The sun., 1919-03-12
RICHARD FAV0RS
EAST FOR Big BOUT
On Return From Texas, Says
He Will Select Place Within
Easy Reach Of New York.
ny GEORGE n. UNDERWOOD.

"nen jess wizard ana JACK dempsey
square of for their worlds championship
tilt on July 4 il Is almost certain to be
In an Esstern ring II there is any way
possible for the bout to be held in New
York or within easy travelling distance
Of this great metropolis the bout will
take place here. That was evident in
every remark made at the Biltmore last
night by Tex Richard who Just had
blown In from Fort Worth Texas.
Richard had a sheat OF kilograms In
his hand containing offers from many
cities and towns throughout the country.
Offers or bids for the big fight have come
in from Nevada. Washington. Arizona,
Louisiana. Georgia, Texas, Idaho, I'LL
nols. Ohio. Connecticut, Pennsylvania
Massachusetts and New Jersey, not TO
say anything from Halifax. Hamilton
and Quebec in Canada.
When questioned about offers, and
some OF them apparently were PROPOSE
tons worthy OF serious consideration,
from States in the South. West and
Northwest Richard disposed OF them by
remarking in his curt, crisp manner,
TOO far away" IT'S too hot there in
the summer time" or some other such
criticism.
watching Deyelopme
mere Is little OOuDt lndt ~
sitting tight and watching developments
in tho Legislature in this State as we'll
as in adjacent States, where fight bills
are under consideration. Tex. in fact.
makes no bones about his desire to hold
the contest in New York, or a g near here
as Is possible.
Always in the open in his remarks, he
does not attempt to dodge the fact that
the principal thing that interests him
about the fight is the amount of money
he can make out of II and that such
money must come from the centres OF
population. Richard yesterday said:
II don't give a whoop in Tophet who
wins the fight. I don't care a conti-
mental where II is held as long as II Is
in place easy OF access for big money.
Big money 10 in the East now and here
Is where l want to pitch the ring II
possible
Richard spent several weeks with will
lard among the latter's oil properties in
Texas and also was a few days at
WIZARDS ranch at Lawrence. Kansas.
He says the champion already has
started light training and that, though
he IL doing no heavy work as yet, he has
taken off eleven pounds.
Jess shrinks Eleven Pounds.
lHat llIlle WtlkUt TO Idhe OH
for so big a man, ! know" remarked
Richard, but Jess is going about things
In a systematic and right way. He is
not trying to burn up his vitality by
too hasty and hard conditioning He lie
starting In slow and gradually hardening
himself for the tougher and more Cruel
ling work to come.
Jess means business. OF that ] am
sure. II he didn't he wouldn't be 80
careful about his diet. All the while
was with him I particularly noted
how he abstained from fatty foods. He
ate very little for 60 big a man and
did not touch a thing without careful
consideration. The big fellow is. II
nothing else, a mighty serious person
and the way he Is starting things shows
me he means business and may fool
a lot OF persons next July.
Jess looks forward to this fight more
than he did even with his contest with
Jack johnson. Criticisms have stirred
the big fellow out OF his usual letharsy
and nonchalance. I don't think he
cares anything about what will happen
after July I. think he then intends
TO retire for good. But he does
want TO show the night fans Of this
country and particularly those who per
haps have been too hasty in their criti.
cism OF him that he Is not the tvro
and cheese fighter some persons have
made him out TO be"
Richard also showea cabIegrarn from
London from one Bckford, manager OF
VIII Beckett. who recently knocked on,
Bombardier Billy Wells. II read "Wul
you book winner Willard Dempsey fight
ito meet Beckett in America" Richard
said he not vet had answered the Lon
doner's cable