New-York tribune., 1922-10-31

messed the belief thas his was one OF
tie greatest attractions that could be
1ferad TO . New York fight gathor;Yr.
ao added that the greatest d;tf.culty Il!
sssnehiag sGc.l 8 mateh would lie in
iae amount OF cash that Jack Dempseg
sad bis manager, Jack Kearns. H,ighs
,sair az their share.
Irasmach as Dempsey has been out
Il employment for many, many mouths,
II seems highly probable that he viii
listen to reason whom Richard Begins
10 discuss finances with him, ws;ah
Will probably be to-day. OF course,
tue Boxing Commission nlay ha fe
something 20 say on tae matte.
According to private aGeiaes re-
ssssyed from Eddie Kane, MANAGER az
forl Gibbons, the ST. Paul fchter is So
ANXIOUS to &c. crack at Dempsey's 8
crown that he would be willing TO ae-
espt any amount within reason. In a
letter received from Kane yesterday by
friend here, the manager said that
I'VE are in dead earnest in cur effort
to get match with Dempsey and we
sre lcayirg no stonas uRturned to elinch
The bout. You can depend upon it that
Gibbons would be no soft mark for
he heavyweight champion, and it Ia my
opinion that he would give Jack q much
better fight than Georges Carpenter
did,
Gibbons a Clever Roxer
Kane's view Of Gibboms's ability is
aos far fsom Tex Richards.
"Yoa can say for me-" said the pro-
moter last night, that ] consider Tom
Gibbons 10 be the best light heavv-
weight in the world to-day and chat
regard him as the only white saan now
in sight who is capable of giving the
champion fight Gibbons is a clever
boxer and a h3rd hitter, and it is my
belief that he and Dempsey would nut
Up one OF the best batt.es even seen in
Madison Square Garden. II we can
come 10 terms with DeG psey III put
the fight on in the Garden Just as soon
So the two ncn can get themselves
into condition. I'm ready to put ON the
match whenever we can get together on
terms"
From another source IL was learned
that the bout probably will be put on in
December, as this would give beth
Dempsey and Gibbons ample time in
which to get into perfect condition.
Gibbons Is never very far from the
oest of shape, and the same thing can
be said for the champion. Whe2 pemp-
Fey was seen in few sparrinS matches
at a local gymnasium with Floyd john
san few weeks ago it was obviaas TO
4ee most Impractical eye that y9o
weeks Of actHal training would ppt him
III tiptop condition.
The showing that Gibbons made
against BILLY Miske in their recent fight
a. Madison Square Garden, which toe
st. Paul scrnpper lost on foul after
bn J,al NJ fs,i., LIZ
was proof enough that he is capable of
holding his own in the heavyweight
ranks.
At the Garden last night it was
learned that the top prices asked for
sringside seats for the DempseyGib-
bons fight will be S25, which is the limit
prescribed by law in this state.
Senegaicse Baitier beard From,
Tex Rickard last night received n
long communication from Maurice Hell
iers, manager of Battling Sikh, the
SenogaieGe light heavyweight, who rose
to sudGcsl fame, if not fortune, by
knocking ont Georges Carpenter in
Paris. .fo IS npr1 the recognised light
heavywaiakt ehaapipn of the world.
While Hicsacd would not make pub
lie the entire contents of the communi-
cation, bs stated that il assured Skis
appearance here in a fifteen-round bat
tie with Kid Norfolk at Madison Square
Garden, at about the middle of Janp-
Any, He said shet the manage. of the
Senegalese offered satisfactory excuses
for his failure to arrive here as sched-
uied in the original agreement, which
was reached between Hellers and the
local promoter Immediately after Skis
rs F,,r a,,it to,. A Il
ing in the financing OF the fight caused
match between Sikh and Joe Beckett.
This fight takes place before the Ma
tional Sporting Club, il London, on
December 7. In the communication
that was received at the Garden yes
terday, Hellers said that in the event
Of Sikiss defeat by Beckett he would
consider his contract with Rickard
null and void.
The letter also stated that unless
Skis American opponent weighed 175
pounds or less he would not consider
that the worlds light heavyweight
Championship was at stake. Hellers
added that if the senagalese was called
upon to meet man weighing 1s0
pounds ha would demand $4,000 francs
over and above the original figure that
las SS pHpii.9 stG AiS iS'Si
been made public. He also fixed rising
scale Of additional sranes to be paid
Carpenters cenquerer for any pounds
that his opponent might weigh above
is0.
The original agreement called for
Ski TO meet Kid Narfo.k in q ffteen-
round fight ct tTS pounds. Rickard
said yesterday that if he fights here
At all the Senegal demon would have
to livs ZIP to these siipuIat;ons, The
Impression at Madison Square Garden
aeems to be that Sikh will have no
great difficulty in demelishing the
frequently defeated doc Beckett.
Floyd Johnson, the Gsitfornia heavy
weight, who is locked upon aa a COM
ing contender for Ja,k Bempseyis title.
NIL be seen in action ct tho Pioneer
Athletic Club. in East Twenty fourth
Street, tonight when he meets Joe
Ndae, another likeiy-iooking heavy
Weight. This will bc Johnson's first
rms appearance here since he stopped
Bob Martin at Madison Square Garden.
Fidas won most of his somewhat dia-
nhanous reputatien ay defsS.ipg Frank
Johns twice. Te-night's card at the
fioneer will feature only heayywe gkts,
There being ahout Aye beuts scheduled.
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