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Show KEARNS UTS STAKEHOLDER Manager of Dempsey Accepts Offer of $300,000 to Battie Georges NEW TORK, Oct. 23- Jack Kearns 'manager of Jack Dempsev said hej i would not sign anv agreement fori Dempsey to meet Georges Carpentier unless it was distinctly utlpulated that la bonded xtake holder be appointed tp hold the forfieta and the money Which ! to be the fighters' share. "I want to protect our Interests," '-.iiil K. arn-. fome icpulabi man ; bonded bv a first . i t- xuref - r,,n.p.ur mu't be entrusted with the 150,000 I forfeit of the promoters and the S "" -000 half of which we Will PUt Up and theother half deposited bv Deschampe and Carpentier. Then i vvui insist on i i promoters placing the full amount of the money promised to the two con-i tesi cls in the hands of this stake! holder twenty-four hours before the, I men are to meet In the ring. "1 wanted to take forty per cent of j the gate for Dempsev s end." contin-lued contin-lued Kearns, ' but the promoter would not agree to this. Thev made me a flat offer of -.'00.000 which accepted. accept-ed. I uaderstand that Carpentier is to I receive 10,000 pounds, which will be in the neighborhood of 1160.000, ac- 'cordlnj; to the rate of exchang.e it will greatly depend on the locality locali-ty In which the bout will take place, but I don't anticipate any difficulty to ri m over the choice of the third man In the ring." |