New-York tribune., 1921-03-07
L. S. or Canada
Gets Dempsey
Fight To-day
Rickard Will Give Reply
to Dominion Syndicate
Seeking to Stage Bout
By w. I. Macbeth


day whether or not the United States
is to witness the battle between Jack
Dempsey and Georges Carpenter for
the worlds heavyweight championship
on July next
AS the case rests now, Canada ia the
only serious rival for the attraction.
1t is true, George Mcdonald did cable
Rickard last week offering him $750.00O
AMI the picture rights if he would send
the bout to dear old London. But it is
equally true that for various reasons J.
tho Madison Square Garden promoter
has paid little attention to the new
sponsor in London.
Those who are supposed to know Mr.
Mcdonald well declare that the sky is
the limit when it comes to bidding for
puglllstic attractions, but that the coin
he handles is most of the convcrsa-
tional variety. There is every reason
to believe the fight viii not 20 abroad
kearns had a chance to pick up small
fortune showing his man in the music
halls Of Europe.
He turned down the proposition
aLout the time he arranged for train
ing quarters in New jersey Had il
been feasible to promote a match OF
such gigantic proportions in London
or Paris, Charles B. Cochran would
never have withdrawn. Rickard IS
smart enough to realize that where
Cochran cannot see his way to get by
there, no one else has living chance.
If Mr. Mcdonald produced the S750,000
IN gold that might be a horse Of an
otAer color.
Canada Gets Answer To-day
AS to the Canadian proposition.
something definite is likely to develop
before nightfall. c. f. Graham, who
represents syndicate of Montreal
sportsmen who are anxious to take the
fight up there. has arranged a confer
ence with Rickard for to-day. The
Montreal people some time ago made
an offer OF $700,000 for the match. Ora
ham declares he viii be able to satisfy
Rickard as to the feasibility of holding
the big bout in Montreal. He claims to
nave guarantees that there will be no
interference OF any nature in the
French Canadian city
The date tJuiy y would suit Canada
quite as we'll, if NOT better, than it
would the United States. The national
holiday OF the Dominion is july ]. I hat
date Is the anniversary of the various
provinces under one government
KID Norfolk is a very much deter
mined colored gentleman. For several
reasons ne is going to try to hang one
on the chin of Pinkey Lewis when the
colered heavyweights meet at the
Manhattan Casino Thursday night.
Some weeks ago at the Garden
Pnlley dropped The Kid in the first
found and during the round gave Nor
tolk such lacing as he had not known
since his novice days Referee White
seems TO have lost his head on the oc-
caslon Of this mill. He stopped it for
no apparent reason, with both men
gong strong and no telling which
II lght have won in the end.
Norfolk has the stigma of that
knockdown to efiace if he is man
enough, Then, too he has the oppor-
tunity before him of winning gold
belt emblematic Of the colored heavy
weight championship OF the world.
Norfolk now holds two legs on this
coveted badge. A championship Of any
sort means plenty Of pelf in these days
OF frenzied sport.
Leyinsky to Box Smith
Battling Levnsky and Homer Smith,
OF Kalamazoo, viii furnish another
heavyweight bout. 1t was this same
Smith who knocked out Wild Bill Reid.
Reid came heralded as a world beater.
who in turn had stood off Champion
Jack Dempsey IN limited bouts on sev-
eral OCCASIONS
On the same occasion Marty Collins
is to box Kid Wolfe, highly touted
erweight from Cleveland Each
OF these bouts will be OF twelve
rounds.
Sailor Freedman, who outpointed
Lew Jendler in Milwaukee week ago
IS soon to come East with chip on
MS shoulder. Freedman writes that
he has designs on the lightweight
championship, and that he Would en-
gage Benny Leonard at a moments
notice. But he is content to meet all
the aspirants in between. Freedman
viii make the weight for Willie Jack
son, Johnny Dundee Rocky Kansas or
any of the other lightweights His al
legged victims OF the past year include
such names as Joe yelling, Charlie
White, Johnny Gritilths and johnny
Tillman.
The Gunner may have gone back
some from the days when he could
more than hold his own with less
Willard, but he has a healthy sock
in the right mtt. capable of dropping
any one when il connects with the
button.
Here is the Freeport Auditorium pro
gram for to-night's show: Billy Mar
lowe VS.. Johnny Salzberg, Il rounds:
Ned Crowler VS.. Ralph Kelly, 10 rounds;
Lee Willetts VS.. Kid White, SIX rounds,
Jack McNally Us. Happy Egan, six
rounds.
Marty Collins. who made big hit
against Midget Smith at Madison
Square Garden last Wednesday night
viii meet Jack Fausner at the Star
Sporting Club tonight. Hausner re-
Gently scored knock-cut in one round
over Willie Gilligan. In the other
twelve-round contest Sol Seeman, the
former amateur featherweight cham
pion, Will clash with Mickey Brown, of
the East Side