New-York tribune., 1922-10-17

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When he read cabled stories from,
Paris to the effect that Sikh had signed
to meet Beckett in twenty-round bat
tie in London for the heavyweight
championship Of Europe ON November
20 Rickard immediately penned force
full cable to Maurice Hellers, Skis
manager, in which the latter was
warned that the Senegalese would be
expected to live up to the cabled agree
ment he had reached with the Madison
Square Garden management. The ca
blegram added that If Sikh failed to do
so every possible step would be taken
to prevent him from securing match
in this country or Canada. Inasmuch
as Rickard is a power in Canadian box
ing circles, there seems to be little
doubt that he could succeed in having
Sikh barred there IL he repudiates his
New York contract.
The stories cahled here from Paris
yesterday stated that Ski, having de-
cided 10 cancel his New York engage
ment with Kid Norfolk, had signed ar
ticles with Major Arnold Wilson,
matchmaker for the National Sporting
Club of London, to meet Joe Beckett
there on November 90. TIE agreement,
according to the cabied story, was
signed by both Sikh and Heliers. Beck
ett has regained certain amount Of
prestige with easily satisfied English
ring followers through his recent de-
feat of Frank Moran, Americas dere-
lict and burned-out heavyweight.
Rickard Cables Hellers
II don't know whether shere is any
truth in these stories from Paris or
not" said Rickard yesterday as he
finished writing the aforem entioned
cable, but Pm taking no chances.
just want to inform Maurice Hellers
and Mr.. Sikh that the cables exchanged
between US constitute legal contract.
The contract itself is now in Skis
hands, and I am waiting for its return,
but the agreement reached by cable
Immediately after his defeat of Car
pentier is valid and will be regarded
so by any court in the United States.
You can say for me that If Ski does
not come here and fight in the Garden
on November 80 he will experience
lot of trouble getting a fight anywhere
outside of Europe. am willing to
this country until he lives up to the
agreement with me-"
The reports from Europe said that
Sikh was confident of beating Beckett
and that he considered the next step
would be match with Dempsey for the
worlds heavyweight championship.
Rickard intimated that the slashing
Senegal would find lot of obstacles
between himself and match with
Dempsey If he repudated his New
York contract. Dempsey is amcnable
to the regulations of the New York
State Boxing Commission and the lat-
j.
working agreement with the boxing
authorities of the rest of the country
There is no doubt that the local COM
will take the stand that Ski
must fight for Rickard or not at all. so
far as this state is concerned Most of
the other states where the sport really
amounts to something would unques-
follow suit. The amount of
cash that Sikh can get for fighting the
mediocre heavyweights and light heavy
weights of Europe would be an incon-
drop in the bucket compared
with what he could draw down in this
country if he has the ability that his
defeat of Carpenter would seem to in
dicate.
Yesterdays story from Paris was
taken by local ring talent TO indicate
that the Senegalese is fistic air bub
glove that is tossed his way and that
he figrues himself safer in Europe
than in America. Clarence Gillespie,
the Flatbush financier, probably spoke
for the rank and file of the ring fol-
lowers yesterday when he said:
Say, if that anthropoid pug ever
came to this country he'd have one
fight and then get job with the cir
Gus as the missing link. Sonny Smith
would take one slant at his chin
and"- At this point Gillespic's voice
was lost in resounding cheers.
New Garden Card Improvement
The main bout scheduled for Madi
son Square Garden next Friday night, |
between Jack Renault and Gene Tun
ney, was definitely declared of yester.
day and in it's place was substituted
a twelve-round battle between Charley |
White, lightweight king Of Chicago.
and Sid Marks, holder of the light |
weight championship OF Canada. This
was greeted with signs |
Of relief and lot of applause by box
ing fans. 1t is huge improvement |
over the original attraction. Excessive |
demands on the part of Renauit's man |
ager in the matter of money are sup
posed to have caused the calling off |
Of the match. The semi-fnal, between
Bobby Michaels and Andy Thomas, I
seems in fair way to be called off |
also, unless the Boxing Commission |
this afternoon discovers some way of
up certain financial differ I
snces between the Garden management
and Leo p. Flynn, manager Of both |
,rappers. Thomas and M;chaeis were
supposed to go twelve rounds.
The White-Marks affair should be
something worth seeing, as it will t
BRING together two of the best light
Weights in this country. Marks re-
.ently stopped Bobby Barrett, the SEN
sational Philadelphia lightweight, in
,ne round. 1t took Charley White
.hree rounds. to turn the same trick.
Lew Tender, supposed to be the rrin-
,ipal contender for Benny Leonard's
lightweight title, needed six rounds
% dcmolish Barrett.
In the six-round SCRAP, on the same
ard, Willie Herman and Willie Pfeiffer
will do their stuff, while in another
,out Of the same distance George DAILY,
he popular kid from the Gas House
district, will clash with Carl Duane.
y the opener Andy Tucker and Artis
fierce will 60 four rourfds.
The Boxing Commission yesterday
the indefinite suspension Of