New-York tribune., 1920-04-28

1t IS higaly improbable that there
Will oe any heavyweight championship
'his Jear' Carpenter is tied up with
circus and moving picture contracts un-
I'll The fall. 1t has been announced that
Den'fsey will box somebody in the
We, Oh July 5, but net Carpenter.
ihis may or may not 10 so. Kearns
frequently has announced the return Of
JacS l,e'Apsey to the ring many times
since me Willard bout, but the nearest
cna' ehe champion got 10 the ring was
IN front Of the cameras.
There are those who believe that
Carpenter and Dempsey nav never
meet AS Z: stands the Po;lu boxer
WI. nave cleaned up before the end OF
ire year quite as much money as he
"o@iO have gathered if lie fought Dcmp-
se@ AS a circus attraction the Con
ocnGer wlil draw more than any cham
pion ever cid
Cnrsey After Match
lack Curley modcstly admits that he
would like to promote Carpenter
Dempsey bout, and he VIII make over
lures Tor the match in the near future.
EUt not right away" added Jack. The
Two managers do net seem 10 be ready
for tight talk yet. The subject doe sn't
seem 20 interest them.
by tne way, Hnat has become Of all
the mlillon-dollac Dids Ter the Carpen-
tier Dempsey heht? Where are the
moving picture .nagnates, the mad nat
ter.'ant Others who were waving anony,
mots cnecks DC tore the arrival OF Car
pentler IN The United States? Gone, it
seems. The present outlook is for a
least two years OF long sustained con
Fersi- Ilon before tar,el.tler and Denp-
sey enter the same ring, if they enter
the same rig
The prosncct Of the prompt restora-
tion Of boxing has started the old
clH'e T'ns hangers on to scurrying
around looking for leases. It is be-
lleTed that Governor Smith will soon
s'sn the Walker bill and the pro-
llaosers and naar-pronoters are com
ing Np for air lor the first time since
GcVcrnor Whitman and his commits
s'cA spilled the boxing game into the
ash can.
u Jersey the promoters are some
mat unhappy. The New York boxing
law will permit fifteen rounds to q
eecisioa, while the Jersey law limits
tho number of rounds to twelve and
prohibits decisions. That will give
NsW ork CT eNrn NOR. than a geo
graphical edge On the other side Of
eas hudson With the prospect Of d
c-cia.on hsing chalked against them
some Of tho char pions and near
cfamp,ons Who have been ioahng in
the riag wiA nave to speed up.
Dempsey Barred Here
Tf, iss bout in Madison Square
Galden probably VIII crowd that place
at any price the pror.o,ar may name.
[. may BE that THIS bout will be be-
tween Benny Leonard and Johnny
DunGcc, who have boxed 50 frequently y
with no particular result. There is
no chance Of a Carpenter D Dempsey
oat ever being fought in this city
or n ta'S state, for ore of the stipula-
tons made IN the lower house when it
voted fer the Walker bill vas that
bo.> in New York
canoida5es fer places on the Boxing
Com mission are almost a thick as
Pres identiai candidates. Charley Thor
Icy, former boxer, who now follows
TIE peaceful occupation Of florist, Is
prominently mentioned for Chairman.
SaTn Nallach, brother and manager Of
Leaen Cross, is out looking for in
Gorsenelts Tor the same place. Sam
POINTS TO his knowledge of The game
( and his record IL support of himself
Inc per onnel oi the Boxing Com
mission VIII determine whether or not
tie boxing game VIII last. The last
H9xr * Commission could not handle
the situation. The result was that the
ga-ac was run by the forty thieves
and they Killed it.
The yarn to tho effect that the box
ins bill was put through by an ex-
pensive lobby is highly humorous. Tho
boxing promoters never could agree
among themselves on any point, and
not one Of them would pay dime to
sec the Bactle Of Waterloo with the
original cast.
Before starting on his tour George
Carpenter will appear at the testi-
mon al performance for the Manhattan
Navy Club at the list Regiment Arm
org. Sunday night. The benefit viii
be giv9n under the patronage Of men
and women prominent in society and
philanthropic circles.
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