New Britain herald., 1922-08-01
RICHARD HAS PLANS
 FOR TITLE BOUTS
Promoter Desires to Bring To- gether Champs and Contenders

New York. Aug 1.-Tex Rickard plans to make | determined effort to arrange several more important ring contests for his arena in Jersey City and the New York Velodrome before the close of the current outdoor sea son. The Garden promoter yesterday was the center of a swirling mob of boxers managers. who visited the Madison Square Garden pool in quest of the fistic impressario and matches. In the list of visitors were Eddie Mead, manager Of Joe Lynch, worlds bantamweight champion; Nate Lewis, manager of Joe Burman, bantam weight title contender: Lew Diamond. manager of Johnny Buff, American hyweisht champion and Billy Gibson, manager of Benny Leonard.
 Five Title Battles.
 Rickard announced that he was eager to arrange at least five title matches and expressed confidence in his ability to conduct the proposed bouts before the snow flies. In the list of contemplated contests are bouts between Johnny Kilbane and Lynch, Jimmy Wilde and Buff, Flu. gene Criqui and kilbane, Benny Leon- ard and either Charley White or Bob- by Barrett. and Jack Dempsey and Jess Willard. For several of these matches negotiations were started yesterday. The promoter cabled Wilde an offer to come to this coun- try to box Buff for the worlds hy- weight title, now held by the little English boxer. Overtures have been made to kilbane, too, for a bout against Lynch. The bantamVeisht champions manager yesterday nolt- ned Rickard of his readiness to ar- range a title struggle between Lynch and kilbane, providing the Cleveland CT can be brought to terms.
 Criqui-K -Kilbane.
 In the event that the Lynch-Kil- bane battle does not materialize Rickard plans to make an effort for a Criqui-kilbane match. The promoter said he has received Billy Gibson's verbal agreement to box the winner of the White Barrett battle.
 The situation with regard to the proposed return match between Dempsey and Willard is little improv. ed. according to Rickard. The pro- moter said he has not yet positively signed this match. Dempsey is will ing and eager. Jack Kearns. Rick ard said, has already verbally &C., cepted terms. Willard, too, is said to be willing, but the tall Pottawatomie ex-champion hesitates about accept ing the proffered date, which is Oct. 6. A contract has been sert to Will lard with the date line blank. It is the understanding, however, that Oct. 6 will be the night for the struggle. Willard has accepted the terms pro- vided in the contract, but is chary on the date. The former champion, according to advices from Los An geles, prefers Oct. 31.
 Rickard said yesterday that this date will be too late. The promoter added that he is awaiting develop ments with regard to the proposed Dempsey Bill Brennan bout for Labor Day at Michigan City before proceed ing with plans for a Dempsey Willard battle. The contest, however, will be held not later than Oct. 10, if the promoters plans carry through. Rick ard figures the worlds series will be played here again next fall and is eag- CT to arrange the return title strug- gle as an attraction during the reign of the baseball classic. The promot- CT said he is unalterably opposed to q later date than Oct. 10, regardless of whether he Is right in his worlds series approximations. Beyond the date mentioned, Rickard said the weather gamble would be too great a risk.