Show DEMpSEy SIGNS SIGNS' TO TOBA TO BA BATTLE ITLE WITH SHARKEY Y ON N JULY Z 9 Winner of Elimination Bout to J Get Crack at Heavy Champ Champi Fight Will Be Staged in Yankee Gate Gat Is Anticipated J I r NEW TEW YORK June 15 Press The Press The rumored long-rumored mat of Jack Dempsey and Jackey Jack key ey in a bout to decide whit J meet Gene Tunney for the b h weight title was confirmed b by Rickard toda today He Informally th the fight at a bout a Brooklyn navy yard last nigh Dempesy Dempes and Sharkey wilI July 2 21 at the Yankee fore a crowd which Rickard c dently expects will pay 10 although no champion is on onI c card rd Each of the principals I I get 25 per cent of or the gate I 1 It understood i Dempsey who has been tra train J JIn In In California for several severa weeks come east and take over his fay Saratoga training quarters Ric said United Press hes f the coast quoted Dempsey as asa c firming Rickard's the battle but did not say Wh would come east a With Rickard's the fight the summer and fall f program for the big boys begin rn take definite shape It had j tangled because of doubt f whether Dempsey would be beto beto be to get Into condition to rega ti title tie j After Sharkey's knockout vl vi over Jim Maloney recently it i reported the Bost Boston n sailor ailor a crack at the championship vj i out going through the Demi elimination j Million dollar gates however not plentiful even in New York York- the Sharkey Dempsey card lo loo too good to pass up Sharkey's Sharkey showing against Mal probably will make him at least even money b bet t In the bout and if the fight fig t is won Jb knockout by either battler th tor will wiil find any n backers T The i he meets Tunney The championship fight is t lively set for September fl 4 |