Max Must Sign or Meet Will Decide New Fight Champ Chap CHICAGO Dec 31 UP UP-A UP U-A U A hea heavyweight heavyweight heavy heavy- weight elimination tournament to se select select se- se se lect a new champion will wi be sane sane- by the National Bo Boxing Boing a association asso asso- o i elation unless Max of Germany Germany Gel Gel- Ger Ger- many caton signs a bona bonn fide tide contract to defend his title tte within four days General John V. V president of or the N. N B. B A A. said today toay that if i title tie was vacated for tor failure fail failure tai ure to defend it i within the six months month period prescribed by N. N B. B As A.'s As rules he considered the following nine men entitled to enter a tournament to pick the Germans German's Gerans Geran's successor Jack Sharkey Boston Erie Ernie Bo Boston Boton ton Mickey Walker New Jersey Young Stribling Georgia Primo Camera Carera Italy Ialy Charley Ret Retz- Retz laff lar Duluth Minn King ng Levinsky Chicago Larry Gains Canadian negro negro ne ne- ne gro Hein Hem Mueller Germany Tommy Tomm Loughran Philadelphia and Tuffy Griffiths s. s Chicago might also be permitted to enter such a tournament tournament tour tour- Clinnin said id Griffiths Is temporarily inactive because of or a are re recent recent re- re e cent operation for appendicitis The status of or Jack Dempsey Dempse former champion who is on the tue verge of attempting attempting at at- I tempting his second comeback will wi remain uncertain a as far as the N. N B. B A. A is concerned until Dempsey proves he can cn tj fight ht in a legitimate match Dempsey will have to fight a again ain j before he can wi be given any consideration consider consider- j by the N. N B. B A. A A said sid Clinn Clinnin He has been inactive for four years rears jand tand j t and there is some doubt as to whether he is capable of regaining his hs former 1 form