The New York herald., 1921-01-25
Kansas Giant Thinks He Can
Turn the Tables on His
Conquer0r.
By CHARLES F. MATHIsON.


Jess Willard, the Pottawatomie Giant.
who was somewhat disfigured at the
battle of Maumee Bay, but Is still in
the ring. arrived here last night and
took quarters at the Biltmore Hotel.
The fact that Jack Kearns. manager of
Jack Dempsey, will reach this city
February /, and that Tex Rickard Is
still located at Madison Square Garden,
is significant.
When the tall man from Kansas was
asked as to the cause Of his visit he
replied:
'I am hereto make match with
Dempsey for the worlds title that / lost
at Toledo. l cannot say whether the
match will be made until such time as
Rickard, Kearns and myself get to-
gether.
II am not looking for a big purse. as
1 am the challenger. but / want
chance to show the public that / was
not at my best in the Toledo contest.
/ had my own ideas as to training and
they were not the proper ones. II am
matched again with Dempsey / will be
fit.
IT hope the reports that Dempsey has
lost form are not true, for 1 want to
meet and defeat him at his best
The big fellow appeared to be in ex-
cellent physical condition. thus confirm
ing the reports that he has been secretly
training for several months past.
Tentative Date for Bout Is Mar. II
Willard unquestionably desires to re-
instate himself pugilistically as his de-
feat at Toledo was so unexpected by him
and so mortifying that he has since been
angry and chagrined.
Pete Herman, former bantam cham
pion, who accomplished the unusual feat
on January 13 in Albert Hall, London,
of knocking out the physically diminu-
tive but pugilistically great Jimmy
Wilde in the seventeenth round. arrived
at this port yesterday. Herman could
have obtained many more matches in
England. but he decided that an effort
to regain his title that Joe Lynch
wrested from him last month in Madi-
son Square Garden was of more i'm
portance to him than boxing English
bantams. This would seem to indicate
that Herman did not share the views of
the British promoter who declared that
Herman had not lost title to Lynch. The
Crescent City boy knows full well that
Lynch Is the indisputable champion ban
tam, and the former is eager for a re-
turn match.
There is small doubt that Richard will
stage bout between Herman and Lynch
In the near future.
According to an Associated Press des-
patch from Montreal yesterday defi-
mite move was made to have the Demp-
sey-Carpentier fight staged in that city,
when G. +. Graham, president of the
Eastern Canada Securities, Ltd, stated
that both he and Frank Goodspeed,
vice-president of the company. were
negotiating with Tex Rickard. An
amount exceeding 100000. which. 1t is
stated, Richard required to bring the
fighters here, Is in sight, 1t was said. A
representative is on the way to New
York to confer with Rickard In the in
terest OF Canadian promoters. IL the
New York interests accept the terms
offered a syndicate will then start seri
ously to work on the project.
1t will be necessary first to obtain an
amendment OF the Quebec laws regard
ing prize fighting.
The Louisiana Boxing Commission
has announced that an effort would be
made to force Bob Martin to carry out
his contract to meet Martin Burke I'm
New Orleans January 81. Martin has
wired that he would be unable to ,et
the local fighter because he has s-aed
with Tex Rickard to meet Bill Brennan
at Madison Square Garden February IS.
Chairman Curry OF the Louisiana
Commission has wired the New York
Boxing Commission and the Interna-
tional Sporting Club. pointing out that
Martins contract to meet Burke was
signed previous to that with Brennan.
and asking those two organizations to
assist in forcing Martin to keep his date
In New Orleans.
Martin is said to have stated In his
message that Tex Richard objected to
his meeting any one before the Brennan
engagement
The stage is all set for the interna-
tional amateur boxing bouts tonight at
Madison Square Garden between Amcri-
can and Canadian champions. The con-
testants will box under the rules of the
international Federation rules. which
provide for three rounds. the first two
to be of three minutes duration and the
third of four minutes. with an interval
of one minute between rounds In the
case of disagreement between the judges
the referee can either give his decision
or order an extra round limited to two
minutes, or not more than two extra
rounds of two minutes each.
AT the end of each bout the Judges