The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-28
Big FIGHT TO BE
STAGED IN HAVANA
Promoters Accept Favorable
Proposition From Cuban
Capitalists.
KEARNS GETS IN LINE
Contest Is Likely to Take
Place Late Next
Winter.
KEARNs GETS IN LINE
by CHARLES r.. MATHIsoN.

AFTER a series or conferences and
numerous ultimatums Messrs Richard
Cochran and Brady, the triumvirate
seeking to promote a worlds heavy
weight championship match between
Jack Dempsey and Georges Carpenter
announced last night that ell differ
ences between the promoters and the
boxers had been amicably arranged,
that articles OF agreement would be
signed in few days and that the bat
tie would be staged in Havana Cuba,
early in 1921.
The announcement that the pro-
moters had decided to stage the bout in
Cuba came as a great surprise to the
boxing enthusiasts of New York, as it
was the general impression the contest
would be. staged as close as possible to
the big Eastern centres OF population.
1t was intimated by Mr.. Richard that
the Cuban Government has offered
financial Inducements that the pro-
motors could not afford to ignore.
In addition. the bout could be con-
tested, to finish in the Cuban capital.
although it is generally conceded that
a contest between Dempsey and Car
pentier could not possibly last more
than eight or ten rounds if both were
boxing on their merits.
The promoters declined to give the
exact amount that the Cuban officials
are willing to contribute for the pleas
ure of seeing the leading heavyweights
of the world in the ring but it must be
tidy sum in view of the fact that the
promoters guarantee Dempsey 100000
and give Carpenter $500 600.
Kcarns's objection.
SIt.z
the match Is again on and that articles
OF agreement will soon be signed fol-
lowed a change of front by Dempsey's
manager Jack Kearns, who summarily
declined to attend a meeting yesterday
morning for the ratification of articles.
According TO Kearns, Messrs. Cochran,
Brady and Richard were altogether too
hasty in their announcement last Tues
day afternoon that the terms of the
match had been agreed upon and that
the articles of agreement would be signed
at a meeting to be held at the Hotel
Claridge yesterday morning at IL 80
o'clock. Kearns admits that he and the
promoters had verbally agreed on condi-
tons for the match. and that Cochran
and his co-promoters then proceeded to
draw up a contract to cover the contest
in all its bearings.
But" declared Kearns. "wheh the
written contract was submitted to me /
found that its terms varied materially
from the understanding I had with the
promoters. and i naturally declined to
sign it or to attend any conference at
which the document was to come up for
signature.
II therefore notified all concerned that
/ would not sign the articles as submit
ted and that unless they could alter the
articles to meet with my views / would
not sign at all. They agreed to make
the alterations and we probably will
have another meeting tomorrow and try
to arrange matters"
Kearns explained that the chief OBJ
lection he had against the articles re-
lated to the posting Of forfeits with
trust company.
Il had q painful experience in such
case some years ago and I do not de-
sire to repeat ii. A trust company
would not take the responsibility OF de-
Gliding IL any of the parties to con-
tract had forfeited. and unless the in
terests Of all parties to contract were
safeguarded injustice might be done 10
one or more. In the present instance
Cochran. one of the promoters. praeti-
cally manages Carpenter. In any event
he has Carpenter under contract, and
II there was question as to violation
of contract there would be two against
one in the matter of a hearing by the
trust company.
Wants a Stakeholder.
my idea Is TO have a responsible man
appointed stakeholder he to hold all the
moneys posted by both boxers and pro-
motors and to have authority to decide
any questions that might arise as to vio-
lations of agreement. This stakeholder
could be required to file a bond suf-
ficicnt to cover all moneys In his hands
BY this arrangement all interests would
be amply protected. AS the case stands
the promoters and Carpenter are pro-
tected but Dempsey is not"
Kearns declared that the conditions
governing the men In the ring were sat-
isfactory. and that as soon as the other
matters he had mentioned were changed
he would probably sign articles.
Richard had several talks with Kearns
yesterday and urged the champions
manager to take more reasonable
view of the matter. but the last word
by Kearns was to the effect that he
would not sign any papers till they had
had received the approval of his at
torney.
The proclamation to the effect that
the bout would be held IN Cuba and
that all details had been settled would
seem to indicate that the promoters
finally made Roadway in their efforts
to placate Kearns.