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Ri Ey = SERIE 10DG fy By rOOrg Carp a "RANCE'S WAR HERO eK SHALLENGER OF DEMPSEY = | FOR WORLD'S T A: “coer VON. Ua Here rt, A ee eek Reeds pati” War Brings a Pause CHAPTER XXXI WAS just as sorry as Smith that the fight had ended in such @ fashion. To win on a foul never appealed to me as being a con- vincing victory. Smith considered himself a most unfortunate man and demanded a return match. ‘There was considerable discussion of an- other bout and, had not the war intervened, we probably would have met a second time. I feel confident that this time I would have knocked out, for I hag proved that I was his master. I did stay in England and was matched to meet Young Ahearn, who, although he was an Englishman by birth, had done most of his fighting in the United Stat He was a re- markably it man, with both his hands and feet, but, like Bombardier Wells, he had his weak spots, which were so fragile that a single hard punch was sufficient to defeat him, But while I tarried in England, training for the coming match with Ahearn, war was declared between France and Germany and I hastened off home, announcing that i would not meet Ahearn. ‘War meant one thing to me at this time aside from the terror of my country, and this that Francois Des- camps must hurry away to battle, for he was older than I. [ rushed off to tell him the news, but found him al- ready packing his clothing, preparing for the trip to France, where he would in his regiment. “Georges,” he said, wiping away the tears that were streaming down hig face, “the time has come for us to part after all these pleasant years together. I must go to war, while you, my son, are not yet old enough You must wait until you are called “Not so,” I cried, “It you think I ‘will allow you to go alone, you are smistaken. ‘The war has come. So “be it, But I, also, shall join, I will enlist at once. While the war lasts there will be no boxing for me. This very day I lay aside my hoxing gloves. There will be boxing after tho war when peace comes. It oan- not be long delayed.” “But war, Georges, is not for boys. You will not be accepted. You must wait. a “To-day, even now,” I persisted, “I Transferred to a Fighting Force CHAPTER XXXIL HEN there came a day when my position sank on my soul like a chunk of lead. I had driven my officer to Paris from the camp and was idly tuning up my car when an inquisitive and roguish little poilu strolled up to where T lolled on the side of the au- tomobile. “So you ate Georges Carpentier, the great fighting man, eh?” he queried, “A lot of fighting you will Yto, You will never reach the front, They've got you wrapped softly and out of harm’s way, my boy. You're too precious to be shot. France thinks too mach of you to send you to where the bullets fly. My blood boiled and if he had deen larger I am-sure I should have knocked him down, But my _ hot blood did cool when I suddenly real- ized, that as he saw the matter, It was the truth he spoke. People prob- ably all felt the same way about my service in the army. But I was deeply hurt and at the very first op- portunity told my officer of the oc- currence and pointed out to him that my presence as a chauffeur was hurting my standing with France. The officer saw and agreed that he should help moe extricate myself. And finally there came orders from the War Office to present myself with my class for service at the front. At once I put in my application to train as a pilot, Many days 41d [ watt, but there finally came orders for me to present myself at the camp d’Avord for training, but it was three months later when it finally became possible for me to complete my tests suc- cessfully. It was nearly a year after I hid entered service that I received a cer- tificate passing me as an army pilot. My joy was great. The fact that J was running a great risk as an alr- plane pilot did not stop me in the least. It never became my duty to go out looking for fights with German a'r. lanes, It was my part In the grent Pretwork of fighting men to take on: my pl make observations and rr: port to artillery posts. Many times did I sweep about in my plane ov» the shell torn earth and gather infor. mation for the fighting men who wevs to profit by it T was present at the great struggio at Verdun and was on observation when the French attack on Fort Doua- mont was launc t wa most thrilling encounter I ever w. I wanted to