROPEAN BOUT Winner of Carpen Beckett-Carpen- tier Go Will ViII Meet Jack Dempsey By Otto Floto Flolo ENVER Nov 26 To 26 To fathom a D DENVER fighters fighter's whims and notions Is a task few accomplish We Va have wondered won won- dered ever since we learned of ot Fulton's Ful Ful- tons ton's departure from Southampton why both he and failed to postpone their trip to America for tOl say seven days or so The rhe Beckett Carpentier bout Is only that far tar off oft and one would take It for granted that any anyone one so vitally Interested Interested interested Inter Inter- ested In the outcome of ot that fight as Fulton must be for tor he has repeatedly challenged both principals would remain near the battle site and take In the pro pro- Many are going all the way from to witness the contest and here were vere and Fulton both nearby and they ignore the event entirely by sailing back home However there must be a reason for tor the unexpected de departure departure do- do nad well we'll learn of It when they arrive Joe Beckett Is the favorite In the betting betting bet bet- ting and Is looked upon by many experts to hand Carpentier a general pasting However In a letter we recently received from Tom the veteran stated Dont be surprised If Is properly prop prop- erly coached he will be returned the winner win win- nero ncr for Beckett is not such a demon as folks suppose him to be The betting does not warrant any such prediction for the Englishman has tons of money be behind behind be- be hind his chances while the Carpentier constituency is rather shy of ot bank notes just Jast yet The bout Is Is however attractIng attractIng attract attract- ing tremendous Interest abroad and a record breaking attendance will crowd Into the big Olympia when the men enter I the ring Much depends on the outcome of 0 the great battle battlo between Beckett and Car Car- gentler The winner will get the chance chanca to wrest the crown from Jack Dempsey This Thia much has been practically arranged and Dempsey has virtually signed with Dominick to go through with tha idea of meeting the winner at New Orleans Dempsey Is the champion and therefore retains the tho prerogative of ot se selecting so- so the site ite where the contest Is to be staged g Of course if neither t t the Briton It nor t the Frenchman m will come e to America Dempsey Dempse like Mahomet must go to the mountain and battle with them on their native soil soli A week from Thursday Is the day set tet for the tho conflict and much Interest Is aroused In this grand 01 ol land we claim as our own Not that we are vitally Interested in interested in- in in either Beckett or Carpentier but we are Intensely interested in the winner because the victor of ot this bout must be Dempsey's opponent for the title We 0 personally care little who wins be because because because be- be cause we have no nt fear tear that Americas America's champion will have much trouble in disposing disposing disposing dis dis- dis- dis posing of either or both these foreign champions |