New-York tribune., 1919-12-18

ne stadium promoters in Paris have
|'ahled me they expected their house
so0id draw s1,oO0ooo for Dempsey
arr ntier fight" Kearns said. 81
E 'bi ! back | would demand so per
Peat guarantee and expect the answer
ny message is in my office in Los
~ les now
the stadium draws $1,oo0.ooo 1t
be because of Dempsey, the cham
|tHr Carpenter or Beckett or any
Se pair of fighters not including
! 10 osey would not draw half that
fc.. Therefore my demand for split
e$ 100000 is justified
arms said he would leave for Los
1ssles : tonight.
tARIS, Dec. II (By The Associated
riss).-"Sparrow" Robertson, of New
t;ri, representing TEX" Rlckard, the
'srican fight promoter, is comforting
an with M. Decoin with the object of
orsng Decoin join interests with Rick
gin bidding for fight between Jack
hNspsey and Georges Carpenter.
b ring to the difficulties which it is be-
Ia; .sd would be encountered if Rickard
lid stage the battle in the United
Heres, Rickard is reported to be pre-
.+h ID to aid the French promoter in
- ing the championship fight in Paris.
ckard, according to Robertson,
AeE, id be willing to advance half the
y tai required ard share equally with
1n French promoter in the profit or
~ \ lo
ressing rapidly, owing to the ex-
'aKe d arrival in New York within a
r,0T lays Of c. B. Cochrane, of London
Mc promoted the recent fight in the
fish capital between Joe Beckett
shjp Carpenter, and who is said to be
. IF srous Of arranging a Carpenter
4apsey fight in London.
I. Tex Richard, when informed by a
preventative of The Assoc lated Press
2 New York of the result of the Car
I'D ntier-Beckett fight in London, said
was not at all certain that he would
re to consider proposition at this
4txle of staging q bout in the United
I ties between Dempsey and Carpen
Ke&Both fighters, ne declared undoubt-
M1y would expect very large sum in
b form of purses and guarantees. and
ecre appeared to pe very few places
fRt would be likely to give gate re-
: fpts sufficient to warrant the I'M
f1bnse outlay involved.
Rrf'France at this time" Rickard con-
]. hued, "could mot be expected TO fur
4sh returns large enough to finance
S11ch match and leave the promoters
EzsHroft commensurate with the time
l5d none involved.
American Promoters Skeptical
The notion Of Jack Kearns, manager
og Jack Dempsey, that the Dempsey
Carpenter bout would draw million
lollars IS not shared by any of the
American fight promoters.
'It is TOO much Of a gamble" said
,ne experienced promoter last night.
Kearns will make demands that are
,ey md reason. and the chances Of the
match will drag and drag. Whoever
ret. it finally Will lose money if he
iRrres on such sums. Conditions are
100 uncertain. Right now there is NO
place where you could be sure of stag
Inc the bout. and no place big enough
to hold the people you would have te
have to make it pay.
"The minute you have big bout
! like this one the local authorities star
! to change their minds about boxing
Take the experience OF klckard WITT
shs Johnson-J Jeffries fight. After he
had all arrangements made for SaI
francisco he had to make last-minut'
shift to Reno. lie made money event
aally, but he must have mad severe
k5hock for while.
z"I think that the fight eventually viii
Ige to Paris. They seem to think tina
l.garpentier has chance there. But il
fthe United States that bout would no
\ draw anything like million dollars
i People know that Carpenter is bount
1.tc lose"