leave my plane and rush to the stance of those brave men who swarmed about the Germans and finnalty drove them back. They were colorful days, but one soon forgets the sordid r y of them T have objected to speaking of my work during the war, but it Is not ing.to say that I received the Miltaire and the the latter with two ations which merely credit with doing what T was supposed to do—carry out orders nder ad- e circumstances, It is, neverthe- less, with a deep feeling of joy that T am able to g on these wonderful gifts from my country 1 had several harrowing expert- “ences, until I beeame badly nervous and was ailing somewhat. I was asked to absent myself from the air forces and finally agreed to join the athletic training division of the army after trieyds had pressed on me the necessity Of taking a rest, I found om reaching the camp at ERS DROP ANOT | ¢ ITL | | o to enlist, ly enough,” Immediately I called the promoter of the Ahearn match on the telephon and told him I could not meet the British boxer. Then we Prepared to leave Paris Aug. 4, but it was in French consulate in London, Des- camps to report for duty and I to volt unteer, It was arranged that we should leave Paris Aug. 4, but it was in fact three days later before we were able to take our leave of London, which was a bustle of war prepars- tion and entirely unlike the happy, cheering city I had greeeted when I zame from France, Paris was a mad city. The war was yet only a few days old, yet many of my friends already had met! their deaths on the battlefield. The! Germans were marching fast. ‘There | was only tenseness and longing in| the beautiful city. Being @ volunteer, 1 wag enabled to choose the branch of service I should enter, and at once I decided I should like the aviation. I believed it would be but a few weeks until I should be riding in my own airplane. But there were other disappointments yet for me. Choosing my branch of the service | was followed immediately by orders | fo report at a camp at St. Cyr, near Versailles and about sixteen miles from Paris. The vision of my air- plane grew stronger as I arrived. I reported to an officer, “Oh, yes,” he said, “I know you. You are the boxer, do you drive a car “Ah, but certainly,” I responded, wondering what vague thing this was he was asking about, “It is good,” he replied. “I need a driver for my car and you shall do very nicely.” And so there was I, a champion fighter, in a big war with the tremen dous task of driving an automobile! The irony of it amused me at first, and thea I grew irritable, but com- mon s-nse told me it was folly to Protest, so I allowed events to take | their course. For many weeks did I drive this officer to and fro about the camp. I was resting and really enjoying my- | self, even with the rigors of military life. It was a life of ease for me. They will take me quick- it not so? Weil, Joinville that I was wofully weak on Woxing after so long a lay-off, but boxing was not especially on the pro- | gramme at this camp and I did not! care to demand such instruction for | the men, knowing it would be of| greatest benefit to myself. But the gymnastic work did build up the muscles that had been allowed to remain idle for so long,and that was a blessing to me. I devoted my- self to other athletics with such avid- ity that I soon was competing as a member of the track team, once run- ning the 100 metres in less than 11 seconds, and entering events for hurl- Ang the disc. I played rugby football | to considerable extent, also, ‘The armistice found me five years | without any boxing to speak of, but otherwise a well conditioned athlete. I had long since resolved that whe \the war was over I would imme diately get back into the loved game of fighting with my fists, 6o I tmme- diately rushed off to find Descamps when I was demobilized. \ Here I would explain that Des- amps had been rejected when he | presented himself for military service | because of unfitness. That led to his becoming a prosperous manufacturer, | (Continued To- Morrow.) \ STANDING OF THE CLUBS NATIONAL LEAGUE. WoL PO.) Che, = WL. PC. 1616 300 1687) Philadetphia. 11 28° B85 517) 8t. Louis, 14 | Clnotanati YESTERDAY, Clube, Pittsbargh jonton ‘Batterien— ow i 94999949 419 BitGoura 10... 