The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-17
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Boston, March 1s.-(Special) )-Some in- teresting information breezed in here to- day from old Lunnon in cable advices telling of the match arranged between Carpenter and Jack Dempsey. Except for the actual signing of the contract, the cable says, the match has been arranged. It is to take place on Labor Day under the direction of film magnate. The ir- formation would be intensely exciting if 1t were true. Here are some of the de- tails contained in the story:
 A fixed sum first will be paid to the champion and to the challenger, and the remaining profits will be divided among the two boxers and charity The winner of the fight will take 8 per cent of these remaining profits and the loser 15 per cent; the remaining 50 per cent will be divided equally among the Red Cross or ganizations of the United States Great Britain, France. Canada, and Australia.
 Winfield Sheehan, film promoter, has been in London arranging for the great international battle royal.
 The details of the contract have al- ready been arranged by cable. Dempsey will sign later; he merely stipulates that as he IS the champion. the challenger shill sign first The terms agreed upon are: Dempsey to receive $500, 900, win. lose
 
 win. lose or draw.
 "Dempseys contract includes no terms, MT. Sheehan stated. "Carpentiers ar rangement is that, win or lose. he shall tour for eight weeks in vaudeville, the re- ceipts for which, estimated at $lo000 a week, shall go to the promoter. In ad- dition, the fighters, as stated will split up that half of the profits not given to charity.
 "The enormous sums which it is pos sible to pay the boxers for a fight in America are, MT Sheehan added, based on the belief that we can sell for fight taking place near New York 200 seats at s1,00O each 800 seats at $JOO each; 5000 seats at $10O each, and 15,000 seats at an average of s10 each producing a total of I, 10000 The cost of building the arena. fixing the seats, printing the tickets, and paying for the advertising is estimated at $1500o0, so that if the money taken for seats equals the estimate-and there is now so much money for sport in Amer fac that there seems no reason why it should not-the two boxers will split s200,- GOO of profits. leaving $4O000 for charity"
 Mir. Sheehan went on to remark that in order to reach these figures the fight must take place within easy distance of New York City.
 Tn New York state," he said Gas in many states in the Union, pugilism Is Illegal, but in New Jersey, just over the Hudson and within twenty minutes of the heart of the city and easily accessible by tubes. which carry 30o000 or 100000 p4 ssengers a day. eight-round contests are allowed if regulated by the boxing commission. In Pennsylvania, two hours away, no decision boxing is permitted. while ir Connecticut. an hour and half distant there is flexible law against boxing. not likely to be invoked in such a case Wisconsin, a days dis tance, and near the great center of Chi cago, and Colorado two days away, per- init boxing while in the last extremity a state like Nevada, where Jeffres fought Johnson, and which is four days away, would possibly be chosen.
 Tt is hoped however, that the contest will take place in center accessible to thousands. General Pershing, Admiral Sims and many other men highly placed in the naval and military counsels of the great American nation. are now cham pioning boxing as means of encourag- ing physical strength and moral courage of the youth of the country They realize what 1t did to help win the war. and they are willing to force the issue of permit ting boxing before the different state leg islatures. But the promoter Is hoping to get permission flor a twelve-round fight