The New York herald., 1921-01-22
DEMPSEY'S SURETY
BOND IS RECOVERED
Missing Document Found
Locked i'm Kearns's Safe
in This City.
TEX RICHARD is ELATED
Cochran Declares in London
That Original Contract Has
Not Been Violated,
ny CHARLES F. MATHIsoN.

With the finding Of the surety bond
that guarantees Jack Dempsey's for
felt of $4,000 in connection with his
match with Georges Carpenter and the
placing of the bond in the hands OF
Tex Riclxard, the chief objection ad-
vanced by William A Brady for with
drawing from the enterprise was re-
moved yesterday. The bond. which Is
dated November 20. 1920, was issued
by the Fidelity Surety and Deposit Com
pany Of Baltimore. 1t will be placed at
once in the vaults of the Central Union
Trust Company.
The only basis for further objection
on the part of Mr.. Brady is that the
$4,000 forfeit of Carpenter is posted in
Paris instead of in this city. Rickard
and Charles b. Cochran are entirely
satisfied with the Frenchman's action
and are willing to go ahead with the
bout
1t seems that the failure to deposit
: the Dempsey bond with the trust COM
pany at the specified. time was the re-
suit OF carelessness on the part of
Kearns. After receiving the bond from
the surety company Kearns filed 1t with
other papers in the safe in his office at
der the impression that all formalties
had been complied with.
When Mr. Brady made the discovery
that Dempsey's bond was not deposited
with the trust company Kearns, who
is with Dempsey in California. was
bombarded with kilograms inquiring
What he had done with the bond.
kearns replied that If the bond was
not in the hands of the trust company
it must be In his safe in his office in
this city. Kearns and Dan Mcketrick
occupy adjoining offices at 1855 Broad
way, and the manager OF Dempsey au-
thorized MeKetrick to have the safe
opened.
McKetrick employed a skilled me-
chanic to unlock the safe and the miss
ing paper was found.
Thus ends the melodrama entitled
"The Missing Bond; or. Daring Dan
Saves the Match"
Richard. who from the beginning of
the mystery has never lost confidence
In the good faith of Kearns and Demp-
sey, was jubilant over the discovery OF
the paper. and said:
There never was any doubt in my
mind that Dempsey had lived up to the
terms of the contract So far as Car
pentier's deposit of $4,000 In the Nor
gan-Harjes Bank in Paris is concerned,
/ regard 1t just as good as gold in a
TRUST company on Broadway. / am more
determined than ever to go ahead with
this match, and as Mr.. Cochran is of the
same mind we will work together. IT
Mr. Brady Is still determined to with
draw there will be no trouble in Mr..
Cochran and myself taking over his in
terest."s
Cochran sustafns Richard.
a. tA1 TDv.oc
cablegram from London yesterday
Cochran authorized statement to the
effect that the original contract for the
Carpentier-D Dempsey boxing bout Is con-
sldered still valid. Mr.. Cochran's asso-
ciates said they had no knowledge OF
authority for William A. Brady of New
York to speak In Mr.. Cochran's behalf.
The statement authorized by Mr..
Cochran, who is recovering from an at
tack of Illness follows.
LAS far as Mr.. Cochran is concerned
the original contract for the Dempsey
Carpenter fight holds. If Messrs
Brady or Rickard has withdrawn that
Is beyond our control. but IL it is true
Mr.. Cochran offers fl00,0O0 to stage the
fight in London"
1t was added that Mr.. Cochran had
not heard directly from Mr.. Brady, but
was inclined to believe the ruling of
sion as to a maximum admission fee
to the fight might have caused him
TO get out from under"
Mr.. Brady declined to comment on
the finding of the bond, and would not
say whether he would resume his place
as a partner in the bout or retire from
the Undertaking.
There Is decided interest in the ap-
pearance OF Boy Mccormick at Madi-
son Square Garden next Wednesday
night. The fact that he is the light
heavyweight champion OF England
should not be held against him. Aside
from that drawback Mac Is said to be
q good boxer and a courageous fighter.
big Amateur Boxers.
one of the bouts that will be con-
tested at the amateur boxing tournament
TO be conducted under the auspices OF
the Metropolitan Association. A. A. U.'
at Madison Square Garden next Tues-
day night, will be that between Gordon
M,,nce Of the Pastime A. c., champion Of
this association. and Charles McDoulton,
champion of Canada. Munce weighs 22O
pounds, and has been fighting a number
OF years in the amateur ranks, meeting
such good men as John Gatti, A. kauf-
man, Bill Spengier and Arthur Sheridan.
lie also went overseas with the Twenty
seventh Divrr-S,--, and was champion or
this company
McDoulton. his opponent. from news
paper clippings received, is great
favorite in Canada, having won all tho
tournaments in which he competed there.
His latest victory was against G. Sell
bert of Pittsburg, in an intercity tourna-
ment held at the Pittsburg A. A. on
Dec. IL.
Verbal contracts between boxers and
managers arc not recognized by the Box
ing Commission, and Al Rogers OF Buff
falo, who claimed he was the manager
of Jesse Morcy, was informed by the
commission that Bert Finch. having sub
mitted written contract with the boxer,
is his legal manager. The commission
suspended for thirty days Jack Singer
Buffalo, manager, for his verbal attack
upon Robert Mclaughlin, referee, in the
dressing room after the contest at tho
Queensberry Athletic Club. on the night
OF Jan. ..
Tf Stranger Lewis can squeeze Earl
Caddork's head harder with his arms
than Caddock can squeeze Lewis's head
with his legs, the Stranger viii probably
retain his title in the bout with Caddock
at the Seventy-first Regiment Armory
next Tuesday nights
INDIANA VICTORIOUS.