Salt Lake Telegram | 1926-03-13 | Page 4 | Tex Rickard to Make Offer for Tunney-Stribling Bout

Tex Tx Rickard kar to Make ak Offer for Tunney Bout ot Match Good as Made Although No Articles Have Yet Been Signed by Fighters By HENRY L. L L. L FARRELL United Press Staff Correspondent MIAMI l Fla March 13 As As a are re result re- re suit sult of the flop tn made de Inthe In Jn inthe the attempt to promote a fight here between Gene Tunney New York heavyweight and Billy Young Stribling the young o ng bridegroom from Georgia New York t wH have havethe havethe havethe the on them when the two young oung business men do enter the ringS ring No 1 definite offers as far RR as can be learned have been made by Tex Rickard for but Itis It Itis itis is certain that he will offer the two fighters a data date this summer The match already is as good as aa made No exploitation or hoo bally-hoo 1 i necessary after alter all aU the tile publicity th the match has already aheady had here Billy Gibson said today that Rickard Bickard had not talked to him about a match against Stribling but had said he had signed Tunney to meet neet Jack Dempsey next summer Its the bunk Gibson said that Rickard gave us any advice to get out of this match here Gibson laughed off oft the street talk that Rickard had ordered Tunney to dispose of or Stribling in fo four r rounds and that Tunney knew he couldn't do it Pa Stribling said laid that he had hadnot hadnot hadnot not talk talked d with Rickard about a match for his bo boy against Tunney but that he was ready to do busIness business busi busI- usi- usi ness with anyone n one He s said sald id he had received a telegram from Rickard last night but that referred to a change in th date for tor the Stribling- Stribling Slattery match in New York late this ti-mis month Gibson said last nI night ht he lie would guarantee Stribling to meet I Tunney later In some place where boxing was wM legal and where d decisions deci deci- cl- cl slona lonA could be given When hen Pa Stribling was told about It he said Gibson has been yelling here Put it up so Ill I'll ask him the san same sante e ethIng thing on this proposition The Stribling are planning to leave for New York next week and while there Pa said sarti he will wm talk to Rickard about several matches Were Vere not picking soft sort spots or looking for them he said