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Show RICH OFFERS HADE TO SIKI Helena, Mont., Boosters Cable $150,000 Bid to jH French Negro B NEW YORK, Sept. 27. A new offer of 800.000 francs, about $46,000. to BHi moot Harry Wills, negro heavyweight, SHH and 400.000 francs, about SCO, 000, to ttjjH meet Harry Greb, American light B heavyweight champion, was cabled to- H day to Battling Slkl, Scnegaleso con- B n jeror of Qeorges Carpontier, by H Thomas Y. O'Rourkc, match maker of j the Republic Athletic club. H O'Rourke- said ha made tho new H offer when he received a reply from 1 M HelUrs. Blkt's manager, demanding 1,100,000 francs to come to the United H States for a bout with any ope. Hl O'Rourke plans to hold tho match So-tober So-tober H "I am anxious to bring Slkl here. H but 1.100,000 francs In out of the B question," O'Rourke declared, j HELENA SENDS BID. HELENA, Mont., Sept. 2 7 Battling H Slkl, Sencgalo.qe llglit heavyweight H champion of Europe, who defeated H Oeorges Carpentler, was offered one j million francs tr fight In Helena- In B cablegram sent to F. K. Heller, j j iiirl'B manager-at Paris, by the Holena H I jTIandball association, through Presl-'dent Presl-'dent Lester H. Loble'. j The cablegram read as follows: "We offer 1,000,0ml francs for a match. In Helena Montana; -arly date, preferably in November, between Slkl and opponent to be selected by tho Helena Hnndball association. Cable your answer." GREB WILLI (.. I TORONTO, Sept 27 Harry Greb of Pittsburg, American light heavyweight heavy-weight boding champion, declared here ho was ready to fight Battling Slkl, Senegalese conqueror of Georges Carpentler, "anytime, anywhere, for I any reasonable amount of money." : "I have had three offers already to me.-L Slli." Greb asserted, "and to all , of them I have replied that I am ready .to talk business as soon as he signs la contract.'' |