The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-01-20
HALF MILLION
PRIZE FIGHT IS
OFF, SAYS BRADY
Dempsey Carpenter Match Ar
rangements Blow Up
COCHRAN ALSO PULLS OUT
New York Promoter Intimates Fight.
ers Old Not Garry Out Deposit
Agreements.

New York, Jan. 20.--"The 100000
worlds heavyweight championship
bout, In which Jack Dempsey was
scheduled to defend his t tie against
Georges Carpenter, is definitely off,
as far as | am concerned, said VII
liam A. Brady, one Of the promotion
trumvirate identified with the inter.
national bout, to a New York Times
reporter Yesterday. The contracts
have not been mutually observed, and,
for that reason, am withdrawing
from further participation in the con
temp!ated match for $500,0O0 and the
worlds heavyweight box ng champion
shir.
The story published IN The New
York Times Is true in every detail,
added Mr. Brady. After reading IL
communicated with the Central Union
Trust Company. +. J. Fuller, an Of
fcial Of the company. to when was as
signed the duty of accepting and ac-
cording the deposits stipulated in the
contract, verified The Times story that
the deposits had not been made. Mr..
Fuller Informed me that the only de-
posit he had was Mr. Cochran's OF
which. by the way, was perfectly ia
milia-. since | had deposited 1t, and
an assignment from Dempsey OF the
champions interests In the battle.
This was dcne by Dempsey, bel eve,
to protect himself against a possible
law suit. Robert Edgren, who was ac'
cepted as arbiter OF differences which
might develop between the gning OF
the contract for the bout and the time
the men entered the ng, telegraphed
from California today for information
en- the deposits, and Mr.. Fuller gave
him the same information that he
gave me.
When the articles for the bout we're
drawn up the signator es 20 the CON
tract bound themselves 10 abide by its
provisions The agreement has not
been kept, and | therefore, with Mr.
Cochran, for whCm ! am authorized to
act in the matter, withdraw from the
affair. / entered into contract
which was nding in every particular.
observed my part OF the bargain but
others did not The contract Is then
automatically abrogated and naturally
there can be no $500,0O0 worlds heavy
weight championship bout.
The situation, summarized. Is IN g.
PRONE ter Cochran. before leaving for
England. wrote check to ne for his
one-third OF the promoters deposit OF
800 900 stipulated in the contract. THIS
was duly deposited before the time
specified Promoter Rickard and my
self we're bonded for cur respective
shares and the bonds intrusted to AT
torney Nathan Vidaver, acting for the
promoters IN the proposed bout, Attor-
ney Vidayer went to the Central Union
Trust Company on or before Nov. 20,
as the contract provided. intending to
deposit the bonds of Promoter KICK
ard and myself. There he found that
no deposit had been made by either
Dempsey or Carpenter and, accord
ngly. he did not depcst the bonds
There was wait Of a week i'll
which no word came either from Demp
sey or Carpenter on the subject. FIN
ally a cable came from France saying
that Carpenter had deposited III
Pars the equivalent of $50,0oo N
French gold, but that the French GOV
ernment refused to permit its ship
ment TO this country because OF the
money strngency in the French Re
public. There was anc ther wait OF a
month. in which there was no word
from Dempsey and Carpenters money
was tied up abroad. Finally the time
arrived when It was necessary TO
name a date for the battle, and the
deposits we're missing. Uncr the cir
cumstances washed my hands OF tho
whole affair. and as far as Promoter
Cochran and myself are concerned,
everything Is off with the orig nal ar
rangements.