Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-10-28
Havana WILL Be SCENE
OF F|sT|C ENCOUNTER
Promoters Accept Offer Made by
Cuban Syndicate, Without
Dissenting Voice.
FIGHTER WILL GET $500, 900
Dempscy's Share, 100000 and
Carpenters 500, 900 Less.
Decision Comes Suddcnly-Datc
OF Battle Not Announced.
BY WESTBROoK rEGLER,
United News StnT Correspondent.

United News StnK Correspondence.
NEW YORK. oct. 27.-The big
fight goes TO Havana.
With Jack Dempsey present and
voting, Tex Richard made the an
nounccmcnt Wednesday night in Will
! lam a. Brady's office. IRISH, in front,
Of all concerned in the fight and
there was not a single dissenting
Cuban capitalists. raised their bid
SO high that Richard. Charles r.
Cochran. the Englishmaa, and VIII
liam \. Brady. ,heates and movie
m%5nnisi' who have pooled ,he s,
could not turn IL down. Rickard
said a representative OF the Cuban
promoters would arrive here next
week. After he has been seen" by
the Big Three there will he an an
nounccmcnt OF details of the match.
dempsey is 10 get 100000 ana
Carpenter 100000 and each fighter
receives - per cent OF tho moving
The rest OF the money for tho movie
rights.
Dempsey Contingent Pirnscd.
Those present In Rrady's Office were
Dempsey and Carpenter. Jack kearna
and Francois pescamps, their rcspcc-
i've managers, Richard, Cochran and
Hrady and lawyers representing each
81 tho three parties TO the agreement.
The Dempsey continrcat was salts
fed with the Arrangement and an
agreement was reached as to tho
posting of tho $4,000 forfeit which
This little detail threw the whole
machine out o. gear for a day and
came near doing the big three out
OF the fight. They have now agreed
on the bank IN which The money is
10 &c deposited, although Kcarns had
been holding ont FOR tho appointment
az Some individual as stakeholder. I'm
arbitcr is to be named oy all CON
cerned whose decisions are to be final
im-such minor matters as arise from
time TO time between the signing Of
articles and the exchanging OF right
swings.
the nature or his contract with Car
pen;ier. Carpenter. after defeating
Joe Beckett in London. gave Coch-
ran m option on his services for any
wor!d's championship match he mitfA;
engage in until December 81. 1920.
Cochran was 10 give Carpenter 40. 600
pounds sterling for the fight, which
amounts TO sIas.coo in American
GfnTPS Sn,tin is to receive In return
could not possibly have exercised.
Cochran is declared an on the prs
motion for onc-third share OF the
Investment and risk an equal share
"
delivered at Havana and paid for by
tho Gtban fnanciers.
Carpenter is returning 10 France
in a."short time. lie mus, be hack
in the United states three months
before Weighing in time and must 70
70 Cuba ten weeks in advance OF the
light. The same applies TO Dempsey.
agreement Came Suddenly.
no agreement came with the sud
denness Of the winning fall In Hip
'itNg t.l, Il
lcnS: Jack kcarns had been holding
out Tor better minor conditions and
ne refused 10 go near the Hotel
other. two promoters had assembled
mob OF assorted Broadwayitcs TO
witness the signing of articles. The
lobby was heavily cluttered with the
inobilc gear az movie studios which
had been brought TO the front for a
harraEe at the lighters as they sign
ed their names to the contract and
irievers were smiling and pointing
all morning IN anticipation OF the
customary buffet blowout.
these I psopie S ,o Sh,sa!p2 fdnGi to
1;carns and Dempse@ year5 not CON- ON :.
imS and many of them hung around
Ike kids around the shoulder OF a
burned down bar. until aired by the
doughty house man.
Meanwhile kearn= was receiving
rcS ORoGrkc. matchmaker OF the
''Ht4pllsta sporting tllb. "a ms
oiISe block away on Broadway.
oRourke spoke for a trio OF nom
pers OF the International in present
ing 70 kearns an offer which he do
cared 10 be bigger than the big
ihree offer. However. Tex said the
International Sporting Club would
nor want TO handle the match as Il
ton would surely outweigh tho mint.
Ing and harm the boxing game
Also meanwhile, Richard. Cochran
ana sraay Were smoothing away the
kearns objected At last ,hcv cot
me thing IN shape and sent for tho
nghters and their managers. Car
ptntier had been ready all dav
without Dempsey, but phoned for ,hn
champion at once when he saw VIVA,
, ,san, C!%us had SEM HIM IN that con
while later and waggled wings with
Carpenter, Who commented on Jack
"meelion dollar smile"
TO Sign Article shortly.
The articles for tho ngh; are 10 h.
signed in a few days. with ulI ma
ceremony that was missed az, Nyrd-
nesday and few extra sa!aams bor-
rowed from the motion pic;Iirc mr.,
=, h.aay ana cochran are no babes
p!on, jim JcNr!cs. when q lot OF mo
present day promoters were lugcing
pedh scso a Z crack ,heA!nd The. liulg
put over Al Kaufman on I,yfrios
recommendation, but Al wouian;,
take, the spark since .hcse DAYS ~
mas become an -AhAoOnd OF Eroadwa ,
ana moving picture organi..,Iof
that Stacks up Win the hlErctt
COCHRAN IS an Englshmau with =
liberal education in IN" krn.rir.
sport game" He brought Csnre.
Hackenschmidt here for his first tom
and he now has Il musical show !,
rehearsal on Broadway. 90
AS for Richard. his e,u-v gs al,
by the willard Dempsey and Johnson
JeHries nights. He fades big money
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