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Show DEftiPSEY BOUT IS BARRED BY EDICT OF BOXKG BOARD Setting Price at $15 Top Will Stop Showing of Jack and Carpentier; May Be Held Abroad By HENRY L. FARRELL, United Pre as Staff Correspondent. NKW YORK. Jan. I Jack Dempacy and eore;ea Carpentier Car-pentier cannot have their little lit-tle arsrument about tha world's heavyweight champlonahip in New York. Peiupeey cannot aatlafy Jesa Wtl-lard Wtl-lard 'a d-slre fur another chance ta New York. New York la the ena place that Tex Rlckurd and company could atna-e the birsest bouts of the year with the least risk, and the boxtnaj commission haa put ah urn's, barrivr tn the way. The edict of the box In a; solons that prices beyond lift for an "ordinary "ordi-nary bout" and $15 for a championship champion-ship affair cannot be charged, throws Icy water on the hopea for these Jor eiiRHfreme n t a of t he rl ng. Notice baa bevn served by the solons on promoters not to arrs itite bonis In the TuTiire with hifirprlt'es. As Is well known, a purae of v00,-000 v00,-000 has been offered for the Demasey-Csri?entir Demasey-Csri?entir fight. It never could be staged on a maximum price of $Jt for a choice rlnu-ide aeat. The Iempsey-Wlllard fight, while not as gimntic financially, ta equally up as'ilimt It. With this move of the commission. It Is thouwht that t. over nor Miller will leave the boxing bill alone. Hie greatest objection waa the high pur and the big admission E rices which were making the shows ere available only for the fattest wallet. Incidentally. It Is another victory In the valiant fight that the International Inter-national Sporting club la maklrrW ti clear the cancer spot led skin of rhe boxing game. . I |