Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-02-17
No Championship Match Was
Arranger Under These Con-
ditions Before; Veterans
Present Staggered.


Standing between The Pullman car
ticket window and the chewing gum
slo4 machine in the Wcehawken STA
ton Of the West Shore railroad, Tex
Richard signed awav S27.5OO to Jack
Dempsev and his manager, Jack
Kearns. 1t was the last word in the
consuu nation of the championship
match with less Willard. sche luled
for somewhere on J'ly 4, or there
~f,er. Harms gnod his name Demp-
NM his down and Richard did the
reg
without bottle Of wine or even
n hienhau. the who'e thing was done
in bus,nesslille way. Their wasn't a
snort celebrity on hand. And the best
mart of it was everybody concerned
was happv and well satisfied.
DEMPSEY was at the Claridge
ear.'v' hut Dromptiv ut 2 o'clock. as
nroarranged Richard walked in.
Dompscy was there in sporty
looking gray suit. all nicely creased,
viii y Golf can TO match. Ric' ard
looked around for minute when he
came in and then. Ecarns. manager
of Dernpsey SEEMED into the breach.
Meet Tack dempsey, Tex" he
said and tbcn the lithe-limhed rival
for tho heayvwaicht championship
STAINED To tho front
"G'ad To meat Won Mr. Richard"
hc said offerinp his hand,
"Tn, ,ieased TO meet vou," replied
picltar1 vigorously meeting the husky
vonro mans CRASH.
I've met Won before. Mr.. Richard.
II was about two years ago in front
If tho Winter C1.den." Dempsey in
ternoeed Ia
s,Nou I don't remember that, but
ANYHOW us all right" They shook
hands and then Richard got down
to business
II was i'm the ballroom of the Ga
ri1ero pfckard Keqrns and Ike Dur
pan moved toward an American
f-aa-drasaed table and began to dis
cues things After all had nodded their
heads IN either agreement or other
VS.. Dempsev Joined the party. He
,istaned ,SiientIv to whatever was said
ana then all got up agreeab'y. and
moved away for picture taking pur-
no,o.
This done Richard announced that
noI'h ,,1 ' II wos hest for nll hands to go
o,.r,.'ta Torsev tn SIGN tho articles.
81 don't care where | go, Sdlu
Dc,nneav "arvthing Won say will suit
me Mr. RicI ard -" Kearns said ditto,
ana then without more ado the crowd,
cntireIv ncwspapcr iren, started for
Jersey outside the CIaridgc, however,
the movie picture men had lined up.
and right off Richard, Dempsey and
koarns were POSED for a conversations
al picture. EVERY hing w mt all right.
and The bu,b OF the camera was
nnghed hun inst at the vital moment
10 dcye'oped that the celcbrlted trio
we're standing on the Cartridges eleva-
tor. Eefore they knew it the elevator
be gan TO move upwarl and all three
had TO hon off in confusion or be
thrown into a hcap n the gutter. A
new Arrangement was then made, af-
tor vbi,,b The entire partv started for
the ferry TO Wchawken. Some of the
more affment hopped in taxis and
took the trolley. All met at the ferry.
The boat left in a couple of minutes.
Nohodv aEout knew the patty and no
body apnorcntlv cared. Into the ferry
house on the Other tide went the
per..
Rickard. Kearns aud Dempsey
n'cged ont the most distant corner
Of the station. and with an old
fountain rem tackled on their names
to the agreement. such a procedure
WAS never even heard of. When the