Apparently Beckett's consent to the
match has yet to be obtained, and it
may prove to be a decidedly difficult
matter to get the Englishman's sig
nature to a set of articles. As a gen
eral thing a chance to fight for the
world's championship is not turned
down, but there are several reasons
why Beckett should hesitate.
In the first place there is nothing
to indicate that Beckett would have
a reasonable chance to take away
anything more than the loser's end
of the purse, and the loser's end may
not prove to be much of an induce
ment to him.
Beckett will not get the match un
less he clef eats Georges Oar pen tier
and by so doing wins the neavy
weight championship of Europe. If
Beckett comes into that title he will
have an asset that will be worth a
fortune. He would be able to take
things easy meeting the third and
fourth raters of England and France
for large purses. Keturn battles
with Carpentier and Bombardier
Wells, and bouts with some of the
lesser lights would keep him busy
for a long time to come. - So there
really is no great incentive for him
to come over here and take a licking
from the hard hitting Ienipsey.
However it will be time enough to
get excited over a Beckett-Dempsey
match when the Englishman has dis
posed of Georges Carpentier, whom
he meets tonight. Carpentier him
self has always been more or less of
a mystery to American boxing fol
lowers, although so much has been
printed about the ring prowess of
the Frenchman.
