Salt Lake Telegram | 1927-01-06 | Page 6 | No Decision Reached in Tunney-Rickard Meeting

No Decision Reached in Ric ar ard Meeting Promoter to Meet Champions Champion's Man Manager ger at Secluded Country Club I By MAX BUCKINGHAM United Press Staff Correspondent ST. ST LOUIS Mo Io Jan Amidst 6 all the fanfare that generally ac- ac companes such events Tex Tex RIckard haj arrived in St. St Louis to sign ne Tunney to defend his title as heavyweight champion of the world arrived from New York last night Two private cars were filled with people he had selected to make the trip here for the signing signing sign sign- ing of Tunney The heavyweight boxing cham- cham Gene pion-Gene Tunney lunney who is appearing appearing appear appear- ing at a local theatre met Rickard Rickard Rick Rick- ard at the Union station but no decision was reached After conferences it was decided that the promoter and the manager manas-er would meet this morning morning morn morn- ing at a secluded country countr club and go through the details ot of the next heavyweight ht championship fight Tunney Is aided in his I by Billy Gibson his manager and Dudley Field Malone his attorney Richard last night with a a retinue of some fifteen newspaper correspondents correspondents corre- corre I and his own o aides in managing Madison tn ison Square Garden Gardenin in New York I Tunney met Tunney-met met him a t the train Later the they got together with Billy Gibson Genes Gene's manager and I Dudley Field Malone 1 his attorney present at the conference Xo No de- de cislon was reached in these nary skirmishes It is not known imo just what Richard Rickard Rick Rich ard will vill offer the champion for defending defending de- de fending his title for the first time since he defeated Jack Dempsey at Philadelphia last summer Tunney last night made a speech to the correspondents in which he denied reports he and his manager Billy Gibson had severed relation relation- I ships