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Show THEY'RE ALL TRAILING FRENCHMAN NOW ! 8Y DEAN SNYDER. Georges (.'arpentler could find a lot of work to do In this country If h" k anted to keep busy Every boxer above tbe middleweight class Is eager (o tackle the French man He got ovei Let losky per schedule which didn't prove much, sinee the bat tier is a light hitter and Georges wasn't taking any riAk. But he doesn't have to fight Jack I)einpse next unless he wishes to fsce the best man America has at once STACKING 'EM UP The older MDOQ Of hcav weight-, consisting of Brr-nnan. !ifton. Wills and otbert would all gle him a better battle than did Letnsk And the younger feneration of heav les. inch Bob Martin, tlene Tunne and Mart B'jtke irould ill be willing to kiw Carpet) tier ; workout. Going rlgbt on down the ine Harr ireh and Mike O'DoWd inlpht prove good matches for the isitor. And then there's anooier fellow Tummy Gibbon w ho desert es a chance at Carp Gibbons If having a hard time of It gelling mutches nowadays nowa-days N'Ol.e Of 'hem seem I" van! t i swap pun i os with hnu SAYS HE HITS TOO HARD Ho'l a ClOVCr boxer, but not a knockout puncher. Bui Tom finds himself him-self in th- latsification of the light heavy weights, and for some reason this clas." has never been as popular 1 the heavif:-, just above, or I he "mid dleweigbls. Just the next nolch down in poundage Eddie Kane took Tommy and toured Burope in vain, seeking matches. The finally had to rIvp up the fichilns an 'le of their crusade And wnt to Irt ind to visit relatives Instead But why won't the. bov wnh T t.i who Is manager of the Gib-1 bons boys, claim: that Tom hits too bard for the rest oi them. They don'i like his game. Consenuc in ly he can'i pet on the boxing bills t cry often. Last year his chief businita was lac ing Harry tlreb lie did If twice, ence in May and later on the last d.i 01 July TOMMY IS ARTISTIC. The tirst battle was a real lacing but the other was close, as Gibbon ' wasn't in as suod shape the last time they met, owing to iho laci that hp couldn't ;;e: matches enough to keep liini in fighting condition. He has Improved a lui in recent ' rears, nd the reaeon is that he's i learned to punch better, Once Tommy was just an artist ie boxer He works i like his brolhei Mike, now retired aniilj teaching boxinr i St Patil His defense makes It a hurd matter for an opponent to land He weigh- i around 165 pounds and Is well built with Sturdy shoulders height and reach The ."-peed he has should ollset i The case of Tommy Gibbcns offers a pecu'i .r angle in boxing. He ia a 165 poundcr a I g ht heavyweight. He's betwixt and between the heavy weights and the middleweight Gibbons toured Eurcpe in search of matches but ncbody would no on with htm Now he'o after Georges Carpentier he weight he'd have to give in boxing i man like Cnrpenl ier. GOOD SHOW TO WATCH Carpentier is a finished boxr and: 10 (s Gibbons. A match between ihem' Auuld make a mighty good show to! .-.a 1 1 1 1 However, the lact remains thai ilie younger member of the Gibbons broth ers is having his troubles. He can't ge: on the boards, no matter how big the inducement his manager, Lddie Kane offers. So there you are. Carpentier doesn I have to box Deinp-ev rigbt off the reel unless he prefers It. |