Show Chicago Is likely t Get et I Wills Dempsey Title Tt gout Arrangements All Ready i if Chicago Votes in ini Favor of f Permitting Boxing I CHICAGO March 8 AP A- A AP Friends of pugilism here lere today set setto setto setto to work earnestly to secure passage of a m measure measure asure to legalize boxing in Chicago following announcement cement last night that Jack Dempsey had agreed to defend his heavyweight Jg title against Harry Wills Vms here on Labor day Floyd Fitzsimmons Midwest promoter promoter pro pro- moter motet who has signed contracts of both oth champion and challenger indicted in in- in tonight that ac action action action ac- ac tion by the voters Apri 13 is virtually virtually vir vir- all that is necessary to bring the bout here Dempsey and I are satisfied with the proposals and backing of the Chicago bidders Fitzsimmons said Wills has assured me rne that anything anything any any- thing I 1 do to get the ch champion Inthe in inthe inthe the ring will be satisfactory to him The lit figHt was talked in terms of days and dollars yesterday when Dempsey and Fitzsimmons conferred with a w gr group p of representing representing representing the Coliseum Athletic club a South Bend Ind md syndicate and several individual sportsmen Personally Id I'd Il like e to see the battle held at Chicago the promoter promoter promoter pro pro- moter asserted and even If Chicago Chicago Chi Chi- cago eago does not pass the boxing bill he pointed out there are ale several towns lowns nearby which might vote vise otherwise and anti the match could be beheld beheld beheld held there thele No 1 ton i els have haxe yet been signed with any group of promoters pro pro- pro pro-I. i Dempsey left last night for California Call Cali fornia and simmons F-simmons followed last night bight They rhey plan pian to go Into camp within two weeks at t an und un- un d place where the cham chani- chani pion will start training for the match with the negro challenger The Ch b battle t le I If held here would woula be be under the state law lats' for tor ten rounds The state boxing commission as fe yet et Is empowered to decide whether bouts are to be for a decision or no rio de cislon This springs spring's primaries give Illinois Illinois Illi Illi- nois cities their first opportunity to lift the ban on boxing which has obtained obtained ob ob- ob- ob tamed for more than a decade The Illinois legislature in 1923 1925 passed the measure legalizing the sport spot subject to the 1 individual ual cities cities' vote ote as to whether or flot they want boz- boz Ing As soon as one one cH city takes favorable favorable favor tavor- able action th C vernor is to appoInt appoint ap ap- appoint ap- ap point a state slate ng commission By recent f the city council the boxing on goes on a separate sepa sepa- rate ballot in the Chicago primaries of ot 13 According o p which promoters I ers era announced 4 JJ connection connect with yesterdays yesterday's es es the he Dempsey Demp- Demp I sey- sey sey WU's match tit wil be tie hE held d a h aRI RI Rh pa In Uge e ate Iti I amusement center An arena would ha have ve to lo be built bunt I While WhEe he has hinted the boxing vote ote as the big if it clause In the matter mattel Fitzsimmons has riot not committed com corn himself as to staging the bout here The promoter said paid any fu further announcements would probably probably ably be tie withheld until after the Chicago Chi Chi Chi- cago tago primary primar |