Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-20
THREE OPPONENTS
MENTIONED FOR
DEMPSEY CLASH
(By the Associated Press)

New York. Nov. 19.-(AP)-
Champions in every fistic division are
given three contenders from which
to pick opponents for a total hight
under Tex Richards direction.
The veteran promoter, making
public this list of logical contenders
today, expects it to furnish basis
for championship trays in most OF
the divisions. in the ring of the new
Madison Square Garden, but in at
least two instances, the heavyweight
and middleweight ranks, financial
considerations involved are such as
to preclude the likelihood Of any
title competition indoors. The mon
ey demands Of both Jack Dempsey
and Harry Greb, champions in these
two classes, must recede before they
can be considered for anything but
bouts in the larger outdoor arenas.
10 arrange any title fights among
the men he selects as logical oppo-
nentS, Richard intends to stick to
his contracts on Il percentage basis
only in preference to any fiat guar
anteeS.
LII Tie IlNdlS VI Dempsey
regardless of the prospect of bring
ing the champion to indoor or out
door terms, Richard lists Harry
Wills and Gene Tunney as the fore
most Aferican contenders, but Gre
ates a surprise in the choice of Pa
olino Uzcudun, Spanish heavy weight
champion, for the third entry. There
is a clue to- the Spaniard's status,
however, in the expectation that he
will invade America this winter I'M
der the managerial wing Of Fran
co.'s DescampS, Frenchman, who
handled Georges Carpenter visits
here.
In the light heavyweight class, now
ruled by Paul Berlenbach, Richard
has placed Jack Delaney of Bridge
port, Conn.,, as the ranking contend
er in view of the coming clash be-
tween these two rivals in the OPEN
ing show at Madison Square Garden,
Dec. IL. Next to Delaney, however.
Riehkard puts Mike McTigue and
Young Stribling.
Richard accords Dave Shade
unique distinction as ranking fore
most contender in both the middle
weight class, against Greb, the well
terweight division, against Mickey
Slattery are selected as Greb's other
outstanding foes while Walkers 9TH
er main rivals are considered to be
Tommy Milligan, European cham
pion, and Benny Leonard, retired
lightweight king. Leonard is named
on the strength of his statement re-
Gently that he hoped to return to the
ring and the belief that if he did so,
it would be in the welterweight.
The possibility of Greb meeting
Shade however. is slight, because of
the middleweight champions high
price. Reliable reports have it that
Greb demanded a straight guarantee
| Of $125,000 to mingle with Shade in
a title match at the Garden.
In the lightweight division in which
Jimmy Goodrich is king, Richard has
named a formidable trio of contend
ers. Sammy Mandell, Sid Terris and
Luis Vicentini-any one of whom
, would likely furnish an interesting
skirmish with the lightweight title
holder.
The feather champion Louis (Kid)
Kaplan of Meriden, Conn, who meets
his outstanding challenger, Babe
Herman, in the second attraction in
the Garden, Dec. IS, will likely not
be asked to fight again, but Richard
i has named Johnny Dundee and Dam
ny Kramer as other outstanding riv-
.. ais.
| Mickey Garcia (Bushey Graham)
Abe Goldstein and Joe Lazarus are
selected by Richard as the logical
contenders in the bantamweight di-
vision now ruled by Charles (PhiD
| Rosenberg.
In the fiyweight division, Richard
said he could not recognize any
champion until the New ---ork State
Athletic Commission took a stand in
the matter. Nevertheless, he figures
,, that Fidel Labarba of Los Angeles,
Calf, has the outstanding claim to
the title on the strength of his de-
feat of Franklin Genaro for the
American championship.
It is likely that Labarba will be
brought to New York some time dur
ing the coming season to show his
| wares and convince the skeptics he
is the logical successor to the late
Pancho Villa. In addition to I.abar-
ba, Richard named Newsboy Brown,
frankie Genaro, Ernie Jarvis as out
standing 112-pounders.
In the Junior lightweight division,
created by Richard himself to find a
fighting level for Johnny Dundee,
worlds featherweight and junior
lightweight champion, the MADISON
Square promoter named the former
! champion. Steve (Kid) Sullivan and
Allentown Johnny Leonard as likely
opponents for Mike Ballerino, the
present titleholder.