Phoenix tribune., 1920-11-20
JACK DEMPSEY Will
fight CARPENTER
FOR $5OO,OOO PURSE
Especial to the Tribune)

New York, Nov 1S.-Jack Dempsey,
worlds heavyweight champion pugi-
list, and Georges Carpenter, heavy
weight champion of Europe and light
heavyweight champion of the world,
have signed an agreement by the
terms Of which they are bound to
meet in the ring between March /,
1921, and July 4 OF the same year in
a contest of not more than fifteen
rounds nor less than ten rounds.
The promoters, Charles B. Cochran
of London. England, and William A.
Brady and Tex Rickard of New York,
bind themselves to pay s3OO,0OO to
Jack Dempsey and $500 GOO to Georges
Carpenter for their services in the
ring, and the triumvirate also agree
to name the time and place for the
bout sixty days in advance Of the con
test. The promoters thus have the
three principal holidays St. Patrick's
day Memorial day and July ito
choose from, and are restricted in the
matter Of location to the United
states, Mexico, Cuba or Canada.
Limiting the rounds to a maximum
Of fifteen or a minimum Of ten is proof
positive that the promoters plan to
stage the contest in some state where
boxing is legalized, with the chances
largely fayoring New York.
AS the agreement had Eeen legally
drawn and all its terms endorsed pre-
vious to the meeting, there was no de-
bate The actual ceremony therefore
consisted in the promoters, boxers
and managers signing their names to
the contract This did not occupy
more than half an hour and was not
half so exciting as many a conference
to settle a real estate DEAL The
papers were signed in the ball room
of the Hotel Claridge.
1t was observed that Carpenter
handles a pen with more facility than
Dempsey, the American champion en-
ploying a right hook in signing his
name while the Frenchman performed
the operation by feinting gracefully
with his left an sending the right over
with accuracy and speed.
cubans Arrive
Just as the meeting was called to
order Marcos Gonzalez and Rafael
Posse, the Cubans who were said to
be ready to take the match off the
hands of the present promoters, en-
tered the room and were introduced
from the platform. Mr. Gonzalez said
a Cuban syndicate was ready to give
100000 for the match. but he realized
they had arrived too late.
It was rumored that Tom O'Rourke
was ready to post a big forfeit in sup
port Of his s6OO0OO proposition, but
Tex Richard set at rest all doubt as to
who would stage the bout by declaring
emphatically that his interest in the
contest was not for sale, and Mr.
Cochran made the same statement.
Cochran added:
q hope the fighters will exert them
selves as hard in the ring as the pro-
moters did in arranging the contest"
Richard made the announcement
that the contest would not be staged
on ball ground or any indoor struc
ture, but that he would build a great
arena that would hold the largest
crowd that ever attended a pugnlstic
contest, and that the seats would be
sold at prices ranging from S. to $50.
The articles of agreement comprise
27 sections, covering Is typewriter
pages, and every conceivable situa-
tion is so thoroughly provided for that
there is apparently no loophole for
evasion or Misunderstanding.
Both Dempsey and Carpenter are
permitted under the terms to engage
in bouts previous to their meeting in
the ring, with the proviso that Demp-
sey shall not box in Europe an Car
pentier shall not enter a ring contest
in America.
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