Salt Lake Telegram | 1920-03-13 | Page 18 | Georges Talks of Fight on Eve of Trip

H AP VAN PELT Utah's greatest A basketball player who has selected all star star- scholastic quint for this division I I I I GEORGES GEORGES TALKS OF FIGHT ON EVE OF TRIP By Newton C. C Parke International News New Service Staff Corre Corre- PARIS March Marh 13 Just Just before his de departure departure do- do for the United States today Georges Carpentier heavyweight champion champion champion cham cham- pion of Europe declared that he Is wilting wilt will ing to make financial sacrifices to secure an early contract to fight tight Jack Dempsey for the worlds world's s championship Carpentier said that he Is willing to fight Dempsey regardless of ot the war slacker charges against the American pugilist and that If Dempsey should be besent besent besent sent to jan Jail he will wilt ask aek American fight tight promoters to hold a a. series of ot bouts to pick Dempsey's successor so that the world championship contest can be held anyway I hope to settle definitely the arrangements arrangements arrange arrange- ments merits for tor a fight with Dempsey shortly after atter my arrival In America said Car Car- Naturally I 1 am interested In Inthe Inthe inthe the financial returns but I know that the public is likely to 10 be disgusted over long bickering Consequently I shall shail make sacrifices sac sac- to secure an early contract After Atter all there should be something I more In boxing than a mere scramble for tor money If It sporting men hope to keep the I game clean Ot Of Of course I am Interested In the slacker Blacker charges against De Dempsey but I will wilt fight ht him regardless of the outcome unless he should be sent to Jail for tor per per- jury lury My vl view w Is that I am not fighting Dempsey as an Individual but the possessor possessor pos poe sessor of the title and it Is the tho titleholder title titleholder holder who must be defeated It would be the same if some one else held It If It Dempsey Is sent to Jail I shall not claim the worlds world's s championship myself I would consider such action unfair I Ishall Ishall shall ehalt ask American promoters to arrange a series of ot elimination bouts to pick Dempsey Dempsey's s successor Then I can meet the victor of these bouts In a a. fair and square match for the world worlds n title Carpentier accompanied by his bride and his manager M M. Descamps left lett this morning for tor Havre They have reservations reservations reservations reserva reserva- on the liner Savoie which is scheduled scheduled sched ached to sail salt late tate today from Havre to New York