Show PARISIANS STILL HONOR CARPENTIER Gets Almost as Big a Reception Reception Recep Recep- tio tion as That Accorded General F Foch och V RIS AnIS Dec 9 Georges k-Georges Georges Carpentier 1 j the French fighter who won the J 1 I- I championship of from Joo Joe Beckett at London returned to Paris lat last night I t have havo signed nothing not I 1 am watt walt waitIng tog Ing for offers I 1 want a n little time to think it o over cr he said ald Seldom n h has s a conquering hero returnIng returning return- return Ing log from Crom a victorious campaign received such h a welcome as did Carpentier Fully persons were crowded into the tho North station cheering and singing The Marseillaise The he French rench promoters are pleased that Carpentier has not signed an agreement of any kind with C C. C B. B Cochrane Cochrare the British promoter M. M Decoln manager of or the Wonderland Sporting club of Parts Paris who on Saturday sent a cablegram to Jack Jacl Kearns offerIng offerIng offer- offer Ing log to deposit whatever amount Jack Dempsey would ask for a twenty round fight with Carpentier on July 14 informed Informed in informed In- In formed the Associated Press that he will deposit francs with the Equitable Trust at t Paris Parts today to guarantee Dampsey's DempSey's Dempsey's Demp- Demp sey's end although the American champion champion cham cham- pion has not not yet et replied to hi his message stating his terms Carpentier spoke e highly of the sportsmanship sportsmanship sports sports- sportsmanship manship of or the British public but added that he ho was sure Americans would be equally fair Nevertheless he preferred preferred preferred pre pre- to meet Dempsey in France I am glad Dempsey does not object to coming to France e said A great show surely can be staged here Asked what he thought of his chances with Dempsey Carpentier replied I to coming to France ho he said A great fighter tighter Paris last autumn cheered and showed wonderful enthusiasm on the visits of royalty royally but never with such a as in greeting the fighting champion Carpentier was seized by the crowd when alighting from the train and separated separated separated sepa sepa- rated from Descamps his manager and was temporarily lost In the mad throng His right arm was slightly hurt Nothing serious serious he informed the correspondents correspondents cor cor- respondents but a a a. boil boll from which I suffered during my training period |