The evening world., 1921-01-21

NAOteDlNG TO the articles or |
"A agreement for the bout the pro-
moters, or rather Tex Richard, |
must name the battle ground by |
March /, or sixty days previous 90 the
contest. Here It is a little more than
a month from that time and Richard
has no more idea Of the location thaA
~the man In. the moon" When the
All important papers were signed |
Richard was reasonably sure that the
bout could be staged right hero in
New York or over in New Jersey, but
the sixty-day clause was inserted as
matter Of precaution. It showed
that Tex had foresight at least. 1t
now appears that he will need all of
that time before making up his mind
where the contest can be held without
a thousand and one obstacles being
thrown In his way.
However, Richard is a resourceful
chap, and he Is used to surfnounting
boulders. He has had them TO over
come all his life. He had his own
troubles placing the willard Dempsey
bout In Toledo. but ,he went through
with II as satisfactorily as could be
expected, considering the adverse con-
ditions which prevailed at the time.
This time he is confronted by diff
dculties with which he never before
was oppressed His partners have
run out" on him, as it were. At
least one OF them, William A. Brady,
has. and being the New York repre-
sentative OF G. j. Cochran Of Lon
don, he says he has the power TO
drag the English promoter with him.
I'd A 40
Cochran wants 10 withdraw. and IS
awaiting a cable from Mr.. Cochran
on the subject
In any event, Richard, with his
Characteristic gameness, h ready to
90 through with his part OF the con-
tract, even II he must do II alone
He feels that he must, and intimates
that Dempsey and Carpenter, II they
felt 50 inclined, could hold Brady,
Cochran and himself to everything
the articles OF agreement contained.
He adds, however, that Bob Edgrcn,
as the sole ar'biter, rs the only one
70 Judge who has and who has not
lived up to the contract as signed
by an concerned two months ago.
TITO a man up a tree it seems that
Mr.. Brady after butting him
self in on the big mill, through
Cochran seeing big profits in It's
promotion, now wants to worm out
on a tcehnicality because Dempsey'f
forfeit is not up and because Car
pentier's money Is posted in France
and not here. II transpires that JacL
kearns, on behalf Of Dempsey, exc
cuted a bond for the forfeit amount
before he went West and II is de.
posted in New York somewhere
Richards money has been up, but foi
some reason or other the lawyer II
The ease deposited only Cochran'l
end IN the bank agreed on and helC
Richards out Carpenter has Ger,
tainly kept faith, for his $50 600 il
gold y on deposit with an American
banking firm in Paris, and 1t is no
his fault that the French Govern
ment' refuses to let that much golt
go out OF the country at the presen
time. From this II would seem tina
Mr., Bradys technicality is OF IN
micrOscopical variety.
But for the recent SIS limitatto
placed on the price of fight ticket
by the New York State Boxing Com
mission and tentatively adopted b
the national convention here las
week, perhaps Mr.. Brady wouldn
have been on so sharp a lookout "a
technical reasons for withdrawn
from lhe match.
n ICKARD called on Brady lat
* yesterday 10 get from him pei
sOnally his reasons for wan
tng 10 drop out OF the partnershi
Brady gave the excuse that contrac
in the matter OF posting moneys ha
been broken. Richard then askt
him II that meant that Cochran L
was out, and Brady said yes.
Have you word 10 that effeCt,frOq
COchran7" asked Ricl0ard. Brady aai
that wasn't necessary, as he W.
COchran's representative In the Unite
Slatea
"Why not cable him" suggeste
Richard, and Brady finally agreed
DO 90. II Is tho answer TO this no
aWaited which will determine wheth,
Richard via go II alone Ricka,
doesn't believe that the English prC
mOter wants 10 quit the match.
66VWIHY.Gif Brady and Cochra
w withdraw on the matt
now" said Richard. the
are forty or fifty men willing 10 jun
ntQ taeig glaoes 4 want them,