The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-04
RICHARDS PROFIT !, EXCEEDS S55O,0O0
Jack Earned About $29, ,000 Per Minute for Fight
 With Georges

New York. July s.Tex Rickard figured today that his net profit from the Dempsey Carpenter fight yesterday would be in the neighbor- hood of s55o,oO
 Expert accountants were busy all day checking and balancing the books used in the promotion of the contest. Rickard said he did not ex- pect final and accurate statement before Wednesday, but that expenses of all kinds would approximate S900. 000 while the gross gate receipts were expected to exceed s16O0,0oo.
 It was also figured out that Demp- sey earned in the neigh borhood of S29,000 per minute for his 10 min utes and 16 seconds of actual fight ing. Carpenters profits. as the loser in the contest, were approxl- mately s19,500 per minute
 Government Gets Share
 The United States government will receive, in one form of taxation or another, considerable portion of the s300,O00 paid Dempsey and the s200,- O00 which was Carpenters share of the purse.
 Total government proceeds from the bout will total more than $40O,- 900, revenue officials estimate. Tho income tax will take about s160, ,O0O of the $30o.000 earned by Dempsey, and about s7o.OO0 of Carpenters share The federal revenue from the sale of tickets will amount to about sI60, 000
 Ticket sellers, who re-sold the pasteboards at an increased price are fn frix n st-f- proflts to the government, The state of New Jersey, under provisions of the boxing law, also collects 10 per cent of the gate receipts Profits of preliminary boxers and all ring of- ilclals also will be taxed, adding to me government proceeds of the bout.
 Georges Is Taxed
 0eorges Carpenter must pay his entire tax to the United States before sailing for France. Dempsey may pay his tax in four instaliments next year, the first being due in March, ls22- Revenue officials have pointed out that Carpentier also is likely to face another stringent income tax on arrival in France, shrinking still more the earnings of the defeated boxer.
 In many respects the contest. from f @ AiOos oeaiNPOiBty WdS l1t ETEdtcSt lof it's kind in the world According to actual count, there were s23 re- porters and telegraphers in the two press sections of the arena More 1 than 100 wires. including telegraph cable and telephone. were used to carry the news to every point of the world. While accurate figures are unavailable, it is estimated that the number of words filed about the fight either in Jersey City or New York during the 16 hours between a. m and midnight of July 2. ran close tc the million mark.
 Rickard Congratulated l Messages were received by Rick ard from many persons congratulate ling him upon the success of his en- terprise, including two from William A. Brady and Charles A. Cochran who were joint promoters with Rick ard when the contract for the bout was signed. Later. both Brady anc Cochran withdrew and left Rickarc to promote the affair alone. Rickard tonight reiterated his in tention of using the Jersey City arena for one or more championship bouts between now and November | He said that he had no definite idea lregarding the contests which ht would put on. but was considering several bouts.
 | Georges May Fight Again l The splendid showing made by Carpenter against Dempsey has al ready resulted in talk of other bout. for the French pugilist. the most at tractive of which is a proposed meet ling between Carpenter and Tom Gfb- bons of St. Paul Rickard stated that he thought such a match would bs ! an excellent drawing card in view of the fact that the boxers were
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