New Britain herald., 1923-01-12
OFFER 0f S25,OOO
 SENT ID DEMPSEY
English Promoter Wants Jack to
 Meet Joe Beckett

New York, Jan, ls,-TsN HiessFd
 announced late yesterday that thers
 has heen no developments during the
 day in the matter of the proposed ' Willard Dempsey bout, it had heen
 expected that naa MeKeuiek. east ern representative Of Dempsey and kearns, would submit inc ehamnian's
 terms for the contest 10 IliekaFd. but
 evidently MekeirieA had not heard
 from kearns, or if he had, preferred to keep the contents of the msssage secret
 MeKetriek slb announce during the course Of the afternoon. howe Ter. that he had received a cable message from George Mcdonald Of England offering Dempsey ssS6.0Oo to come there and meet Joe Beckett an June s. Should Dempsey accept the offer for that date il would completely np- set Richards plans for a Dempsey. Willard contest, us the Garden pro. moter favors date late in June for tho bout.
 Tom oRolrke Of the Republic A. C.. who also is dlekering for Will "fh ''hA ata Al VI lnaIfH Kansas giant against any first class heavyweight. gave out lengthy state. ment regarding the status of the Will lnrd situation so far as he was con. neeted with 1t.
 o'Eourke's statement in part fol- lows:
 says He Went Change OfTcr
 T made the only legitimate offer on percentage bais to Jess Willard. thinking at the time. aD he has pro- fessed SO often in the press. that he did not care so much what the re- mrneration was as his desire was to box Dempsey under any circum- stances to convince the public that he did not receive square deal at To- ledo. The offer I made to Willard was sure to amount to more than four times the amount Dempsey received at Toledo. if the receipts reached the figures that Archer thought they | would draw if Dempsey and Willard | were to box.
 T told Archer I stood upon my of- Fer sent to Willard and that he could -ake it or leave it. Archer asked me f I would not give Willard q guar intee of s50,000 with the same priY- ege Of the percentage l had offered md replied mo- that my offer ac- ,ording to his figures was four times nore than Dempsey received.
 Again I told Archer that if he wanted to have the bout to draw Will ard should challenge all the heavy weights and if he whipped a first class heavy the public would fall over sach other to see him box Dempsey 'gain. Archer replied that it would ake 90 days to have Willard get eady to box any of these heavy weights.
 Will Give Same Guarantee
 T will give him the same guaran- ee he gave Dempsey at Toledo with rivilege of percentage offered him, rovided he challenges all heavy 'eights, and. should a desirable op- cnent that satisfies the public refuse is challenge, I will then entertain he Dempsey match.
 This is provided that the state thletic commission does not insist pon Wills fighting Dempsey first, as1 1ey still hold Wills money as for cit when they insisted upon these wo men signing articles, and then rought Kearns before them and told i'm he could not have Dempsey fight Wills until after election.
 Another thing this club will in Z st upon. if Willard concludes to box ome' good heavyweight. am willing , promote both matches. as will ot promote the first match without [ i'm signing both, the only condition cling that he win the first match. We ave the only outdoor club that has q cense in this city capable of handl- ! g big match" 2 Willard worked out in the Garden and looked to be in good hysical trim despite his superfluous eight.