Show RICKARD SEEKS UTAHN FOR TUNNEY BATtLE Holds Conference With Dempsey Promoter Denies Rumors J YORK Nov 1 By By The As- As AsI I sedated Press Press Although Although Jack Dempsey Demps y has denied signing a a. con con- contract contract contract tract with Tex Rickard aid for another r fight with Gen Oene Tunney funney early e next summer reports continue here today that ard Rickard has endeavored to get the thc former champions champlon's agreement for such a contest con lest chiefly to prevent pre p-e- vent ent attempts at staging a h heavy heavy- heavyweIght heavyweight av pe-j pe weIght championship cham by other pro pro- promoters Rickard said he had Tunney sign sign- signed ed to an agreement for his exclusive he ive services up until October 10 1928 1023 and m 1 added that the champion would not fight for any one else el The only stipulation In to my con con- contract contact contract tract tact with Tunney Rickard declared Is is that the fight be held during the summer season This agreement contains a a. financial arrangement nt similar to that thet signed s ed by Tunney funney for forme forme me last January in St St. Louis Louts Dempsey I know will be ready fer me v when hen I 1 v want ant him It may maybe maybe maybe be that he will engage In Ls one fight indoors I 1 can offer him I for an Indoors s bout Dempsey Dempey indicated that any fight fight- fighting fighting ing In he might do would b be under s direction although he hs said sad he had not decided decd whether he would re-enter re the ring His plans depend somewhat on Ills his l s suit with Jack Kearns Keams opening November No ember 15 at ot Trenton N N. N J J. JU U If If I 1 owe Keams Kearns the as he claims the court will see that he gets it Dempsey sold said Its It s Just lust Justa lusta a 0 matter of opinion whether he hs held heldI helda c. c contract for that amount and I dont don't think he held It U. U RIckard produced a 11 statement re- re that from September 1925 to August 31 of year ear th profits of Madison Square garden were ero from boxing ex ex- exclusively elusively Profit Prom on indoor shows amounted to 41 and the net from outdoor shows was l Boxing's indoor gross receipts were 2 and the gross TOSS for outdoor shows making a total gross cross of These figures Rickard said are exclusive of the Tunney Dempsey-Tunney fight at Chicago Rickard produced the figures de denying de- de denying nying rumors that there thereas was as a dis dis- disagreement disagreement agreement between him Mm and his as associates as- as associates and ard that he had been asked to withdraw from his duties |