New-York tribune., 1921-03-28

Just how serious the good folk ofH
Cumberland Md, may be in their over
lures to Tex Rickard should be known
to-day. Cumberland is sending its
Mayor and the secretary of the Cham
Der OF Commerce to a conference with
the Madison Square Garden sultan this
AFTERNOON. An cmissary of the com
mlttee which is to meet Rickard to-day
SAID on Friday last that Cumberland
would not stop short of million. The
Cumberland envoy talked big, as was
the case in bidding for the Dempsey
Willard scrap. But talk is cheap.
Montreal Still Has Chance
Montreal has not vet dcspaircd of
attracting this international bout to
the greenest oasis Of the great Amer
lean Sahara. Rickard can move to Can
ada with ever assurance of handsome
profit. He has investigated Montreals
offer of 100000 and finds it bona -fide.
Yet Tex hesitates. He believes the
fight in or near New York would at
tract a Sl,o00,OO0 gate in stadium
that would seat from $4,000 to 100000
spectators as occasion demanded
His promotion of the last heavy
weight battle in Toledo disappointed
because the expected multitude did not
come from outside cities. Distressing
transportation conditions at the time
may have been primarily to blame. The
government forbade the running of
special or extra trains to Toledo.
Rickard is the shrewdest of fight pro-
moters and an exceptionally keen bust
ness man to boot. He learned in To-
ledo that a mammoth stadium for one
fight was tremendous overhead Cum
berland, Nd and Montreal can figure
only on the one big promotion. Neither
city would be good for a series of open
air battles. Working close to his home
base, Rickard could very easily use a
big structure for series of champion
ships in the various classes. For this
reason. it is believed Jersey City and
Newark will be favored over Atlantic
City, provided New Jersey officials
guarantee no interference. Montreal
and Cumberland in that case might al
ready be considered also rams.
The Manhattan Casino on Thursday
night will present what should prove
by far the most interesting bout of the
week in the greater city. Two of the
very best fyweights now before the
public will meet in the feature num-
ber of fifteen rounds. These are John
ny Buff, generally recognized as the
king-pin of the division, and Abe Gold
stein, who always gives the spectator a
run for his money.
Flyweights Arouse Interest
Interest in the fyweight division is
particularly keen just now because of
the wealth of good little men. Fur
ther it is reported that Jimmy Wilde,
the worlds champion of the class, is
soon to come to the United States
again in pursuit of American dollars
Jimmie lost considerable caste in dear
old London when Pete Herman stopped
him few weeks ago. Money is not
flowing in so steadily since and the
Brton scents an opportunity of several
fat purses with the best of the little
fellows here.
The possibility of a crack at the
worlds championship title in the near
future should be spur to Buff and
Goldstein if one were needed. The
natural rivalry however, should be
spur enough. Both have been conss-
tent winners for long time.
The Skeeter state lad, in climbing to
as frankie Mason, Midget Smith and
frankie Daley. Goldstein's most i'm
pressive performance was his knock out
victory over Patsy Wallace, of Phila-
delpnia. Wallace gave Jimmy Wilde
two hard fights.
In the semifnal of ten rounds Mike
McCabc, of Harlem, will meet Jimmy
Powers, of Hoboken.
At the Broadway Exhibition Associa-
tion tonight Joe German will meet
frankie Edwards in the main event of
fifteen rounds. German, it will be re-
membered, is the Pacific Coast feather
weight who put up such sensational