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Show HI OFFERS $750,000 FOR BOUT McDonald Cables Tex Offer for- Battle"" of: " Ages By Henry L. Farrell i United Pru Staff Correspondent. NKW YORK, March 3. "Xothin to prevent anyone jfrom makin. offers' Tex Rick- ard said today, comment ing on the second wave of "miljioii dol- kir" frMW tnr - .h mfaMAy-i,AralIltial' firht. Turku rd merely Btnlled whrn tulkinir of thn $70.0OO offer of George MdKmald, Loiulon marmKer. ALL HAVE LAUGH. Ho rllri all who know M Pon.iM. Kven if he could believe that Ion doners don-ers would (five him three-quarters of a million and the movie rights for the firht. Rlckard intimated today that he would not take it. "Naturally I want to put that bout In America," he said. "The champion wants It In this country and po does Carpentier. Figuring; the difference In exchange, foreign countries are poor business prospects." TERMS AGREEABLE. Having heard nothlnjr from Carpentier or Pesonmns, Rlckard assumes the change In the "firm" and his suggestion to delay naming; the pite fur thirty days ar aureeablo to the Frenchman. It is understood that three states have assured Rlckard there would he no interference in-terference from the governor's chair. Rlckard said today he probably would announce his decision within a week. |