Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-25
FACES
REAL GEOMETRY
TO STAGE BOUT

CHICAGO, July 2+.-The mathematl-
cal genius of Tex Rickard, New YORK
nromoter, ordinarily exercises in such
simple arithmetic as computation OF
gate receipts, guarantees and per-
centages, was focused today upon
the geometrical aspects of a Demp-
sey-Tunney- Wills heavyweight trl-
angle.
The trick was to project x, equai-
ing Dempsey into the squared cir
Gle opposite Y, representing Tunney'
without bringing him into proximity
Of u, representing Harry Wills. Anu
while Mr.. Rickard 'agitated his splate
pencil into white heat without
arriving at a solution, b. c. Clements,
his rival promoter and himself
mathematician of Paris, suppressed
what amounted to a sly snicker ana
remarked that he had been trying TO
tell Ricxard all the week that 1t
couldn't be done. So saying, Glenn
ents set the table for an extra guest,
expecting the arrival from New YORK
tomorrow morning of Paddy Mullins,
the manager of Harry Wills, negro
heavyweight. Nor was he chagrined
by the statement of Dempsey, emanat-
camp at Colorado Springs that the
heavyweight champion wouldn't
fight for Clements now if he had
twenty five million dollars.
Richards rival stood firm in his
position that he held a contract
calling for Dempsey Wills match
in Chicago contract made binding
by the payment to Dempsey of $40
spot cash for his signature and
calling for 100000 on August 5 and
$500,OOO more the day Dempsey steps
into the ring against the negro chal-
lenger. The 100000 said Clements,
Will be proffered to Dempsey on the
specified date about a fortnight
hence. {S
Meanwhile, Mullins will be asked,
upon his arrival here, to register
Wills with the lately created Illinois
boxing commission, to have the negro
licensed as a boxer, and to other
wise make ready for projected
Dempsey Wills combat at Soldiers
field between September 16 and 20.
E1CSIupSSy lids DGGn nOClll0u, SdII
Clements, to take similar steps and!
to@appear here for training not laterl
than August 6.
If he fails, to comply, the prof.
moters declared, coercion will be.
brought TO b bear in the nature of.
court actionz preventing the cham
pion from appearing under the Rick
ard banner until he has fulfilled MIS-
obligations to Clements and the Chi
cago Coliseum club, which he rep
resents. "a ~ @
Dempsey declares Clements con-
tract is void and that he will fight
only for Rickard, with whom he
signed a subsequert contract. The
Clements agreement is nullified, ne
declares, by failure of the promoter
to pay stipulated advance deposits
The contract which Clements ex-
hibits as supporting his position calls
for no money until the August s.
payment.
Rickard has become aware of
Clements claim to the extent that
he has asked his lawyers here Tor
an opinion on the validity of the
Clements contracts. The opinion was
not forthcoming today, and Rickard
marked time.
Gene Tuney in training at White
Sulphur Spring, N Y, for the Demp-
1sey-Tunney, which Rickard announced
cand now in doubt about, expressed
confidence that Rickard would iron
out the controversy and stage the
match -.
manager, is here, but has not talked
to Clements He is acting on in
structions from Dempsey that Rick
ard is the only promoter with a
claim to the title holders fistic serv-
ices.
A comparatively minor figure in she
situation is Jack Kearns, Dempsey's
deposed manager. Kearns' contract
does not expire until August 8.
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