Show LONDON LOOMS UP STRONG AS SCENE FOR PROPOSED GO BETWEEN HEAVIES ES I IEn En English Th Theatrical Man I Ar-I Arrives Arrives Ar Ar- rives From London With Carpentiers Carpentier's Signature Offers for Bout NT NEW EW YORK Dec 26 Lon London Lon Lon- I N don loomed up strong today as the probable scene of the proposed proposed proposed pro pro- posed worlds world's s 's championship battle battle bat bat- tl tle bet veen Jack Demp Dempsey ey and Georges Carpentier Charles B. B Cochrane English promoter and theatrical magnate is here to talk ta k business with Dempsey having arrived Christmas Christinas Christ Christ- mas inas day on the l He reports that he lie has lia Carpentiers Carpentier's signature to an agreement to fight for him at at any time or any anyplace anyplace anyplace place during the next year and a half Cochrane wants ants to stage the bout in London Jondon He points out that British soil first of all all Is neutral and that he can st stage ge the big event there without Interference Inter Inter- ference ference He lie denied reports that Carpe Carpentier Carpentier Car Car- pe itier had signed with him to fight fl ht in J. J LondOn nd n only sa saying ing that he could take the bout elsewhere I Cochrane has already of offered for the match and he declined today to say whether or not he ho would be willing willingto Dempsey's ser ser- to go higher to secure vices ices The Th sum offered by the is not for Dempsey alone but for Carpentiers Carpentier's Carpentiers Carpentier's Car- Car share as wel weltI welt I am willing to offer a It substantial s sum m for the Dempsey bout In London to toa toa toa a referees referee's decision he said No o matter matter matter mat mat- ter how big the arena may be the ca- ca will be tax taxed d if the contest 13 is there staged Cochrane expects to here litre re a few days after which he plans Idalis to go West Yest to talk with Dempsey and nd his manager manage Jack Kearns I |