New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-01-08
SPECULATE ABOUT
RICHARDS Plans
Only Tex Himself Knew Of The
Many Ideas He Entertained

Richard would have accomplished
had he lived to carry out his elab-
crate plans offers as wide a field Of
speculation as that. surrounding his
possible successor.
Only Tex himself knew of MANY
and no doubt daring. ideas he en-
tertained. He figured most of his
big ventures out months. and often
years. in advance. The promoter,
for instance. had his eye on Tun-
ney az the logical challenger for
Dempsey's title more than a year
before Gene and Jack actually
fought In Philadelphia. The Tun-
ney ballyhoo was as expertly handled
as that establishing Carpenter as
a rival for the Manassa mauler.
Richard had mapped his plans
definitely this year for heavy
weight revival featuring Jack Dcmp-
sey's come back in a bout to be held
at the Yankee Stadium in Septem-
Der. The Stribling- Sharkey match
at Miami Beach, Feb. q, is the only
tangible part that remains although
it is not unlikely that Dempsey, aft
or he has fully recovered from the
shock OF his friends death, may de-
eide to 80 through with his part OF
the program. Jack may feel that
this would have been Richards wish
regardless whether there may be a
call for the old man mauler to take
up some executive responsibilities
left by Richard.
Those close to Rickard believe he
planned to make the Stlibling-
Sharkey fight the forerunner Of ex'
tensive operations in the south, with
Miami Beach as the base for pro-
gram OF winter sports companion te
his interests in New York. Signif1,
cant in this connection is that Rick
ard had invested substantially II
the Miami Beach Kennel club. be,
sides holding other Florida interests
For years Richard Unanswered II
an effort to obtain possession OF az
outdoor arena in the metropolitan
district or to erect one which would
enable him to plan his big outdoo
spectacles with the same certaint,
he operated indoors at Madison
Square Garden. 1t can only b.
specialized on whether eventual.
he hoped to gain control OF the Poll
Grounds or build new arena il
Jersey City, as it is said he con
templated.
As far back as 1924 Fickar'
sounded out Colonel Jacob Ripper
on the possibility of acquiring tn
New York Yankees, worlds cham
ptons then, AS now. 1t was not S
much that Tex desired to invade tn
baseball field as he desired to hav
control Of an arena adequate to stag
his outdoor boxing Extravaganza
Failing in that. he conducted nego
tiations over d considerable perio
Tor The purchase Of a controlling IL
; terost in the New York Giants fro1
Charles A. Stonehsm.s
Two years ago It was understoo
Richard and his associates offere
Stoneham so,5oo.oo for 81 per Gel
Of the Giants stock but these negc
tiations fell through. 1t was Rich
) ards plan. if be obtained such cor
troll, to convert the Polo Ground
into an all-sports arena and lease tn
Yankee stadium for the home game
I Of the Giants. To the boxing pre-
moter it seemed an utter waste tha
there should be two such big park
t idle during half Of the baseball sea
r son and nearly all the rest of til
: year. Tex contemplated remodelin
! the Polo Grounds so that 1t would b
! equipped for bike racing and bette
: arranged for boxing shows. Will
$ still having field room for football
t soccer and other sports.
$ While Richards promotion cffor
S were confined chiefly to boxing. :
c often expressed his willingness
promote anything if there were po'
G sibilities of gate" in il. At II
: old Garden. he tried indoor Twin
j ming. in addition TO bike racing at
9 boxing. He discussed the POSSIBLE
t ties Of professional tennis in 132
+ years before the pioneer efforts act'
s ally we're made In this field by c.
Pyle, who used the new Garden Fl
: the debut OF his Lenglen-Richar'
!, troupe here In 1925. Richard ";
: influential in establishing ice hook