301000000- 14 Hatteries’“Marquard and Hargrave; Hamiltoa and ‘Shunde | GAMES TO-DAY, | Now York at Botton. Brooklyn at Philadelphia, Ciowinnati at Pittabursn. St, Louis at Chioepe, | Chieags GAMES YESTERDAY, At Dottie: Game RE onkcago 000 00001 oO Deg iss Bal dalyba? Bole ch 8 jerDberies ‘Waiter and Yarydn; Deus and Bas: ler second Gam Detrow 1) nee Batteries Kerr and Yaryan; Oldham abd Ain emith + 00241 803-18 18 y StL ee L000 91 S10 2 Batterice—-dovelekle ani O'Neil.” F eater ero and vere Game called at end of eighth ini in, Detroit, 11; Chicago, 1 (iret game), INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE, Clube, Wek, PC.) Clune, Baltimore ....22 10 Jersey City, 6 Buttato Toronto |Giants Break Even With Braves In First Double-Header of Season rs BOSTON, May 27.—The first dou-| up, and batted in the winning run. ble- . _| There were two accidents, Al Nixon, Scheader that the Giants particl-| ine ‘raves’ outfielder, made a. plucky pated in this seagon’ ended in an) effort to get Burn's home-run drive in even break tor them yesterday, Whey | the eighth inn ng of the first gama and winning the first game by a score ui | crus’ M4 ino the fence, close to the fo 5 to 3. and the Boston Braves taking | ‘ine. He was carried off the fleld. and the second, 4 to 3. Both games wern | twa Will be out of the game fiercely contested, and even the first | fume tin gate, with the Giants three runs ‘| “Dougina. began. the second game for the lead, the Braves started a ninth| the Glants, In the first frame Powell inning rally that looked for awhile doubled and Barbare sacrificed, Dougins Yankees Home To-Morrow With Few Able Pitchers Suspertsion of Carl Mays| te still sore. Mays's absence is hardly ly to last longer than ten days, ikelv » Cos but if things take a bad break via Likely to Prove Costly to) fat yf nt Pitching staf during thar Hugmen for Brief Stay at) (me Carls little bit of temper with | % Ollie Chill may prove exceedingly Polo Grounds. he at The rest the team gets these two By Isaac Schuman. diys will help the p.tehing staff a great deal. < e n he ed as if the score would be tied and the | {9 Kelly. He scored on a wild pite { Pe ™ Then TANT at in, the TAGHEIS Ae iaiOreL tte ihe gaise £o into esta ianinge, | Aeat ohCUllsr tty Mt aPaRe nd aclve verbal come-back with the Rube Benton, who had started the) which rolled aw for a single. Douglas Dodgers AreNow in Fourth Place boomerang twist probably will Cruise, sit in the stands to-morrow while the Yanks are éntertaining the Mackmen, but the fans are not down- ame for the Giants, was taken out) wouldn't quit, but threw out in the last frame when the Cece hare ri jo second. were full of Brave runners and two a ho men out and Douglas substituted. | Bancroft had | Ing the inning, juglas retired in favor Eddie Eayrs, a lefthanded hitter, who | of sallee. hearted. PHILADELPHIA, May 27.—The|had been sent in to bat In the place | © “Sal ‘went welt “tilt the ninth, when | Ruth left. their slump and are now back into Mh Bh DA ag pass Gowdy, Then, just to “show up" his mana ger, Gowdy, who caught the second| wide ones had been thrown, Hank | game, made four hits in four times! reached plate and drove a but after two fourth place in the race for the Na- tional League pennant. The Phillies swamped them in yesterdays gume by a score of 9 to 1, and this In spite of the fact that Leon Cadore was chosen to start the game for the Robins. 1! Cadore had for Dono- van's men were hits and runs, and he was taken Out of the box in the third inning. Abraham Lincoln Bailey was put in to finish the game, but he was also hit hard. Altogether, the Phil- Hes got nineteen clean hits off Cadore and Bailey. Every member of the Philadelphia team made at least one Yes, and his supporting company of able players, who'll continue their summer playlet entitled “The Yanks’ Ascent, or Clinching the Gonfalon, in nine scenes, with a prologue by George, the baritone announcer of the Polo Grounds, and no epilogue by Umpire Ollie Chill. George Herman is expected to re- sume the part in which he has made such a great impression on the fans, percentage columns and pitchers who feed him his lines as E} Ratador de Swat. The Babe took @ short holi- day while away, but appeared in the Mrs. Le Roy in the fourth round em- ployed her drives with deadly execution Against Miss Madeline Weatervelt of the Hoboken club, to win the semi-final by Fine drving on the part of Mrs. Robert Le Roy and flashing cross courts by Miss Clare Cassei cuntri- buted: to their resepetive successes in winning places in the semi-final round of the open lawn tennis singles