The sun., 1919-02-04
WOULD STAGE FIGHT
HERE, SAYS RICHARD
New York Would Be Accept
able If Bill's $40 Limit
Is Erased.

Should the new boxing bill TO be intro
duced at Albany to-day by Senator Gibbs
go through without the stipulation limit
ing admission fees to SO there Is a big
chance that the bout between Jess Will
lard and Jack Dempsey will be staged
In this city.
This contingency was indicated last
night by Tex Richard when he returned
to this city from Chicago by way OF
Texas. Richard declared that he would
not be averse TO holding the fight
In state where only ten rounds were
permitted just as long as he saw imam
ctal proht in prospect Richard con-
armed tho salient features OF the agree
ment with Willard as sent out from Chi
cago last week.
Two additional clauses since have been
inserted, one by which Willard 10 to get
one-third OF the receipts from the NOV
Ing pictures and another that binds
Richard to pay the expenses OF the
champion II the bout 10 staged In Eu-
rope.
Richard denied the authenticity Of the
report from Fort Worth in which the
promoter WAS quoted as having selected
Jack Dempsey as the opponent for VIII
lard. II did not say So" said Richard.
and will not formally announce my
selection for some time to come. I con-
cede that Dempsey now Is the logical op-
ponent for Willard, and am willing to
talk terms with Dempsey's manager a.
any time. have heard that he lie dis
posed TO be reasonable. and am MISC In
the same frame OF mind.
As 20 Carpenter, I received a cable
gram on my arrival homo In which he
said he would like to come here IL he
could get away. But there Is some
question as tn that However. the
French champion has promised to fight
for me when he gets tho chance, and
IL no cannot get leave Of absence I may
Willard and tho man chosen 20 meet
tho champion over TO Europe and pit
him against the Frepchman."
Out for the Money.
Asked II he would consider staging
the Willard bout In q place where less
than twenty rounds would be permitted
Richard replied:
Twenty rounds would be sufficient,
but II less than twenty were permitted
In some places where the receipts would
warrant 1t would not be averse TO
pitching the ring there.
tho sSipuIhtlOn IN inc SlDbS OIL I'm
iting the charge for tickets to $40, II Il
becomes law. would make New York
out OF the question. for in order to get
back the great outlay required in staging
the match ! will have to 20 40 high as
$50 for ringside seats"
Rickard said he expected TO spend
Sl7b.00o IN staging the match and ne
would be compelled to put UP the prices
As to Havana, he said he would con-
slider that place as an eligible spot and
did not think It would b much warmer
there July than Il was In April. when
Johnson and Willard fought there
However. have plenty OF time"
said he. in which to select q location
and will take my time
Asked II he did not consider Sloo. 900
an exorhitant price to pay to Willard he
said
NO When you coreiler that Willard,
who weighs 27o pounds, will have to
work like horse for five months IN
ordnr 'c get into condition dent
think It 10 extravagant Chaplin and
Fairbanks. the movie actors. get much
more money than Willard will and for
less strenuous work than lie will do
Willard said 70 me that he hated to
60 to work but that he had cut out
drinking and would settle down Mt once
and begin to get into condition"
scouts Fulton's story.
Questioned as TO what he thought of
action In regard to an alleged
fake. Richard said:
II do not believe that Dempsey had
any knowledge OF any such agreement
and I think the bout was fought on its
merits. although II Is possible that Full
ton was not in condition. Somebody
may have told him that Dempsey did
not intend to hit hard. but Dempsey
does not seem 70 have been consulted.
II think Fulton has been badly ad-
v'sed man. and permitted himself to be
made tool OF by persons who thought
to inJure a possible match between Will
lard and Dempsey. The scheme has
failed, and Fulton now must realize that
he 10 the only sufferer"
Richard says the report that he AMI
Willard went to Texas to look over oil
properties is a mistake. Richard went
10 Texas but Willard went to Kansas