New Britain herald., 1927-11-11
WAR 0N BETWEEN
 FIGHT PROMOTERS
Lesser Lights Start Annual Drive
 to Overthrow Tex RiCkard


 annual promoters war" was raging down Cauliflower Alley today. Each year. along about this time, Jim Mullens and Humbert J. Fugazy and Floyd Fitzsimmons and some Of the lesser lights of the fight promo ton racket rise up and announce the impending overthrow of the Rickard dynasty.
 And each year, along about sum mer time Tex is alone in the field, with the heavyweight champion and contender jumping through the hoop every time he snaps his fingers.
 In the meantime. however, the boys must have their say. So Jim Mullens is traveling eastward today prepared to sign Gene Tunney for llumbert J. Fugazy lets i: be known that he has a s50O,o0O guarantee ready for the champion any time Gene wants to exercise his fountain pen.
 Floyd Fitzsimmons has not been heard from as yet. but he should check into the ballyhoo before night fall.
 Thus the promote war on Rick ard, who has very little to say ex- cept that they are full Of prunes.
 One thing must be said for Tun- ney. He certainly aids and abets the ballyhoo of the lesser lights of cauliflowerdom. Gene seems to get cantankerous himself. around this time of year. and is ever ready to contribute 10 the anvil chorus which beats about Tex Richards entirely uncauliflowered ears. Tunney contributes choice bit to the effect that Rickard is Jack Dempsey's real manager.
 Everyone knows Tex appointed disregard for accuracy.
 "As for me, I'm not under Rick ards management" adds the champ.
 Immediately, the hue and cry Of , the small fry swelIs to road of , triumph.
 uHIlcS says JlF ; llcL titu tO Rickard," they proclaim.
 'Ill match him." says Mullens. And l. And l." chorus the others.
 Gene chimes in with a statement { 0 the effect that he wants to fight three times in 1928. which would seem 10 provide enough material for several prom oters.
 Tex Rickard shifts his cigar over 1 to the other corner of his mouth and says that Tunney. too, is full of pruncs Tex knows how many i worlds championship heavyweight :. fights can be held fin a twelve-m onth without killing the goose that's lay 1 ing the golden egg.
 Exactly one.
 Philadelphia sportsmen arc said 10 have entered the prom otoriaI war zone with an offer Of s150. .000 to Tunncy for a bout there next sum mcr. Mullins has selected Chicago, although he points out that Chair man Jim Farley of the New York State Athletic Com mission has given | nm p'lHlls'HloH 'o SNdSt " II'tNs weight championship fight here in 1 New York. Which certainly was nice , of Mir. Farley.
 Humbert Fugazy. who got the Tunney matching bee in his bonnet a year ago, and was badly stung, 1 is treading a bit warily this time. | But Humbert says he has "been ap- preached by representatives of Gene 1 Tunney regarding the promotion of , the next championship fight 11um- bert has a s500.ooo promise ready 1 for the next anproaCh"r. | Flyod F'itzsimmo ons always was my | favorte winter promoter Of summer | bouts. It seemed as though his | imagination stretched farther with | less proyocation than that of any 1 of the others. Probably Floyd will ] be along with an offer for Michigan City. million dollar guarantee and 1 all the trimmings.
 1 After a while. the storm will sub side. and in the good old summer time Tex Hickard Will go ahead i without any particular fuss and | feathers and attend to the promo 1 ton of the next heavyweight cham pionship tight.