Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-01-20
RICHARD LEFT
HOLDING SACK,
FANS BELIEVE
Tex Stands Alone in Stating
That Carpentier-Dempsey
Bout VIII Be Held.
PARTNERS DESERT HIM

NEW YORK, Jan. 20-Tex Richard is
holding a sack with what may be white
elephant in II today
The king bee of boxing promoters has
apparently been left alone with the
Carpenter fight on bis hands
by his associates in the making of the
match.
william A Brady was the first 10 with
draw. 1t was Brady who was responsible
for the report that the big fight hsd
bean called off. And Brady, who is the
Cochran OF London, says he is authorized
to say that Cochran IS also on the out
side looking In
TEX WILLING
TO TRY IT.
Meanwhile Tex Richard maintains that
as far as he is concerned the big battle
is not of and that he will stage it, with
new associates, in or near Montreal,
July c,- .. - with
draw let them do So" said Richard to-
day, "Im going right on with the
match. If necessary l will find new capt.
tai to go into the promotion OF the bout
with me
Richard still has the upper hand, for
as he is party TO the contract binding
the boxers be has the edge on Brady and
Cochran, who have stepped out, and IN
doubtedly will be given greater consld-
Grafton by the boxers themselves should
a new agreement be necessary
Charles Cochran wants the match pad
ly and II Is significant that on the heels
OF his denial In London that the bout had
been called OF came Bradys statement
that both he and Cochran were out OF
it and COchran's offer Of one hundred
thousand pounds for the contest.
PEOPLE WANT
SPORT, HE SAYS.
Il don't care what Mr.. Brady and Mr..
Cochran do" Ricksrd said today They
may retire il they wish, but I'm not go
ing to leC that match get away from me.
The Erench-CanadianS are very Keen Tor
the bout aud have guaranteed me $4,000
seats at prices ranging from 50 to $40
Since taking charge Of Madison Square
Garden, six months ago, the receipts have
amounted to about 81 600 600, Of which
the boxers have received approximately
half That doesn't look as though boxing
was IN very great disfaYor."
Advices from London quoted Cochran
as saving that IL Richard and Brady re-
tire from the promotion of the match he
is prepared to offer the boxers a $4,000
purse to fight in London in June. Ii
would be split the same way as provided
in the present greement-S300OO0 for
Dempsey and 100000 for Carpenter.
Richard said that neither Brady nor
Cochran had officially notified him that
they were withdrawing from promotion
OF the bout and that all he had to go
on was newspaper reports. He said he
was unable to. get in touch with Brady
vet and that he had made no effort TO
do so today. He was inclined to believe
that Cochran had not withdrawn and
that if Brady had, he would reconsider it.
CUT IN PRICES
SCARES BRADY.
The recent agreement of the newly
formed National Boxing Association 10
limit prices for championship contests
following the ruling Of the New York
Boxing Commission to the same effect
had much to do with William 4. Brady
reported withdrawal
Much doubt regarding whether or not
Richard will find it possible to 60
through with the bout alone was ex-
pressed in boxing circles here to-day.
1t is certain that with S24 as the TOP
price in every State where the contest
would be assured of drawing q unp.ec-
edented gate" Richard would be fool
hardy TO go ahead with his plans
As to Canada there is Just an outside
possibility very flint one at that that
the big fight could be made to pay
Havana would scarcely be able 70 sup
port the big fight with a purse Of $500 COG
and July weather IN Cuba is not fitted FOR
staging strenuous cOmbats. Mexico is
unthfnkabIe.
The best little guessers along BrOld-
way were making small Wagers today
that the fight will not be staged in the
United States under the half million dol
lar agreement. More likely. they saT, Il
Will go to London or Paris.