New-York tribune., 1921-01-22
Garden Promoter toLearn
To-day if Cochran Will
Carry Out Fight Contract
By w. O. Mcclellan

The fog settled more thickly over
the Dempsey-Carpentier bout yester
day and nothing was heard in the
vicinity of Madison Square Garden but
the strident shrek of the official state
ment and the ominous click of the
typewriters. Only one bright ray pene-
trated the gloom. The lost Dempsey
Kearns bond for $4,000 was found.
Aided by some friendly safe crack
on their hands because of the current
competition in their line of work in the
City of New York, Dan McKetrick
opened private strong box left here
by Mr.. Jack Kearns, manager of Jack
Dempsey. The lost bond was located
there wrapped around a set of curl
papers.
After McKetrick located the bond,
Dumb Dan Morgan located McKetrick,
the Hon. Leo P. Flynn located Dumb
Dan Daniel and Ike Dorgan located all
three. The bond and the bond hunters
were brought to Tex Richards office.
According to Mr.. Rickard, the bond
was executed prior to November 20, as
provided for in the articles, and is
made payable to the promoters in the
event that Jack Dempsey should fail to
carry out his part of thescontract Mr..
Rickard believes that this is sufficient
evidence of good faith on the part of
the champion. Actually there never
was any question as to the chances of
Mr.. Jack Dempsey not showing up to
collect 100000.
Oversight by Mr.. Kearns
1t seems that Mr.. Kearns, who has
become fatigued by handling bonds for
$5O,O00 and upward, assumed that the
document was merely copy and tossed
1T into the strong box with his personal
dice and deck of cards and other i'm
plements used by high fnanciers. He
was palned and distressed to learn
that there was any question a to the
bond being executed
Inc bond was issued by Baltimore
surety company. After it was nried
away from Daniel McKetrick and the
other bondholders it was agreed to de-
post it with the Central Union Trust
Company.
According to latest advices from
London, Charles Cochran, the English
promoter, still considers the articles
olnoing' Rlckard has cabled him con-
cernlng the desire of William A. Brady
to withdraw and has offered to proceed
with Cochran or to assume the obliga-
tlons OF the match himself. He is
waiting definite reply, which he ex-
Eects to receive to-day.
ASKED II he did not believe trat the
dempsey Carpenter bout would event
ually be settled in the courts. Rickard
SAID that he did not think so. He fie.
ured that two of the promoters and
Dotn OF the boxers were willing to pro
ceed and that there would be no litiga-
ZION over 1T. He declares he is salts
ned that the boxers are acting in good
talth and that they have shown this.
NO Lawsuits" Says Rickard
There will be no lawsuits said
Rickard. ut is stipulated that Robert
iEdgren shall be the court of final ar
WI he no trouble over the withdrawal
OF N.Y.. Brady. The match is on. and
neV'r aas been off, as far as I am con-
celred, and as far as Mr.. Cochran is
Concerned, it would SEEM"
aAlel McKetrick, who planned and
achieved the dynamiting of Mr..
kearns's strong box, was called awav
on business to Philadelphia immedi-
ately after he located and restored the
pond. He was not present when ex-
perts called to congratulate him on the
success of the work. H. Morgan Pol
lok, business associate, issued a brief
statement, telling how the bond was
located and explaining that Mr.. Kearns
was under the impression that it was
merely copy Of the original
Ike Dorgan is considering the advsa-
bility of employing a regular safe
cracker on the Garden STAFF in the event
of any more of the bonds connected