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Show uu BIG PURSE UP FOR DEMPSEY -CARP BOUT NEW YORK. Jan. 27. A purse "equal to the one ho received for tho Jersey City fight last summer.' has been offered Jack Dempsey for n second sec-ond bout with Georges Carpentler in London in July, Jack Kearns, tho champion's manager, announced here. Dcmpsey's share in tho championship champion-ship fight wiih the Frenchmen July 2 was sai l to 1ki. been $300.(100. iho largest stake ever oMered a pugilist. Carpenticr'9 share was $200,000-Kearns $200,000-Kearns tald ho will announce his decision de-cision soon. The London offer was made by a syndlcnte of sportsmen, Kearns said It came on the heels of a message from William A lir.il, expressing hi- desire de-sire to match Dempsey and Harry Wills in l.ondon. Kecent talk in the sporting world, has Included much of a return bout I between Carpentler nnd Dempsey. Thei theory was advanced that Georges in' (a decision bout would be able to stand; j off and wait his chance nt Dempsey'ej 1 Jaw Instead of wadlnc in to quick detent de-tent US he did III .li-l-i-S l""lty ' |