Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-02
CHRONOLOGY OF THE
CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT
Detailed Account of important
Facts Of the History-Mak-
ing Battle.
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York by Dempsey. Carpenter, Man
ayers Kearns and Desenfnpa. Richard.
Brady. Cochran and Stakeholder Ed
grvn. The bout was TO be OF not
mare than IL rounds duration and TO
take place between March and July
4. 1921. I'm the United States. Canada,
Mexico or Cuba. Dempsey was guar
antced saoo, 900 and Carpenter $780,
600 and each To get 2h per cent OF the
pictures. The promoters were to post
a forfeit of 100000 and each of the
principals $4,000.
November e.--earpentler sailed for
Europe.
November is--carpentier arrived
In France.
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January 3f.--Rlckard took over the
COCHRAN Brady interests and assumed
entire responsibility of bringing off
the big bout alone. When the trans
fer of intert SITS was completed. Rick
ard had produced sec 6.666. represent
Ing two-thIrds of the promoters for
felt which. In addition to what he had
put up previously on his own behalf
under the agreement. made the full
amount, of 100000.
March t.--promoter Richard an
nounced positively that under his per
sonai supervision and direction. the
bout would take place on Saturday.
July 2, fo21. He asked for an ex-
tension az 30 days before announce
ing where the bout would be held.
March 21--Rlckard disclosed
changed conditions Of contract with
Dempsey and Carpenter Instead Of
the guarantee Of s50o,o az original
Is arranged. the men viii divide 60
per cent Of the gate receipts. Demp
sey 10 get three iifths and Carpen-
ter twu-ffths Of the sum this will
amount TO.
March 23-Both Dempsey and
Carpenter notified Rickard Of their
acceptance of the percentage plan.
April f.-Rickard stated that he
would make positive announcement
Of the site FOR the battle ground on
April Q.
April T.--Carpentiar' forfeit Of $50
600 on way to this country according
to advices from Paris.
April ge-Riekard officially an
nounced that the championship con
test would be staged In the stats d,
New Jersey but was una BILE 20 say
whether II would he AT Atlantic
city, Newark or Jersey City" as be
had not made a definite selection.
Under the Hurley law governing box
ing in New Jersey, the bout viii be
limited to Il rounds instead Of Is.
April fe@-Dempsey arrived in New
York from the Pacific Coast prepared
10 begin his training for the defense
of the championship title.
April 1g.--Rickard assured by Jer-
aey city Chamber of Commerce. May
or Hague and other civic officials Of
their protection and cooperation in
hiH promotion of the contest in that
city.
April 25.--.Boyle's Thirty Acres. a
plot known an Montgomery Oval In
Jersey city was formally announced
BY Riekard an the ground on which
the Dempsey -Carpentier contest
would be decided.
April 26e-Dempaey selected Attain
tic City. ~. J.. in which 10 establish
training quarters but continued light
work at Freddie Welshs farm near
Summit. ". ].
April 2f.-Rickard sent invitations
TO Lord Ionsesale. head of the Nation
al Sporting Club of London. Eng.
and through him to the Prince Of
Wales to be the promoters guests at
a.
April 29.--Rickard announces
O'Clock p. m. daylight saving tirnel
on July 2 as the hour for the prin-
cipals to enter the ring.
May 3.--Riekard insures the boxers
for 100000.
May 5.-Dempsey shifts his train
ing quarters from Summit. y. j., to
Atlantic City.
May 7.-carpentier sails from
Havre.
May 7.-Riokard invites boxing
champion in each division to be guests
at ringside. July 2.
May 1s.-Pubnc sale of tickets
opened.
May 16.--Carpentier aud party
land in New York. going direct 70
training quarters at Manhasset, L. |.
May 22.--Carpentier starts light
training at Manhasset. Descampe
announces newspapermen will be ad-
mitted to camp only three days each
week. work on other days being pri-
vate.
May ss.-Carpentier does first train
ing before writer's.
May 30-Carpentier visits grave of
former president Theodore Roosevelt
II afternoon, attends boxing bouts in
Brooklyn in last public appearance
before Jersey city bout.
May 31.-Dempsey starts four
day vacation from training routine to
prevent "staleness.'
June I6.-Chairman II. ]. Doherty
of the New Jersey State Athletic
Commission called special meeting
i'm Jersey City for the purpose of Of
ficially appointing referee for the
big bout. Promoter Rickard asked
for a postponement as he was unable
TO be present. Chairman Doherty am
nounced that the meeting vrss off
indefinitely but named Monday. June
20, as a likely date.
Rurnors were rife that Dempsey's
manager, Jack Kearns, would insist
on naming a referee other than Har-
ry Ertle. who was mentioned as the
choice of the New Jersey State Com
raission.
June s.-Commissioners Doherty
and Lyons went to Atlantic City for
fbraa dayS