The Washington herald., 1920-10-28
Syndicate Of Cuban Sports
men Is Promoting Fight.
Purse of Nearly $780, 900
To Be Largest in History
Of Prize Ring-Date Yet
To Be Selected.

New York, Oct. 27.-Jack Demp-
sey, heavyweight champion OF tne
world. and Georges Carpenter Eu-
ropean title holder, will meet In
the ring in Cuba during the COM
ing winter to decide the hea'y-
weight title. Articles OF agree
ment calling for the two fighters 70
clash were signed early today by
lack Kearns, representing the cham
MON and Francois Descamps' VINO
is commissioned to look after the
ring affairs Of the French scrapper'
No date or length of the fight was
settled upon, but these conditions
will be arranged within the next
few days ---.
The articles of agreement were
signed in the Office Of William A
Brady. They were witnessed Dy
Charles, Cochran. the English pro-
moter, who has Carpenter under
contract to night for him.
Cuban sportsmen Promoters
The fight will be promoted by
syndicate Of Cuban sportsmen
Within the next few days their rep
resentativs will arrive in this coun-
try and final papers will be signed
by all concerned. The necessary for
feits will be posted and date and
number Of rounds settled upon
NJ
OF less known by the principals and
thetr representatives, but they wish
70 wait until the last moment be-
fore making them public. 1t is like
" that one or two changes from
those conditions drafted in the
original articles of agreement will
be modified. Hearns is said to have
expressed himself as dissatisfied
with one or two things contained
in the articles of agreement.
Conditions of Fight.
The following is a brief outline
of the conditions for the champion
ship scrap:
Under the terms of the contract
as agreed on at a meeting today
the pugilists will meet some time
between February l and July l
1921. The conditions stipulate &
bout between ten and fifteen round!
for a record purse and a percentage
of the moving picture receipts.
The number Of rounds, the place
Of battle and the exact date art
subject to discussion of the pro
moters, who are to inform the prin
Cipals at least sixty days befor'
the contest. Each fighter receives ;
25-per cent. right in the moving pic
tUre profits the other so per cent
going to the promoters.
The bout will be conducted b!
Tex Rickard. Charles Cochran, o
London, and William A. Brady, tn,
latter representing Cochran's in
tsrests.
There wert present at the confer
ence the joint promoters, Jacl
Kearns, manager of Jack Dempsey
and Francois Descamps. manager o
Carpenter; and four lawyers rep
resenting the various interests in
vOlvsd,
Purse Near s5Oo.OOO.
While Tex Rickard and his fel
low promoters refused positively T.
disclose the amount of the purs
to be given the pugilists befor
it is known, SOwever, that, includ
ing certain percentages, it will ap
proach $500, 900.
This is far in excess of any pre-
vious purse, the reel ID being he'll
by Richards contract with Jess Will
lard and Jack Dempsey. whereb
willard received 100000 and Demp
sey s2T,5OO for their fight at To
ledo on July 1. 1919.
The division of the purse wi
show the world champion Dempse
receiving more than Carpenter i
the role of challenger and holder c
the European heavyweight title.
While the promoters are under
stood to be planning to hold tn
bout here in Madison Square Gar
den, ample provision is made for tn
shifting Of the contest to anothe
city in case opposition arises froI
any source.
While it is understood that tn
promoters are counting on a recor
gate in order to carry the burden {
the huge purse involved, the movin
picture receipts are expected
prove the greatest revenue in tn
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