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Show RICKARD HILL HOLD BIG SCRAP Veteran Promoter States That New Yorkers Are Trying to Outfox Him With Mill The New York Uoxlng commission may have floured to put something ...t on Tex Richard when they passed pass-ed that rule limiting the price of pasteboards for championship bout t- $13, but evidently they are not Koine 1 i.i h:iv.- ibe pleasure of Uiwartlnn I Richard without taking further action. Hlckard recently announced that h" was contemplating tho erection of a ii arena, near Nw York cltj . The 'prime, reason for the big- arena is to I provide a place to stage the Jjempsey- Carpentier bout, but knowing he can-I can-I not pay for the arena with one bout i thai carries a stake of $500,000 with the agreement, he plana to build the big stadium and charge the expense of ouiiuinK 10 pernap'i a uozeu an. of the championship variety. PLANS FTAITKD. Rickafd has been temporarily halt-j od in his plan, however, by a "tip", that the members of the New York Commission do not want the Dt mpscj Carpentler mill- Accordingly the pro-, moter is doing some Investigating on big own hook before proceeding uitl the investment of several hundred thouisand dollars. Hlckard has reached that 6tage in Ills dealings on the Dempscy-Carpen-tier fuss, where lie will not be denied I by cv'-n the Now York commission, i and unless ho can satisfy himself soon I that the Empire State officials arc going go-ing to behave and quit ' butting in" i ho will moo to same othor slate as he did with the Jeffries-Johnson mill, which was first announced for San Tranclseo, and later transferred quiet-; ly and entirely lo Reno--where It was a howling success, PI AY 6 S MT." Tho promoter, is his custom, is not running wild to the commission in is'ew York seeking adico for guidance guid-ance In Ids next move- He is ploying' a waiting game. He openly charged the antagonism to the Dcmpsey-Car-pentier fight to petty jealousy of a few' former Gotham promoters whose best recommendation is their ability to mulct the fistic fans, and when glv-I glv-I en the opportunity he will back up his even,- contention. Promoting fights In not only a business with Rlckard It's a science. And he la particularly adept it handling It In real scientific fash-Ion. fash-Ion. It's New York's move now. according ac-cording to Klckard's close followers 00 |