The New York herald., 1922-07-15
DEMPSEY WILL BOX
WILLS NEXT SUMMER
Indications All Point to
BOyle's Thirty Acres as the
Battle Ground.
by CHARLES r. MATHIsoN.

The question as to when and where
the Dempsey-Wills contest will take
place is now the subject OF general dis
cussion. 1t has been declared that the
agreement signed by the men Is worth
less. and that the battle may never
be fought
The agreement that was signed was
absolutely necessary in order to COM
ply with the orders of the Boxing Com
mission. and Dempsey and Wills showed
good judgment In putting their names
to the agreement This action placed
the match under the official sanction
of the commission. Had either Demp-
sey or Wills refused TO sign that docu-
ment the delinquent would have been
penalized by the commission.
Thus the boxers are officially
matched to box for the worlds title.
and the next step In the receipt of bids
from promoters. In considering them
the boxers will no doubt be guided by
the fitness OF the bidder to conduct
the bout and the facilities for staging
1t properly.
No promoter In this state can offer
more than fifty per cent. Of the re-
ceipts, and as the contest will assuredly
attract 10000 persons, a promoter who
planned TO put the bout i'm a ring in
this State would be compelled to con-
struct new stadium at a cost OF $780,
600 or 100000. for there Is not in New
York State at the present time an open
air arena that will hold 10000 persons.
In considering a nid by promoter In
this State. the question Of seating ca
pacity would come first. for fifty per
cent of the receipts would not be
valuable without room for 10000 per-
sons. The same objection would apply
to bids from promoters in all States
except New Jersey. where there is al
ready erected an arena that will hold
10000 persons.
OF Dempscy-Wills contest being staged
in New Jersey during the present year,
for the reason that such bout might
tend to divert attention from the politi-
cal battle to be waged there next fail.
Under the circumstances 1t seems tina.
unless Some enterprislng promoter builds
a huge stadium at once and gets the sig
natures of the boxers to a contract the
bout will not take place till next sum-
her and in the ring or Boyle's Thirty
Acres.
Meantime Dempsey intends to do some
boxing. and there Is small doubt hs viii
box Jess Willard next September. and
Harry Wills is being deluged with of.
fers to fight, his most persistent chal.
lenger being Tut Jackson, another dark
skinned giant. jackson has signed to
meet Wills at Ebbets Field August OF
3. but Wills has not accepted. Billy
Mccartney says that Jackson has signed
four times to meet Wills. but that the
latter nus declined the issue on each oc.
cason. Mccartney charges that VIII.
has taken on match with some easy
mar kat Dyckman Oval July 81 in order
to avoid Jackson.
According TO n report from Newark
Fred Fulton, who is to box Capt Roper
I at the Broad A. c.. Newark, mex
Monday night, had genuine fight IN
training quarters yesterday with Char
ley Weinert. The latter came out o
IL with a badly discolored right eye
while Fulton received q cash over the
left eye that required three stitches
They SPARED easily for one round. bu
! I'm the second Fulton knocked Weln.
ert's head back with an uppercut. Vein.
ert tore In after Fulton and they bat.
/ tied until Fulton received the cash over
his eye. when the scrap stopped. Vein.
ert was training for his fight with
Martin Burke.
! Tex Rickard announced yesterday that
/ the out OF town orders for tickets foi
the Tendler-Leonard bout July 27 In
/ Boyles Thirty Acres equal the New
/ York city reservations and the tota
sale TO date is tl5o.O00. The promoter
declared II to he his opinion that tho
gate receipts would reach 100000.