om the courts of the @Montclair Ath- letic Club, Monclair, N, J. yester- day. Mrs. Le Roy, the No. 11 of the} ter drove finely in ‘the iast set ranking list, was responsible for a| Miss Cassel mastered Miss Caromi startling reversal. In her third round wy" one to arrive in the semi- hit during the course of the game. engagement She outplayed Miss Mavic wi favored role again at St. Louis| Jimmy Ring, the Brooklyn boy. aig] Wasner, No. 7 of the top ten, in réabeadiy. wat’ \PA. dotet the pitching for the Phillies and turned | straight’ sets, 6—4, 6-—4. \hocktemsiaat sidered | in one of his best performances since| in this contest the ability of Mrs, Le Likely he will continue in it until his | becoming a member of the local outfit. Roy to bring off surprising recoveries, record as El Batador de Swat at| The Robins made threo hits off him in to maintain unfaltering accuracy least equals his fifty-four home runs #ained her place in the top bracket of the upper half. | Speed was her chief weapon. She hit hard and freely, showing excellent direction from fore'and backh as she camo through two rounds. she defeated Mrs. Carl V. Hitch Mexican title holder, 6—1, 7—5. —q.73 British Bar Ribbed or Slotted c =. HOYLAKE, May 27. (Associated Press).—The Royal and Ancient Club Rules Committee, at a meeting here the opening inning, but failed to score | more than proved opposition of an in- Ring was deprived of a shutout when | vincible character for her famous op-| to-day, decided to debar rivbed or of last season. And he's nearly a) Myers, after hitting safely in the ninth, | Sonent. Miss Wagner attempted tol slotted clubs, now in use by American week ahead of last season, with thir- | was allowed to steal second. Hy went | Pome matters in the rallios, Her. ef-| golfers. teen to his credit to-d to third on Kilduff's fly to Williams | forts to volley for the Ines and into the| The decision will not become effec- \d_ scored when Cy threw wild to Wrightstone. Cadore held the Phillies runtess in the first inning, but in the second Will- jams doubled ‘to right, and after J. Miller lifted a fly to Johnston, Bruggy ingled to left, Williama dashing over e plate.Then came the disastrous third, in which the Phillies put victory far beyond the reach of the Brooklyn The Athietics are coming to town as the lowe: of the lowly, but cheered mightily by having taken a series this week from the Tigers, who are not so far behind the Yanks themselves as able performers with stick and glove. Of course, the fact that the Mack- corners from hazardous positions re-' tive until af! ted in costly errors and her defi which r the open championship, on June men have been playing at home had| players. much to do with their victory over - we the Tigers, and for just the same rea-| yioxey Walker Scores Another Wipe FoR COMFORT MEN used to think a garter must be tight for safety’s sake. Now they know the wide-webbed E.. Z. Garter never slips, yet it is soft and comfortable. son the Yanks ough: to have no trou- ble taking the two games which will be played Saturday and Sunday at the Polo Grounds, The Yanks go to Washington for three games Monday and Tuesday before returning home to meet che Browns June 2, and the battle in the pital ought to be a good one. The Senators have won four games frm Eauy Victory. Mickey Walke> of Elizabeth, N. J., outpointed Johnny Summers of Brook- lyn in @ ten-round bout at the Colos- seum at Newark last night. The bell saved Summers from a knockout in ihe final round, Walker having knocked him through the ropes and out of the ring with a terrific right hand smash to the jaw. He was being pushed back the Yanks and the Hugmen have) into the ring when the bell sounded At haberdashere and dept. stores everywhere. taken three from the Senators; and| ending the fight. Ja und Look for the stamped on the ro doubt the big Decoration’ Day] Mickey B. .n fought a sensational ten- garter. The only genuine crowd will see the. locals try to even| round bout. The former looks like one mi + ad of the best fighters developed in years and he made a great showing against 4 the more expesienced Mickey. Carl Mays's loss to the home team) “Try "Reagan of Bllzabeth defeated Frobably will be strongly felt. His) charley Ryder of Staten Island in ten absence will cause the harder working rounds, Jack Denning, the veteran of the other pitchers, who are none! New. 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