Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1927-01-03 | Page 13 | Rickard Meets Tunney Tuesday

MEETS TUNNEY TUESDAY Famous Promoter Ex- Ex Expects Ex Expects to Sign Sig-n Title Hold Hold- Holder Holder C er bOl jor Clash NEW NEt TORI YORK Jan By 3 3 By The TheA A Tex Press Press packed his grIps for tor St Louis today assuring friends ho he would return with the tho contract of o Gene GeM Tunney for tor a II a wands wand's w heavyweight championship battle batUl next nest Septem September ber bel at Yankee stadium Rickard I departs tomorrow and anol Humbert J Fugazy I who has en entered en- en tere Into a race raco with th the ron Madl-ron Mad Mad- eon pon Square Garden Gar en promoter for tor Tunney's signature is expected to hit the tho same samo trail troll a a day later Since tho champion has lias ma made e It clear ho h see seeks Its to settle the pro pro- promoting pro duel as soon as possible observers here look for Cor action before before the tho end of the week Tunney alrea already y admits that Fu- Fu gaz gazy azy has mo mode e hInt him B fI very gen gen- generous erous cen-erous orous erous offer while Richard Rickard ad- ad admIts ad admits mits his price ice pric will be bo plent plenty Boxing men close to Tex say hI he may go as a high hith as os 7 the check ho drew in favor avor of ot Jack Jacl Dempsey for tor the centennial battle