New-York tribune., 1921-03-25
Promoter Says
Jersey Is Not
Favored Site
Garden Impresario Hopes to
Stage Dempsey-C Carpenter
Bout Nearer Metropolis
By w. ]. Macbeth

BY w. j. lWdCpStl
while Tex Rickard maintains an
.,,;nous silence as to the probable
...n. Of the international heavyweight
sSsmpionship between Jack Dempsey
"a Georges Carpenter the afternoon
q NEXT July 2, New Jersey promoters
:. iusistent that THE sporting event
4 the decade will be staged in tho
seirhboring state Atlantic City. the
snne Of Chairman Smith OF the New
srsey State Boxing Commission, ia all
smoked up over the prospect OF land
ing the plum. 1t was even announced
.1rsi.ofscialsg yesterday that Rickard
sss selected Atlantic City.
This story Rickard emphatically de-
rssd. 81 have not made up my mind
~xtD sgid Tex, land you cannot make
shst statement too strong.
aJs ss comfort to know New Jersey
vouId probably receive the attraction
w;th omen arms. But there are other
.nrles which present, perhaps, more
sllurinc inducements. | have not de-
.na;red of staging the big fight closer
s,n,e. expect to be able to make q
ssfn;te announcement not later than
the middle of next week.
Naturally | am very much delighted
x;tb The new turn of affairs by which
the urincirals will box on percentage
basis. | do not believe they will lose
ANYTHING by the switch of plans. But
the change gives me moro rein in the
arrangements.
Looks for Record "Gate'
@Wherever ] decide to so, you may
he sure | shall first have the proper
guarantees. Bar interference and the
match will take care of itself. Natu-
rslly, it is the greatest heavyweight
srht since the Reno affair between Jack
Johnson and Jim Jeffries. At the pre-
vailing prices of sports, provided it can
be held anywhere near New York, it
should break all records for gate re-
ceipts many times over
Dempsey IS soon to come East to
begin active training for the champion
ship battle. Jack is at Calgary. Canada,
with theatrical troupe He had con-
tracted his services for six weeks, but
Is cutting the engagement in half.
"This new percentage basis appeals
to me better than the original guar
anty- Of $500, ,600." Dempsey is quoted
as having said in Calgary yesterday.
"This fight is hound to draw more than
s1,500,000, snd 36 per cent of that
would be $4,000 Anyhow, I'd sooner
gamble with Richard. He did lot for
NE and I'm anxious that he make some
money for himself"
Dempsey also announced that he
had drawn the color line He will &C
cept no challenges from negro boxers.
The champion makes no explanation
rs to his changa Of heart. At the
time Harry Wills scored Knockout
over Fred Fulton some months ago
Dempsey announced at the ringside
that he would engage Wills or any
other man the public might demand
him to meet.
Il do not intend to bar color, race
Or creed" said Dempsey on that oc-
easion.
New Club for Brooklyn
.sJohn. Weismantelr who nused to con-
duet the Broadway Sporting Club,
Brooklyn, has secured a license for
the Brooklyn Arena, located at Bed
ford and Atlantic avenues. This club
wiil have a seating capacity of 4,50O
and will stage its inaugural next
tuesday evening. In the main event
Of fifteen rounds Ted (Kid) Lewis will
box Irish Paddy Flynn. Bushy Graham
viii meet Joe Mooney in the ten-round
sslni-hnal.
The Pioneer Sporting Club will pre-
sent two twelves and ten-rounder at
its weekend show tomorrow night.
IN the twelve-rounders frankie Ge-
aano, the Olympic fyweight champion
T. TO meet Phil Franchini and Bobby
Hopper is to take on Phil Lewis. Nick
fiorio Will box Johnny Berman ten
rounds.
Here is TIE Woodhaven Dexter
rark9 program for tomorrow night:
frankie Pitcher VS.. Fighting Fitzpat-
TICK, twelve rounds; Hughie Breslin
vs. Johnny Milinari, ten rounds:
frankie Bell vs.. Johnny Powers, ten
rounds.
The Freeport Auditorium Monday
nigat Will present. thirty-six rounds
q boxing, as follows: frankie Car
penter VS. Dave Rosenberg. fen
rounds; Kid Locke VS.. Kid Brown and
sonnny Cannon VS.. Freddy De Never
ss,,gnt s,g rounds each; Young Doland vs.
.DouDle Time Madden, six rounds.
haueS tirman VS.. Young Clinton, four
Herman to Box at Pioneer