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Show TIJUANA WILL GET GARPEWTIER-DEWiPSEV HMPIOBP FIGHT LOS ANGELES, Cal Jan. 7. "Ti-Juana, "Ti-Juana, Mexico, will get tho DompEoy I Carpentier fight," said Jack Kaurna, i manager for tho world'o champion, ; when advised today by tho AsBoclatcd ' Press of Georges Carpentler's condl-I condl-I tional acceptance of Promoter Cof 1 froth's offer. ' Koarns said ho would prepare a fur ' thor statement within a few hours. $400,000 Purso Offcrod. ' PARIS, Jan. 7. George3 Carpentlor and Jack Dempsey will probably meet in America for the championship of the world as a result of the acceptance last night by Descamps, manager for Carpentier, of an offor of a $400,000 purse for the bout by James Coffroth, ' Dempsey has already accepted Coffroth Cof-froth 's terms and all that remains to insure the meeting of tho two pugilists pugi-lists Is the settlement of the number of rounds the men will fight and the division of tho purso. Coffroth's offer was for a bout going 45" rounds, but objection to a fight of this length is expressed in the Carpentier Car-pentier camp. Carpentier would rather have the fight limited to fifteen rounds or even ten. Descamps declared declar-ed last night that if the issue is not settled in less than fifteen rounds "neither Dempsey nor Carpentier is worthy to be champion of the world." It was Indicated Descamps would ask -for an even break of the purse, holding Carpentier was as great a drawing card as Dempsey. oo |