Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1925-08-05 | Page 7 | Title Bout on Program next Summer

TITLE BOUT BOUTON BOUTO ON O PROGRAM NEXT SUMMER ER Rickard Says Dempsey Will Meet Wills in New York Arena YORK TORK Aug C. C G.- G. Tex W Tex Tex declared declare today that If It Jack Dempsey Y fights Harry Wills for the worlds world's heavyweight hea title In 1926 the bout will take ta kc place only under his direction and In the metropolitan district probably on July 3 or 6 The rhe promoter asserted he lie hail had a R. definIte understanding with Demp Demp- sPY scy for tor the tho Wills match and scoffed at reports from tram Los Lo Angeles that Floyd Flod FitzsImmons had reached an ana agreement a with the champion ehl to stage the battle nom near o Chicago next summer Even B should Dempsey Dempst go o so faras far tar faras taras as to seek to arrange arran l' l the match for tOI forthe the he middle west Rickard Indicated It t would have scant chance eh nee of ot go go- gong goIng going I Ing ng rough ll for the New ew York pro pro- promoter motor moter also aho has an agreement with I Paddy Wills Wills' manager for tor I staging tho the much delayed contest Ih hire her v Dempsey will fight fot fo m me and the out bout will ta tao o place cE In or near Now New York around July 4 4 1926 Rickard said Mid I have been In dally daily communication with tho the champion and havo have a definite un un- understanding understandIng un- un with him himI himI hImI I feel teel sure that the fight will oc occur oc oc- occur cur In New York too In spite of the he complications which have arisen In tho the relations ms between Dempsey and tho the boxing commission But if it there Is a hitch here I am rn prepared to staFe stape the match mat h In my Jersey Jer City arena Boyles' Boyles Thirty Acres Tho The commissions commission's action yester ester yesterday yesterday day in declining to sanction any an matches for tor Dempsey preliminary to a 0 Wills bout will w not affect the tho general situation Rickard ex explained ex- ex explained for tor the reason reMon that Demp Demp- Dempsey Dempsey sey scy himself desires to meet the tho ne ne- negro negro ne- ne negro gro challenger ch first Dempsey wants to meet Wills 1 and no one else Rickard de do dared His Ills attitude has been misrepresented Much of at tho the talk flying about now Is Just plain hot Shot air I feel eel confident that tho the entire situation trill nill be straightened tr I out soon and further quibbling ended by a definite arrangement I for or the tho fight tight under my direction