Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-01-10
RICHARD PLANS
TITLE SCRAPS
FOR NEW YORK
TEX ContempIates Nine Cham
pionship Bouts for Madison
Square Garden.
MANY CROWNS AT STAKE

NEW YORK, Jan. 10.-One Of the most
pretentious boxing programs ever under
taken will be carried out through the re-
mainder of the indoor season II plans OF
Tex Richard materialiZe. No less than
inc worlds championship bouts are con-
tempted as attractions for Madison
Square Garden before the amphitheatre
is closed for the season. Richard de
clared today that seven Of these title
bouts are certain to take place unless IN
expected obstacles are encountered, and
the promoter is confident the other two
title struggles will materialize.
Every standard title will be contested
for, with he exception Of the world S
fyweight championship and possibly the
middleweight title. Johnny Buff will de-
fend his bantamweight championship,
Johnny Kilbane probably his feather
weight supremacy, Jack BrittOn the
welterweight honors, George Carpenter
the light heavyweight laurels and Jack
Dempsey the heavyweight title. Johnny
Wilson, middleweight champion, may be
seen in title bout, too, although there
is nothing definite in this respect. VIII
son is now under the ban Of the State
athletic commission and has declared
himself against accepting engagements
from Richard. In order for Wilson to
box, therefore, it will first be necessary
for the State boxing body to rescind its
order barring the champion, and Wilson
must recede from his stand with regard
Kubane il fanother doubtful spoke in
this wheel Of championship struggles.
The veteran Clevelander has been loath
TO defend his title against a formidable
foe for several years. Richard, however,
claims he has been assured bv Kilbane
that the latter will defend his title in
the Garden if his terms are met, and
RiGaaAd processes to be willing to meet
th#mands of the champion.
GH WILL
- his present plans carry through,
Slckard will surpass the record he es-
Ytaolished during his first season at the
Garden. In the season of 102O-21 Rick
ard conducted six championship battles.
Richard already has clinched the first
OF his worlds title struggles. Jack
Britton will defend his laurels against
Dave Shade, CALIFORNIA; welterweight,
at the Garden on Jan. 81, over fifteen
rounds. BrittOu has consented to at
least one other title bout at the Garden
specifies two Garden bouts also, in the
event the. Californian wrests the title
from Britton.
Wednesday afternoon. Richard is SEIZED
uled to confer with Billy Gibson, man
ager of Champion Leonard, about a light
weight title struggle. It is reasonably
probable that Leonard will agree to two
matches, now that Gibson and Richard
have patched up the differences that ex-
WINGED that Rocky Kansas, Buffalo light
weight, is logical rival Of Leonard, and
has, therefore, practically decided that
Leonard-KanSas battle will be one Of the
Garden attractions.
Buff is scheduled soon to sail for Eng
land for an exhibition tour. Before he
departs however, the midget ring cham
pioA- will sign a contract binding him to
a title bout at the Garden and prob bitiu &
any such matches away from Che Garden
IN the interim. Buff s opponent will be
either Midget Smith or Joe Lynch.
PEATHERWEIGHT
TITLE CONTEST.
assurance Of his willingness to defend
his title and the Garden promoter Is
satisfied he can arrange q feat herweig ht
championship contest. Andy Clancy,
west side featherweight, who has es-
tablished himself as the leader in the
pack Of contenders, and Babe Herman,
California featherweight, are already
The promised clash between Georges
Carpenter and Tom Gibbons for the
light heavyweight title practically IS a
certainty according to Richard. He de-
eltnes to believe reports from abroad that
Carpenter has reconsidered his decision
constant touch with Carpenter through
Captain Mallet, the French boxers best
friend in this country, and says he has
yet received no information that Carpen-
tier will remain a home.
Dempsey is due in this city within a
short time. Upon his arrival the cham
pion will be offered a Garden battle.
champion and either Fred Fulton or Bill
Brennan. These two heavyweights stand
out, in the opinion Of Richard, among
the country's heavyweights.