Norwich bulletin., 1920-11-06

test ranging from ten to fifteen rounds | to be held at place to be selected i later, either in the United States, Can | ada. Mexico or Cuba. Numerous min 1 or conditions hinge upon, the rules governing boxing in the place finally | selected. These include the weight of l the gloves, referee and judges, band ages and manner of awarding the ver- dict.
 The parties to the contract submit ted list of five names from which 1t Is proposed to select the referee and judges with proviso that in case the bout is held in place where boxing E is controlled by a state commission
 the selection must be satisfactory to said commission. The names offered for the positions are Robert Edgren, William Brown and James J, Corbett of New York: James J. Jeffries Of Los Angeles; Otto Floto of Kansas City and James F. Daugherty of Philadel- phia.
 Edgren is also made sole arbiter of any disputes which may arise between any of the contracting parties with final authority to decide and award | any distribution of the forfeit money as provided in the contract. It is fur ther stipulated that the ring shall be | from eighteen to twenty-four feet | square. A provision also is inserted giving the promoters 8 thirty day ex-
 tension from the date finally set for l the bout, in case the contest cannot take place at the site and time so se-
 lected, due to causes beyond the con-
 trol of the promoters.
 There was little formality or osten- | tation in the signing of the contract, l the terms of which have been general ly known and agreed upon for some days. All the contracting parties gath
 cred at an uptown hotel and in the presence of a large number of news paper men, quickly signed the contract | with which all were apparently thor oughly familiar. The actual airing of signatures did not take more than five minutes, after which principals and promoters adjourned to the roof
 for the usual moving picture stand.
 While there is an apparent air of
 mystery and uncertainty surrounding
 the time and place of the battle, it is
 generally accepted that unless there Is stern opposition from the New York
 state boxing commission the bout will
 be held in a special open air arena to
 be erected within or very close to the
 city limits of New York. The date for
 such a contest will be between the
 middle of June and the Fourth of July
 In case the bout cannot be held 1T
 New York state for any reason 1t vii Lbe probably shifted to New Jersey | ~-~N-A@@S
 ing considered at present and will not
 unless it is found impossible to stage Ithe fight in the United States.
 The amount of the purse is so large and 1t is impossible to hold the bou during the winter or spring months in permanent building or enclosure } except at prohibitiye prices The nov
 ing picture operators also prefer day. light to artificial light for their work } In addition both Dempsey and Carpen. tier are tentatively scheduled to boz
 during the month of March. Carpen. tier, who sails for France tomorrow
 is expected to engage in a contest il
 Monte Carlo, while Dempsey has per , sonally announced that he will boz } Jess Willard again on March IT. Thi.
 accounts for the provision in the con. , tract that in case either principal shal } be defeated prior to their meeting, los. l ing his title by knockout or referee. I decision, that the promoters shall hay, : the right to terminate the contrac
 within two days after such defeat } | without. however, the loss of forfeit. 1 hV nf ho ay-fio