Evening star., 1921-01-25

1t is known that Dave Mckay. the
impresario of this arena. has been fire.
quently in consultation with Tex Rick
ara TINS past week. and it also is
known that the project of holding the
| night there has been thoroughly can
vaSsed. 4 stadium accommodating
some 10000 spectators could he built
and while il is estimate that it would
cost about 100000 to stage the fight,
IL Is believed that the returns would
pay not only this. but the $500 600
guar ntee to the fighters and still
yield handsome profit
Twelve Rounds Permitted,
Bouts up to IL tweIvc-roupd ,iui,
are permitted in New jersey, and Tex
Rickard is said TO believe that this is
plenty long enough for Dempsey and
the Frenchman. While decisions may
not be given. no one has much of AN
idea that the outcome would not be
sufficiently well established to render
the oficial opinion of "A referee un-
necessary while at the same tim.
there are those who believe that ar
rangement might be made with the
state authorities whereby a decision
could be given
Tex Richards attitude with regard
to the fight would indicate his conf
dence IN whatever plans he has under
withdrawal of William A. Brady and
charles B. Cochran. Rickard has gone
forward with renewed energy, and
ms lawyers have been ordered to pro-
ceed with all possible dispatch in
making such arrangements as will
give their client sole control of the
great enterprise
Carpenter Playing Safe.
have letter from London which
contains information that Georges
Carpenter didn't add to his prestige
ny ms attitude with regard to meet
ing with Frank Moran. Before Beck
ett met the blond-headed Pittsburgh
er. Carpenter came out with a state
ment that he would meet the winner.
With characteristic Gallic cunning
ne occupied position in Beckett's
corner the night of the fight. where
ne mad first-rate opportunity of
studying both Beckett and the Ameri-
can. The result of his observation
must have been potent. because. he
ducked meeting with the author of
the famous Mary Ann punch. In Paris
he was sufficiently frank in speaking
OF a meeting with Moran to say that
he didn't wish to take a chance of
being whipped before the proposed
Dempsey encounter. London sporting
men didn't like this at all, for Moran
is popular hero among the English
fans. Feeling has got so that it is
openly stated that if Cochran. the
British promoter, attempted to swing
London meeting between the Ameri-
| can champion and the Frenchman he
would lose money.
Dreyfuss Gave Up a Lot.
Base ball men from all parts of the
country. who are now in this city.
think that Barney Dreyfuss will have
to show the fans that he is a skillful
bargainer. In letting Southworth.
Nicholson and Barbara go for Maran-
vile. he seems to have paid rather
dearly for an infielder. granting that
the Pirates needed one as badly as
Dreyfuss says.
Southworth. who batted .341 in 1918.
slumped in 1919 to .280. But last year
he came up four points. Nicholson.
playing in ninety-five games last sea-
son. hit for .341: Barbara in IF y-six
games hit for .274 last year. While
Southworth has shown slump over
! his early batting form, Nicholson may
prove himself to be second Horns
by: if he does. Maranville. 1868 hit
ter-brilliant though he be as an in
fielder-will not serve to save Bar
ney's reputation as swap artist.