New-York tribune., 1921-04-08
Big
Forfeit for Bout
Shifted to u. S.
Stakeholder Edgren Wires
Rickard $50, ,OOOHas Been
Transferred to Local Bank
By Fred Hawthorne

4' ''NS VIII 1iSht, lHey won nght,
they will fight"
these words came over the transom
of Tex Richards Office in Madison
Square Garden yesterday afternoon
and inside Tex was sitting at his desk
blowing upon one of those fluffy dande-
hons that we" e"used to tell our fortunes
with, or say "She loves me, she loves
me not" when we wanted t, know how
MolIa, the village belle, felt toward US
On the last blow Tex had blown the
last bit of thistledown Off the dam
deilon stem and it came, "They will
fight"
Well" said Texas. at never failed
me m, yet. Now, let's see wnat happens"
The words had hardly slipped out of
his mouth before SLightnin" the
office boy, crashed through the doors
and handed Rickard telegram. Tex
tore open the envelope and read:
lex Richard, Madison Square Gar
den. New York.
Georges Carpenters $4,000 for
felt money, guaranteeing \ is appear
ance IN the ring with Jack Dempsey
on July Z, was received to-tay by the
Central Union Trust Company of
New York City. The money was
transferred from Morgan Harics
Company in Paris.
ROBERT EDGREN."
Carpenter to Sail Soon
Edgren is the official stakeholder in
the championship battle and was mott
he'd yesterday at his home in California
that Carpenters forfeit was now in
the American banking institutions
safety vaults.
Although Rickard had strongly de
med couple of days ago q report
from Paris that Carpenter wished to
Withdraw from his contract to fight
Dempsey for the heavyweight title, on
the supposition that he wanted to fight
Frank Moran in Paris instead, he
looked considerably relieved after read
ing Edgren's telegram.
Il was confident all along that Car
pentier would go through with his con-
tract and his action in having his for
felt money transferred to the Central
Union Trust Company proves that
Georges is sincere and anxious to fight
for the championship.
"A cable from Descamps, Carpenters
manager, states that Georges will sail
from France within the next week or
ten days" said Rickard, who added
y
to arrive in New York during the
first week Of May. So that's that.
Professor Jack o'Bren, who holds
the chair of the Modern Liver Squeeze
in the O'Brien Institute of Physical
Culture in the old Concert Hall of the
Garden, held an "Old Champions
Matinee" Yesterday in. his institute.
Many and great were the ring celeb
NJ Ill l.
guests. Grant Mitchell, now appearing
in The Champion" (Hcywood Broun
please note), gave the old boys a
short and snappy talk, as did O'Bren,
who explained the advantages of the
liver squeeze. Then Mike Leonard and
Morris Lux boxed an exhibition match,
with Young Corbett as the referee,
reading from left to right"
Dempsey to Second Benjamin
When Joe njamin,, the Pacific Coast
lightweight, who formerly used to park
his dogs under Billy Gibson's training
table, but is now putting on weight
daily at the expense of Jack Kearns,
steps into the ring of the Pioneer
Sporting Club tomorrow night to do
battle with the veteran Johnny Harvey
IN the main fifteen round bout, he Will
be seconded by Jack Dempsey.
According to Kearns, Dempsey LETT
California three days ago, and will be
in this city in time to swing towel
over Joe's head between rounds
Harvey. Kearns processes to believe
that Benjamin is the coming light
weight champion Of the world, Benny
Leonard or no Benny Leonard, from
which it may easily be deducted that
nothing makes Jack sick.
At the Flatbush Sporting Club this
evening the main go will be between
Dave Rosenberg, the slugging Sim
Feiner, and Barney Adair, the Horrible
Hebrew, those two nifty heavy light
weights. These lads are down for
twelve-1ound session, but scheduled
things don't always happen just that
way There will be a good card OF pre-
limiRar;cT
New Job for Leonard