Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-30

Now. as a matter Of fact, nothing
has been arranged about this bout.
and from the present outlook the
Obstacles which the famous New York
promoter ia likely to encounter on
Monday would make a barricaded
street in. the heart of a strike dis
trict, look like a bowling alley. First
of all, there is the seat price limit.
Richard could not, under the new
price limit rule, give Dempsey purse
Of satisfactory obesity and get away
without a heavy loss.
Big Purse Out Of Question.
When Dempsey was first approached
withetSkatd to this bout, there was no
suchs.rule; the towering skyscrapers
of Manhattan would have stood about
as high as adobe shacks in COMPARE
son to the skyward limits of the purse
Maybe he did whisper a tentative
sum-. He must have. judging from
the way Dempsey jumped at the
chances-verbally-tO get into the ring
with Big Jess. AS for Willard, It
was up to him to accept a fight on
any terms he could get. and he is
still willing to do this. But 1t takes
two to make 81 bargain, and now that
a big purse is economically out of
the question, wht.- is Jack Kearns
going to say at Mondays meeting
in Tex Richards Office
1hC I-&ppcus " hHo" WHAT
Richards first question to kearns
will be: Will Jack Dempsey meet Jess
Willard on the basis of a percentage
OF the receipts? Now Kearns needs
some ready cash: those who are close
to him know this. But does he need
1t 50 badly that he can be prevailed
upon only to share with Richard in
taking a financial chance on the
scrap. but to risk beating for his
champion and the consequent loss Of
. the real money affair with Carpenter,
set for next July? A lot of clear
headed sporting men are not so GER
4, tain as to this
Richard Plans to Appeal.
Well, assuming Kear holds out, what
then? 1t will be up 70 Richard in such
case to go to the boxing commission and
put the matter UP to this body. He has
told the writer that he will do this il
the percentage suggestion falls through
To date. he has not been near any Of
the boxing commissioners to discuss the
subject, and says he has no idea what
their reaction would be to his plea that
in pure Justice the price limit rule should
not be retroactive, that it should not
apply to match made long before the
rule was even thought Of
When the writer placed this phase of
the case before Commissioner Hook he
was obviously embarrassed and ventured
the hope that 1t would not officially be
Drought Derofc the commission to de,
eide. tMatured consideration of the
probl91n. however. seems to eliminate
any chance of embarrassment Of the
sort, rrovided Richard sees fit to submit
the question. for the reason that no
>DenaPaexsWSKard match was made be-
fore To application of this rule. No
match has yet been made. 80 far as that
goes Thus It would seem that the box
ing commissioners would not have to be
endowed with the wisdom of Solomon to
hand down q Prompt and decisive an
gWer. .st
Dempsey Remains i'm West.
In the meantime Dempsey remains
out west He believes. happen to know.
that a. training ground. 9th street
and Riverside drive. New York. has its
Hnn1tAf1onA
50. he has gone back to the old style
/ d boring and tho old manner of living.
/; Hut even 20. when Kearns claps eyes
On IeaD Willard. when he sees how hard