BOXING.
BIG BOUT POSTPONED. (By Cable—Press Association—Copyright.) (Australian and N.2. Cable dissociation.) NEW YORK. February i. J. Dempsoy, heavy-weight champion of the world, has announced that his bout with Jess Willurd, scheduled for March 17th, has been indefinitely postponed. Deinpeey added that he understood Tex Rickard would promote a Carpentior-Dcmr-ooy bout alone, the fighters not Beceiving iised ««mis t but percentages of tins- ye*»ipts. (Received February 6th, 12.5 a.m.) NEW YORK, February ;!. According to the best information obtainable amidst conflicting, reports, statements, and assertions by various interested parties. Rickard will probably promote the DempaeyCarpenticr fight alone some time prior t3 September 6th, and if Dempsey is successful he will meet Wfllard on September Cth. Thero is no mention being made of huge purses. Rickard is anxious to hold » bout in N«ir York, whore the recent ruling of tb» Boxing Commission makes fifteen dollars the highest admission fee. Rickard is planning to offor the boxers only a perccntara of the receipts.
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Press, Volume LVII, Issue 17062, 5 February 1921, Page 11
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