| Show r Latest Dempsey BULL tin 1 NEW 23 AP The AP-The The state athletic commission yesterday yesterday yesterday yester yester- day warned Tex Rick r in in effect that he Is playing plying wits v fire fre if as as' generally belev believed d he is negotiating negotiating for fOl a Tunney Dempsey-Tunney heavyweight title tte match next summer summer summer sum sum- mer while Dempsey still Is on the Ineligible list here The commission commission commission commis commis- sion took tool no formal foral action in the absence of any official confirmation confirma lion tion ton of either Rickard's reported negotiations or Ills his statement yesterday yesterday yesterday yes yes- that he was not subject to the boxing rulers' rulers authority in this respect James A A. Farley chairman Of the commission made it c cear ear ea however however however how how- ever that tha t he considered Rickard fully subject ct to the boards board's Jurisdiction jurisdiction Juris juris- diction dicton that it frowned unqualifiedly unqualifiedly on an any negotiations for a aTu Tu Dempsey ney-Dempsey match so long as asHarry asHarry asI I Harry Wills Wis is on record here as the the champions champion's official challenger and that the promoter would find himself in bad if he took an any st steps calculated to t violate the commissions commission's commissions commission's commissions commission's com com- missions mission's rulings The fact that Rickard is understood understood understood under under- stood to contemplate matching Dempsey and Tunney for a battle batte at his Jersey City CHY arena Bo Boyles Boyle's les Thirty Acres instead of in New NewYork NewYork York does not alter the situation I in Farleys Farley's view so long as the promoter is in business here Chairman Chairman Parley Farley outlined the I boards board's stand on the Demp Dempsey fight as follows vs folo I Dempsey Dempse is is ineligible with this I board hoard because he Ignored our demands de do- de mands that he answer a challenge from Harry Wills Wis We Ve believe belive I Wills Wis to to- to tobe be Dempsey's logical challenger challenger challenger chal chal- lenger and we will wi not sanction sancton a match between Dempsey and an any other challenger And we d demand domand that Dempsey meet mee Wills Vis in a state where they can fight to a decision We dont don't care care where It is as a long as a decision decision decision de de- de- de is rendered The commission announced that it i it had received a telegram from Billy DUy Gibson Tunney's manager explaining that his conference with wih Rickard on on Wednesday was for the purpose of matching Tunney Tunney Tun- Tun ney ncy with wih a a logical heavyweight at the Garden Gade March Marh 14 1 After the receipt of ot this telegram the commission commission com com- mission ruled that Tunney must fight in this state before re March arch 15 16 or find himself himsel classed with wih Dempsey Demp Demp- sey soy among the ineligibles PHILADELPHIA Jan 23 AP Philadelphia promoters with the approval of the Pennsylvania state athletic commission yesterday of offered offered ot- ot Jack Dempsey worlds world's heavyweight eight champion to meet Harry Wills in this city or for a bout with wih Gene Tun Tun- ney ne Either bout would b be held during the coming summer hummer in the new municipal stadium which will wi have a seating sating capacity of persons The stadium is part of the centennial building program program program pro pro- gram and Is now nearing com com- Tha Th offer ofer was wired to Dempsey In 1 Miami a I Fla Fa by Herman Taylor and Robert Gunnis after a meeting in the te offices of the athletic com cons mission The promoters announced that they were wee ready read to 10 post a certified certified check with any local bank and that if i they received a a favorable favorable favorable favor favor- able reply from the champion they would go to Florida Floria to discuss details de de- do- do tails of the match with Dempsey The state athletic commission recently extended an Invitation to Dempsey to meet Wills vms or Tunney here and William Wilam H H. Ro ap chairman chair chaIr chaIrman man of ot the commission received this telegram from him before he left Los Angeles for the south Wire Vire me best terms opponent and ad date of bout Have other propositions and will accept best conditions to suit my convenience 11 Mr said the commission had no desire to enter the promotion promotion promotion promo promo- tion and therefore had approved approved approved ap ap- ap- ap I proved the telegram sent the champiOn champion champion cham cham- pion by Taylor Talor and Gunnis |
