Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-12-29
SPORTS
TELLS DEMPSEY TO WATT
FRENCHMAN HAS BOUT
WITH CAMERA MAN FIRST
Georges Says Money In No Object.
let Ale Saudbnxs Movie
Oncr.
u, EonpEs w. FArnpAIRN.

LONDON, Doa 2S.-The FIRST author
ICED statement regarding the future
given To Universal Service today BY
Nate Lewis. the Chicago tight pro-
moter, following two hours con-
ference with Carpenter and his man
a3er. Dcschamps. in the Carlton Hotel
Lewis, representing Tortorich. OF
New Orleans, and Jack kcarns. Demp-
$4,000 and chance TO make $4,000
additional in exhibitions for fight
With Dempsey in New orleans In No
vember. 1920. DeschampS rejected the
Carpenter will not fight any one
any plaee before November. 1920" he
auce W. 10 alter this decision. II
would be Impossible TO get Georges
in tiptop shape before November. and
"o are not taking any chances"
Coehranc Hold. Option
Dcschamps denied that C. T. Coch-
rare, who promoted tho Carpenter
Beckett affair. has the FreEchman tied
M indehnit"y. so reported from New
has an option OF Carpenters services.
providing he can obtain Dcmpsey's
signature before the FIRST OF February.
III the event that Cochrane fails to
land Dempsey, Carpenter will be will
ing to sign up with any promoter Sc
1aTinE NE ray AmGrifan champon,s sig
inands are satisfied
Cochrane's threat to Dempsey that
me latter had better sign Up in,medi-
defeated ny some one else is Ground
less in view OF Deacha mps' statement
that MS proteEe viii not entor the
mig with any one before November.
Money No Object-Whnt.
Money is q secondary cons.dera-
ton with .GeerEes," said Deschamps.
Tho world championship is his goal.
Win the physical perfection he will
nitFe IN No"cInoer, together with the
q mos h.,
and must win. An that is necessary
Is that he regain the physical pcrfec-
nve years of war service. and which
was further undermined by WORRY. over
the loss OF his fortune when the Ger
mans captured Lens and destroyed the
his money"
pcschamps told Lewis that Carpen-
s sigr pre ,;iad for the coming year il
carly in March" he said. When w" We
70 10 america reporting at the Call
IL Georges Will receive $4,000 for
1h'rty days work before the camera.
Then he viii come back home and fol-
close TO nature and AWAY from Parts.
There he will prepare himself for his
greatest ordeal tue battle for the
championship"
Climate Helps Csrpent,er.
with Cochrane called for sl35, AZ
carpenters end" said Lewis. At
asked him why ne turned down
Tortorich's offer and Ter Richards,
ooeh or which were bigger. He said
ne had moral obligation to fuitil
wlth Cochrane. and also that he pre-
ierred to hight in England or France
because Carpenter is used TO tho eli
matte and other conditions in these
countries. which might also provo a
haHdicap TO Dempsey"
Ell Berrena. the London promoter
lried to siEnt the French champion
Offering $4,000, and Offering levi.
ilbo.ooo Tor Dempscy's end, promising
20 place that amount IN New Yori;
oank. Lewis has t;ibled Barrcns' o.
!,c3 70 dempsey. DcScharnps said that
u dempsey accepted the offer car
pent!eF would want slT5,o00 Barrcns
IS SAID 10 be willing 10 raise tho ante
TINS amount.
n new coGhinatiou OF French and
american capitalists. headed by l., =.
SHnaliwood. of Sea cate. y Y. and a
prominent French autolnonile nam
tacturer made il known at the cor
ference that they would ouubid all
previous oEcrs for the fight. and askcG
t1E d conference with Lewis and Das
cnampS IN Paris on Thursday, I'VE
expressed Willingness 10 stage IA
HSHt without any profit