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Show IDempsey-Carpentier Sign Contract For Championship Scrap I NEW YORK. Nov. f. -Jack Dmp- sey ami iJeorges Cmpentlcr Ik ntii t contract her Prlduy to fight for the world's hea'welghi championship for ;l i SOM.IWll pl.rll Til. dale a lid place i the contest is not specifically Minted in the agreement hut In othei -It i!)C contract is ictupl-ic ami definite Dcmpscy is, to receive $3ou.u0u for defending the tttle. Carpentier, who holds the European heavyweight ohompionshlp will receive $200,000 as his share of the pu s.-. Bach fighter in addition is in Mulct 23 per cent of the moving picture corporation's stock while the other fiftj per cent goes to the three Join promoters, Tex Ftlck- rd, Oharlea Cochran, and William A. Brady. The $500,000 pump la to le deposited with n bank or trust company, located near the scene of Lhi battle, at least ' i hour previous to the contest and will be divided between be-tween the principals Immedi it i after the termination of the tight. lach ptigillsi t nrough his manager, nuisl p'1' .' 150,000 forfeit n or bo-lore bo-lore November 20 to ho. divided eu,ual-ij eu,ual-ij between his prospective opponent and the promoters, n h falls to keep his part of tiie contract. 'Cn.- promoters promot-ers also agreed lo deposit $100,000 on or before tin- same 'lit., .. b divided equally between the pugilists should tr,e promoters fall to carry out their jm rt of the contr.n t. I N'OTU I l. ll'U.s The promoters agree to notify the principals not Inter than January l in exxc the tight is ' he lield during the month of Mai'ch, r.'j I. li n Is de-elded de-elded to stage the bout between Ma) 29 and Jul. i Dotnpsey and Carpeu-lleF Carpeu-lleF aire to be notified ii'. later than March 1. The contract also calls for ontirst ranging from ten lo fifteen rounds to be held at place to be selected se-lected later. e'.tlx : in the I lited States, Canada, Mexico or Cuba. Numerous Nu-merous minor conditions hirgi upon the rules governing boxiug In the place Finally selected. These include the "tight of the gloves referee and .nidges, bondages and manner of awarding the verdict, The parlies to the contract submit-tetd submit-tetd a list of five names from which it Is proposed lo select the referee md judge wih n proviso thai in case ihr bout is held hi .' place where boxing box-ing is controlled by n state commls sion the selection must be satisfactory to said commission. The names offered of-fered for the positions are Robert Ed-I srren, William Brown and Fames I 'oibett of New Vork; ,i .i Jeffries oi l.os Anncles; Otto Floto of Kansas Cftj and James Daughcrt) .f Philadelphia. Phila-delphia. EDGRE3 IRBITRATOR Ldgren Is also mode so'c afbltei of i i any disputes which may arise between any of the Contracting parties with f inn ) authority to decide and award jam distribution of the forfeit money . provided in (lie contract. It is fur-i Ho i Stipulated that the ring shull he j from is to 24 feci square. A provision provis-ion also is inserted giving the- pro-imotera pro-imotera thirty days extension from the date finally selected for the hout. in j case the contest ( an not lake place :it I the site and (ihie so selected, due to. icuitses beyond the control of the pro-. 1 moters Thete wns little formality in the signing of the contract, the terms of which h.ivi been generullj known and agreed upon tor some days. All the! contracting parties gathered at an up-1 lowii hotel and in the presence of a i.ir number of newspapermen -i"1' Icily Ic-ily signed iho contract with which U' were apparent)) thoroughly familiar. jThc actual affixing of signatures did not Lake mori ibin five minutes after which principals and promoters ad-ijburhed ad-ijburhed to the rool for the uspal oio- tion picture st ind. While there is ah apparent air of mysterj and uncertaintj surrounding the time ami place of the battle, it generally Is accepted that unless there is stern opposition from the New York state boxing commission the bout will Ih held In a special open air arena to be rrccied within oi ven close to the city limits of New Vork. 1 The date for such a font, st will In-between In-between the middle of June and the Fourth of July. In the bout, can not be held In' New Yoi i. at : -" for any reason, it probably will be shifted to New Jciseir. Cuba; Mexico and Cadada .n nol being Considered at present, uinl will not. Unless it Is fOUrtd iiiipossiblo lo as in,. f:-bt in the i tilted States. The amount of the purse Is so largo that it is impossible to hold th bout during the wmtt r or rtprmg months in a perniancti) building oi enclosure ex-icept ex-icept at prohibitive prices. The motion mo-tion picture operators also prefer daylight day-light to art'ljt I O. In addition bbtll Dempsej and Car-i pentler are tentatlvelV scheduled to bo during the tiiouth of March Cal--! pentler, woo feaUs foi Prance tomorrow, tomor-row, is expected to engage in a contest con-test In Monte Carlo. Dempst i has personally announced thai he will box less vVlllnrd again on lurcb it. This, laccounts for the provision in the con-j itrct that, in cast either principal shall 1 be defeated prior to Lhelr meeting IdSing this title by knockout or ref-; er g decision, thi promoters shall Iim.. the right to terminate the contract con-tract wlthip days after such d -real. without. however, the ioS;, ,nf forfeit ij any of th p sorties KyMrn- |