New-York tribune., 1921-02-09

en sASAStAiChs WHO CAmpatgne0 8
pretsntious stable OF lighters in Lon
don and Paris some years ago, and
who made close acquaintanceship
with Cochran while In England. re
ceiyed the following very positive
declaration from Mr.. Cochran by cable
yesterday:
"Danmac, New York.
Certainly not out If all deposits
made Central Trust according to
contract. (Signed) Cochran"
McKetrick, who is the Eastern rapre-
sentative Of champion Jack Dempsey
and his manager, Jack Kearns, took it
upon himself to cable Cochran for first
hand information as TO his attitude on
the big match. The above cable, YER
batim, was the answer.
Issue Still Is Clouded
Locally the issue seems as clouded
as 1t has been for some weeks. Moth
ing definite is being intimated either
by Tex Rickard or William A. Brady,
Partners with Cochran when it was an
nounced the heavy weight champions
Of the world and of Europe would bat
tie for purse Of $500.o00
Neither can it be determined with
any measure of certainty as to whether
all the covenants have been kept so
far in relation to the match. The
Central Trust Company of this city,
TO which Cochran refers in his cable
TO McKetrick, has been quoted to the
effect that Cochran alone of the three
promoters posted his forfeit as stipu-
lated. Jack Kearns on the other hand,
maintains that all forfeits have been
made good to date-Rickard and Brady
as we'll as the Representatives of the
lighters putting up bonds in lieu OF
currency.
1t has been surnised generally, from
what has been given out officially and
limited at recently, that the parties in
terested have struck some new scheme
mutually agreeable, and it would not be
surprising if it developed later that
this is transfer of the big scrap to
Europe.
There seems little hope for holding
the big mill in America, and Cuba, in
its present state Of dilapidated finance,
is entirely out of the question. So is
Canada. Even the tolerant city Of
Montreal has made it quite evident
that this cosmopolitan town would hold
up its hands in horror. If the fight
could not be put on in Montreal there
IS no hope Of any other Canadian
city swinging into line. Furthermore,
Montreal is about the only Canadian
city of population and location to JUS
tlfy an invasion if the fight game hap
pened to be wide open in Canuck land.
Opposes Heavyweight Match
The only great American hope of the
promoters has been the city of New
York or immediate vicinity. But Gov
4rnor Miller has made it very clear to
personal friends that, while he intends
70 be no mollycoddle in The interpreta-
tion Of the boxing law, he does not pro-
pose TO countenance any heavyweight
prize ring battle. The promoters, one
ard all, are satisfied of the seriousness
OF this attitude
New Jersey has been more tolerant,
but it is very questionable if a no de-
cision bout Of twelve rounds, even be-
tween such well known heavyweights,
would guarantee such purse as half
a million dollars.
Something definite is bound to de- |
veiop before March l, which marks the
second important milestone of the big /
ni!l--the selection of location. We
have it on the admission of Jack
Kearns that Dempsey will be on the
way to Europe about that time. II Tex
Richard also sails it will be safe to
guess that Europe is in line for the