Show UTAHN BAlKS I AT NEW OFfER FOR MT MiT BOUT Rickard Bickard Asks Dempsey to Meet for Small Percentage L T 0 6 ANGELES Juno June 17 fly U B Tho The Associated Press Jack Jacl Jack Dempsey turned eastward today confident that a f O suddenly n risen arisen hitch hit chi in n his r. r 1 Como c o 0 m 1 o e b back a n c k V I y a plans a match matcha i 1 1 I with Jack Shar r Sharkey 1 s key of oC Boston Doston I f I i Jul July 21 1 then a J chance at retrieving Ins ing In the heavy heavy- heavyweight heavyweight weight crown cro D De he e once onto held but butI I worn by Gene G e n c cl l' l J Tunney would r V be bo adjusted a The obstacle to Ei iK sr that Dempsey ono one will not materially materi materi- materially materiallY ally hamper his plans but may mo result In his come comeback comeback comeback back bout with Sharkey being staged under tho direction of or a other than Tex bulked soon after atter tho the receipt by the torn former champion of or an ultimatum from tho the New York promoter that he must sign articles to meet Tun Tun- Tunney Tunney ney ncy next September before beCore being given tho the Sharkey battle In July and that his share of oC the tho Tunnel championship gate would bo bG 15 16 per cent It was n the latter stipulation stipulation lation that furnished the hitch hitchIn In Dempsey's plans and which tho the erstwhile title holder characterized as a ridiculous demand and he said may result In any anyone one of or three other promoters staging the Shar Shar- Sharkey key ke fight t. t Sharkey has not signed 81 to fight rIght for tor tho the former champion said and I have throe bona fide Clde offers that would mean just as WI much money for mc me me and more for tor Sharkey While I r would like to fight right for Tex ha ho will have havo to I change chango his financial plans for tor my fight right with Tunney When hen the tho time comes that I Iam Iam Iam am not worth more moro than 15 per percent percent percent cent as a drawing earl card to fight is-ht anyone anone that is the exact time timo I 1 Iam Iam am going to hang up my m gloves glove for tor good and all ail Tunney Is entitled to the major slice of oC the tho gate when ho fights tights again no again no matter who he meets Dempsey Dempse said Bald If It I am nm in ip the op op- opposite opposite corner of oC the ring a lot of oC those fans rans at nt the fight rIght are arc going to bo be my friends and probably still more will have havo paid admission to see sec me get my head hend knocked off ot I have hwe my ideas l about ab ut the tho fight financial and otherwise and be because be- be because cause Rickard has tied himself up upon upon upon on a stiff contract with Tunney Is 18 no reason why I should pay the tho freight Dempsey slated to depart today for tor New York said Rickard would be the first man he would see sec upon his arrival there He lIe will have hn four days dars in which to get straight straight- straightened straightened ened out Dempsey declared and andIC if IC he wants me mo to fight Sharkey then Tunney we wo can get things I settled Jn In n a hurry hurr If IC he doesn't want to stage the Sharkey Sharley fight 1 will probably meet Jack In a Phil Phil- Philadelphia adelphia anyhow nn how next month he stated Dempsey's actress wife Estelle Esteile Taylor and Jerry trainer were to accompany him hint east cast Sev Sev- Several Severa oral eral era friends making the tho trip east cast castIn eo eastin t tIn In the hope of or seeing Dempsey Dempse successfully negotiate the tho first hurdle on his come back trail also were to make the trip Gus Guy Wilson the majordomo of or sey's ses training camps left last Wednesday to have the Saratoga N N. Y training camp In readiness for tor the former champions champion's ar arrIval arrival rival |