Show Rickard leaves New ew York To Get Tunney's Signature NEW YORK Jan 5 Tex AP-Tex Rickard left yesterday for st. st Louis to wrap up Gene Tunney's first match in defense of oC the worlds world's heavyweight championship The promoter was accompanied by Billy Gibson manager and Dudley Dudley Dud Dud- ley Field Malone legal adviser of the champion together with a score ot of newspapermen most of them apparently apparently ap- ap convinced that Rickard's conference Thursday with Tunney will furnish the final flourish to negotiations already completed Rickard while silent on details of his plans before departing is understood understood un- un to be confident of signIng signing sign sign- Ing Tunney lunney to a blanket agreement calling for a title bout against any opponent the promoter may select the match to take place at the Yankee stadium around September 15 Included irs in Rickard's program program pro pro- gram is an attempted comeback by Tack Jack Dempsey the former champion champion cham- cham pion being slated to meet either Jack Delaney the pound champion cham- cham pion or the winner of the current current cur cur- rent elimination tournament Jack Sharkey Tim Jim Maloney and Paolino the Spanish boxer are other figures regarded by the promoter as topnotch topnotch top top- notch contenders The best two of the contending lot are slated to 1 fight it out for the right to meet I Tunney |