Show CI AL ALS G ATIE TI ERI G fO Fo S TT EM NT OF HE VY EI HT PROBLEMS Wms-Tunney Wms BaUle att Nay May Be e Arranged at Meeting Fitzsimmons Claims to Have Given Dempsey Offer of Million Dollars to Fight Harry W Wills NEW NE YORK Aug 11 AP AP- AP New ew York rank today became the war c earn camp a m p of ot contending pugilistic forces fo es as promoters and managers gathered In attempts to close arrangements arrangements arrangements ar ar- ar- ar for torI two major heavyweight heavyweight heavyweight heavy heavy- weight conflicts Paddy Mullins manager manager of ot the negro e challenger Harry r Wills was wasa a central figure li Tex R d in- in known promoter Gene TUnney New ew York heavyweight and his manager Bill Gibson l Floyd loyd Fitzsimmons of ot Michigan elt City Ind carrying here a signed agreement of Jack Dempsey to battle Wills Villa next summer Jack Kearns who maintains he still is pilot of the heavyweight champion and Jimmy Deforest matchmaker of ot the Polo Grounds A A. A C C. were only a few tew of ofa ofa ofa a large supporting cast in in the drama Tunney and Gibson arrived from tram Saratoga Springs N. N Y announcing announcIng announcing ing that they would sign articles today for the New York heavyweight heavyweight heavyweight heavy heavy- weight to fight Wills Villa next month In a round 15 fight to a decision e ision at the Yankee Stadium They arranged arranged art ar ar- ar- ar t ranged last right night to meet Rickard this afternoon to complete the negotiations Mullins was silent A cable he sent regarding the Tunney bout to Wills now touring Europe rem re remains remains re- re re- re m mains unanswered But while wIllie he declines to discuss the Turney Tunney is issue Is- Is issue sue he Is ready to talk about Demp Se sey He also admits he is ready to listen to the proposition of ot Fitzsimmons Fitzsimmons Fitz- Fitz simmons who had broadcast Information information information mation that thai he has l offered the champion to battle Wills next summer What hat part Kearns will play remains remains re- re mains for Kearns to decide Demp- Demp sey's appropriation of the managerIal managerial managerial manag manag- erial reins and his attempt to cut loose from ute tiie lIe man man who piloted him through h Ms Ids previous title en engagements en gag ement places places' Kearns in a a. role rolee rte lie e has never previously occupied In Ina ina a a. visit here Deforest former trainer of ot Demp Dempsey Demp- Demp sey ret last night inclined to treat the the Fitzsimmons offer otter of to Dempsey lightly Where Is l going going- to get the money asked Deforest as he announced an announced announced an- an th that the Indiana mans man's agreement with Ith Dempsey requires that the money shall be deposited In cash or as a certified check before before before be- be fore the right Deforest maintains that Dempsey's Dempsey's Demp- Demp sey's sey-s success as as a great fighter has hag not yet made him a great business business busi busi- ness man looked t to me like a man who was half out of hi head said Deforest He kept running around In circles and talking In bunches He shook hands with me five times without knowing knowing- It You can talf talCe It from me that his real estate Investments tn In In- ts in California have I got him dairy daffy 1 guess the cha champion would like to get but ut from under but he he- cant can't do du it without an awful awful loss Hes He's a worried w boy Dempsey is not in good shape I watched him Mm work out In the gym and I should say It will take him six months to gut got into shape for f r Wills He Is la soft and slow All the old snap and dash seem to fo have disappeared In his footwork The eyes that used to sparkle with energy ar art are dull I think I I could name four h heavyweights who could knock Dempsey flat in a a. few rounds as he h is toda today |