Show Rest Hard on Ring Game Dempsey De Fails Falls to Benefit Much from Battle of Maxes IT Trim rim Promoters Promoter's Ch Chance nce of Profit S S S By WESTBROOK Copyright C. C T. T S. S S NEW NEW YORK June 17 Jack 17 Jack Dempey's Demp- Demp sey's ey's recent experience as a prize prizefight prizefight fight promoter in New York should hould serve as a warning to o others that the dew is off the cauliflower but it probably probably ably will have no such effect It is isan isan isan an old saying In the sporting ion slon that there is a sucker born every minute minute and and two to take him In the prize fight business there is is' isa a promoter pro pro- moter born every minute and nowadays nowa- nowa days ays there is always a charity to take ake him Even under the most 11 favorable con con- the paths path of glory led the prize fight tIght producer but to the pawn pawnshop shop hop Disclosures since the death of Tex RIckard Richard have shown that he W was relatively poor after handling gate receipts of almost in six prIze fights In In another year Mr Rickard might have had to hand up his is watch and cuff links again At the present time it is almost impossible im possible to run a prize fight or wres wres- ling bout of any pretensions unless the ic promoter agrees to take in some charity as a's as a partner That is to say the he charity must be declared In on the he gate receipts but never on the losses if any FEW EW GAMBLE GA WITH PROMOTER Some charities may agree agre to gamle gam gum ble le with the tile promoter to the extent that if there are arc no profits there is no cut for tor charity But such a charIty charity char charS ity is badly advised The shrewder way is to demand a definite percentage percentage per per- of the gate receipts or a flat guarantee with an option on a portion portion por par tion of any profits which may remain after the promoter has met all his obligations Thus even If it the promoter promoter pro pro- promoter moter should lose or merely break even the charity is taken care of Of course charity is a wonderful thing but It has been bearing down so hard on the prize fight and wrestling wrestling wres wrest tUng industries that it is very difficult difficult dUli cult to make a dollar any more For various reasons reasons reasons' having to do with the vulnerable character of these thesa they are arc unable or think they are arc unable to resist when the charities char chari ties muscle in on their business by a process which amounts to blackmail S SNo No charity ever wa wu vu able to muscle in on the world series because the baseball Industry Is I. well organized to defend Itself and has baa kept Its Ita reputation comparatively com corn pure But In hi prize prizefighting prizefighting fighting and wrestling the promoters promoters pro pro- meters are at the mercy of ot the whims of boxing commissions These Then are political bodies of a avery avery avery very petty type nd the he charities always establish relations with political sponsors Thus if It a promoter pro moter should say sar uY I dont don't want any anT partner In my production the prize fight commission is certAin certain tain fain to reply Well Vell In that case your match is Js disapproved as being be be- lug ing contrary to the best Interests of the grand old game rame which all true sport lovers hold dear S SIn In the first firt place there was a theory that the customers would be attracted to a charity show in sufficient dent numbers beyond the ordinary drawing powers of the program to account for the share allotted to the charity This would leave the gate receipts unimpaired Then the promoter pro promoter moter and the artists involved would be gently but firmly blackjacked for voluntary cash donations out of their profits and all would be agreeable But when a program has the power to draw a capacity attendance on its own merits the charity obviously cannot add anything to the gate re re- receipts TOUGH ON PROMOTERS Nevertheless it is impossible now to obtain an official sanction and a good date from a prize fight commission commission commis commis- sion slon for a show w which ch promises to draw a capacity on its merits unless some politicians politician's pet pd charity I is declared in It would be only fair lir some time for lor charity to promote a prize fight tight for forthe forthe the he benefit df f those prize fight promoters promoters pro pro- who have hav lost their money or who have barely broken broten even promoting pro pro- prize fights for charity |