Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1924-02-16
W|LLS--F|RP0

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Subsistence that the Argentine heavy
weight must be satisfied win 80 -
cent universal interest IN tne liin'>
coused Firpo to capitulate' In ms ha
uTast that q guarantee of SoO'oVV
,aoe+ed in South America to Snow Ciio
pi;rcoritv of the promoters. flrPo aIe
onroad TO post $25. 200 of ms OWL
money to bind him to box MS.
cots 70 obtain 9 copy OF the caoiS'
gram were unsuccessful.
PLANS BOUT IN CONNECTICUT
In making known the receipt OF ths
ootIeeram Raymond also dlscioseu
tbo+ he is planning to hold the oouS -
Connecticut probably near Stalhiol+
,rhcr, he said, he intends 10 erec.
80 stodmm with a minimum seating
capacity of 115,OOO. Co. s;s+ean
The bout will be listed tor dnseon
,onnds to a decision Raymond st'u, "1
cordins to the law governing boxing III
10 Nutmeg State The Pioneer A =
motcbma}ler predicted that the mavV1
would attract between 81 OOO,ooo AM
CO O00 400. Raymond said that 1t w0"iu
ta&e ninety days 10 erect the arena, az
cordino to architects he has consuite"'
with regard to the hitch over the Ge'
hosting Of the $4,000 with when tlI
promoters agree to bind the nlalon
4. -. nnN N
when Firpo sets sail for THIS county,
Eovmond said that Firpo is particular
w des ,rous of having the money pos,
Cd where it will be beyond the reach
If nossible attachments. Raymond eA
nressed confidence that this danger
rould be obviated even if the money Is
deposited here, and added that ne uoeS
not intend to meet Firpo's demand :"
this connection. ~.
Raymonds announcement or MS
MANS failed to excite Tex RlcKaro'
who promoted Firpo's bouts against
less Willard and champion Jack Demp
sew. 1t was thought that Rickard hel1
- prior agreement with Flrpo unuer
which the South American would box
in this country only under Rickard 5
n,omotion. Richard however. disslpd.
cd this belief when he announced tnd'
he held only verbal agreement u.
Firpo under which the South Amer
ca, agreed to box Wills for him Iot
5000 600 if the contest were held II
This country. or for 40 per cent. OF thF
Gross receipts if the match we're ne !
in South America. Richard said tfat
he arranged this verbal agreement
with Firpo prior to the latter's depar'
ure for Buenos Aires after the DernN
Gov bout at a time when Rickard pi3c
ned TO arrange a Wills-Firpo match as
an attraction for his arena in jersey
CITY in the Summer Asked # he was
making any effort TO intuce F1rpo =
box for him or to outbid the syndlca!e
lem esented by Raymond. Rickard re-
piled with an emphatic NO,
RICHARD SAYS FIRPO is FREE
81 have no desire to tie IN with 4
match like that for a sum like that
said Richard. Negotiations for 9 wis
Firpo hout have long since exceeded Tn
elasticity Of my pocketbooh Frcr
IS free to accent any offer made h'nt'
IF other promoters are willing to guar
antee Firpo $780, 900 and Wills & like
sum they are welcome 70 fh7 mntch'
4 don't see how anybody could rea
sonably expect to make any money on
of the bout in view Of all the expenses
invo'ved. The contest doesn't figure -
draw more than $500 eco, Of $700,0eo
at the very outside. In addition to tn
$500 coo purse there will he the eX'
pense Of arena construction when
will amount to between S275. 600 ana
SS2a0O0. Then there are taxes TO oe
paid, numerous incidental expense ana
ether outlets for money in an undertak
ing of such huge proportions.
"I think I was lucky TO scratch
through the DempseyFirpo bout with
its gate cf 1900 600 I had my arena
IN Jersey CITY packed for the Ffrpo
willard bout and it only drew about
$3.50 900, which. to me, seems a go
indication that the day of record-brea&
ing receipts for ring bouts is past.
Maybe my judgment with regard 20
q Wills-Firpo fight is wrong but I've
been pretty accurate in my estimate OF
previous ring bouts and l don't intend
tc he bid up to exorbitant financial ar
rangements for any future bouts or 70
let any one sell me match when they
think they have it arranged. II other
people want to shoulder the respons'
bility for one of these big ring bouts
let them. It's no concern of mine.
{ New York Times, February 12)