The Connecticut labor news. (New Haven, Conn.) 1921-1925, 1921-04-01
New York Governor Puts
Crimp in Big Boxing Bout
Refuses to Permit Dempsey Car
pentier Go in Empire State, Not
Even if Ex-Soldiers Get Share
of Receipts.

of Receipts.
Tex Rickard sole promoter of the
proposed heavyweight championship fight
between Jack Dempsey and Georges
Carpenter on July 2 next, must an
nOunce the scene of his battle ground.
1t can be now stated (almOSt OthClally)
that this important encounter OF de-
cade among big men will not be per
United in the state of New York. 1t
may be stated with almost the same
assurance that the fight will be held
somewhere in New Jersey-Atlantlc
City or Jersey City preferred
Tex Richard has until today (April -
to name the scene of hOstillties AT the
time articles for this plum of the prize
ring were signed last fall the Madison
Square promoter had two partners,
Charles B. Cochran. of London, and
William A. Brady of New York. Demp-
sew. worlds champion, was guaranteed
100000 for his end, while the promo
tiers contracted to pay Carpenter, the
challenger and heavyweight champion OF
Europe, $2OO,OOO The fight was to be
Is rounds or less.
At the time the original articles were
signed all of the parties to the agree
ment posted heavy forfeits to bind the
match. At that time the promoters
agreed to name the scene of battle not
later than March | last. But afterWard
Richard took over the entire proposition
Charles e. Cochran and his American
representative, Brady, withdrew, Richard
making good the fOrfeits of the two.
Time Limit Nearly Up
When the new deal was effected,
L Id +1,n
ciples to release him from the earlier
guarantees of 100000 and 100000 re-
spectively and to accept in lieu thereof
a percentage of the gate receipts36 per
cent. for Champion Dempsey and "a per
cent. for Challenger Carpenter. At the
same time Richard secured from both
pugilists an extension of 80 days on the
matter of selecting the site. This period
OF grace expires today.
Until the last day or so, those close
to Richard insist, Tex had been hopeful
of staging the big battle in a tremendous
amphitheater within the city limits of
Greater New York He had hoped to
beat the SIS limit set by the boxing COM
mission for top prices by playing to
the multitude. He would have construct
ed a wooden arena which, if occasion
had demanded, would have seated 1OO,-
UUO OF more spectators.
To minimize the overhead of cOnstruC-
ton Richard would have staged a series
Of open-air championship battles, fea-
turing every division, from the fyWeight
to the heavyweight Had it been pos
sble to carry out this scheme Richard
might easily have supplemented the July
2 attraction with seven or eight other
class championships.
The stumbling block is Governor Mil
ler The executive of the Empire State,
so it has been learned from sources very
close to him, has turned a deaf ear to
every overture from the promoter.
Richard had plan which he thought
would win clemency from the governor,
who is supposed to have announced pri-
vately at the time of his election that he
would not tolerate the proposed Demp-
sey-Carpentier ring battle. Tex offered
to give SO per cent. of the profits to the
state fund for disabled soldiers he also
assured a percentage of Denpsey's end.
1t is understood, further, that Richards
scheme was sponsored by number of
New York's most socially prominent who
have been interested in war relief and
charity work.
Suggest Benefit for Soldiers
Governor Miller is reported to have
turned down the benefit suggestion on
the ground that the meeting between
these champions would be a prizefght
for the interests of only few and not
of the public. He is reported to have
suggested that if boxing supporters were
so interested in the welfare of the dis
abled soldiers a carnival might be held
this summer at the Polo Grounds or
elsewhere convenient of which the entire
inf md no nt a
profits should be donated.
This angle of the alleged attitude of
the governor could not be verified from
either Richard or Jack Dempsey's man
ager. Richard said he had not seen Gov
ernor Miller; Kearns said he had no
knowledge of any offer of benefit for
the disabled soldiers.
Prcsuming Governor Miller will not
tolerate the fight within New York state
and there seems every good reason to
believe it will be taboo-Rickard has
still three good strings to his bow. The
state of New Jersey is in the open market
for the attraction and would welcome
also the complement of other class
championships, which alone would justify
the erection of a mammoth arena.
New Jersey, with 12-round no-decision
tests, would be almost as satisfactory as
New Ork. linen, 100, transportation
facilities to Jersey City or Newark
would be as complete as at any avail
able site within the confines of Greater
New York. AS to Atlantic City, it would
be possible to arrange for any number
Of special trains necessary 70 accOmrnO-
date the patronage of the big Eastern
cities.
Marylanders Fail Tex
Montreal and Cumberland, Md, pre-
sumabIy are still in the field for the big
fight, though the expected delegation
from the Maryland mining town failed to
put in an appearance last week Richard
had a wire that representatives would
keep the engagement Monday. The
Montreal proposition, il is understood,
was held in allegiance awaiting the out
come of the crippled soldier benefit idea,
now reported as turned down.
LESS BEEF IS EATEN.
Washington, April 1.-The depart
ment of agriculture reports that 10
years ago the consumption Of beef per