Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-01-21
TEX RICHARD WILLING
TO STAGE BOUT ALONE
American Promoter Offers to Take
Over lsrndy's Interest in Drnip-
scy-Carpcntier Match.
LEGAL ACTION is PROBABLE
Attorney Tor Boxers Declares They
Have Fulfilled Con,racts-To
she il Promoters Fail Ia Put
Match Across.
Hey Associated Press

NEW YORK. Jan. 2o.--.Aftor il con
tcrsnc" here late this afternoon be-
tween Tex Richard and William a.
l;rndy. the former announced that n,
iiad offered to take over Eradys in
icr"st aud buud in the proposed
dempsey Carpenter bout.
iiicEnrd states that arady refused
7" accept the offer until h. had CON
suited with Charles II. Cochran the
,hird Joint pr";.utcr in the project.
who Is 1T present in London
i'rady agreed. however. 70 commun-
icat" with Cochran 10y cable and as
certain whether the latter desired To
continue in the project with Hicltard
decide to accept Richards Offer. The
conference lasted more Than IN hour
and when ltickard left Brady he said
mat ms offer was the only concrete
result OF the discussion.
According to Richard the interests
ol cochran in this country We're in
charge of Brady. who holds n pow cr
81 attorney Tor Cochran. but there was
sired TO abandon his share in the
match.
This conference. WAS the outStana-
ini, feature Of another day 81 contro-
Ncrs! over whether the match tor the
heavyweight championship 81 Tia.
world between Jack Dempsey and
i""rGcS Carpenter should OF could
- ranc"icd. owing to alleged nom
" clauses.
Most OF the discussion appeared to
hinge on the mystery Of the missing
hnnd. as :: WIG facctiously acclaimed
pcmnS,y'S surety pnpcrs.
According 10 Richard. k.ariiS and
others. such bone For $ao,0np Was
made out by the champion and his
manager. hut its whereabouts 1T this
time is shrouded with mystery. or
;icials of the Central Union Trust
company, of this city. stated .mphat
ically that the bond was not In their
possession. ns called FOR 10y til" cons
tract entered into on November =.
DcmpscS's Forfeit Missing.
kcarns photographed t" y local r,p-
rcs"ntItivc here To break into his per
sonu.l SAT, deposit box il order Ia AS
| there Ivy mistake. but tn. result oi
this search had not been announced
late today. The bonds of iii. three
promoters ANA the money put ny in
counted for apparently and only
Dcmrscy's forfeit is MISSING.
Another angle il %hc, lvr amy tech
niral or legal oversight IN carry in,.
out I'll" terms of The contract 10 dat.
t;thcS precedence over The final lul-
inEs on the subject b" Robert EdgIsn.
named IL the contract rs arbitcr of all
disputes.
! The final clause "f the l5-pay- con-
tract signed bS TIL. promoters and
rug.ilists on November .. reads fol-
! lows.
THE parties hereto agree that
Robert Edgrcn shall l., til. sole and
| linal arhiter of all questions relating
10 amy OF the covenants and condi-
lions of this aSrccmra; and agree To
De irrcvocahly bound hy the decision
Of the said Robert Edrrcn."
Attorneys Tor the puriiists express
cd the opinion that under thiS clause
tina; each and everyone Of the promo
tcrs would b- obliged to DISCHARGE
4. in no
tract. even though certain clauscS had
arbitrr rule that they had been ful-
iii"d. in his opinion. in general
Way.
RicI>urd Willing 10 ru; Fight ON.
Hickard stated several times during
The day that lie had no desire or in
tcntion to hold the other promoters 10
their contract should they desire to
Withdraw and that h. stood ready 10
assume fun and Individual rcSponsi-
hility for carrying out tho match.
such move would require Rickard
to pos, the fun Slu0.1 0o forfeit Of the
promoters and assume responsibility
for Il $500. 900 purse II is iilSc!v. how
ever. that should iirady and Cochran
decide 10 accept Richards offer ard
withdraw. certain changes would be
mad. in the new contract. PROV id.d
legal experts decided II ncw comtrac;
MAS necessary.
The possibility Of legal action -
force the promoters 10 stage the tiGht
WAS forecast here tonight hy Harry :
liochcimor, attorney Tor Dempsey ana
Carpenter He declared that Cortcs