Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-07-04
DEMPSEY READY TO {
DEFEND TITLE AGAIN
Carpenter Admit. Jack Is Great
est Fighter-Uncle Sans
Tax Gets The Coin

HShe 'oeteui Nd NOuiu DS III tiA'
neighborhood of $55O.OOO
Richard said he did not eNpec
final and accurate statement
before Wednesday, bnt that ex.
penSes OF al kinds would approx
innate $95O,OOO, and taxes on hi:
share 100000, while the gross
gate receipts -Tere expected to
exceed $1.0O0,OOO.
1t was also hgurcd out that
Dempsey earned in the neighbor-
hood of $4,000 per minute for his
ten minutes and 10 seconds OF
actual fighting Carpenters
profit as the loser in the contest
will approximate $19,5O0 per min
ute.
The United States government
will receive, in one form of taxa
ton or another, a considerable
portion of the $3OO.OOO part
Dempsey and the 100000 which
was Carpenters share of the
purse. The total government
proceeds from the bout will tota
more than $4OO,OOO, revenue of
cials estimated The income ta1
will take about 100000 of the
S5OO,O0O earned by Dempsey ant
about $4,000 of Carpenters
share. The federal revenue from
the sale OF tickets will amount tC
about 100000.
Georges Carpenter must pay
his entire tax to the United
States before sailing for France
Dempsey must pay his tax in four
mstallments next year. the first
being due in March, 1922. Rev
cnue officials pointed out that
Carpenter also is likely to face
another stringent income tax on
arrival in France. shrinking still
more the earnings OF the defeated
boxer.
Jack Dempsey is ready to fight
Jess Willard any time the fight
can be arranged. Jack Kearns, his
manager. announced.
The champion is going west fc
a good vacation in a few davs
after that. Kearns said, he will
be ready to fight any one who
presents himself with the proper
credentials
Georges Carpenter will not re-
tire from the ring as a result OF
his defeat by Dempsey He will
fight any man i'll the world except
the champion who. he added. is
his superior. This statement was
made today by Francois Des-
camps. the Frcnchmans manager:
I'll admit. too" added Dcs-
camps. that Jack Dempsey is
the greatest heavyweight who
ever lived. But I'll claim that
my Georges comes next Dcmp-
sey was too heavy and too pow
crful for Georges. He will not
seek return match. What VIC
want now is a challenge for the
worlds light-heavyweight title
which Georges holds BY virtue OF
his Victory over Lcvinsky.H.
How Jack Won The Fight
a crushing right swing from
the fist fighter shattered the titu-
lar aspirations OF Georges Car
pcntier. in the fourth round of
the socallcd "battle of the CEN
tury." The pile driving blow
landed flush upon the jaw of the
Frenchman. Iiouring Carpenter
for the second time i'll a trihc
more than a minute Of fighting.
in the final and decisive round.
Altho he had staggered to his
feet after the initial knockdown
he was unable to survive the Sc
cond knockdo IN and was mo-
tionless when referee Harry Err
tie tolIed off the fatal ten counts
Altho the knockout punch was
driven to Carpenters jaw. the
way to Dempsey's victory had
been paved by. continual bonn
bardment of blows which lardcd
on every section of the French
mans body. Each swing, jab
and uppercut scored to the sto-
mach, ribs and sides. contributed
to the slowing up Of the speedy
Carpenter.
In addition. a clubbing right.
which landed flush on the back of
Georges neck in the third round,
played an important part in his
defeat.
The Frenchnan folded over in
an attempt to protect his body,
left the back of his neck exposed
and Dempsey with the. fair tar
get in front Of him, drove down
terrific slam to Carpenters