Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-11

Here's how il stands. Rickard
signed Dempsey and Willard for their
fight more than y month ago. Til.
purse vas not named. but it's cincl,
tina. neither Dempsey nor Willard,
who has returned TO The gamc-not
exactly in the interest of his health
would have put down their John
Henr!s to n contract which didn't
call for platoon Of figures. with old
Capt. Dollar Sign on the left 1ank
We'll. anyway. with the bout all ar
ranged and every one looking for
ward to the mill the boxing com
MISSION issued an order that no fights
would be sanctioned which called for
the sale of ssats at any price aborc
fl1 each. If at the same time AZ
order had been issued to the effec;
that all ticket spectators be shot or
sight the public. no doubt. would have
got upon its hind legs and siveIi
three cheers. AS it was. the new
order was calmly received by tn.
common people.
Promoter Is JoIted.
Not SO with the promoter OF The
big tight: Under the terms of his ssreai
.neht with the fighters he cannot cut
histop price down to SIS and cscap.
q sad financial loss Oh the s-rsp
mere seems to be an impression tia
niZance OF Richards plight and d.,
cide that 4 bout Of the SORT ar
ranged in good faith before the new
rule was passed. before there was ANY
intiination that such a rule would b..
passed, De allowed to pass as an ca
ccptlon. Just what ground there is
FOR this impression cannot be said
IL looks as though 1t were a struc-
ture built upon foundation of moth
ing more tangible than hope. How
ever. decision in the matter is eA-
pected at any time now
Ii 1t is adverse to Richard. he stand
TO get q nasty financial WALTON, un-
less the two fighters can be prevailed
upon not to hold the promoter to tn.
exact figures named in their con-
tracts for the mill. Since Richard has
been pretty decent to both the big
fellows they may turn around now
and be decent 10 him, If necessary
Then. again, they may not.
TIE Cmpires May Cain.
One Of the measures promised for
curly consIdera ton by the big league
magnateS who are in session at Chi
cago today relates to umpires. 1t will
be recalled that some time ago they
petitioncd for a raise in salary. Evi
IDENTIFY it was overlooked in tn
threatening state OF affairs which
were WOETSiDS the lndSn3LeS ABOUT
that time. But now, according to ui
Outstanding. Il matter involving UNI
pires will be brought up just as soon
as the two big organizations sign tin
new agreement and the deck j.
cleared for further action. The plan
is to have them share in the worli
series cato as a body. whether the!
are chosen TO work in the big game
OF not. This ought to satisfy the mel
in blue.
Babe Get the Gate.
Again Babe Ruth got the old thumbs
down from New YORK basket ball
fans. Playing with the Ruth Al
stars against the Whirlwinds i'm n
ED Regiment Armory on Sunda:
night, the fans in the second hall
roared for him to get OFF the floor
which the bimbo gracefully did.
Jack Britton says that his hands
which have been in poor shape. ar.
coming around all right and that h.
will sail for London the first week ~
February Britton is booked to meet
Ted (Kid) Lewis, the British weller
champion, on February 81.
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